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Title: Equivalent to xdotool for Wayland
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There is the ydotool package for Wayland:

Package ydotool

Generic Linux command-line automation tool (no X!)

https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool

Performs some of the functions of xdotool(1) without requiring X11 - however, it generally requires root permission (to open /dev/uinput)

Currently implemented command(s):

type - Type a string
key - Press keys
mousemove - Move mouse pointer to absolute position
click - Click on mouse buttons

N.B. optionally, you can enable and start the ydotoold daemon with:

systemctl enable ydotool
systemctl start ydotool