xwayland_debuginfo.sh

#!/bin/bash
# requirements: xwininfo, xprop
# usage:
# - (recommended) bind this script to a key in sway/orbment
# - run the script to get a bunch of debug information about the currently displayed x windows written to a logfile
# - pro-tip: run it before and after opening a window/dialog/tooltip, then do a diff of both logs to get just what you need

log=~/docs/logs/xwininfo/$(date +%s).log


xwininfo="$(xwininfo -tree -root)"


echo "#######################################################################################" >> "$log"
echo "# xwinfo -tree -root" >> "$log"
echo "#######################################################################################" >> "$log"
echo "$xwininfo" >> "$log"
echo "" >> "$log"


while read -r line; do
        [[ "$line" != 0x* ]] && continue

        echo "#######################################################################################" >> "$log"
        echo "# $line" >> "$log"
        echo "#######################################################################################" >> "$log"

        id="$(echo $line | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
        xprop -id "$id" >> "$log"
        echo "" >> "$log"

done <<< "$xwininfo"

echo "$(basename $0): debug info written to: $log"