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| #define PROGNAME "keyboard_leds" | |
| #define PROGVERS "0.1" | |
| #include <stdio.h> | |
| #include <getopt.h> | |
| #include <stdlib.h> | |
| #include <sysexits.h> | |
| #include <mach/mach_error.h> | |
| #include <IOKit/IOCFPlugIn.h> | |
| #include <IOKit/hid/IOHIDLib.h> | |
| #include <IOKit/hid/IOHIDUsageTables.h> | |
| static IOHIDElementCookie capslock_cookie = (IOHIDElementCookie)0; | |
| static IOHIDElementCookie numlock_cookie = (IOHIDElementCookie)0; | |
| static int capslock_value = -1; | |
| static int numlock_value = -1; | |
| void usage(void); | |
| inline void print_errmsg_if_io_err(int expr, char* msg); | |
| inline void print_errmsg_if_err(int expr, char* msg); | |
| io_service_t find_a_keyboard(void); | |
| void find_led_cookies(IOHIDDeviceInterface122** handle); | |
| void create_hid_interface(io_object_t hidDevice, | |
| IOHIDDeviceInterface*** hdi); | |
| int manipulate_led(UInt32 whichLED, UInt32 value); | |
| void | |
| usage(void) | |
| { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "%s (version %s)\n" | |
| "Copyright (c) 2007,2008 Amit Singh. All Rights Reserved.\n" | |
| "Manipulate keyboard LEDs\n\n" | |
| "Usage: %s [OPTIONS...], where OPTIONS is one of the following\n\n" | |
| " -c[1|0], --capslock[=1|=0] get or set (on=1, off=0) caps lock LED\n" | |
| " -h, --help print this help message and exit\n" | |
| " -n[1|0], --numlock[=1|=0] get or set (on=1, off=0) num lock LED\n", | |
| PROGNAME, PROGVERS, PROGNAME); | |
| } | |
| inline void | |
| print_errmsg_if_io_err(int expr, char* msg) | |
| { | |
| IOReturn err = (expr); | |
| if (err != kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "*** %s - %s(%x, %d).\n", msg, mach_error_string(err), | |
| err, err & 0xffffff); | |
| fflush(stderr); | |
| exit(EX_OSERR); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| inline void | |
| print_errmsg_if_err(int expr, char* msg) | |
| { | |
| if (expr) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "*** %s.\n", msg); | |
| fflush(stderr); | |
| exit(EX_OSERR); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| io_service_t | |
| find_a_keyboard(void) | |
| { | |
| io_service_t result = (io_service_t)0; | |
| CFNumberRef usagePageRef = (CFNumberRef)0; | |
| CFNumberRef usageRef = (CFNumberRef)0; | |
| CFMutableDictionaryRef matchingDictRef = (CFMutableDictionaryRef)0; | |
| if (!(matchingDictRef = IOServiceMatching(kIOHIDDeviceKey))) { | |
| return result; | |
| } | |
| UInt32 usagePage = kHIDPage_GenericDesktop; | |
| UInt32 usage = kHIDUsage_GD_Keyboard; | |
| if (!(usagePageRef = CFNumberCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, kCFNumberIntType, | |
| &usagePage))) { | |
| goto out; | |
| } | |
| if (!(usageRef = CFNumberCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, kCFNumberIntType, | |
| &usage))) { | |
| goto out; | |
| } | |
| CFDictionarySetValue(matchingDictRef, CFSTR(kIOHIDPrimaryUsagePageKey), | |
| usagePageRef); | |
| CFDictionarySetValue(matchingDictRef, CFSTR(kIOHIDPrimaryUsageKey), | |
| usageRef); | |
| result = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault, matchingDictRef); | |
| out: | |
| if (usageRef) { | |
| CFRelease(usageRef); | |
| } | |
| if (usagePageRef) { | |
| CFRelease(usagePageRef); | |
| } | |
| return result; | |
| } | |
| void | |
| find_led_cookies(IOHIDDeviceInterface122** handle) | |
| { | |
| IOHIDElementCookie cookie; | |
| CFTypeRef object; | |
| long number; | |
| long usage; | |
| long usagePage; | |
| CFArrayRef elements; | |
| CFDictionaryRef element; | |
| IOReturn result; | |
| if (!handle || !(*handle)) { | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| result = (*handle)->copyMatchingElements(handle, NULL, &elements); | |
| if (result != kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "Failed to copy cookies.\n"); | |
| exit(1); | |
| } | |
| CFIndex i; | |
| for (i = 0; i < CFArrayGetCount(elements); i++) { | |
| element = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(elements, i); | |
| object = (CFDictionaryGetValue(element, CFSTR(kIOHIDElementCookieKey))); | |
| if (object == 0 || CFGetTypeID(object) != CFNumberGetTypeID()) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| if (!CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef) object, kCFNumberLongType, | |
| &number)) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| cookie = (IOHIDElementCookie)number; | |
| object = CFDictionaryGetValue(element, CFSTR(kIOHIDElementUsageKey)); | |
| if (object == 0 || CFGetTypeID(object) != CFNumberGetTypeID()) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| if (!CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)object, kCFNumberLongType, | |
| &number)) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| usage = number; | |
| object = CFDictionaryGetValue(element,CFSTR(kIOHIDElementUsagePageKey)); | |
| if (object == 0 || CFGetTypeID(object) != CFNumberGetTypeID()) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| if (!CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef)object, kCFNumberLongType, | |
| &number)) { | |
| continue; | |
| } | |
