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It is provided "as * is" without express or implied warranty. * * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, * INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO * EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, * DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER * TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE * OF THIS SOFTWARE. */ #ifndef LIBEVDEV_H #define LIBEVDEV_H #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif #include #include #define LIBEVDEV_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(_format, _args) __attribute__ ((format (printf, _format, _args))) /** * @mainpage * * **libevdev** is a library for handling evdev kernel devices. It abstracts * the \ref ioctls through type-safe interfaces and provides functions to change * the appearance of the device. * * Development of libevdev is discussed on * [input-tools@lists.freedesktop.org](http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/input-tools) * Please submit patches, questions or general comments there. * * Handling events and SYN_DROPPED * =============================== * * libevdev provides an interface for handling events, including most notably * SYN_DROPPED events. SYN_DROPPED events are sent by the kernel when the * process does not read events fast enough and the kernel is forced to drop * some events. This causes the device to get out of sync with the process' * view of it. libevdev handles this by telling the caller that a SYN_DROPPED * has been received and that the state of the device is different to what is * to be expected. It then provides the delta between the previous state and * the actual state of the device as a set of events. See * libevdev_next_event() and @ref syn_dropped for more information on how * SYN_DROPPED is handled. * * Signal safety * ============= * * libevdev is signal-safe for the majority of its operations, i.e. many of * its functions are safe to be called from within a signal handler. * Check the API documentation to make sure, unless explicitly stated a call * is not signal safe. * * Device handling * =============== * * A libevdev context is valid for a given file descriptor and its * duration. Closing the file descriptor will not destroy the libevdev device * but libevdev will not be able to read further events. * * libevdev does not attempt duplicate detection. Initializing two libevdev * devices for the same fd is valid and behaves the same as for two different * devices. * * libevdev does not handle the file descriptors directly, it merely uses * them. The caller is responsible for opening the file descriptors, setting * them to O_NONBLOCK and handling permissions. A caller should drain any * events pending on the file descriptor before passing it to libevdev. * * Where does libevdev sit? * ======================== * * libevdev is essentially a `read(2)` on steroids for `/dev/input/eventX` * devices. It sits below the process that handles input events, in between * the kernel and that process. In the simplest case, e.g. an evtest-like tool * the stack would look like this: * * kernel → libevdev → evtest * * For X.Org input modules, the stack would look like this: * * kernel → libevdev → xf86-input-evdev → X server → X client * * For Weston/Wayland, the stack would look like this: * * kernel → libevdev → Weston → Wayland client * * libevdev does **not** have knowledge of X clients or Wayland clients, it is * too low in the stack. * * Example * ======= * Below is a simple example that shows how libevdev could be used. This example * opens a device, checks for relative axes and a left mouse button and if it * finds them monitors the device to print the event. * * @code * struct libevdev *dev = NULL; * int fd; * int rc = 1; * * fd = open("/dev/input/event0", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK); * rc = libevdev_new_from_fd(fd, &dev); * if (rc < 0) { * fprintf(stderr, "Failed to init libevdev (%s)\n", strerror(-rc)); * exit(1); * } * printf("Input device name: \"%s\"\n", libevdev_get_name(dev)); * printf("Input device ID: bus %#x vendor %#x product %#x\n", * libevdev_get_id_bustype(dev), * libevdev_get_id_vendor(dev), * libevdev_get_id_product(dev)); * if (!libevdev_has_event_type(dev, EV_REL) || * !libevdev_has_event_code(dev, EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT)) { * printf("This device does not look like a mouse\n"); * exit(1); * } * * do { * struct input_event ev; * rc = libevdev_next_event(dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL, &ev); * if (rc == 0) * printf("Event: %s %s %d\n", * libevdev_get_event_type_name(ev.type), * libevdev_get_event_code_name(ev.type, ev.code), * ev.value); * } while (rc == 1 || rc == 0 || rc == -EAGAIN); * @endcode * * A more complete example is available with the libevdev-events tool here: * http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libevdev/tree/tools/libevdev-events.c * * Backwards compatibility with older kernel * ========================================= * libevdev attempts to build and run correctly on a number of kernel versions. * If features required are not available, libevdev attempts to work around them * in the most reasonable way. For more details see \ref backwardscompatibility. * * License information * =================== * libevdev is licensed under the * [X11 license](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libevdev/tree/COPYING). * * Reporting bugs * ============== * Please report bugs in the freedesktop.org bugzilla under the libevdev product: * https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=libevdev */ /** * @page syn_dropped SYN_DROPPED handling * * This page describes how libevdev handles SYN_DROPPED events. * * Receiving SYN_DROPPED events * ============================ * * The kernel sends evdev events separated by an event of type EV_SYN and * code SYN_REPORT. Such an event marks the end of a frame of hardware * events. The number of events between SYN_REPORT events is arbitrary and * depends on the hardware. An example event sequence may look like this: * @code * EV_ABS ABS_X 9 * EV_ABS ABS_Y 8 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_X 10 * EV_ABS ABS_Y 10 * EV_KEY BTN_TOUCH 1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_X 11 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * * Events are handed to the client buffer as they appear, the kernel adjusts * the buffer size to handle at least one full event. In the normal case, * the client reads the event and the kernel can place the next event in the * buffer. If the client is not fast enough, the kernel places an event of * type EV_SYN and code SYN_DROPPED into the buffer, effectively notifying * the client that some events were lost. The above example event sequence * may look like this (note the missing/repeated events): * @code * EV_ABS ABS_X 9 * EV_ABS ABS_Y 8 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_X 10 * EV_ABS ABS_Y 10 * EV_SYN SYN_DROPPED 0 * EV_ABS ABS_Y 15 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_X 11 * EV_KEY BTN_TOUCH 0 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * * A SYN_DROPPED event may be recieved at any time in the event sequence. * When a SYN_DROPPED event is received, the client must: * * discard all events since the last SYN_REPORT * * discard all events until including the next SYN_REPORT * These event are part of incomplete event frames. * * Synchronizing the state of the device * ===================================== * * The handling of the device after a SYN_DROPPED depends on the available * event codes. For all event codes of type EV_REL, no handling is * necessary, there is no state attached. For all event codes of type * EV_KEY, EV_SW, EV_LED and EV_SND, the matching @ref ioctls retrieve the * current state. The caller must then compare the last-known state to the * retrieved state and handle the deltas accordingly. * libevdev simplifies this approach: if the state of the device has * changed, libevdev generates an event for each code with the new value and * passes it to the caller during libevdev_next_event() if * @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC is set. * * For events of type EV_ABS and an event code less than ABS_MT_SLOT, the * handling of state changes is as described above. For events between * ABS_MT_SLOT and ABS_MAX, the event handling differs. * Slots are the vehicles to transport information for multiple simultaneous * touchpoints on a device. Slots are re-used once a touchpoint has ended. * The kernel sends an ABS_MT_SLOT event whenever the current slot * changes; any event in the above axis range applies only to the currently * active slot. * Thus, an event sequence from a slot-capable device may look like this: * @code * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 10 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 100 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 80 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * Note the lack of ABS_MT_SLOT: the first ABS_MT_POSITION_Y applies to * a slot opened previously, and is the only axis that changed for that * slot. The touchpoint in slot 1 now has position 100/80. * The kernel does not provide events if a value does not change, and does * not send ABS_MT_SLOT events if the slot does not change, or none of the * values within a slot changes. A client must thus keep the state for each * slot. * * If a SYN_DROPPED is received, the client must sync all slots * individually and update its internal state. libevdev simplifies this by * generating multiple events: * * for each slot on the device, libevdev generates an * ABS_MT_SLOT event with the value set to the slot number * * for each event code between ABS_MT_SLOT + 1 and ABS_MAX that changed * state for this slot, libevdev generates