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This is a special interface to setup the client as seen by the EIS
implementation. The object for this interface has the fixed object
id 0 and only exists until the connection has been set up, see the
ei_connection_setup.connection event.
Once the ei_connection.connection event has been sent the connection setup
is destroyed by the EIS implementation.
Notify the EIS implementation that configuration is complete.
In the future, the EIS implementation responds by sending the
ei_connection_setup.connection event.
This enum denotes context types for the libei context.
A context type of receiver is a libei context receiving events
from the EIS implementation. A context type of sender is a libei context
sending events to the EIS implementation.
Notify the EIS implementation of the type of this context.
This request is optional, the default client type is context_type.receiver.
This request must not be sent more than once and must be sent before
ei_connection_setup.done.
Notify the EIS implementation of the client name. The name is a
human-presentable UTF-8 string. There is no requirement
for the EIS implementation to use this name.
This request is optional, the default client name is implementation-defined.
This request must not be sent more than once and must be sent before
ei_connection_setup.done.
Notify the EIS implementation that the client supports the
given named interface with the given maximum version number.
In the future, objects created by the EIS implementation will
use the respective interface version (or any lesser version).
This request must be sent for the ei_connection interface, failing to do
so will result in the EIS implementation disconnecting the client
on ei_connection_setup.done.
If the ei_connection_setup version is given, the interface of this
object is upgraded to the given version. Otherwise, the
ei_connection_setup version defaults to 1.
A client must not provide a ei_connection_setup version higher
than ei_connection_setup.version.
This request must not be sent more than once per interface and must be
sent before ei_connection_setup.done.
Notifies the client that the EIS implementation supports
the given named interface with the given maximum version number.
This event is sent immediately after connection to the EIS implementation
for the "ei_connection_setup" interface. Any requests for this interface
sent by the client must be provided in the version provided
or any lower version.
A client should not issue any requests until processing this version.
Note that the EIS implementation assumes that the supported
client version of this interface is 1 unless and until the client
announces a higher version of this interface in the
ei_connection_setup.interface_version request.
This event may be sent by the EIS implementation for any
other supported interface (but not necessarily all supported
interfaces) before the ei_connection_setup.connection event.
Provides the client with the connection object that is the top-level
object for all future requests and events.
This event is sent at some unspecified time after the client sends the
ei_connection_setup.done request to the EIS implementation.
The ei_connection_setup object will be destroyed by the
EIS implementation immediately after this event has been sent, a
client must not attempt to use it after that point.
The version sent by the server is the version of the ei_connection
interface as announced by ei_connection_setup.interface, or any
lower version.
The core connection object. This is the top-level object for any communication
with the EIS implementation.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
The sync request asks the EIS implementation to emit the 'done' event
on the returned ei_callback object. Since requests are
handled in-order and events are delivered in-order, this can
be used as a synchronization point to ensure all previous requests and the
resulting events have been handled.
The object returned by this request will be destroyed by the
EIS implementation after the callback is fired and as such the client must not
attempt to use it after that point.
The callback_data passed in the callback is always zero.
Note that for a client to use this request it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface. It is
a protocol violation to request sync without having announced the
"ei_callback" interface and the EIS implementation must disconnect
the client.
A request to the EIS implementation that this client should be disconnected.
This is a courtesy request to allow the EIS implementation to distinquish
between a client disconnecting on purpose and one disconnecting through the
socket becoming invalid.
Immediately after sending this request, the client may destroy the
ei_connection object and it should close the socket. The EIS implementation
will treat the connection as already disconnected on receipt and does not
send the ei_connection.disconnect event in response to this request.
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A reason why a client was disconnected. This enum is intended to
provide information to the client on whether it was disconnected as
part of normal operations or as result of an error on either the client
or EIS implementation side.
This event may be sent by the EIS implementation immediately before
the client is disconnected.
Where a client is disconnected by EIS on purpose, for example after
a user interaction, the reason is disconnect_reason.disconnected and
the explanation is NULL.
Where a client is disconnected due to some invalid request or other
protocol error, the reason is disconnect_reason.error and
explanation may contain a string explaining why. This string is
intended to help debugging only and is not guaranteed to stay constant.
The ei_connection object will be destroyed by the
EIS implementation immediately after this event has been sent, a
client must not attempt to use it after that point.
There is no guarantee this event is sent - the connection may be closed
without a disconnection event.
Notification that a new seat has been added.
A seat is a set of input devices that logically belong together.
This event is only sent if the client announced support for the
"ei_seat" interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
The interface version is equal or less to the client-supported
version in ei_connection_setup.interface for the "ei_seat"
interface.
Notification that an object ID used in a prior request was
invalid and does not exist.
