performance fixes + disabling ipc

src/Hyprpaper.cpp

@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ void CHyprpaper::init() {
 
     preloadAllWallpapersFromConfig();
 
+    if (m_bIPCEnabled)
         g_pIPCSocket->initialize();
 
     // run
     wl_registry *registry = wl_display_get_registry(m_sDisplay);
     wl_registry_add_listener(registry, &Events::registryListener, nullptr);
 
+    if (m_bIPCEnabled) {
         std::thread([&]() {  // we dispatch wl events cuz we have to
             while (wl_display_dispatch(m_sDisplay) != -1) {
                 tick();
@@ -41,19 +43,25 @@ void CHyprpaper::init() {
             if (m_bShouldExit)
                 break;
         }
+    } else {
+        while (wl_display_dispatch(m_sDisplay) != -1) {
+            tick();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void CHyprpaper::tick() {
-    m_mtTickMutex.lock();
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(m_mtTickMutex);
+
+    bool reload = g_pIPCSocket->mainThreadParseRequest();
+
+    if (!reload)
+        return;
 
     preloadAllWallpapersFromConfig();
     ensurePoolBuffersPresent();
 
     recheckAllMonitors();
-   
-    g_pIPCSocket->mainThreadParseRequest();
-
-    m_mtTickMutex.unlock();
 }
 
 bool CHyprpaper::isPreloaded(const std::string& path) {

src/Hyprpaper.hpp

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SPoolBuffer>> m_vBuffers;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SMonitor>> m_vMonitors;
 
+    bool        m_bIPCEnabled = true;
+
     void        removeOldHyprpaperImages();
     void        preloadAllWallpapersFromConfig();
     void        recheckAllMonitors();
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ public:
 
     std::mutex  m_mtTickMutex;
 private:
+    
     bool        m_bShouldExit = false;
 };
 

src/config/ConfigManager.cpp

@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ void CConfigManager::parseKeyword(const std::string& COMMAND, const std::string&
         handlePreload(COMMAND, VALUE);
     else if (COMMAND == "unload")
         handleUnload(COMMAND, VALUE);
+    else if (COMMAND == "ipc")
+        g_pHyprpaper->m_bIPCEnabled = VALUE == "1" || VALUE == "yes" || VALUE == "on" || VALUE == "true";
     else
         parseError = "unknown keyword " + COMMAND;
 }

src/ipc/Socket.cpp

@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ void CIPCSocket::initialize() {
     }).detach();
 }
 
-void CIPCSocket::mainThreadParseRequest() {
+bool CIPCSocket::mainThreadParseRequest() {
     
     if (!m_bRequestReady)
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     std::string copy = m_szRequest;
 
     // now we can work on the copy
 
     if (copy == "")
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Received a request: %s", copy.c_str());
 
@@ -108,17 +108,19 @@ void CIPCSocket::mainThreadParseRequest() {
             m_szReply = g_pConfigManager->parseError;
             m_bReplyReady = true;
             m_bRequestReady = false;
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
     }
     else {
         m_szReply = "invalid command";
         m_bReplyReady = true;
         m_bRequestReady = false;
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     m_szReply = "ok";
     m_bReplyReady = true;
     m_bRequestReady = false;
+
+    return true;
 }

src/ipc/Socket.hpp

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class CIPCSocket {
 public:
     void        initialize();
 
-    void        mainThreadParseRequest();
+    bool        mainThreadParseRequest();
 
 private: