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feat: add support for ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT env var #39792

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feat: add support for ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT env var #39792

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fix: add support for ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT env var
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Merge branch 'main' into add-ozone-hint-env-var
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions docs/api/environment-variables.md
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* `kioclient5`
* `kioclient`

### `ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT` _Linux_

Selects the preferred platform backend used on Linux. The default one is `x11`. `auto` selects Wayland if possible, X11 otherwise.

Options:

* `auto`
* `wayland`
* `x11`

## Development Variables

The following environment variables are intended primarily for development and
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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions shell/browser/electron_browser_main_parts_linux.cc
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#include "shell/common/thread_restrictions.h"
#endif

constexpr base::StringPiece kElectronOzonePlatformHint(
"ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT");

#if BUILDFLAG(OZONE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND)

constexpr char kPlatformWayland[] = "wayland";
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} // namespace

void ElectronBrowserMainParts::DetectOzonePlatform() {
auto const env = base::Environment::Create();
auto* const command_line = base::CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess();
if (!command_line->HasSwitch(switches::kOzonePlatform)) {
const auto ozone_platform_hint =
auto ozone_platform_hint =
command_line->GetSwitchValueASCII(switches::kOzonePlatformHint);
if (ozone_platform_hint.empty()) {
env->GetVar(kElectronOzonePlatformHint, &ozone_platform_hint);
}
if (!ozone_platform_hint.empty()) {
command_line->AppendSwitchASCII(
switches::kOzonePlatform, MaybeFixPlatformName(ozone_platform_hint));
}
}

auto env = base::Environment::Create();
std::string desktop_startup_id;
if (env->GetVar("DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID", &desktop_startup_id))
command_line->AppendSwitchASCII("desktop-startup-id", desktop_startup_id);
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