trying to build keyboard

XInputSimulator/XInputSimulator.pro

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ macx {
 }
 unix:!macx{
 # linux only
-    LIBS += -lX11
+    LIBS += -lX11 -lXtst
 }
 win32 {
 # windows only

XInputSimulator/main.cpp

@@ -50,8 +50,18 @@ int main()
     waitABit();
     sim.mouseScrollX(-10);
 
+//    char anA = 'a';
+//    cout << "a: " << (int)anA << " " << sim.charToKeyCode(anA) << endl;
+//    std::cout << std::endl;
+//    waitABit();
+//    sim.keyClick(sim.charToKeyCode(anA));
+//    std::cout << std::endl;
+//    waitABit();
+//    sim.keySequence(" Simple sentence Here 123 ");
 
-    waitABit();
+
+
+    //waitABit();
     return 0;
 }
 

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulator.cpp

@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ void XInputSimulator::keyClick(int key)
     implementation->keyClick(key);
 }
 
-void XInputSimulator::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
+int XInputSimulator::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
 {
-    implementation->charToKeyCode(key_char);
+    return implementation->charToKeyCode(key_char);
 }
 
 void XInputSimulator::keySequence(const std::string &sequence)

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulator.h

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     void keyUp(int key);
     void keyClick(int key);
 
-    void charToKeyCode(char key_char);
+    int charToKeyCode(char key_char);
     void keySequence(const std::string &sequence);
 
     // mouse

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimpl.h

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
     virtual void keyUp(int key) = 0;
     virtual void keyClick(int key) = 0;
 
-    virtual void charToKeyCode(char key_char) = 0;
+    virtual int charToKeyCode(char key_char) = 0;
     virtual void keySequence(const std::string &sequence) = 0;
 
 };

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimpllinux.cpp

@@ -141,26 +141,63 @@ void XInputSimulatorImplLinux::mouseScrollY(int length)
 
 void XInputSimulatorImplLinux::keyDown(int key)
 {
-    throw NotImplementedException();
+    //throw NotImplementedException();
+    XTestFakeKeyEvent(display, key, True, 0);
+    XFlush(display);
 }
 
 void XInputSimulatorImplLinux::keyUp(int key)
 {
-    throw NotImplementedException();
+    //throw NotImplementedException();
+    XTestFakeKeyEvent(display, key, False, 0);
+    XFlush(display);
 }
 
 void XInputSimulatorImplLinux::keyClick(int key)
 {
-    throw NotImplementedException();
+    std::cout << "key click: " << key << std::endl;
+    //throw NotImplementedException();
+    this->keyDown(key);
+    this->keyUp(key);
 }
 
-void XInputSimulatorImplLinux::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
+int XInputSimulatorImplLinux::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
 {
-    throw NotImplementedException();
+    std::cout << "cchar: " << (int)key_char << std::endl;
+
+    //throw NotImplementedException();
+
+//    KeySym sym = XStringToKeysym(&key_char);
+
+//    std::cout << "sym: " << sym << std::endl;
+
+    int keyCode = XKeysymToKeycode(display, key_char);
+    std::cout << "ccode: " << keyCode << std::endl;
+
+    return keyCode;
 }
 void XInputSimulatorImplLinux::keySequence(const std::string &sequence)
 {
-    throw NotImplementedException();
+    //throw NotImplementedException();
+
+    std::cout << "key seq: " << sequence << std::endl;
+
+    //c++11 training
+//    for(auto it = sequence.begin(); it != sequence.end(); ++it) {
+//        std::cout << "key org: " << (int)(*it) << std::endl;
+//        int keyCode = this->charToKeyCode(*it);
+//        std::cout << "key code: " << keyCode << std::endl;
+//        this->keyClick(keyCode);
+//    }
+    //c++11 better
+    for(const char c : sequence) {
+        std::cout << "cahr: " << c << std::endl;
+        int keyCode = this->charToKeyCode(c);
+        std::cout << "key code: " << keyCode << std::endl;
+        this->keyClick(keyCode);
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+    }
+
 }
 
 

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimpllinux.h

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <X11/keysym.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
 
 #include "xinputsimulatorimpl.h"
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     virtual void keyUp(int key) override;
     virtual void keyClick(int key) override;
 
-    virtual void charToKeyCode(char key_char) override;
+    virtual int charToKeyCode(char key_char) override;
     virtual void keySequence(const std::string &sequence) override;
 
 };

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimplmacos.cpp

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void XInputSimulatorImplMacOs::keyClick(int key)
     throw NotImplementedException();
 }
 
-void XInputSimulatorImplMacOs::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
+int XInputSimulatorImplMacOs::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
 {
     throw NotImplementedException();
 }

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimplmacos.h

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
     virtual void keyUp(int key) override;
     virtual void keyClick(int key) override;
 
-    virtual void charToKeyCode(char key_char) override;
+    virtual int charToKeyCode(char key_char) override;
     virtual void keySequence(const std::string &sequence) override;
 };
 

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimplwin.cpp

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void XInputSimulatorImplWin::keyClick(int key)
     throw NotImplementedException();
 }
 
-void XInputSimulatorImplWin::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
+int XInputSimulatorImplWin::charToKeyCode(char key_char)
 {
     throw NotImplementedException();
 }

XInputSimulator/xinputsimulatorimplwin.h

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
     virtual void keyUp(int key) override;
     virtual void keyClick(int key) override;
 
-    virtual void charToKeyCode(char key_char) override;
+    virtual int charToKeyCode(char key_char) override;
     virtual void keySequence(const std::string &sequence) override;
 };