WEFT OS is a Wayland compositor and application runtime where every app is a WebAssembly component rendered in an isolated Servo WebView.
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Marco Allegretti 668063c34b docs: specify WEFT application package format
Defines the .wapp package structure used by weft-appd to resolve an
app_id to a launchable Wasm module and UI assets.

Covers:
- App ID naming convention (reverse-domain, validation regex).
- Package store layout (, user-before-system search).
- Directory structure: wapp.toml manifest, app.wasm, ui/ subtree.
- wapp.toml schema: [package], [runtime], [ui] sections with all fields,
  types, and required/optional status documented.
- Wasm module contract with weft-runtime: READY newline startup signal,
  30-second timeout, exit code semantics, stdio handling.
- Full launch flow sequence diagram from servo-shell through weft-appd
  to weft-runtime child process.
- Explicit non-scope: signing, dependency resolution, update channels,
  sandboxing beyond WASI, multi-arch fat packages.
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.github/workflows ci: add libgbm-dev and libdrm-dev to linux-only job dependencies 2026-03-10 21:33:34 +01:00
crates feat(appd): add WebSocket UI endpoint for Servo shell integration 2026-03-11 09:01:54 +01:00
docs docs: specify WEFT application package format 2026-03-11 09:04:19 +01:00
infra feat(appd): add WebSocket UI endpoint for Servo shell integration 2026-03-11 09:01:54 +01:00
protocol feat(compositor): implement weft-shell-protocol server side 2026-03-11 07:59:56 +01:00
scripts test(appd): add unit tests for IPC message codec and session registry 2026-03-11 08:32:02 +01:00
.gitattributes Initialize Rust workspace and repository metadata 2026-03-10 18:47:06 +01:00
.gitignore Initialize Rust workspace and repository metadata 2026-03-10 18:47:06 +01:00
Cargo.lock feat(appd): add WebSocket UI endpoint for Servo shell integration 2026-03-11 09:01:54 +01:00
Cargo.toml feat(appd): add weft-appd skeleton crate and service unit 2026-03-11 01:13:18 +01:00
justfile Add repository validation and CI checks 2026-03-10 18:47:16 +01:00
README.md Initialize Rust workspace and repository metadata 2026-03-10 18:47:06 +01:00
rust-toolchain.toml Initialize Rust workspace and repository metadata 2026-03-10 18:47:06 +01:00

WEFT OS

WEFT OS is a Linux-based operating system effort built around a Smithay compositor, a Servo-rendered system shell, and a Wasmtime-based application runtime.

Current repository scope

This repository currently contains:

  • the baseline Rust workspace
  • public engineering documentation derived from the authoritative blueprint
  • initial design documents for the shell protocol boundary and the WasmServo channel
  • local and CI validation paths for repository bootstrap work

It does not yet contain a compositor, shell, or application runtime implementation.

Source of truth

The authoritative technical reference for this repository is docu_dev/WEFT-OS-COMPREHENSIVE-BLUEPRINT.md.

Historical blueprint documents exist in docu_dev/, but they are not implementation authority where they conflict with the comprehensive blueprint.

Privacy boundary

docu_dev/ is a private coordination area used during development. It is intentionally ignored by git and is not part of the tracked public repository surface.

Development model

  • Primary development host: Windows workstation
  • Primary runtime target: Linux VM or QEMU guest
  • Core system language: Rust

Validation

On Windows PowerShell:

./infra/scripts/check.ps1

On Linux:

./infra/scripts/check.sh

Repository layout

crates/      Rust workspace members
docs/        Public engineering documentation
infra/       Validation scripts and VM workflow material