From: Nathaniel Wesley Filardo <nwf@cs.jhu.edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 03:09:14 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: evmacro: an evdev-based utility for kbd macros
X-Git-Url: https://hydra-www.ietfng.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;p=smallutils

evmacro: an evdev-based utility for kbd macros

I used this for my Razer Tartarus keyboard as something of a chording
keyboard for my left hand while my right is on the mouse.  It is a work
in progress.
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diff --git a/linux/evmacro.py b/linux/evmacro.py
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+++ b/linux/evmacro.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import evdev
+import functools
+import os
+import signal
+import sys
+
+from evdev import ecodes as e
+from natsort import natsorted
+
+#  1:15  2:16  3:17  4:18  5:19
+#  6:58  7:30  8:31  9:32 10:33
+# 11:42 12:44 13:45 14:46 15:47
+#
+# little:56 big:57 u:103 l:105 r:106 d:108
+
+remap_root = {
+  15: e.KEY_ESC,
+  # 16
+  17: e.KEY_INSERT,
+  # 18
+  # 19
+  19: lambda event : print("%r" % event),
+
+  58: e.KEY_LEFTCTRL,
+  # 30
+  31: e.KEY_TAB, # for both xmonad and chrome?
+  # 32
+  # 33
+
+  42: e.KEY_LEFTSHIFT,
+  44: e.KEY_LEFTMETA,
+  45:
+    {
+      57: e.KEY_ENTER,
+
+      103: e.KEY_PAGEUP,
+      105: e.KEY_HOME,
+      106: e.KEY_END,
+      108: e.KEY_PAGEDOWN,
+    },
+  # 46
+  # 47
+
+  56: e.KEY_ESC,
+  57: e.KEY_SPACE,
+
+  103: e.KEY_UP,
+  105: e.KEY_LEFT,
+  106: e.KEY_RIGHT,
+  108: e.KEY_DOWN,
+}
+
+def stacklook(needle, haystacks):
+  r = None
+  for h in haystacks[::-1] :
+    r = h.get(needle)
+    if r is not None : break
+  return r
+
+async def process_events(inread,outdev):
+  modsdown = []
+  downsmap = {}
+  modstack = [remap_root]
+
+  try:
+    async for event in inread :
+      if event.type != e.EV_KEY : continue
+      # print(event, file=sys.stderr)
+
+      if event.value == evdev.events.KeyEvent.key_up :
+        origdown = downsmap.get(event.code)
+
+        # Used as a remap selector, pop it and find our new table
+        if origdown is None and event.code in modsdown :
+          modsdown.remove(event.code)
+
+          remap = remap_root
+          modstack = [remap]
+          for code in modsdown:
+            newmap = stacklook(code, modstack)
+            if not isinstance(newmap, dict) :
+              print("Warning: non-map when replaying %r" % code)
+              break
+            remap = newmap
+            modstack.append(remap)
+
+        # Must have been used as an actual key; we may have changed
+        # modification tables since, so emit the original value
+        elif origdown is not None :
+          downsmap[event.code] = None
+
+          if isinstance(origdown, int):
+            event.code = origdown
+            outdev.write_event(event)
+            outdev.syn()
+          elif callable(origdown) :
+            origdown(event)
+          else:
+            print("Warning: Don't know what to do with down object")
+
+        else:
+          print("Warning: Don't know what to make of key up event")
+
+      elif event.value == evdev.events.KeyEvent.key_down :
+        origcode = event.code
+        newcode = stacklook(origcode, modstack)
+
+        # We're supposed to send a key.  Add it to the downsmap and send.
+        if isinstance(newcode, int) :
+          downsmap[origcode] = newcode
+          event.code = newcode
+          outdev.write_event(event)
+          outdev.syn()
+
+        # We're supposed to change our mapping structure; don't send any
+        # keys, but log this one in the modsdown list
+        elif isinstance(newcode, dict) :
+          modsdown.append(origcode)
+          modstack.append(newcode)
+
+        elif callable(newcode) :
+          downsmap[origcode] = newcode
+          newcode(event)
+
+        else:
+          print("Warning: Don't know what to make of key down event")
+
+      elif event.value == evdev.events.KeyEvent.key_hold :
+        # We repeat ordinary keys and callable events
+
+        origdown = downsmap.get(event.code)
+
+        if isinstance(origdown, int):
+          event.code = origdown
+          outdev.write_event(event)
+          outdev.syn()
+
+        elif callable(origdown) :
+          origdown(event)
+
+        elif event.code in modsdown :
+          pass
+
+        else:
+          print("Warning: Don't know what to make of key hold event")
+
+  finally:
+    print("PE ending")
+
+argp = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+argp.add_argument('indev',type=str,help="Input device")
+argp.add_argument('--clone',type=str,help="Device to clone for emulation")
+
+args = argp.parse_args()
+
+if args.indev.startswith("/"):
+  indev = evdev.InputDevice(args.indev)
+else:
+  for dfn in natsorted(evdev.list_devices()):
+    indev = evdev.InputDevice(dfn)
+    if indev.name == args.indev: break
+  else:
+    print("Couldn't find input device named '%s'; devices:" % (args.indev))
+    for dfn in natsorted(evdev.list_devices()):
+      indev = evdev.InputDevice(dfn)
+      print("\t%s: %s" % (dfn, indev.name))
+    exit(1)
+
+clonedev = None
+if args.clone: clonedev = evdev.InputDevice(args.clone)
+
+outdev = evdev.uinput.UInput.from_device(clonedev or indev)
+if clonedev: clonedev.close()
+
+indev.grab()
+
+inread = indev.async_read_loop()
+
+readtask = asyncio.ensure_future(process_events(inread, outdev))
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+def sig_exit(signame):
+  print("got signal %s: exit" % signame)
+
+  indev.ungrab()
+  indev.close()
+  outdev.close()
+
+  readtask.cancel()
+
+  loop.stop()
+
+for signame in ('SIGINT', 'SIGTERM'):
+  loop.add_signal_handler(getattr(signal, signame), functools.partial(sig_exit, signame))
+
+try:
+  loop.run_forever()
+finally:
+  print("Closing event loop")
+  loop.close()