vmouse/
vmouse.rs

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use std::fs::File;

use evdev_rs::enums::{BusType, EventCode, EventType, EV_KEY, EV_REL, EV_SYN};
use evdev_rs::{Device, DeviceWrapper, InputEvent, ReadFlag, UInputDevice, UninitDevice};

const MOUSE_STEP_X: i32 = 10;
const MOUSE_STEP_Y: i32 = 10;

fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
    // Parse command line arguments
    let mut args = std::env::args();

    if args.len() != 2 {
        let n = args.nth(0).unwrap();
        println!("Usage: `{} DEVICE`, eg. `{} /dev/input/event13`", n, n);
        std::process::exit(1);
    }

    let device = &args.nth(1).unwrap();

    // Connect to real keyboard
    let f = File::open(device)?;
    let d = Device::new_from_file(f)?;

    if let Some(n) = d.name() {
        println!(
            "Connected to device: '{}' ({:04x}:{:04x})",
            n,
            d.vendor_id(),
            d.product_id()
        );
    }

    // Create virtual device
    let u = UninitDevice::new().unwrap();

    // Setup device
    // per: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/gfx-docs/drm/input/uinput.html#mouse-movements

    u.set_name("Virtual Mouse");
    u.set_bustype(BusType::BUS_USB as u16);
    u.set_vendor_id(0xabcd);
    u.set_product_id(0xefef);

    // Note mouse keys have to be enabled for this to be detected
    // as a usable device, see: https://stackoverflow.com/a/64559658/6074942
    u.enable_event_type(&EventType::EV_KEY)?;
    u.enable_event_code(&EventCode::EV_KEY(EV_KEY::BTN_LEFT), None)?;
    u.enable_event_code(&EventCode::EV_KEY(EV_KEY::BTN_RIGHT), None)?;

    u.enable_event_type(&EventType::EV_REL)?;
    u.enable_event_code(&EventCode::EV_REL(EV_REL::REL_X), None)?;
    u.enable_event_code(&EventCode::EV_REL(EV_REL::REL_Y), None)?;

    u.enable_event_code(&EventCode::EV_SYN(EV_SYN::SYN_REPORT), None)?;

    // Attempt to create UInputDevice from UninitDevice
    let v = UInputDevice::create_from_device(&u)?;

    loop {
        // Fetch keyboard events
        let (_status, event) = d.next_event(ReadFlag::NORMAL | ReadFlag::BLOCKING)?;

        // Map these to mouse events
        println!("Event: {:?}", event);

        // Map direction keys to mouse events
        let e = match event.event_code {
            EventCode::EV_KEY(EV_KEY::KEY_RIGHT) => Some((EV_REL::REL_X, MOUSE_STEP_X)),
            EventCode::EV_KEY(EV_KEY::KEY_LEFT) => Some((EV_REL::REL_X, -MOUSE_STEP_X)),
            EventCode::EV_KEY(EV_KEY::KEY_UP) => Some((EV_REL::REL_Y, -MOUSE_STEP_Y)),
            EventCode::EV_KEY(EV_KEY::KEY_DOWN) => Some((EV_REL::REL_Y, MOUSE_STEP_Y)),
            _ => None,
        };

        // Write mapped event
        if let Some((e, n)) = e {
            v.write_event(&InputEvent {
                time: event.time,
                event_code: EventCode::EV_REL(e),
                value: n,
            })?;

            v.write_event(&InputEvent {
                time: event.time,
                event_code: EventCode::EV_SYN(EV_SYN::SYN_REPORT),
                value: 0,
            })?;
        }
    }
}