X11: Flatten window model (#536)

src/platform/linux/x11/util/mod.rs

@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ use std::os::raw::*;
 
 use super::{ffi, XConnection, XError};
 
+pub fn maybe_change<T: PartialEq>(field: &mut Option<T>, value: T) -> bool {
+    let wrapped = Some(value);
+    if *field != wrapped {
+        *field = wrapped;
+        true
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
 #[must_use = "This request was made asynchronously, and is still in the output buffer. You must explicitly choose to either `.flush()` (empty the output buffer, sending the request now) or `.queue()` (wait to send the request, allowing you to continue to add more requests without additional round-trips). For more information, see the documentation for `util::flush_requests`."]
 pub struct Flusher<'a> {
     xconn: &'a XConnection,