vuinputd/uinput-ioctls

uinput-ioctls

uinput-ioctls provides Rust bindings and constants for the Linux uinput subsystem's ioctl interface.

It exposes ioctl_* helper functions and constants based on the Linux kernel's uinput.h, allowing you to interact with virtual input devices (keyboards, mice, gamepads, etc.) through Rust in a low-level but type-safe way.

This crate does not attempt to abstract or validate ioctl usage; it only provides constants and wrappers. Higher-level logic (such as event management or device configuration) should be built on top.

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✨ Features

• Idiomatic Rust wrappers around uinput ioctl definitions.
• Uses the nix crate for safe ioctl macros.
• Includes all UI_* constants and corresponding helper functions:
  • ui_dev_create, ui_dev_destroy
  • ui_dev_setup, ui_abs_setup
  • ui_set_evbit, ui_set_keybit, ...
  • ui_begin_ff_upload, ui_end_ff_upload, etc.

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🧰 Example

Mouse example

Keyboard example

⚠️ Requires Linux and appropriate permissions to access /dev/uinput.

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🧩 Related Crates

• uinput: High-level abstraction for creating virtual input devices.
• nix: Provides low-level Unix system call wrappers and ioctl macros.

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📜 License

Licensed under the MIT License.

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👤 Author

Johannes Leupolz dev@leupolz.eu