libei.h File Reference

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>

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Typedefs
typedef void(*	ei_log_handler) (struct ei *ei, enum ei_log_priority priority, const char *message, struct ei_log_context *context)
	The log handler for library logging.
typedef uint64_t(*	ei_clock_now_func) (struct ei *ei)
	Optional override function for ei_now().

Enumerations
enum	ei_device_type { EI_DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL , EI_DEVICE_TYPE_PHYSICAL }
	The device type determines what the device represents. More...
enum	ei_device_capability {   EI_DEVICE_CAP_POINTER , EI_DEVICE_CAP_POINTER_ABSOLUTE , EI_DEVICE_CAP_KEYBOARD , EI_DEVICE_CAP_TOUCH ,   EI_DEVICE_CAP_SCROLL , EI_DEVICE_CAP_BUTTON }
	The set of supported capabilities. More...
enum	ei_keymap_type { EI_KEYMAP_TYPE_XKB }
	The set of supported keymap types for a struct ei_keymap. More...
enum	ei_event_type {   EI_EVENT_CONNECT , EI_EVENT_DISCONNECT , EI_EVENT_SEAT_ADDED , EI_EVENT_SEAT_REMOVED ,   EI_EVENT_DEVICE_ADDED , EI_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVED , EI_EVENT_DEVICE_PAUSED , EI_EVENT_DEVICE_RESUMED ,   EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_MODIFIERS , EI_EVENT_FRAME , EI_EVENT_DEVICE_START_EMULATING , EI_EVENT_DEVICE_STOP_EMULATING ,   EI_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION , EI_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION_ABSOLUTE , EI_EVENT_BUTTON_BUTTON , EI_EVENT_SCROLL_DELTA ,   EI_EVENT_SCROLL_STOP , EI_EVENT_SCROLL_CANCEL , EI_EVENT_SCROLL_DISCRETE , EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_KEY ,   EI_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN , EI_EVENT_TOUCH_UP , EI_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION }
enum	ei_log_priority { EI_LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG , EI_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO , EI_LOG_PRIORITY_WARNING , EI_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR }

Functions
const char *	ei_event_type_to_string (enum ei_event_type)
	This is a debugging helper to return a string of the name of the event type, or NULL if the event type is invalid.
struct ei *	ei_new (void *user_data)
	This is an alias for ei_new_sender.
struct ei *	ei_new_sender (void *user_data)
	Create a new sender ei context.
struct ei *	ei_new_receiver (void *user_data)
	Create a new receiver ei context.
struct ei *	ei_ref (struct ei *ei)
	Increase the refcount of this struct by one.
struct ei *	ei_unref (struct ei *ei)
	Decrease the refcount of this struct by one.
void	ei_set_user_data (struct ei *ei, void *user_data)
	Set a custom data pointer for this context.
void *	ei_get_user_data (struct ei *ei)
	Return the custom data pointer for this context.
bool	ei_is_sender (struct ei *ei)
	Returns true if the context is was created with ei_new_sender() or false otherwise.
unsigned int	ei_log_context_get_line (struct ei_log_context *ctx)
const char *	ei_log_context_get_file (struct ei_log_context *ctx)
const char *	ei_log_context_get_func (struct ei_log_context *ctx)
void	ei_log_set_handler (struct ei *ei, ei_log_handler log_handler)
	Change the log handler for this context.
void	ei_log_set_priority (struct ei *ei, enum ei_log_priority priority)
enum ei_log_priority	ei_log_get_priority (const struct ei *ei)
void	ei_clock_set_now_func (struct ei *, ei_clock_now_func func)
	Override the function that returns the current time ei_now().
void	ei_configure_name (struct ei *ei, const char *name)
	Set the name for this client.
int	ei_setup_backend_fd (struct ei *ei, int fd)
	Initialize the ei context on the given socket file descriptor.
int	ei_setup_backend_socket (struct ei *ei, const char *socketpath)
	Set this ei context to use the socket backend.
int	ei_get_fd (struct ei *ei)
	libei keeps a single file descriptor for all events.
void	ei_dispatch (struct ei *ei)
	Main event dispatching function.
struct ei_event *	ei_get_event (struct ei *ei)
	Return the next event from the event queue, removing it from the queue.
struct ei_event *	ei_peek_event (struct ei *ei)
	Returns the next event in the internal event queue (or NULL) without removing that event from the queue; the next call to ei_get_event() will return that same event.
uint64_t	ei_now (struct ei *ei)
void	ei_seat_set_user_data (struct ei_seat *seat, void *user_data)
	Set a custom data pointer for this context.
void *	ei_seat_get_user_data (struct ei_seat *seat)
	Return the custom data pointer for this context.
const char *	ei_seat_get_name (struct ei_seat *seat)
bool	ei_seat_has_capability (struct ei_seat *seat, enum ei_device_capability cap)
	Return true if the capabilitiy is available on this seat or false otherwise.