This event is sent by the EIS implementation when an object that
does not exist as seen by the EIS implementation.
The ping event asks the client to emit the 'done' event
on the provided ei_callback object. Since requests are
handled in-order and events are delivered in-order, this can
be used as a synchronization point to ensure all previous requests
and the resulting events have been handled.
The object returned by this request must be destroyed by the
ei client implementation after the callback is fired and as
such the client must not attempt to use it after that point.
Note that for a server to use this request the client must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface. It is
a protocol violation to send this event to a client without the
"ei_callback" interface.
Interface for ensuring a roundtrip to the EIS implementation.
Clients can handle the 'done' event to get notified when
the related request that created the ei_callback object is done.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notify the client when the related request is done. Immediately after this event
the ei_callback object is destroyed by the EIS implementation and as such the
client must not attempt to use it after that point.
This event may only be sent on an ei_callback object that was created by the
client.
Interface for ensuring a roundtrip to the client implementation.
This interface is identical to ei_callback but is intended for
the EIS implementation to enforce a roundtrip to the client.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notify the server when the related event is done. Immediately after this event
the ei_callback object is destroyed by the client and as such must not be used
any further.
This request may only be called on an ei_callback object that was created by the
EIS implementation.
An ei_seat represents a set of input devices that logically belong together. In most
cases only one seat is present and all input devices on that seat share the same
pointer and keyboard focus.
A seat has potential capabilities, a client is expected to bind to those capabilities.
The EIS implementation then creates logical input devices based on the capabilities the
client is interested in.
Immediately after creation of the ei_seat object, the EIS implementation sends a burst
of events with information about this seat. This burst of events is terminated by the
ei_seat.done event.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notification that the client is no longer interested in this seat.
The EIS implementation will release any resources related to this seat and
send the ei_seat.destroyed event once complete.
Note that releasing a seat does not guarantee another seat becomes available.
In other words, in most single-seat cases, releasing the seat means the
connection becomes effectively inert.
A set of capabilities possible available on this seat. A client may bind to these
capabilies and an EIS implementation may then create device based on the bound
capabilities.
Bind to the bitmask of capabilities given. The bitmask is zero or more of the
capabilities provided in the ei_seat.capabilities event. That event's capabilities
are used as a mask of capabilities that can be bound.
Binding capabilities that are not supported in the ei_seat's interface version
is a client bug and may result in disconnection.
A client may send this request multiple times to adjust the capabilities it
is interested in. If capabilities are dropped, the EIS implementation may
ei_device.remove devices that have these capabilities.
This seat has been removed and a client should release all
associated resources.
This ei_seat object will be destroyed by the EIS implementation immmediately after
after this event is sent and as such the client must not attempt to use
it after that point.
The name of this seat, if any. This event is optional and sent once immediately
after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_seat.done event.
A bitmask of the capabilities of this seat.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_seat.done event.
Notification that the initial burst of events is complete and
the client can set up this seat now.
It is a protocol violation to send this event more than once.
Notification that a new device has been added.
This event is only sent if the client announced support for the
"ei_device" interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
The interface version is equal or less to the client-supported
version in ei_connection_setup.interface for the "ei_device"
interface.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notification that the client is no longer interested in this device.
Note that releasing a device does not guarantee another device becomes available.
The EIS implementation will release any resources related to this device and
send the ei_device.destroyed event once complete.
Notify the EIS implementation that the given device is about to start
sending events. This should be seen more as a transactional boundary than a
time-based boundary. The primary use-cases for this are to allow for setup on
the EIS implementation side and/or UI updates to indicate that a device is
sending events now and for out-of-band information to sync with a given event
sequence.
There is no actual requirement that events start immediately once emulation
starts and there is no requirement that a client calls ei_device.stop_emulating
after the most recent events.
For example, in a synergy-like use-case the client would call
ei_device.start_emulating once the pointer moves into the the screen and
ei_device.stop_emulating once the pointer moves out of the screen.
The sequence number identifies this transaction between start/stop emulating.
It must go up by at least 1 on each call to ei_device.start_emulating.
Wraparound must be handled by the EIS implementation but Callers must ensure
that detection of wraparound is reasonably.
It is a protocol violation to request start_emulating after start_emulating without an
intermediate stop_emulating.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Notify the EIS implementation that the given device is no longer sending
events. See ei_device.start_emulating for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Generate a frame event to group the current set of events
into a logical hardware event. This function must be called after any
other event on any of ei_pointer, ei_keyboard or ei_touchscreen has been generated.
The given timestamp applies to all events in the current frame.
The timestamp must be in microseconds of CLOCK_MONOTONIC.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
This device has been removed and a client should release all
associated resources.