| usagePage = number; | |
| if (usagePage == kHIDPage_LEDs) { | |
| switch (usage) { | |
| case kHIDUsage_LED_NumLock: | |
| numlock_cookie = cookie; | |
| break; | |
| case kHIDUsage_LED_CapsLock: | |
| capslock_cookie = cookie; | |
| break; | |
| default: | |
| break; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| void | |
| create_hid_interface(io_object_t hidDevice, IOHIDDeviceInterface*** hdi) | |
| { | |
| IOCFPlugInInterface** plugInInterface = NULL; | |
| io_name_t className; | |
| HRESULT plugInResult = S_OK; | |
| SInt32 score = 0; | |
| IOReturn ioReturnValue = kIOReturnSuccess; | |
| ioReturnValue = IOObjectGetClass(hidDevice, className); | |
| print_errmsg_if_io_err(ioReturnValue, "Failed to get class name."); | |
| ioReturnValue = IOCreatePlugInInterfaceForService( | |
| hidDevice, kIOHIDDeviceUserClientTypeID, | |
| kIOCFPlugInInterfaceID, &plugInInterface, &score); | |
| if (ioReturnValue != kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| plugInResult = (*plugInInterface)->QueryInterface(plugInInterface, | |
| CFUUIDGetUUIDBytes(kIOHIDDeviceInterfaceID), (LPVOID)hdi); | |
| print_errmsg_if_err(plugInResult != S_OK, | |
| "Failed to create device interface.\n"); | |
| (*plugInInterface)->Release(plugInInterface); | |
| } | |
| int | |
| manipulate_led(UInt32 whichLED, UInt32 value) | |
| { | |
| io_service_t hidService = (io_service_t)0; | |
| io_object_t hidDevice = (io_object_t)0; | |
| IOHIDDeviceInterface **hidDeviceInterface = NULL; | |
| IOReturn ioReturnValue = kIOReturnError; | |
| IOHIDElementCookie theCookie = (IOHIDElementCookie)0; | |
| IOHIDEventStruct theEvent; | |
| if (!(hidService = find_a_keyboard())) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "No keyboard found.\n"); | |
| return ioReturnValue; | |
| } | |
| hidDevice = (io_object_t)hidService; | |
| create_hid_interface(hidDevice, &hidDeviceInterface); | |
| find_led_cookies((IOHIDDeviceInterface122 **)hidDeviceInterface); | |
| ioReturnValue = IOObjectRelease(hidDevice); | |
| if (ioReturnValue != kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| goto out; | |
| } | |
| ioReturnValue = kIOReturnError; | |
| if (hidDeviceInterface == NULL) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create HID device interface.\n"); | |
| return ioReturnValue; | |
| } | |
| if (whichLED == kHIDUsage_LED_NumLock) { | |
| theCookie = numlock_cookie; | |
| } else if (whichLED == kHIDUsage_LED_CapsLock) { | |
| theCookie = capslock_cookie; | |
| } | |
| if (theCookie == 0) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "Bad or missing LED cookie.\n"); | |
| goto out; | |
| } | |
| ioReturnValue = (*hidDeviceInterface)->open(hidDeviceInterface, 0); | |
| if (ioReturnValue != kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open HID device interface.\n"); | |
| goto out; | |
| } | |
| ioReturnValue = (*hidDeviceInterface)->getElementValue(hidDeviceInterface, | |
| theCookie, &theEvent); | |
| if (ioReturnValue != kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| (void)(*hidDeviceInterface)->close(hidDeviceInterface); | |
| goto out; | |
| } | |
| fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", (theEvent.value) ? "on" : "off"); | |
| if (value != -1) { | |
| if (theEvent.value != value) { | |
| theEvent.value = value; | |
| ioReturnValue = (*hidDeviceInterface)->setElementValue( | |
| hidDeviceInterface, theCookie, | |
| &theEvent, 0, 0, 0, 0); | |
| if (ioReturnValue == kIOReturnSuccess) { | |
| fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", (theEvent.value) ? "on" : "off"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| ioReturnValue = (*hidDeviceInterface)->close(hidDeviceInterface); | |
| out: | |
| (void)(*hidDeviceInterface)->Release(hidDeviceInterface); | |
| return ioReturnValue; | |
| } | |
| static const char *options = "c::hn::"; | |
| static struct option | |
| long_options[] = { | |
| { "capslock", optional_argument, 0, 'c' }, | |
| { "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' }, | |
| { "numlock", optional_argument, 0, 'n' }, | |
| { 0, 0, 0, 0 }, | |
| }; | |
| int | |
| main (int argc, char **argv) | |
| { | |
| UInt32 whichLED = (UInt32)0; | |
| int c, ctr = 0; | |
| int target_value = -1; | |
| while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, options, long_options, NULL)) != -1) { | |
| switch (c) { | |
| case 0: | |
| break; | |
| case 'c': | |
| ctr++; | |
| whichLED = kHIDUsage_LED_CapsLock; | |
| if (optarg) { | |
| capslock_value = atoi(optarg); | |
| target_value = (capslock_value); | |
| } | |
| break; | |
| case 'h': | |
| usage(); | |
| exit(0); | |
| break; | |
| case 'n': | |
| ctr++; | |
| whichLED = kHIDUsage_LED_NumLock; | |
| if (optarg) { | |
| numlock_value = atoi(optarg); | |
| target_value = (numlock_value); | |
| } | |
| break; | |
| default: | |
| usage(); | |
| exit(1); | |
| break; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if (ctr != 1) { | |
| fprintf(stderr, "Missing options or invalid combination of options. " | |
| "Try -h for help.\n"); | |
| exit(1); | |
| } | |
| return manipulate_led(whichLED, target_value); | |
| } |
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