void	ei_seat_bind_capabilities (struct ei_seat *seat,...) __attribute__((sentinel))
	Bind this client to the given seat capabilities, terminated by NULL.
void	ei_seat_unbind_capabilities (struct ei_seat *seat,...) __attribute__((sentinel))
	Unbind a seat's capabilities, terminatd by NULL.
struct ei_seat *	ei_seat_ref (struct ei_seat *seat)
struct ei_seat *	ei_seat_unref (struct ei_seat *seat)
struct ei *	ei_seat_get_context (struct ei_seat *seat)
	Return the struct ei context this seat is associated with.
struct ei_event *	ei_event_unref (struct ei_event *event)
	Release resources associated with this event.
enum ei_event_type	ei_event_get_type (struct ei_event *event)
struct ei_device *	ei_event_get_device (struct ei_event *event)
	Return the device from this event.
uint64_t	ei_event_get_time (struct ei_event *event)
	Return the time for the event of type EI_EVENT_FRAME in microseconds.
struct ei_device *	ei_device_ref (struct ei_device *device)
	Increase the refcount of this struct by one.
struct ei_device *	ei_device_unref (struct ei_device *device)
	Decrease the refcount of this struct by one.
struct ei_seat *	ei_device_get_seat (struct ei_device *device)
void	ei_device_set_user_data (struct ei_device *device, void *user_data)
	Set a custom data pointer for this context.
void *	ei_device_get_user_data (struct ei_device *device)
	Return the custom data pointer for this context.
uint32_t	ei_device_get_width (struct ei_device *device)
	Return the width of the device in mm if the device is of type EI_DEVICE_TYPE_PHYSICAL, otherwise zero.
uint32_t	ei_device_get_height (struct ei_device *device)
	Return the height of the device in mm if the device is of type EI_DEVICE_TYPE_PHYSICAL, otherwise zero.
size_t	ei_keymap_get_size (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
enum ei_keymap_type	ei_keymap_get_type (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
	Returns the type for this keymap.
int	ei_keymap_get_fd (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
	Return a memmap-able file descriptor pointing to the keymap used by the device.
struct ei_device *	ei_keymap_get_device (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
	Return the device this keymap belongs to, or NULL if it has not yet been assigned to a device.
struct ei_keymap *	ei_keymap_ref (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
	Increase the refcount of this struct by one.
struct ei_keymap *	ei_keymap_unref (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
	Decrease the refcount of this struct by one.
void	ei_keymap_set_user_data (struct ei_keymap *keymap, void *user_data)
void *	ei_keymap_get_user_data (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
void	ei_device_close (struct ei_device *device)
	Notify the server that the client is no longer interested in this device.
const char *	ei_device_get_name (struct ei_device *device)
enum ei_device_type	ei_device_get_type (struct ei_device *device)
bool	ei_device_has_capability (struct ei_device *device, enum ei_device_capability cap)
	Return true if the device has the requested capability.
struct ei_region *	ei_device_get_region (struct ei_device *device, size_t index)
	Obtain a region from a device of type EI_DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL.
struct ei_region *	ei_device_get_region_at (struct ei_device *device, double x, double y)
	Return the region that contains the given point x/y (in desktop-wide coordinates) or NULL if the coordinates are outside all regions.
struct ei_region *	ei_region_ref (struct ei_region *region)
struct ei_region *	ei_region_unref (struct ei_region *region)
void	ei_region_set_user_data (struct ei_region *region, void *user_data)
void *	ei_region_get_user_data (struct ei_region *region)
uint32_t	ei_region_get_x (struct ei_region *region)
uint32_t	ei_region_get_y (struct ei_region *region)
uint32_t	ei_region_get_width (struct ei_region *region)
uint32_t	ei_region_get_height (struct ei_region *region)
const char *	ei_region_get_mapping_id (struct ei_region *region)
	Get the unique identifier (representing an external resource) that is attached to this region, if any.
bool	ei_region_contains (struct ei_region *region, double x, double y)
	Return true if the point x/y (in desktop-wide coordinates) is within region.
bool	ei_region_convert_point (struct ei_region *region, double *x, double *y)
	Convert the point x/y in a desktop-wide coordinate system into the corresponding point relative to the offset of the given region.
double	ei_region_get_physical_scale (struct ei_region *region)
	Return the physical scale for this region.
struct ei_keymap *	ei_device_keyboard_get_keymap (struct ei_device *device)
	Return the keymap for this device or NULL.
struct ei_device *	ei_keymap_get_context (struct ei_keymap *keymap)
	Return the struct ei_device this keymap is associated with.
struct ei *	ei_device_get_context (struct ei_device *device)
	Return the struct ei context this device is associated with.
void	ei_device_start_emulating (struct ei_device *device, uint32_t sequence)
	Notify the EIS implementation that the given device is about to start sending events.
void	ei_device_stop_emulating (struct ei_device *device)
	Notify the EIS implementation that the given device is no longer sending events.
void	ei_device_frame (struct ei_device *device, uint64_t time)
	Generate a frame event to group the current set of events into a logical hardware event.
