Wayland is still too new for a lot of complex functionality. It works well enough for the vast majority of use cases, but X11 is still superior in terms of functionality. But like many systems, control means higher learning curve due to various quirks and complex configurations.
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I don't think there are any plans to add more functionality
Wayland is just a few years younger than X11... It was first released in 2008..
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Can't you still script it with wmctrl and xdotool?
No. Those are X11 only.
I had a bunch of wmctrl window placement scripts that I had to rewrite in kwin's (awful) scripting language when I switched to wayland.
While not all functions work, they do a lot of things in Wayland. xdotool search, xdotool winactivate, xdotool windowsize, xdotool windowmove, xdotool keyup, and wmctrl -r all work fine, and my "move to" script (that positions all my windows on startup) works in Wayland using those.
wmctrl and xdotool don't do anything for me with native Wayland windows. It only seems to work for applications that use Xwayland.
So while I can use it to resize and position xterm or urxvt windows, it does not work with foot or kitty or firefox windows.
Interesting. I will test my laptop woth Firefox tomorrow, see if there is anything janky going on that would make it work.
I currently have it working with Chromium web apps, Thunderbird, and Element.
It's possible those are still using Xwayland
You can use xlsclients to check.