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enricobuehler cbcd7a5c40 refactor(client): relm4 desktop shell; delete legacy presenter + coverflow (phase 5)
The GTK client becomes a relm4 component tree: AppModel owns the window,
trust gate (rules 1-3), and the spawned session child's lifecycle as
typed messages; the hosts page is a child component with a
FactoryVecDeque of host cards — the HostsCallbacks Rc<dyn Fn> bag, the
busy Cell, and the Rc<RefCell<HostsUi>> cross-page pokes are gone.
Trust/settings/library dialogs stay plain GTK, invoked from update with
a ComponentSender.

Deleted with the in-process presenter: ui_stream.rs, video_gl.rs,
ui_gamepad_library.rs, launch.rs, the khronos-egl dep, and the
PUNKTFUNK_LEGACY_PRESENTER hatch. Every stream (and the console library)
now runs in punktfunk-session; the shell spawns it for card connects and
exec's it for --connect/--browse so the Decky wrapper keeps working. The
request-access flow gains --connect-timeout + a CancelHandle that kills
the child. Screenshot scenes re-pointed onto the components (verified:
hosts + library self-capture; the dialog scenes present correctly and
capture under a GL renderer); the gamepad-library scene is gone with the
page.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-07 23:14:08 +02:00

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# punktfunk — Linux client
The native **Linux** app for streaming a punktfunk host to your desktop, laptop, or Steam Deck.
It's a clean GTK4/libadwaita app that finds hosts on your network, pairs with a PIN, and puts a
low-latency stream on glass at your display's own resolution and refresh rate.
Built in Rust, it links the shared **`punktfunk-core`** directly (no C ABI) and speaks the fast
**`punktfunk/1`** protocol — QUIC control plane, GF(2¹⁶) FEC + AES-GCM data plane.
## Features
- **Zero-copy hardware decode** — FFmpeg VAAPI decode → DRM-PRIME dmabuf → `GdkDmabufTexture`
(Tier-1 zero-copy on Intel and AMD), with an automatic software-HEVC fallback on NVIDIA or when
VAAPI is unavailable.
- **Your display's native mode** — the host builds a virtual output at exactly your WxH@Hz; no
scaling, no letterboxing. Steady 60 fps at 1080p60, ~6 ms capture→decoded on the LAN.
- **Audio both ways** — PipeWire playback with a jitter ring, plus mic uplink to the host.
- **Full controller support** — SDL3 gamepads with rumble and DualSense fidelity (lightbar, player
LEDs, touchpad, motion, adaptive-trigger replay). Click-to-capture keyboard and mouse, with a
release chord (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q) and focus-loss release.
- **Find hosts automatically** — mDNS discovery lists hosts on your LAN; saved hosts persist.
First connect does a one-time **SPAKE2 PIN pairing** (or TOFU on trusted LANs), then reconnects on
a pinned identity.
- **Per-host speed test** to pick a bitrate, plus compositor and mode preferences in Settings.
- **Game library browser** *(experimental, off by default)* — "Browse library…" on a saved host
shows its games (Steam + custom) as a poster grid; click one to launch it in the session.
Fetched from the host's management API over mTLS — paired devices are authorized by their
certificate, no extra host setup.
- **Gamepad library launcher** (`--browse host`) — a console-style, controller-driven coverflow of
a paired host's library (drifting aurora backdrop, center-focus posters, button hints): A plays
the focused title, B quits, L1/R1 jump. Built for the Steam Deck plugin's "Open library" launch;
session end returns to the launcher. Arrow keys/Enter/Esc drive it too (no pad needed).
## Get it
Most people should install a package rather than build from source:
| Distro | Install |
|--------|---------|
| **Flatpak** (any distro, Steam Deck) | `io.unom.Punktfunk` — see [`packaging/flatpak`](../../packaging/flatpak/README.md) |
| **Ubuntu / Debian** (apt) | `sudo apt install punktfunk-client` *(after adding the repo)* |
| **Fedora / Bazzite** (rpm) | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk-client` |
| **Arch** (PKGBUILD) | see [`packaging/arch`](../../packaging/arch/README.md) |
Per-device install steps and pairing walkthrough:
**[docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/install-client](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/install-client)**.
## Build & run from source
Requires GTK ≥ 4.16, libadwaita ≥ 1.5, FFmpeg 7 or 8 (with VAAPI for hardware decode), PipeWire,
and SDL3 (with hidapi) development packages.
```sh
# from the repo root
cargo run -p punktfunk-client-linux # launch the app
cargo run -p punktfunk-client-linux -- --connect HOST[:PORT] # skip the host list and connect
cargo run -p punktfunk-client-linux -- --browse HOST # the gamepad library launcher
```
The binary is named **`punktfunk-client`** — the relm4/libadwaita desktop shell (hosts,
pairing/trust, settings, the desktop library page). Every stream and the console game
library run in the sibling **`punktfunk-session`** Vulkan binary; the shell spawns it
for connects, and `--connect`/`--browse` on the shell exec it directly (so the Decky
wrapper keeps working unchanged). Headless flags stay in the shell:
`--pair <PIN> --connect host[:port]` (pairing ceremony), `--wake host[:port]`, and
`--library host[:mgmt_port]` (print a host's game library).
## Layout
```
src/
main.rs · app.rs entry point, relm4 AppModel (window, trust gate, session child
lifecycle, typed messages), primary menu, CSS
cli.rs headless paths (--pair/--wake/--library), the --connect/--browse
exec handoff to punktfunk-session, screenshot scenes
ui_hosts.rs hosts page component (FactoryVecDeque cards, saved + discovered
grids, add-host dialog, banner)
ui_library.rs game-library poster grid (per-host, launches titles)
ui_trust.rs TOFU / PIN-pairing / request-access dialogs
ui_settings.rs resolution · refresh · decoder · bitrate · compositor · mic
spawn.rs the session-child plumbing (stdout contract → AppMsg)
tools/screenshots.sh store screenshot capture (app self-capture; Xvfb fallback)
```
The UI-agnostic plumbing — session pump, FFmpeg decode, PipeWire audio, SDL3 gamepads +
keymap, trust store, mDNS discovery, library client, Wake-on-LAN — lives in
`crates/pf-client-core`, shared with the Vulkan session binary.
## Related
- **[Documentation](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io)** — quick start, pairing, troubleshooting
- **[Steam Deck plugin](../decky/README.md)** — launches this client fullscreen in Gaming Mode
- **[Project README](../../README.md)** — the host, the other clients, and how it all fits together