void	ei_device_pointer_motion (struct ei_device *device, double x, double y)
	Generate a relative motion event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_POINTER capability.
void	ei_device_pointer_motion_absolute (struct ei_device *device, double x, double y)
	Generate an absolute motion event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_POINTER_ABSOLUTE capability.
void	ei_device_button_button (struct ei_device *device, uint32_t button, bool is_press)
	Generate a button event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_BUTTON capability.
void	ei_device_scroll_delta (struct ei_device *device, double x, double y)
	Generate a smooth (pixel-precise) scroll event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_SCROLL capability.
void	ei_device_scroll_discrete (struct ei_device *device, int32_t x, int32_t y)
	Generate a discrete scroll event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_SCROLL capability.
void	ei_device_scroll_stop (struct ei_device *device, bool stop_x, bool stop_y)
	Generate a scroll stop event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_SCROLL capability.
void	ei_device_scroll_cancel (struct ei_device *device, bool cancel_x, bool cancel_y)
	Generate a scroll cancel event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_SCROLL capability.
void	ei_device_keyboard_key (struct ei_device *device, uint32_t keycode, bool is_press)
	Generate a key event on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_KEYBOARD capability.
struct ei_touch *	ei_device_touch_new (struct ei_device *device)
	Initiate a new touch on a device with the EI_DEVICE_CAP_TOUCH capability.
void	ei_touch_down (struct ei_touch *touch, double x, double y)
	This function can only be called once on an ei_touch object.
void	ei_touch_motion (struct ei_touch *touch, double x, double y)
	Move this touch to the new coordinates.
void	ei_touch_up (struct ei_touch *touch)
	Release this touch.
struct ei_touch *	ei_touch_ref (struct ei_touch *touch)
	Increase the refcount of this struct by one.
struct ei_touch *	ei_touch_unref (struct ei_touch *touch)
	Decrease the refcount of this struct by one.
void	ei_touch_set_user_data (struct ei_touch *touch, void *user_data)
	Set a custom data pointer for this context.
void *	ei_touch_get_user_data (struct ei_touch *touch)
	Return the custom data pointer for this context.
struct ei_device *	ei_touch_get_device (struct ei_touch *touch)
struct ei_seat *	ei_event_get_seat (struct ei_event *event)
	Return the seat from this event.
uint32_t	ei_event_emulating_get_sequence (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_DEVICE_START_EMULATING, return the sequence number set by the EIS implementation.
uint32_t	ei_event_keyboard_get_xkb_mods_depressed (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_MODIFIERS, get the mask of currently logically pressed-down modifiers.
uint32_t	ei_event_keyboard_get_xkb_mods_latched (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_MODIFIERS, get the mask of currently logically latched modifiers.
uint32_t	ei_event_keyboard_get_xkb_mods_locked (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_MODIFIERS, get the mask of currently logically locked modifiers.
uint32_t	ei_event_keyboard_get_xkb_group (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_MODIFIERS, get the logical group state.
double	ei_event_pointer_get_dx (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION return the relative x movement in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
double	ei_event_pointer_get_dy (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION return the relative y movement in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
double	ei_event_pointer_get_absolute_x (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION_ABSOLUTE return the x position in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
double	ei_event_pointer_get_absolute_y (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION_ABSOLUTE return the y position in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
uint32_t	ei_event_button_get_button (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_BUTTON_BUTTON return the button code as defined in linux/input-event-codes.h.
bool	ei_event_button_get_is_press (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_BUTTON_BUTTON return true if the event is a button press, false for a release.
double	ei_event_scroll_get_dx (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_SCROLL_DELTA return the x scroll distance in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
double	ei_event_scroll_get_dy (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_SCROLL_DELTA return the y scroll distance in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
bool	ei_event_scroll_get_stop_x (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_SCROLL_CANCEL return whether the x axis has cancelled scrolling.
bool	ei_event_scroll_get_stop_y (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_SCROLL_STOP return whether the y axis has stopped scrolling.
int32_t	ei_event_scroll_get_discrete_dx (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_SCROLL_DISCRETE return the x scroll distance in fractions or multiples of 120.
int32_t	ei_event_scroll_get_discrete_dy (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_SCROLL_DISCRETE return the y scroll distance in fractions or multiples of 120.
uint32_t	ei_event_keyboard_get_key (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_KEY return the key code (as defined in include/linux/input-event-codes.h).
bool	ei_event_keyboard_get_key_is_press (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_KEYBOARD_KEY return true if the event is a key down, false for a release.
uint32_t	ei_event_touch_get_id (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN, EI_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION, or EI_EVENT_TOUCH_UP, return the tracking ID of the touch.
double	ei_event_touch_get_x (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN, or EI_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION, return the x coordinate of the touch in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.
double	ei_event_touch_get_y (struct ei_event *event)
	For an event of type EI_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN, or EI_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION, return the y coordinate of the touch in logical pixels or mm, depending on the device type.