an event for the new state * * libevdev sends a final ABS_MT_SLOT event for the current slot as * seen by the kernel * * libevdev terminates this sequence with an EV_SYN SYN_REPORT event * * An example event sequence for such a sync may look like this: * @code * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 10 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 100 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 80 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 2 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 8 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_PRESSURE 12 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * Note the terminating ABS_MT_SLOT event, this indicates that the kernel * currently has slot 1 active. * * Synchronizing ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID * ================================ * * The event code ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID is used to denote the start and end of * a touch point within a slot. An ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID of zero or greater * denotes the start of a touchpoint, an ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID of -1 denotes * the end of a touchpoint within this slot. During SYN_DROPPED, a touch * point may have ended and re-started within a slot - a client must check * the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID. libevdev simplifies this by emulating extra * events if the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID has changed: * * if the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID was valid and is -1, libevdev enqueues an * ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID event with value -1. * * if the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID was -1 and is now a valid ID, libevdev * enqueues an ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID event with the current value. * * if the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID was a valid ID and is now a different valid * ID, libevev enqueues an ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID event with value -1 and * another ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID event with the new value. * * An example event sequence for such a sync may look like this: * @code * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID -1 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 2 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID -1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 100 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 80 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 2 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID 45 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 8 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_PRESSURE 12 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * Note how the touchpoint in slot 0 was terminated, the touchpoint in slot * 2 was terminated and then started with a new ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID. The touchpoint * in slot 1 maintained the same ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID and only updated the * coordinates. Slot 1 is the currently active slot. * * In the case of a SYN_DROPPED event, a touch point may be invisible to a * client if it started after SYN_DROPPED and finished before the client * handles events again. The below example shows an example event sequence * and what libevdev sees in the case of a SYN_DROPPED event: * @code * * kernel | userspace * | * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 0 | EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID -1 | EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID -1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 | EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ | ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID 30 | * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 100 | * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 80 | * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 | SYN_DROPPED * ------------------------ | * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID -1 | * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 | * ------------------------ | ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 | EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 90 | EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 90 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 10 | EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 10 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 | EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * If such an event sequence occurs, libevdev will send all updated axes * during the sync process. Axis events may thus be generated for devices * without a currently valid ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID. Specifically for the above * example, the client would receive the following event sequence: * @code * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 0 ← LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL * EV_ABS ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID -1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------------ * EV_SYN SYN_DROPPED 0 → LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC * ------------------------ * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 100 ← LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 80 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ----------------------------- → -EGAIN * EV_ABS ABS_MT_SLOT 1 ← LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_X 90 * EV_ABS ABS_MT_POSITION_Y 10 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * ------------------- * @endcode * The axis events do not reflect the position of a current touch point, a * client must take care not to generate a new touch point based on those * updates. * * Discarding events before synchronizing * ===================================== * * The kernel implements the client buffer as a ring buffer. SYN_DROPPED * events are handled when the buffer is full and a new event is received * from a device. All existing events are discarded, a SYN_DROPPED is added * to the buffer followed by the actual device event. Further events will be * appended to the buffer until it is either read by the client, or filled * again, at which point the sequence repeats. * * When the client reads the buffer, the buffer will thus always consist of * exactly one SYN_DROPPED event followed by an unspecified number of real * events. The data the ioctls return is the current state of the device, * i.e. the state after all these events have been processed. For example, * assume the buffer contains the following sequence: * * @code * EV_SYN SYN_DROPPED * EV_ABS ABS_X 1 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_X 2 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_X 3 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_X 4 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_X 5 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * EV_ABS ABS_X 6 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode * An ioctl at any time in this sequence will return a value of 6 for ABS_X. * * libevdev discards all events after a SYN_DROPPED to ensure the events * during @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC represent the last known state of the * device. This loses some granularity of the events especially as the time * between the SYN_DROPPED and the sync process increases. It does however * avoid spurious cursor movements. In the above example, the event sequence * by libevdev is: * @code * EV_SYN SYN_DROPPED * EV_ABS ABS_X 6 * EV_SYN SYN_REPORT 0 * @endcode */ /** * @page backwardscompatibility Compatibility and Behavior across kernel versions * * This page describes libevdev's behavior when the build-time kernel and the * run-time kernel differ in their feature set. * * With the exception of event names, libevdev defines features that may be * missing on older kernels and building on such kernels will not disable * features. Running libevdev on a kernel that is missing some feature will * change libevdev's behavior. In most cases, the new behavior should be * obvious, but it is spelled out below in detail. * * Minimum requirements * ==================== * libevdev requires a 2.6.36 kernel as minimum. Specifically, it requires * kernel-support for ABS_MT_SLOT. * * Event and input property names * ============================== * Event names and input property names are defined at build-time by the * linux/input.h shipped with libevdev. * The list of event names is compiled at build-time, any events not defined * at build time will not resolve. Specifically, * libevdev_event_code_get_name() for an undefined type or code will * always return NULL. Likewise, libevdev_property_get_name() will return NULL * for properties undefined at build-time. * * Input properties * ================ * If the kernel does not support input properties, specifically the * EVIOCGPROPS ioctl, libevdev does not expose input properties to the caller. * Specifically, libevdev_has_property() will always return 0 unless the * property has been manually set with libevdev_enable_property(). * * This also applies to the libevdev-uinput code. If uinput does not honor * UI_SET_PROPBIT, libevdev will continue without setting the properties on * the device. * * MT slot behavior * ================= * If the kernel does not support the EVIOCGMTSLOTS ioctl, libevdev * assumes all values in all slots are 0 and continues without an error. * * SYN_DROPPED behavior * ==================== * A kernel without SYN_DROPPED won't send such an event. libevdev_next_event() * will never require the switch to sync mode. */ /** * @page ioctls evdev ioctls * * This page lists the status of the evdev-specific ioctls in libevdev. * *
