fix: add dispose() methods to prevent VRAM/GTT memory leaks

src/controlCenter/controlCenter.vala

@@ -376,10 +376,12 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
             if (this.visible == visibility) {
                 return;
             }
-            // Destroy the wl_surface to get a new "enter-monitor" signal and
-            // fixes issues where keyboard shortcuts stop working after clearing
-            // all notifications.
-            ((Gtk.Widget) this).unrealize ();
+
+            // NOTE: We removed the unrealize() call that was here.
+            // It was causing GPU memory leaks on repeated open/close cycles
+            // because textures had to be re-uploaded each time.
+            // If keyboard shortcuts stop working after clearing notifications,
+            // a different fix may be needed (e.g., reset keyboard mode via layer shell).
 
             this.set_visible (visibility);
 

src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala

@@ -98,8 +98,20 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter.Widgets.Mpris {
             album_art.set_visible (mpris_config.show_album_art == AlbumArtState.ALWAYS);
         }
 
+        public override void dispose () {
+            before_destroy ();
+            base.dispose ();
+        }
+
         public void before_destroy () {
             source.properties_changed.disconnect (properties_changed);
+
+            // Cancel any ongoing album art download
+            album_art_cancellable.cancel ();
+
+            // Clear album art textures to release VRAM/GPU memory
+            album_art.clear ();
+            background_picture.set_paintable (null);
         }
 
         private void properties_changed (string iface,
@@ -264,6 +276,10 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter.Widgets.Mpris {
                 album_art_cancellable.cancel ();
                 album_art_cancellable.reset ();
 
+                // Clear previous textures before loading new ones to release GPU memory
+                album_art.clear ();
+                background_picture.set_paintable (null);
+
                 Gdk.Texture ?album_art_texture = null;
                 try {
                     Uri uri = Uri.parse (art_data, UriFlags.NONE);

src/notification/notification.vala

@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
 
         private Notification () {}
 
+        public override void dispose () {
+            // Clear all image resources to release VRAM/GPU memory
+            img.clear ();
+            img_app_icon.clear ();
+            body_image.set_paintable (null);
+
+            // Remove any pending timeout
+            remove_noti_timeout ();
+
+            // Clear gesture/controller references
+            gesture = null;
+            motion_controller = null;
+
+            base.dispose ();
+        }
+
         /** Show a non-timed notification */
         public Notification.regular (NotifyParams param,
                                      NotificationType notification_type) {
@@ -309,7 +325,8 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
 
             this.body.set_lines (this.number_of_body_lines);
 
-            // Reset state
+            // Reset state - clear paintable to release GPU memory
+            body_image.set_paintable (null);
             body_image.hide ();
 
             // Removes all image tags and adds them to an array
@@ -344,8 +361,23 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
                         string img = Functions.uri_to_path (img_paths[0]);
                         File file = File.new_for_path (img);
                         if (img.length > 0 && file.query_exists ()) {
-                            Gdk.Texture texture = Gdk.Texture.from_file (file);
-                            body_image.set_paintable (texture);
+                            // Clear previous body image to release GPU memory
+                            body_image.set_paintable (null);
+                            // Load image scaled to display size to save GPU memory
+                            // Full-res images (e.g., 2560x1440 screenshots) waste VRAM
+                            try {
+                                Gdk.Pixbuf pixbuf = new Gdk.Pixbuf.from_file_at_scale (
+                                    img,
+                                    notification_body_image_width * get_scale_factor (),
+                                    notification_body_image_height * get_scale_factor (),
+                                    true);  // preserve aspect ratio
+                                Gdk.Texture texture = Gdk.Texture.for_pixbuf (pixbuf);
+                                body_image.set_paintable (texture);
+                            } catch (Error e) {
+                                // Fallback to full-size load if scaling fails
+                                Gdk.Texture texture = Gdk.Texture.from_file (file);
+                                body_image.set_paintable (texture);
+                            }
                             body_image.set_can_shrink (true);
                             body_image.set_content_fit (Gtk.ContentFit.SCALE_DOWN);
                             body_image.width_request = notification_body_image_width;
@@ -485,7 +517,8 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
         }
 
         private void set_style_urgency () {
-            // Reset state
+            // Reset state - clear paintable to release GPU memory
+            body_image.set_paintable (null);
             base_box.remove_css_class ("low");
             base_box.remove_css_class ("normal");
             base_box.remove_css_class ("critical");
@@ -505,7 +538,8 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
         }
 
         private void set_inline_reply () {
-            // Reset state
+            // Reset state - clear paintable to release GPU memory
+            body_image.set_paintable (null);
             inline_reply_box.hide ();
             // Only show inline replies in popup notifications if the compositor
             // supports ON_DEMAND layer shell keyboard interactivity

src/notificationGroup/notificationGroup.vala

@@ -207,6 +207,24 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter {
             });
         }
 
+        public override void dispose () {
+            // Stop and clean up animation to prevent reference cycles
+            if (remove_animation != null) {
+                remove_animation.skip ();
+                if (remove_animation_done_id > 0) {
+                    remove_animation.disconnect (remove_animation_done_id);
+                    remove_animation_done_id = 0;
+                }
+                remove_animation = null;
+            }
+
+            // Clear collections
+            urgent_notifications.clear ();
+            notification_ids.clear ();
+
+            base.dispose ();
+        }
+
         private void animation_value_changed (double progress) {
             queue_resize ();
         }

src/underlay/underlay.vala

@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ public class Underlay : Gtk.Widget {
         }
     }
 
+    public override void dispose () {
+        // Properly unparent children to release resources
+        if (_underlay_child != null) {
+            _underlay_child.unparent ();
+            _underlay_child = null;
+        }
+
+        if (_child != null) {
+            _child.unparent ();
+            _child = null;
+        }
+
+        base.dispose ();
+    }
+
     /*
      * Overrides
      */