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// modifed 2017/1/8 after
// http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/
// reading-and-writing-to-the-linux-keyboard-buffer-4175416506/
// dumpkeys -n | \grep '^keycode' | sed
// 's/^\w\+\s\+\(\(\S\+\s\+\)\{4\}\).*/\1/' | less
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/input.h> // /usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h
#include <unistd.h>
#define EV_PRESSED 1
#define EV_RELEASED 0
#define EV_REPEAT 2
/*
* Purpose: Stuffs the Linux keyboard buffer with a key and
* reads it back out of the buffer.
* All key definitions can be found in input.h file:
* /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/include/linux
*
*/
int main()
{
/************************************************
* IMPORTANT
* you need to execute this code as the su or
* sudo user in order to open the device properly.
***********************************************/
printf("Starting the keyboard buffer writer/reader \n");
int fd = 0;
char const *device = "/dev/input/event0"; // This is the keyboard device as identified using both: $cat /proc/bus/input/devices
// and looking in the var/log/Xorg.0.log searching for "keyboard"
// Write a key to the keyboard buffer
if( (fd = open(device, O_RDWR)) > 0 )
{
struct input_event event;
printf("The keyboard code is: %d \n", KEY_B); // Note: these are not the same as ASCII codes.
// Press a key (stuff the keyboard with a keypress)
event.type = EV_KEY;
event.value = EV_PRESSED;
event.code = KEY_LEFTSHIFT;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Press a key (stuff the keyboard with a keypress)
event.type = EV_KEY;
event.value = EV_PRESSED;
event.code = KEY_B;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Release the key
event.value = EV_RELEASED;
event.code = KEY_B;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Do it again
// Press a key (stuff the keyboard with a keypress)
event.type = EV_KEY;
event.value = EV_PRESSED;
event.code = KEY_B;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Release the key
event.value = EV_RELEASED;
event.code = KEY_B;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Press a key (stuff the keyboard with a keypress)
event.type = EV_KEY;
event.value = EV_PRESSED;
event.code = KEY_SLASH;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Release the key
event.value = EV_RELEASED;
event.code = KEY_SLASH; // becomes ? because shift-/ == ?
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
// Release the key
event.value = EV_RELEASED;
event.code = KEY_LEFTSHIFT;
write(fd, &event, sizeof(struct input_event));
close(fd);
}
//// Read the key back from the keyboard buffer
//int fd1 = 0;
//if( (fd1 = open(device, O_RDONLY)) > 0 ) // It's important to open a new file descriptor here or the program will block.
//{
// struct input_event event;
// unsigned int scan_code = 0;
//
// if(event.type != EV_KEY)
// return 0; // Keyboard events are always of type EV_KEY
//
// if(event.value == EV_RELEASED)
// {
// scan_code = event.code;
// printf("read back scan_code is: %d \n", scan_code);
// }
// close(fd1);
//}
}
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