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EVIOCGVERSION:
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supported, see libevdev_get_driver_version()
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EVIOCGID:
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supported, see libevdev_get_id_product(), libevdev_get_id_vendor(), * libevdev_get_id_bustype(), libevdev_get_id_version()
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EVIOCGREP:
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supported, see libevdev_get_event_value())
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EVIOCSREP:
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supported, see libevdev_enable_event_code()
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EVIOCGKEYCODE:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCGKEYCODE:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCSKEYCODE:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCSKEYCODE:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCGNAME:
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supported, see libevdev_get_name()
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EVIOCGPHYS:
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supported, see libevdev_get_phys()
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EVIOCGUNIQ:
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supported, see libevdev_get_uniq()
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EVIOCGPROP:
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supported, see libevdev_has_property()
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EVIOCGMTSLOTS:
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supported, see libevdev_get_num_slots(), libevdev_get_slot_value()
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EVIOCGKEY:
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supported, see libevdev_has_event_code(), libevdev_get_event_value()
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EVIOCGLED:
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supported, see libevdev_has_event_code(), libevdev_get_event_value()
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EVIOCGSND:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCGSW:
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supported, see libevdev_has_event_code(), libevdev_get_event_value()
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EVIOCGBIT:
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supported, see libevdev_has_event_code(), libevdev_get_event_value()
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EVIOCGABS:
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supported, see libevdev_has_event_code(), libevdev_get_event_value(), * libevdev_get_abs_info()
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EVIOCSABS:
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supported, see libevdev_kernel_set_abs_info()
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EVIOCSFF:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCRMFF:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCGEFFECTS:
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currently not supported
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EVIOCGRAB:
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supported, see libevdev_grab()
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EVIOCSCLOCKID:
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supported, see libevdev_set_clock_id()
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EVIOCREVOKE:
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currently not supported, see * http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/input-tools/2014-January/000688.html
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* */ /** * @page kernel_header Kernel header * * libevdev provides its own copy of the Linux kernel header file and * compiles against the definitions define here. Event type and event code * names, etc. are taken from the file below: * @include linux/input.h */ /** * @page static_linking Statically linking libevdev * * Statically linking libevdev.a is not recommended. Symbol visibility is * difficult to control in a static library, so extra care must be taken to * only use symbols that are explicitly exported. libevdev's API stability * guarantee only applies to those symbols. * * If you do link libevdev statically, note that in addition to the exported * symbols, libevdev reserves the _libevdev_* namespace. Do not use * or create symbols with that prefix, they are subject to change at any * time. */ /** * @page testing libevdev-internal test suite * * libevdev's internal test suite uses the * [Check unit testing framework](http://check.sourceforge.net/). Tests are * divided into test suites and test cases. Most tests create a uinput device, * so you'll need to run as root, and your kernel must have * CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT enabled. * * To run a specific suite only: * * export CK_RUN_SUITE="suite name" * * To run a specific test case only: * * export CK_RUN_TEST="test case name" * * To get a list of all suites or tests: * * git grep "suite_create" * git grep "tcase_create" * * By default, Check forks, making debugging harder. The test suite tries to detect * if it is running inside gdb and disable forking. If that doesn't work for * some reason, run gdb as below to avoid forking. * * sudo CK_FORK=no CK_RUN_TEST="test case name" gdb ./test/test-libevdev * * A special target `make gcov-report.txt` exists that runs gcov and leaves a * `libevdev.c.gcov` file. Check that for test coverage. * * `make check` is hooked up to run the test and gcov (again, needs root). * * The test suite creates a lot of devices, very quickly. Add the following * xorg.conf.d snippet to avoid the devices being added as X devices (at the * time of writing, mutter can't handle these devices and exits after getting * a BadDevice error). * * $ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-ignore-libevdev-devices.conf * Section "InputClass" * Identifier "Ignore libevdev test devices" * MatchProduct "libevdev test device" * Option "Ignore" "on" * EndSection * */ /** * @defgroup init Initialization and setup * * Initialization, initial setup and file descriptor handling. * These functions are the main entry points for users of libevdev, usually a * caller will use this series of calls: * * @code * struct libevdev *dev; * int err; * * dev = libevdev_new(); * if (!dev) * return ENOMEM; * * err = libevdev_set_fd(dev, fd); * if (err < 0) { * printf("Failed (errno %d): %s\n", -err, strerror(-err)); * * libevdev_free(dev); * @endcode * * libevdev_set_fd() is the central call and initializes the internal structs * for the device at the given fd. libevdev functions will fail if called * before libevdev_set_fd() unless documented otherwise. */ /** * @defgroup logging Library logging facilities * * libevdev provides two methods of logging library-internal messages. The * old method is to provide a global log handler in * libevdev_set_log_function(). The new method is to provide a per-context * log handler in libevdev_set_device_log_function(). Developers are encouraged * to use the per-context logging facilities over the global log handler as * it provides access to the libevdev instance that caused a message, and is * more flexible when libevdev is used from within a shared library. * * If a caller sets both the global log handler and a per-context log * handler, each device with a per-context log handler will only invoke that * log handler. * * @note To set a context-specific log handler, a context is needed. * Thus developers are discouraged from using libevdev_new_from_fd() as * important messages from the device initialization process may get lost. * * @note A context-specific handler cannot be used for libevdev's uinput * devices. @ref uinput must use the global log handler. */ /** * @defgroup bits Querying device capabilities * * Abstraction functions to handle device capabilities, specificially * device properties such as the name of the device and the bits * representing the events suppported by this device. * * The logical state returned may lag behind the physical state of the device. * libevdev queries the device state on libevdev_set_fd() and then relies on * the caller to parse events through libevdev_next_event(). If a caller does not * use libevdev_next_event(), libevdev will not update the internal state of the * device and thus returns outdated values. */ /** * @defgroup mt Multi-touch related functions * Functions for querying multi-touch-related capabilities. MT devices * following the kernel protocol B (using ABS_MT_SLOT) provide multiple touch * points through so-called slots on the same axis. The slots are enumerated, * a client reading from the device will first get an ABS_MT_SLOT event, then * the values of axes changed in this slot. Multiple slots may be provided in * before an EV_SYN event. * * As with @ref bits, the logical state of the device as seen by the library * depends on the caller using libevdev_next_event(). * * The Linux kernel requires all axes on a device to have a semantic * meaning, matching the axis names in linux/input.h. Some devices merely * export a number of axes beyond the available axis list. For those * devices, the multitouch information is invalid. Specfically, if a device * provides the ABS_MT_SLOT axis AND also the (ABS_MT_SLOT - 1) axis, the * device is not treated as multitouch device. No slot information is * available and the ABS_MT axis range for these devices is treated as all * other EV_ABS axes. * * Note that because of limitations in the kernel API, such fake multitouch * devices can not be reliably