gel-o
| Crates.io | gel-o |
| lib.rs | gel-o |
| version | 0.0.3 |
| source | src |
| created_at | 2020-06-22 18:25:40.725706 |
| updated_at | 2020-06-26 05:12:46.179479 |
| description | Run a closure on Linux InputEvents |
| homepage | |
| repository | https://github.com/maxbla/gel-o |
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| id | 256819 |
| size | 34,166 |
Max Blachman (maxbla)
documentation
README
Gel-O
Gel-O is a library for manipulating user-input in Linux.
Gel-O can make your computer feel like Jell-O, by delaying all user input by a configurable number of milliseconds (and in various other ways).
Stability
Gel-O is experimental. Expect many breaking changes to come.
Why?
For fun, and to get my feet wet.
Requirements
- Linux
- epoll (Linux 2.6.27+)
- evdev kernel (approximately Linux 2.4+)
- Rust toolchain
- version 1.34 or higher
- Transitive dependencies
- C toolchain
- autoconf and libtool
#apt install autoconf libtool#yum install autoconf libtool#pacman -S autoconf libtool
macOs and Windows are not supported at this time.
BSD support may be easy to add, as evdev was recently added to some BSD kernels
Features
- Configurable delay
- Works on Xorg, Wayland, and the Linux virtual terminal
- Runs smoothly on low power devices like raspberry pi due to efficient epoll-based architecture
- Works with every input device Linux does including mice, keyboards, power buttons, gamepads, flight sticks and more
Anti-features
- Requires read/write access to files in /dev/input, /dev/uinput
How to use
Download the source
git clone [this repo]
Compile the source. You need a rust toolchain and cargo.
cargo build --release --example delay
Run the produced binary with root privledges
sudo ./target/release/examples/delay [number of ms to delay]
TODO
- monitor filesystem for new devices, and add delay to them too (probably using inotify)
- add tests
- Create serializable event struct that sidesteps ownership issues with libevdev