add setting for input provider

dash-frontend/assets/lang/en.json

@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 		"HANDSFREE_POINTER_HELP": "Input to use when motion\ncontrollers are unavailable.\nLeft pinch is grab, right is click.",
 		"HIDE_GRAB_HELP": "Hide grab help",
 		"HIDE_USERNAME": "Hide username",
+		"INPUT_EMULATION_METHOD": "Input emulation method",
+		"INPUT_EMULATION_METHOD_HELP": "Try change this in case mouse or\nkeyboard input does not register.",
 		"INPUT_PROFILES": "Change Input Bindings",
 		"INPUT_PROFILES_HELP": "OpenXR controller input bindings",
 		"INVERT_SCROLL_DIRECTION_X": "Invert horizontal scroll direction",
@@ -141,10 +143,15 @@
 			"HMD_ONLY": "HMD only",
 			"HMD_PINCH": "HMD + pinch",
 			"NONE": "None",
+			"NONE_INPUT_HELP": "Do not emulate mouse and keyboard.\nWill not be able to interact with screens.",
 			"PIPEWIRE_HELP": "Fast GPU capture,\nstandard on all desktops.",
 			"PW_FALLBACK_HELP": "Slow method with high CPU usage.\nTry in case PipeWire GPU doesn't work",
 			"SCREENCOPY_GPU_HELP": "Fast, no screen share popups.\nWorks on: Hyprland, Niri, River, Sway",
-			"SCREENCOPY_HELP": "Slow, no screen share popups.\nWorks on: Hyprland, Niri, River, Sway"
+			"SCREENCOPY_HELP": "Slow, no screen share popups.\nWorks on: Hyprland, Niri, River, Sway",
+			"UINPUT": "Device emulation",
+			"UINPUT_HELP": "Uses the uinput module to emulate a device.\nYour user must be in the input group.\nKnown to work well on most desktops.",
+			"WL_VIRTUAL": "Wayland virtual input",
+			"WL_VIRTUAL_HELP": "Send events to the Wayland compositor using\nzwlr_virtual_pointer and zwp_virtual_keyboard.\nOnly works reliably on some desktops.\nDoes NOT work on KDE, GNOME or COSMIC."
 		},
 		"POINTER_LERP_FACTOR": "Pointer smoothing",
 		"REQUIRES_RESTART": "Requires restart",

dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/mod.rs

@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ enum SettingType {
 	HandsfreePointer,
 	HideGrabHelp,
 	HideUsername,
+	InputEmulationMethod,
 	InvertScrollDirectionX,
 	InvertScrollDirectionY,
 	KeyboardMiddleClick,
@@ -392,6 +393,10 @@ impl SettingType {
 			Self::CaptureMethod => {
 				config.capture_method = wlx_common::config::CaptureMethod::from_str(value).expect("Invalid enum value!")
 			}
+			Self::InputEmulationMethod => {
+				config.input_emulation_method =
+					wlx_common::config::InputEmulationMethod::from_str(value).expect("Invalid enum value!")
+			}
 			Self::KeyboardMiddleClick => {
 				config.keyboard_middle_click_mode =
 					wlx_common::config::AltModifier::from_str(value).expect("Invalid enum value!")
@@ -409,6 +414,7 @@ impl SettingType {
 	fn get_enum_title(self, config: &mut GeneralConfig) -> Translation {
 		match self {
 			Self::CaptureMethod => Self::get_enum_title_inner(config.capture_method),
+			Self::InputEmulationMethod => Self::get_enum_title_inner(config.input_emulation_method),
 			Self::KeyboardMiddleClick => Self::get_enum_title_inner(config.keyboard_middle_click_mode),
 			Self::HandsfreePointer => Self::get_enum_title_inner(config.handsfree_pointer),
 			Self::Language => match &config.language {
@@ -454,6 +460,7 @@ impl SettingType {
 			Self::HandsfreePointer => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.HANDSFREE_POINTER"),
 			Self::HideGrabHelp => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.HIDE_GRAB_HELP"),
 			Self::HideUsername => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.HIDE_USERNAME"),
+			Self::InputEmulationMethod => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.INPUT_EMULATION_METHOD"),
 			Self::InvertScrollDirectionX => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.INVERT_SCROLL_DIRECTION_X"),
 			Self::InvertScrollDirectionY => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.INVERT_SCROLL_DIRECTION_Y"),
 			Self::KeyboardMiddleClick => Ok("APP_SETTINGS.KEYBOARD_MIDDLE_CLICK"),
@@ -500,6 +507,7 @@ impl SettingType {
 			Self::DoubleCursorFix => Some("APP_SETTINGS.DOUBLE_CURSOR_FIX_HELP"),
 			Self::GridOpacity => Some("APP_SETTINGS.GRID_OPACITY_HELP"),
 			Self::HandsfreePointer => Some("APP_SETTINGS.HANDSFREE_POINTER_HELP"),
+			Self::InputEmulationMethod => Some("APP_SETTINGS.INPUT_EMULATION_METHOD_HELP"),
 			Self::KeyboardMiddleClick => Some("APP_SETTINGS.KEYBOARD_MIDDLE_CLICK_HELP"),
 			Self::LeftHandedMouse => Some("APP_SETTINGS.LEFT_HANDED_MOUSE_HELP"),
 			Self::ScreenRenderDown => Some("APP_SETTINGS.SCREEN_RENDER_DOWN_HELP"),
@@ -527,6 +535,7 @@ impl SettingType {
 				| Self::DoubleCursorFix
 				| Self::Language
 				| Self::CaptureMethod
+				| Self::InputEmulationMethod
 		)
 	}
 