synched after a SYN_DROPPED event. libevdev * ignores all ABS_MT axis values during the sync process and instead * relies on the device to send the current axis value with the first event * after SYN_DROPPED. */ /** * @defgroup kernel Modifying the appearance or capabilities of the device * * Modifying the set of events reported by this device. By default, the * libevdev device mirrors the kernel device, enabling only those bits * exported by the kernel. This set of functions enable or disable bits as * seen from the caller. * * Enabling an event type or code does not affect event reporting - a * software-enabled event will not be generated by the physical hardware. * Disabling an event will prevent libevdev from routing such events to the * caller. Enabling and disabling event types and codes is at the library * level and thus only affects the caller. * * If an event type or code is enabled at kernel-level, future users of this * device will see this event enabled. Currently there is no option of * disabling an event type or code at kernel-level. */ /** * @defgroup misc Miscellaneous helper functions * * Functions for printing or querying event ranges. The list of names is * compiled into libevdev and is independent of the run-time kernel. * Likewise, the max for each event type is compiled in and does not check * the kernel at run-time. */ /** * @defgroup events Event handling * * Functions to handle events and fetch the current state of the event. * libevdev updates its internal state as the event is processed and forwarded * to the caller. Thus, the libevdev state of the device should always be identical * to the caller's state. It may however lag behind the actual state of the device. */ /** * @ingroup init * * Opaque struct representing an evdev device. */ struct libevdev; /** * @ingroup events */ enum libevdev_read_flag { LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC = 1, /**< Process data in sync mode */ LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL = 2, /**< Process data in normal mode */ LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_FORCE_SYNC = 4, /**< Pretend the next event is a SYN_DROPPED and require the caller to sync */ LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_BLOCKING = 8 /**< The fd is not in O_NONBLOCK and a read may block */ }; /** * @ingroup init * * Initialize a new libevdev device. This function only allocates the * required memory and initializes the struct to sane default values. * To actually hook up the device to a kernel device, use * libevdev_set_fd(). * * Memory allocated through libevdev_new() must be released by the * caller with libevdev_free(). * * @see libevdev_set_fd * @see libevdev_free */ struct libevdev* libevdev_new(void); /** * @ingroup init * * Initialize a new libevdev device from the given fd. * * This is a shortcut for * * @code * int err; * struct libevdev *dev = libevdev_new(); * err = libevdev_set_fd(dev, fd); * @endcode * * @param fd A file descriptor to the device in O_RDWR or O_RDONLY mode. * @param[out] dev The newly initialized evdev device. * * @return On success, 0 is returned and dev is set to the newly * allocated struct. On failure, a negative errno is returned and the value * of dev is undefined. * * @see libevdev_free */ int libevdev_new_from_fd(int fd, struct libevdev **dev); /** * @ingroup init * * Clean up and free the libevdev struct. After completion, the struct * libevdev is invalid and must not be used. * * Note that calling libevdev_free() does not close the file descriptor * currently asssociated with this instance. * * @param dev The evdev device * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). */ void libevdev_free(struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup logging */ enum libevdev_log_priority { LIBEVDEV_LOG_ERROR = 10, /**< critical errors and application bugs */ LIBEVDEV_LOG_INFO = 20, /**< informational messages */ LIBEVDEV_LOG_DEBUG = 30 /**< debug information */ }; /** * @ingroup logging * * Logging function called by library-internal logging. * This function is expected to treat its input like printf would. * * @param priority Log priority of this message * @param data User-supplied data pointer (see libevdev_set_log_function()) * @param file libevdev source code file generating this message * @param line libevdev source code line generating this message * @param func libevdev source code function generating this message * @param format printf-style format string * @param args List of arguments * * @see libevdev_set_log_function */ typedef void (*libevdev_log_func_t)(enum libevdev_log_priority priority, void *data, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *format, va_list args) LIBEVDEV_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(6, 0); /** * @ingroup logging * * Set a printf-style logging handler for library-internal logging. The default * logging function is to stdout. * * @note The global log handler is only called if no context-specific log * handler has been set with libevdev_set_device_log_function(). * * @param logfunc The logging function for this device. If NULL, the current * logging function is unset and no logging is performed. * @param data User-specific data passed to the log handler. * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). * * @deprecated Use per-context logging instead, see * libevdev_set_device_log_function(). */ void libevdev_set_log_function(libevdev_log_func_t logfunc, void *data); /** * @ingroup logging * * Define the minimum level to be printed to the log handler. * Messages higher than this level are printed, others are discarded. This * is a global setting and applies to any future logging messages. * * @param priority Minimum priority to be printed to the log. * * @deprecated Use per-context logging instead, see * libevdev_set_device_log_function(). */ void libevdev_set_log_priority(enum libevdev_log_priority priority); /** * @ingroup logging * * Return the current log priority level. Messages higher than this level * are printed, others are discarded. This is a global setting. * * @return the current log level * * @deprecated Use per-context logging instead, see * libevdev_set_device_log_function(). */ enum libevdev_log_priority libevdev_get_log_priority(void); /** * @ingroup logging * * Logging function called by library-internal logging for a specific * libevdev context. This function is expected to treat its input like * printf would. * * @param dev The evdev device * @param priority Log priority of this message * @param data User-supplied data pointer (see libevdev_set_log_function()) * @param file libevdev source code file generating this message * @param line libevdev source code line generating this message * @param func libevdev source code function generating this message * @param format printf-style format string * @param args List of arguments * * @see libevdev_set_log_function * @since 1.3 */ typedef void (*libevdev_device_log_func_t)(const struct libevdev *dev, enum libevdev_log_priority priority, void *data, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *format, va_list args) LIBEVDEV_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(7, 0); /** * @ingroup logging * * Set a printf-style logging handler for library-internal logging for this * device context. The default logging function is NULL, i.e. the global log * handler is invoked. If a context-specific log handler is set, the global * log handler is not invoked for this device. * * @note This log function applies for this device context only, even if * another context exists for the same fd. * * @param dev The evdev device * @param logfunc The logging function for this device. If NULL, the current * logging function is unset and logging falls back to the global log * handler, if any. * @param priority Minimum priority to be printed to the log. * @param data User-specific data passed to the log handler. * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). * @since 1.3 */ void libevdev_set_device_log_function(struct libevdev *dev, libevdev_device_log_func_t logfunc, enum libevdev_log_priority priority, void *data); /** * @ingroup init */ enum libevdev_grab_mode { LIBEVDEV_GRAB = 3, /**< Grab the device if not currently grabbed */ LIBEVDEV_UNGRAB = 4 /**< Ungrab the device if currently grabbed */ }; /** * @ingroup init * * Grab or ungrab the device through a kernel EVIOCGRAB. This prevents other * clients (including kernel-internal ones such as rfkill) from receiving * events from this device. * * This is generally a bad idea. Don't do this. * * Grabbing an already grabbed device, or ungrabbing an ungrabbed device is * a noop and always succeeds. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param grab If true, grab the device. Otherwise ungrab the device. * * @return 0 if the device was successfull grabbed or ungrabbed, or a * negative errno in case of failure. */ int libevdev_grab(struct libevdev *dev, enum libevdev_grab_mode grab); /** * @ingroup init * * Set the fd for this struct and initialize internal data. * The fd must be in O_RDONLY or O_RDWR mode. * * This function may only be called once per device. If the device changed and * you need to re-read a device, use libevdev_free() and libevdev_new(). If * you need to change the fd after closing and re-opening the same device, use * libevdev_change_fd(). * * A caller should ensure that any events currently pending on the fd are * drained before the file descriptor is passed to libevdev for * initialization. Due to how the kernel's ioctl handling works, the initial * device state will reflect the current device state *after* applying all * events currently pending on the fd. Thus, if the fd is not drained, the * state visible to the caller will be inconsistent with the events * immediately available on the device. This does not affect state-less * events like EV_REL. * * Unless otherwise specified, libevdev function behavior is undefined until * a successfull call to libevdev_set_fd(). * * @param dev The evdev device * @param fd The file descriptor for the device * * @return 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure * * @see libevdev_change_fd * @see libevdev_new * @see libevdev_free */ int libevdev_set_fd(struct libevdev* dev, int fd); /** * @ingroup init * * Change the fd for this device, without re-reading the actual device. If the fd * changes after initializing the device, for example after a VT-switch in the * X.org X server, this function updates the internal fd to the newly opened. * No check is made that new fd points to the same device. If the device has * changed, libevdev's behavior is undefined. * * libevdev does not sync itself after changing the fd and keeps the current * device state. Use libevdev_next_event with the * @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_FORCE_SYNC flag to force a re-sync. * * The example code below illustrates how to force a re-sync of the * library-internal state. Note that this code doesn't handle the events in * the caller, it merely forces an update of the internal library state. * @code * struct input_event ev; * libevdev_change_fd(dev, new_fd); * libevdev_next_event(dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_FORCE_SYNC, &ev); * while (libevdev_next_event(dev, LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC, &ev) == LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC) * ; // noop * @endcode * * The fd may be open in O_RDONLY or O_RDWR. * * It is an error to call this function before calling libevdev_set_fd(). * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param fd The new fd * * @return 0 on success, or -1 on failure. * * @see libevdev_set_fd */ int libevdev_change_fd(struct libevdev* dev, int fd); /** * @ingroup init * * @param dev The evdev device * * @return The previously set fd, or -1 if none had been set previously. * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). */ int libevdev_get_fd(const struct libevdev* dev); /** * @ingroup events */ enum libevdev_read_status { /** * libevdev_next_event() has finished without an error * and an event is available for processing. * * @see libevdev_next_event */ LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0, /** * Depending on the libevdev_next_event() read flag: * * libevdev received a SYN_DROPPED from the device, and the caller should * now resync the device, or, * * an event has been read in sync mode. * * @see libevdev_next_event */ LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC = 1 }; /** * @ingroup events * * Get the next event from the device. This function operates in two different * modes: normal mode or sync mode. * * In normal mode (when flags has @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL set), this * function returns @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SUCCESS and returns the event * in the argument @p ev. If no events are available at this * time, it returns -EAGAIN and ev is undefined. * * If the current event is an EV_SYN SYN_DROPPED event, this function returns * @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC and ev is set to the EV_SYN event. * The caller should now call this function with the * @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC flag set, to get the set of events that make up the * device state delta. This function returns @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC for * each event part of that delta, until it returns -EAGAIN once all events * have been synced. For more details on what libevdev does to sync after a * SYN_DROPPED event, see @ref syn_dropped. * * If a device needs to be synced by the caller but the caller does not call * with the @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC flag set, all events from the diff are * dropped after libevdev updates its internal state and event processing * continues as normal. Note that the current slot and the state of touch * points may have updated during the SYN_DROPPED event, it is strongly * recommended that a caller ignoring all sync events calls * libevdev_get_current_slot() and checks the ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID values for * all slots. * * If a device has changed state without events being enqueued in libevdev, * e.g. after changing the file descriptor, use the @ref * LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_FORCE_SYNC flag. This triggers an internal sync of the * device and libevdev_next_event() returns @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC. * Any state changes are available as events as described above. If * @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_FORCE_SYNC is set, the value of ev is undefined. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param flags Set of flags to determine behaviour. If @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_NORMAL * is set, the next event is read in normal mode. If @ref LIBEVDEV_READ_FLAG_SYNC is * set, the next event is read in sync mode. * @param ev On success, set to the current event. * @return On failure, a negative errno is returned. * @retval LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SUCCESS One or more events were read of the * device and ev points to the next event in the queue * @retval -EAGAIN No events are currently available on the device * @retval LIBEVDEV_READ_STATUS_SYNC A SYN_DROPPED event was received, or a * synced event was returned and ev points to the SYN_DROPPED event * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_next_event(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int flags, struct input_event *ev); /** * @ingroup events * * Check if there are events waiting for us. This function does not read an * event off the fd and may not access the fd at all. If there are events * queued internally this function will return non-zero. If the internal * queue is empty, this function will poll the file descriptor for data. * * This is a convenience function for simple processes, most complex programs * are expected to use select(2) or poll(2) on the file descriptor. The kernel * guarantees that if data is available, it is a multiple of sizeof(struct * input_event), and thus calling libevdev_next_event() when select(2) or * poll(2) return is safe. You do not need libevdev_has_event_pending() if * you're using select(2) or poll(2). * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @return On failure, a negative errno is returned. * @retval 0 No event is currently available * @retval 1 One or more events are available on the fd * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_has_event_pending(struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup bits * * Retrieve the device's name, either as set by the caller or as read from * the kernel. The string returned is valid until libevdev_free() or until * libevdev_set_name(), whichever comes earlier. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The device name as read off the kernel device. The name is never * NULL but it may be the empty string. * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ const char* libevdev_get_name(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the device's name as returned by libevdev_get_name(). This * function destroys the string previously returned by libevdev_get_name(), * a caller must take care that no references are kept. * * @param dev The evdev device * @param name The new, non-NULL, name to assign to this device. * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_name(struct libevdev *dev, const char *name); /** * @ingroup bits * * Retrieve the device's physical location, either as set by the caller or * as read from the kernel. The string returned is valid until * libevdev_free() or until libevdev_set_phys(), whichever comes earlier. * * Virtual devices such as uinput devices have no phys location. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The physical location of this device, or NULL if there is none * * @note This function is signal safe. */ const char * libevdev_get_phys(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the device's physical location as returned by libevdev_get_phys(). * This function destroys the string previously returned by * libevdev_get_phys(), a caller must take care that no references are kept. * * @param dev The evdev device * @param phys The new phys to assign to this device. * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_phys(struct libevdev *dev, const char *phys); /** * @ingroup bits * * Retrieve the device's unique identifier, either as set by the caller or * as read from the kernel. The string returned is valid until * libevdev_free() or until libevdev_set_uniq(), whichever comes earlier. