Handle view destruction properly

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/tree/layout.c b/sway/tree/layout.c
index 6e2586a7..ea7bb8bb 100644
--- a/sway/tree/layout.c
+++ b/sway/tree/layout.c
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ void add_child(swayc_t *parent, swayc_t *child) {
         */
 }
 
+swayc_t *remove_child(swayc_t *child) {
+        int i;
+        swayc_t *parent = child->parent;
+        for (i = 0; i < parent->children->length; ++i) {
+                if (parent->children->items[i] == child) {
+                        list_del(parent->children, i);
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+        child->parent = NULL;
+        return parent;
+}
+
 enum swayc_layouts default_layout(swayc_t *output) {
         /* TODO WLR
         if (config->default_layout != L_NONE) {