dash-frontend/src/tab/settings/tab_misc.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ impl SettingsTab for State {}
 impl State {
 	pub fn mount(par: SettingsMountParams) -> anyhow::Result<State> {
 		let c = options_category(par.mp, par.id_parent, "APP_SETTINGS.MISC", "dashboard/blocks.svg")?;
+		options_dropdown::<wlx_common::config::InputEmulationMethod>(par.mp, c, &SettingType::InputEmulationMethod)?;
 		options_dropdown::<wlx_common::config::CaptureMethod>(par.mp, c, &SettingType::CaptureMethod)?;
 		options_checkbox(par.mp, c, SettingType::XwaylandByDefault)?;
 		options_checkbox(par.mp, c, SettingType::UprightScreenFix)?;

dash-frontend/src/views/bindings.rs

@@ -469,7 +469,9 @@ fn input_controls_for_hand(
 	clicks_dropdown(mp, parent, action.clone(), click_type)?;
 
 	if let Some(component) = current.as_ref().map(|x| x.component)
-		&& component.is_analog() && &*action != "scroll" // hax
+		&& component.is_analog()
+		&& &*action != "scroll"
+	// hax
 	{
 		threshold_slider(mp, parent, action, side, threshold)?;
 	}

wayvr/src/state.rs

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl AppState {
             .log_err("Could not initialize WayVR Server")
             .ok();
 
-        let (hid_provider, mut hid_error) = HidWrapper::new();
+        let (hid_provider, mut hid_error) = HidWrapper::new(session.config.input_emulation_method);
 
         #[cfg(feature = "osc")]
         let osc_sender = crate::subsystem::osc::OscSender::new(session.config.osc_out_port).ok();

wayvr/src/subsystem/hid/provider/dummy.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::overlays::toast::Toast;
 use crate::subsystem::hid::provider::HidProvider;
 use crate::subsystem::hid::{VirtualKey, WheelDelta, XkbKeymap};
 use glam::Vec2;
@@ -17,3 +18,7 @@ impl HidProvider for DummyProvider {
 
     fn commit(&mut self) {}
 }
+
+pub fn initialize_dummy() -> anyhow::Result<Box<dyn HidProvider>, Toast> {
+    Ok(Box::new(DummyProvider {}))
+}

wayvr/src/subsystem/input.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use wlx_common::config::InputEmulationMethod;
+
 use super::hid::{self, VirtualKey};
 
 use crate::subsystem::hid::provider::HidProvider;
@@ -17,9 +19,14 @@ pub struct HidWrapper {
 }
 
 impl HidWrapper {
-    pub fn new() -> (Self, Option<Toast>) {
-        let (provider, toast) = hid::provider::wl_virtual::initialize_wl_virtual()
-            .or_else(|_| hid::provider::uinput::initialize_uinput())
+    pub fn new(method: InputEmulationMethod) -> (Self, Option<Toast>) {
+        let maybe_provider = match method {
+            InputEmulationMethod::Uinput => hid::provider::uinput::initialize_uinput(),
+            InputEmulationMethod::WlVirtual => hid::provider::wl_virtual::initialize_wl_virtual(),
+            InputEmulationMethod::None => hid::provider::dummy::initialize_dummy(),
+        };
+
+        let (provider, toast) = maybe_provider
             .map(|provider| (provider, None))
             .unwrap_or_else(|toast| (Box::new(DummyProvider {}), Some(toast)));
 

wlx-common/src/config.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@ pub enum CaptureMethod {
 	ScreenCopyCpu,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, AsRefStr, EnumString, EnumProperty, VariantArray)]
+pub enum InputEmulationMethod {
+	#[default]
+	#[strum(props(
+		Translation = "APP_SETTINGS.OPTION.UINPUT",
+		Tooltip = "APP_SETTINGS.OPTION.UINPUT_HELP"
+	))]
+	Uinput,
+
+	#[strum(props(
+		Translation = "APP_SETTINGS.OPTION.WL_VIRTUAL",
+		Tooltip = "APP_SETTINGS.OPTION.WL_VIRTUAL_HELP"
+	))]
+	WlVirtual,
+
+	#[strum(props(
+		Translation = "APP_SETTINGS.OPTION.NONE",
+		Tooltip = "APP_SETTINGS.OPTION.NONE_INPUT_HELP"
+	))]
+	None,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, AsRefStr, EnumString, EnumProperty, VariantArray)]
 pub enum AltModifier {
 	#[default]
@@ -292,6 +314,9 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub capture_method: CaptureMethod,
 
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub input_emulation_method: InputEmulationMethod,
+
 	#[serde(default = "def_true")]
 	pub allow_sliding: bool,