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The unique identifier for this device, or NULL if there is none * * @note This function is signal safe. */ const char * libevdev_get_uniq(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the device's unique identifier as returned by libevdev_get_uniq(). * This function destroys the string previously returned by * libevdev_get_uniq(), a caller must take care that no references are kept. * * @param dev The evdev device * @param uniq The new uniq to assign to this device. * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_uniq(struct libevdev *dev, const char *uniq); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The device's product ID * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_id_product(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * @param dev The evdev device * @param product_id The product ID to assign to this device * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_id_product(struct libevdev *dev, int product_id); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The device's vendor ID * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_id_vendor(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * @param dev The evdev device * @param vendor_id The vendor ID to assign to this device * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_id_vendor(struct libevdev *dev, int vendor_id); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The device's bus type * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_id_bustype(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * @param dev The evdev device * @param bustype The bustype to assign to this device * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_id_bustype(struct libevdev *dev, int bustype); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The device's firmware version * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_id_version(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * @param dev The evdev device * @param version The version to assign to this device * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ void libevdev_set_id_version(struct libevdev *dev, int version); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The driver version for this device * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_driver_version(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param prop The input property to query for, one of INPUT_PROP_... * * @return 1 if the device provides this input property, or 0 otherwise. * * @note This function is signal-safe */ int libevdev_has_property(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int prop); /** * @ingroup kernel * * @param dev The evdev device * @param prop The input property to enable, one of INPUT_PROP_... * * @return 0 on success or -1 on failure * * @note This function may be called before libevdev_set_fd(). A call to * libevdev_set_fd() will overwrite any previously set value. */ int libevdev_enable_property(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int prop); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type to query for, one of EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc. * * @return 1 if the device supports this event type, or 0 otherwise. * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_has_event_type(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type); /** * @ingroup bits * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type for the code to query (EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc.) * @param code The event code to query for, one of ABS_X, REL_X, etc. * * @return 1 if the device supports this event type and code, or 0 otherwise. * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_has_event_code(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the minimum axis value for the given axis, as advertised by the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to query for, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * * @return axis minimum for the given axis or 0 if the axis is invalid * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_abs_minimum(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the maximum axis value for the given axis, as advertised by the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to query for, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * * @return axis maximum for the given axis or 0 if the axis is invalid * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_abs_maximum(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the axis fuzz for the given axis, as advertised by the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to query for, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * * @return axis fuzz for the given axis or 0 if the axis is invalid * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_abs_fuzz(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the axis flat for the given axis, as advertised by the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to query for, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * * @return axis flat for the given axis or 0 if the axis is invalid * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_abs_flat(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the axis resolution for the given axis, as advertised by the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to query for, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * * @return axis resolution for the given axis or 0 if the axis is invalid * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_abs_resolution(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the axis info for the given axis, as advertised by the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to query for, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * * @return The input_absinfo for the given code, or NULL if the device does * not support this event code. * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ const struct input_absinfo* libevdev_get_abs_info(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup bits * * Behaviour of this function is undefined if the device does not provide * the event. * * If the device supports ABS_MT_SLOT, the value returned for any ABS_MT_* * event code is the value of the currently active slot. You should use * libevdev_get_slot_value() instead. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type for the code to query (EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc.) * @param code The event code to query for, one of ABS_X, REL_X, etc. * * @return The current value of the event. * * @note This function is signal-safe. * @note The value for ABS_MT_ events is undefined, use * libevdev_get_slot_value() instead * * @see libevdev_get_slot_value */ int libevdev_get_event_value(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Set the value for a given event type and code. This only makes sense for * some event types, e.g. setting the value for EV_REL is pointless. * * This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of * this device. A future call to libevdev_get_event_value() will return this * value, unless the value was overwritten by an event. * * If the device supports ABS_MT_SLOT, the value set for any ABS_MT_* * event code is the value of the currently active slot. You should use * libevdev_set_slot_value() instead. * * If the device supports ABS_MT_SLOT and the type is EV_ABS and the code is * ABS_MT_SLOT, the value must be a positive number less then the number of * slots on the device. Otherwise, libevdev_set_event_value() returns -1. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type for the code to query (EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc.) * @param code The event code to set the value for, one of ABS_X, LED_NUML, etc. * @param value The new value to set * * @return 0 on success, or -1 on failure. * @retval -1 the device does not have the event type or code enabled, or the code is outside the * allowed limits for the given type, or the type cannot be set, or the * value is not permitted for the given code. * * @see libevdev_set_slot_value * @see libevdev_get_event_value */ int libevdev_set_event_value(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value); /** * @ingroup bits * * Fetch the current value of the event type. This is a shortcut for * * @code * if (libevdev_has_event_type(dev, t) && libevdev_has_event_code(dev, t, c)) * val = libevdev_get_event_value(dev, t, c); * @endcode * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type for the code to query (EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc.) * @param code The event code to query for, one of ABS_X, REL_X, etc. * @param[out] value The current value of this axis returned. * * @return If the device supports this event type and code, the return value is * non-zero and value is set to the current value of this axis. Otherwise, * 0 is returned and value is unmodified. * * @note This function is signal-safe. * @note The value for ABS_MT_ events is undefined, use * libevdev_fetch_slot_value() instead * * @see libevdev_fetch_slot_value */ int libevdev_fetch_event_value(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int *value); /** * @ingroup mt * * Return the current value of the code for the given slot. * * The return value is undefined for a slot exceeding the available slots on * the device, for a code that is not in the permitted ABS_MT range or for a * device that does not have slots. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param slot The numerical slot number, must be smaller than the total number * of slots on this device * @param code The event code to query for, one of ABS_MT_POSITION_X, etc. * * @note This function is signal-safe. * @note The value for events other than ABS_MT_ is undefined, use * libevdev_fetch_value() instead * * @see libevdev_get_event_value */ int libevdev_get_slot_value(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int slot, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Set the value for a given code for the given slot. * * This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of * this device. A future call to libevdev_get_slot_value() will return this * value, unless the value was overwritten by an event. * * This function does not set event values for axes outside the ABS_MT range, * use libevdev_set_event_value() instead. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param slot The numerical slot number, must be smaller than the total number * of slots on this device * @param code The event code to set the value for, one of ABS_MT_POSITION_X, etc. * @param value The new value to set * * @return 0 on success, or -1 on failure. * @retval -1 the device does not have the event code enabled, or the code is * outside the allowed limits for multitouch events, or the slot number is outside * the limits for this device, or the device does not support multitouch events. * * @see libevdev_set_event_value * @see libevdev_get_slot_value */ int libevdev_set_slot_value(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int slot, unsigned int code, int value); /** * @ingroup mt * * Fetch the current value of the code for the given slot. This is a shortcut for * * @code * if (libevdev_has_event_type(dev, EV_ABS) && * libevdev_has_event_code(dev, EV_ABS, c) && * slot < device->number_of_slots) * val = libevdev_get_slot_value(dev, slot, c); * @endcode * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param slot The numerical slot number, must be smaller than the total number * of slots on this * device * @param[out] value The current value of this axis returned. * * @param code The event code to query for, one of ABS_MT_POSITION_X, etc. * @return If the device supports this event code, the return value is * non-zero and value is set to the current value of this axis. Otherwise, or * if the event code is not an ABS_MT_* event code, 0 is returned and value * is unmodified. * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_fetch_slot_value(const struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int slot, unsigned int code, int *value); /** * @ingroup mt * * Get the number of slots supported by this device. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return The number of slots supported, or -1 if the device does not provide * any slots * * @note A device may provide ABS_MT_SLOT but a total number of 0 slots. Hence * the return value of -1 for "device does not provide slots at all" */ int libevdev_get_num_slots(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup mt * * Get the currently active slot. This may differ from the value * an ioctl may return at this time as events may have been read off the fd * since changing the slot value but those events are still in the buffer * waiting to be processed. The returned value is the value a caller would * see if it were to process events manually one-by-one. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * * @return the currently active slot (logically) * * @note This function is signal-safe. */ int libevdev_get_current_slot(const struct libevdev *dev); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the minimum for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. * This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for * this code. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ... * @param min The new minimum for this axis */ void libevdev_set_abs_minimum(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int min); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the maximum for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. * This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for * this code. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ... * @param max The new maxium for this axis */ void libevdev_set_abs_maximum(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int max); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the fuzz for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. * This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for * this code. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ... * @param fuzz The new fuzz for this axis */ void libevdev_set_abs_fuzz(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int fuzz); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the flat for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. * This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for * this code. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ... * @param flat The new flat for this axis */ void libevdev_set_abs_flat(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int flat); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the resolution for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. * This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for * this code. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ... * @param resolution The new axis resolution */ void libevdev_set_abs_resolution(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, int resolution); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Change the abs info for the given EV_ABS event code, if the code exists. * This function has no effect if libevdev_has_event_code() returns false for * this code. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code One of ABS_X, ABS_Y, ... * @param abs The new absolute axis data (min, max, fuzz, flat, resolution) */ void libevdev_set_abs_info(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, const struct input_absinfo *abs); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Forcibly enable an event type on this device, even if the underlying * device does not support it. While this cannot make the device actually * report such events, it will now return true for libevdev_has_event_type(). * * This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of * this device. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type to enable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...) * * @return 0 on success or -1 otherwise * * @see libevdev_has_event_type */ int libevdev_enable_event_type(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Forcibly disable an event type on this device, even if the underlying * device provides it. This effectively mutes the respective set of * events. libevdev will filter any events matching this type and none will * reach the caller. libevdev_has_event_type() will return false for this * type. * * In most cases, a caller likely only wants to disable a single code, not * the whole type. Use libevdev_disable_event_code() for that. * * Disabling EV_SYN will not work. Don't shoot yourself in the foot. * It hurts. * * This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of * this device. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type to disable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...) * * @return 0 on success or -1 otherwise * * @see libevdev_has_event_type * @see libevdev_disable_event_type */ int libevdev_disable_event_type(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Forcibly enable an event code on this device, even if the underlying * device does not support it. While this cannot make the device actually * report such events, it will now return true for libevdev_has_event_code(). * * The last argument depends on the type and code: * - If type is EV_ABS, data must be a pointer to a struct input_absinfo * containing the data for this axis. * - If type is EV_REP, daat must be a pointer to a int containing the data * for this axis * - For all other types, the argument must be NULL. * * This function calls libevdev_enable_event_type() if necessary. * * This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of * this device. * * If this function is called with a type of EV_ABS and EV_REP on a device * that already has the given event code enabled, the values in data * overwrite the previous values. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type to enable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...) * @param code The event code to enable (ABS_X, REL_X, etc.) * @param data If type is EV_ABS, data points to a struct input_absinfo. If type is EV_REP, data * points to an integer. Otherwise, data must be NULL. * * @return 0 on success or -1 otherwise * * @see libevdev_enable_event_type */ int libevdev_enable_event_code(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code, const void *data); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Forcibly disable an event code on this device, even if the underlying * device provides it. This effectively mutes the respective set of * events. libevdev will filter any events matching this type and code and * none will reach the caller. libevdev_has_event_code() will return false for * this code. * * Disabling all event codes for a given type will not disable the event * type. Use libevdev_disable_event_type() for that. * * This is a local modification only affecting only this representation of * this device. * * Disabling codes of type EV_SYN will not work. Don't shoot yourself in the * foot. It hurts. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param type The event type to disable (EV_ABS, EV_KEY, ...) * @param code The event code to disable (ABS_X, REL_X, etc.) * * @return 0 on success or -1 otherwise * * @see libevdev_has_event_code * @see libevdev_disable_event_type */ int libevdev_disable_event_code(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Set the device's EV_ABS axis to the value defined in the abs * parameter. This will be written to the kernel. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_ABS event code to modify, one of ABS_X, ABS_Y, etc. * @param abs Axis info to set the kernel axis to * * @return 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure * * @see libevdev_enable_event_code */ int libevdev_kernel_set_abs_info(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, const struct input_absinfo *abs); /** * @ingroup kernel */ enum libevdev_led_value { LIBEVDEV_LED_ON = 3, /**< Turn the LED on */ LIBEVDEV_LED_OFF = 4 /**< Turn the LED off */ }; /** * @ingroup kernel * * Turn an LED on or off. Convenience function, if you need to modify multiple * LEDs simultaneously, use libevdev_kernel_set_led_values() instead. * * @note enabling an LED requires write permissions on the device's file descriptor. