diff --git a/examples/simple_compd.rs b/examples/simple_compd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a7462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple_compd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use std::io;
+use wayland_server::display::Display;
+
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let display = Display::new()?;
+
+    println!("Running wayland_display on {}", display.get_name());
+
+    display.run()?;
+
+    // clean-up
+    drop(display);
+
+    Ok(())
+} 
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diff --git a/src/display.rs b/src/display.rs
index df3cb63..16afab3 100644
--- a/src/display.rs
+++ b/src/display.rs
@@ -10,22 +10,44 @@ use crate::ffi::{wl_display,
     wl_display_init_shm, wl_display_next_serial, wl_display_remove_global, wl_display_set_global_filter, wl_display_terminate
 };
 
-pub struct Display {
+pub struct Display<'disp> {
     raw: NonNull<wl_display>,
+    name: &'disp str,
 }
-impl Display {
+impl<'disp> Display<'disp> {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         let ptr = unsafe { wl_display_create() };
+        if ptr.is_null() {
+            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "cannot create wayland display"))
+        }
         let raw = match NonNull::<wl_display>::new(ptr) {
             Some(raw) => raw,
             None => return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable, "cannot create display")),
         };
 
-        Ok(Self { raw }) 
+        let name = unsafe { wl_display_add_socket_auto(ptr) };
+        let name = unsafe {
+            let name = std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(name as *mut i8);
+            name.to_str().expect("cannot get a socket name")
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self { raw, name }) 
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_name(&self) -> &str {
+        self.name
+    }
+    
+    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        unsafe { wl_display_run(self.raw.as_ptr()) };
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
-impl Drop for Display {
+impl<'disp> Drop for Display<'disp> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe { wl_display_destroy(self.raw.as_ptr()) };
+        unsafe { 
+            wl_display_destroy_clients(self.raw.as_ptr());
+            wl_display_destroy(self.raw.as_ptr());
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ffi.rs b/src/ffi.rs
index b1268aa..a4c1ee9 100644
--- a/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/ffi.rs
@@ -4,31 +4,31 @@ use libc::epoll_event;
 
 // ffi function types 
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_fd_func_t = fn(fd: i32, mask: u32, data: *mut libc::c_void) -> i32;
+pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_fd_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(fd: i32, mask: u32, data: *mut libc::c_void) -> i32;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_timer_func_t = fn(data: *mut libc::c_void) -> i32;
+pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_timer_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(data: *mut libc::c_void) -> i32;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_signal_func_t = fn(signal_number: i32, data: *mut libc::c_void) -> i32;
+pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_signal_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(signal_number: i32, data: *mut libc::c_void) -> i32;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_idle_func_t = fn(data: *mut libc::c_void);
+pub(crate) type wl_event_loop_idle_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(data: *mut libc::c_void);
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_notify_func_t = fn(listener: *mut wl_listener, data: *mut libc::c_void);
+pub(crate) type wl_notify_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(listener: *mut wl_listener, data: *mut libc::c_void);
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_global_bind_func_t = fn(client: *mut wl_client, data: *mut libc::c_void, version: u32, id: u32);
+pub(crate) type wl_global_bind_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(client: *mut wl_client, data: *mut libc::c_void, version: u32, id: u32);
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_display_global_filter_func_t = fn(client: *const wl_client, global: *const wl_global, data: *mut libc::c_void) -> bool;
+pub(crate) type wl_display_global_filter_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(client: *const wl_client, global: *const wl_global, data: *mut libc::c_void) -> bool;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_client_for_each_resource_iterator_func_t = fn(resource: *mut wl_resource, user_data: *mut libc::c_void) -> wl_iterator_result;
+pub(crate) type wl_client_for_each_resource_iterator_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(resource: *mut wl_resource, user_data: *mut libc::c_void) -> wl_iterator_result;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_user_data_destroy_func_t = fn(data: *mut libc::c_void);
+pub(crate) type wl_user_data_destroy_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(data: *mut libc::c_void);
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_resource_destroy_func_t = fn(resource: *mut wl_resource);
+pub(crate) type wl_resource_destroy_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(resource: *mut wl_resource);
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_protocol_logger_func_t = fn(user_data: *mut libc::c_void, direction: wl_protocol_logger_type, message: *const wl_protocol_logger_message);
+pub(crate) type wl_protocol_logger_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(user_data: *mut libc::c_void, direction: wl_protocol_logger_type, message: *const wl_protocol_logger_message);
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_dispatcher_func_t = fn(user_data: *const libc::c_void, target: *mut libc::c_void, opcode: u32, msg: *const wl_message, args: *mut wl_argument) -> i32;
+pub(crate) type wl_dispatcher_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(user_data: *const libc::c_void, target: *mut libc::c_void, opcode: u32, msg: *const wl_message, args: *mut wl_argument) -> i32;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-pub(crate) type wl_log_func_t = fn(fmt: *const libc::c_char, args: std::ffi::VaList);
+pub(crate) type wl_log_func_t = unsafe extern "C" fn(fmt: *const libc::c_char, args: std::ffi::VaList);
 
 // ffi data types and struct 
 const UNIX_PATH_MAX: usize = 108;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
     pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_global();
     pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_protocol_logger(disp: *mut wl_display, func: wl_protocol_logger_func_t, user_data: *mut libc::c_void) -> *mut wl_protocol_logger;
     pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_shm_format(disp: *mut wl_display, format: u32) -> u32;
-    pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_socket_auto(disp: *mut wl_display) -> std::ffi::CStr;
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_socket_auto(disp: *mut wl_display) -> *mut u8;
     pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_socket(disp: *mut wl_display, name: *const libc::c_char);
     pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_add_socket_fd(disp: *mut wl_display, sock_fd: RawFd) -> i32;
     pub(crate) unsafe fn wl_display_create() -> *mut wl_display;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3b1a4d1..39aaded 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ pub(crate) mod ffi;
 
 // public api
 pub mod array;
+pub mod display;
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