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param code The EV_LED event code to modify, one of LED_NUML, LED_CAPSL, ... * @param value Specifies whether to turn the LED on or off * @return 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure */ int libevdev_kernel_set_led_value(struct libevdev *dev, unsigned int code, enum libevdev_led_value value); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Turn multiple LEDs on or off simultaneously. This function expects a pair * of LED codes and values to set them to, terminated by a -1. For example, to * switch the NumLock LED on but the CapsLock LED off, use: * * @code * libevdev_kernel_set_led_values(dev, LED_NUML, LIBEVDEV_LED_ON, * LED_CAPSL, LIBEVDEV_LED_OFF, * -1); * @endcode * * If any LED code or value is invalid, this function returns -EINVAL and no * LEDs are modified. * * @note enabling an LED requires write permissions on the device's file descriptor. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param ... A pair of LED_* event codes and libevdev_led_value_t, followed by * -1 to terminate the list. * @return 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure */ int libevdev_kernel_set_led_values(struct libevdev *dev, ...); /** * @ingroup kernel * * Set the clock ID to be used for timestamps. Further events from this device * will report an event time based on the given clock. * * This is a modification only affecting this representation of * this device. * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param clockid The clock to use for future events. Permitted values * are CLOCK_MONOTONIC and CLOCK_REALTIME (the default). * @return 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure */ int libevdev_set_clock_id(struct libevdev *dev, int clockid); /** * @ingroup misc * * Helper function to check if an event is of a specific type. This is * virtually the same as: * * ev->type == type * * with the exception that some sanity checks are performed to ensure type * is valid. * * @note The ranges for types are compiled into libevdev. If the kernel * changes the max value, libevdev will not automatically pick these up. * * @param ev The input event to check * @param type Input event type to compare the event against (EV_REL, EV_ABS, * etc.) * * @return 1 if the event type matches the given type, 0 otherwise (or if * type is invalid) */ int libevdev_event_is_type(const struct input_event *ev, unsigned int type); /** * @ingroup misc * * Helper function to check if an event is of a specific type and code. This * is virtually the same as: * * ev->type == type && ev->code == code * * with the exception that some sanity checks are performed to ensure type and * code are valid. * * @note The ranges for types and codes are compiled into libevdev. If the kernel * changes the max value, libevdev will not automatically pick these up. * * @param ev The input event to check * @param type Input event type to compare the event against (EV_REL, EV_ABS, * etc.) * @param code Input event code to compare the event against (ABS_X, REL_X, * etc.) * * @return 1 if the event type matches the given type and code, 0 otherwise * (or if type/code are invalid) */ int libevdev_event_is_code(const struct input_event *ev, unsigned int type, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup misc * * @param type The event type to return the name for. * * @return The name of the given event type (e.g. EV_ABS) or NULL for an * invalid type * * @note The list of names is compiled into libevdev. If the kernel adds new * defines for new event types, libevdev will not automatically pick these up. */ const char * libevdev_event_type_get_name(unsigned int type); /** * @ingroup misc * * @param type The event type for the code to query (EV_SYN, EV_REL, etc.) * @param code The event code to return the name for (e.g. ABS_X) * * @return The name of the given event code (e.g. ABS_X) or NULL for an * invalid type or code * * @note The list of names is compiled into libevdev. If the kernel adds new * defines for new event codes, libevdev will not automatically pick these up. */ const char * libevdev_event_code_get_name(unsigned int type, unsigned int code); /** * @ingroup misc * * @param prop The input prop to return the name for (e.g. INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD) * * @return The name of the given input prop (e.g. INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD) or NULL for an * invalid property * * @note The list of names is compiled into libevdev. If the kernel adds new * defines for new properties libevdev will not automatically pick these up. * @note On older kernels input properties may not be defined and * libevdev_property_get_name() will always return NULL */ const char* libevdev_property_get_name(unsigned int prop); /** * @ingroup misc * * @param type The event type to return the maximum for (EV_ABS, EV_REL, etc.). No max is defined for * EV_SYN. * * @return The max value defined for the given event type, e.g. ABS_MAX for a type of EV_ABS, or -1 * for an invalid type. * * @note The max value is compiled into libevdev. If the kernel changes the * max value, libevdev will not automatically pick these up. */ int libevdev_event_type_get_max(unsigned int type); /** * @ingroup misc * * Look up an event-type by its name. Event-types start with "EV_" followed by * the name (eg., "EV_ABS"). The "EV_" prefix must be included in the name. It * returns the constant assigned to the event-type or -1 if not found. * * @param name A non-NULL string describing an input-event type ("EV_KEY", * "EV_ABS", ...), zero-terminated. * * @return The given type constant for the passed name or -1 if not found. * * @note EV_MAX is also recognized. */ int libevdev_event_type_from_name(const char *name); /** * @ingroup misc * * Look up an event-type by its name. Event-types start with "EV_" followed by * the name (eg., "EV_ABS"). The "EV_" prefix must be included in the name. It * returns the constant assigned to the event-type or -1 if not found. * * @param name A non-NULL string describing an input-event type ("EV_KEY", * "EV_ABS", ...). * @param len The length of the passed string excluding any terminating 0 * character. * * @return The given type constant for the passed name or -1 if not found. * * @note EV_MAX is also recognized. */ int libevdev_event_type_from_name_n(const char *name, size_t len); /** * @ingroup misc * * Look up an event code by its type and name. Event codes start with a fixed * prefix followed by their name (eg., "ABS_X"). The prefix must be included in * the name. It returns the constant assigned to the event code or -1 if not * found. * * You have to pass the event type where to look for the name. For instance, to * resolve "ABS_X" you need to pass EV_ABS as type and "ABS_X" as string. * Supported event codes are codes starting with SYN_, KEY_, BTN_, REL_, ABS_, * MSC_, SND_, SW_, LED_, REP_, FF_. * * @param type The event type (EV_* constant) where to look for the name. * @param name A non-NULL string describing an input-event code ("KEY_A", * "ABS_X", "BTN_Y", ...), zero-terminated. * * @return The given code constant for the passed name or -1 if not found. */ int libevdev_event_code_from_name(unsigned int type, const char *name); /** * @ingroup misc * * Look up an event code by its type and name. Event codes start with a fixed * prefix followed by their name (eg., "ABS_X"). The prefix must be included in * the name. It returns the constant assigned to the event code or -1 if not * found. * * You have to pass the event type where to look for the name. For instance, to * resolve "ABS_X" you need to pass EV_ABS as type and "ABS_X" as string. * Supported event codes are codes starting with SYN_, KEY_, BTN_, REL_, ABS_, * MSC_, SND_, SW_, LED_, REP_, FF_. * * @param type The event type (EV_* constant) where to look for the name. * @param name A non-NULL string describing an input-event code ("KEY_A", * "ABS_X", "BTN_Y", ...). * @param len The length of the string in @p name excluding any terminating 0 * character. * * @return The given code constant for the name or -1 if not found. */ int libevdev_event_code_from_name_n(unsigned int type, const char *name, size_t len); /** * @ingroup misc * * Look up an input property by its name. Properties start with the fixed * prefix "INPUT_PROP_" followed by their name (eg., "INPUT_PROP_POINTER"). * The prefix must be included in the name. It returns the constant assigned * to the property or -1 if not found. * * @param name A non-NULL string describing an input property * * @return The given code constant for the name or -1 if not found. */ int libevdev_property_from_name(const char *name); /** * @ingroup misc * * Look up an input property by its name. Properties start with the fixed * prefix "INPUT_PROP_" followed by their name (eg., "INPUT_PROP_POINTER"). * The prefix must be included in the name. It returns the constant assigned * to the property or -1 if not found. * * @param name A non-NULL string describing an input property * @param len The length of the string in @p name excluding any terminating 0 * character. * * @return The given code constant for the name or -1 if not found. */ int libevdev_property_from_name_n(const char *name, size_t len); /** * @ingroup bits * * Get the repeat delay and repeat period values for this device. This * function is a convenience function only, EV_REP is supported by * libevdev_get_event_value(). * * @param dev The evdev device, already initialized with libevdev_set_fd() * @param delay If not null, set to the repeat delay value * @param period If not null, set to the repeat period value * * @return 0 on success, -1 if this device does not have repeat settings. * * @note This function is signal-safe * * @see libevdev_get_event_value */ int libevdev_get_repeat(const struct libevdev *dev, int *delay, int *period); /********* DEPRECATED SECTION *********/ #if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4 #define LIBEVDEV_DEPRECATED __attribute__ ((deprecated)) #else #define LIBEVDEV_DEPRECATED #endif #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif /* LIBEVDEV_H */