This ei_device object will be destroyed by the EIS implementation immmediately after
after this event is sent and as such the client must not attempt to use
it after that point.
The name of this device, if any. This event is optional and sent once immediately
after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
A bitmask of the capabilties of this device.
This event must be is sent once immediately after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
If the device type is device_type.virtual, the device is a
virtual device representing input as applied on the EIS implementation's
screen. A relative virtual device generates input events in logical pixels,
an absolute virtual device generates input events in logical pixels on one
of the device's regions. Virtual devices do not have a size.
If the device type is device_type.physical, the device is a
representation of a physical device as if connected to the EIS
implementation's host computer. A relative physical device generates input
events in mm, an absolute physical device generates input events in mm
within the device's specified physical size. Physical devices do not have
regions and no ei_device.region events are sent for such devices.
The device type, one of virtual or physical.
This event must be is sent once immediately after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
The device dimensions in mm. This event is optional and sent once immediately
after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
Notifies the client of one region. The number of regions is constant for a device
and all regions are announced immediately after object creation.
A region is rectangular and defined by an x/y offset and a width and a height.
A region defines the area on an EIS desktop layout that is accessible by
this device - this region may not be the full area of the desktop.
Input events may only be sent for points within the regions.
The use of regions is private to the EIS compositor and coordinates may not
match the size of the actual desktop. For example, a compositor may set a
1920x1080 region to represent a 4K monitor and transparently map input
events into the respective true pixels.
Absolute devices may have different regions, it is up to the libei client
to send events through the correct device to target the right pixel. For
example, a dual-head setup my have two absolute devices, the first with a
zero offset region spanning the first screen, the second with a nonzero
offset spanning the second screen.
The physical scale denotes a constant factor that needs to be applied to
any relative movement on this region for that movement to match the same
*physical* movement on another region.
This event is optional and sent immediately after object creation. Where a device
has multiple regions, this event is sent once for each region.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
Notification that a new device has a pointer interface.
This event is only sent if the client announced support for the
"ei_pointer" interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
The interface version is equal or less to the client-supported
version in ei_connection_setup.interface for the "ei_pointer"
interface.
This event is optional and sent immediately after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
Notification that a new device has a keyboard interface.
This event is only sent if the client announced support for the
"ei_keyboard" interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
The interface version is equal or less to the client-supported
version in ei_connection_setup.interface for the "ei_keyboard"
interface.
This event is optional and sent immediately after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
Notification that a new device has a keyboard interface.
This event is only sent if the client announced support for the
"ei_touchscreen" interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
The interface version is equal or less to the client-supported
version in ei_connection_setup.interface for the "ei_touchscreen"
interface.
This event is optional and sent immediately after object creation.
It is a protocol violation to send this event after the ei_device.done event.
Notification that the initial burst of events is complete and
the client can set up this device now.
It is a protocol violation to send this event more than once per device.
See the ei_device.start_emulating request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this event for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
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See the ei_device.stop_emulating request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this event for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_device.frame request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this event for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
Interface for pointer and absolute pointer requests and events. This interface
is available on devices with the ei_device.capability pointer or pointer_absolute.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notification that the client is no longer interested in this pointer.
The EIS implementation will release any resources related to this pointer and
send the ei_pointer.destroyed event once complete.
Generate a relative motion event on this pointer.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Generate an absolute motion event on this pointer. The x/y
coordinates must be within the device's regions or the event
is silently discarded.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Generate a a smooth (pixel-precise) scroll event on this pointer.
Clients must not send ei_pointer.scroll_discrete events for the same event,
the EIS implementation is responsible for emulation of discrete
scroll events.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Generate a a discrete (e.g. wheel) scroll event on this pointer.
Clients must not send ei_pointer.scroll events for the same event,
the EIS implementation is responsible for emulation of smooth
scroll events.
A discrete scroll event is based logical scroll units (equivalent to one
mouse wheel click). The value for one scroll unit is 120, a fraction or
multiple thereof represents a fraction or multiple of a wheel click.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Generate a a scroll stop or cancel event on this pointer.
A scroll stop event notifies the server that the interaction causing a
scroll motion previously triggered with ei_pointer.scroll or
ei_pointer.scroll_discrete has stopped. For example, if all
fingers are lifted off a touchpad, two-finger scrolling has logically
stopped. The server may use this information to e.g. start kinetic scrolling
previously based on the previous finger speed.
If is_cancel is nonzero, the event represents a cancellation of the
current interaction. This indicates that the interaction has stopped to the
point where further (server-emulated) scroll events from this device are wrong.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
Generate a button event on this pointer.
The button codes must match the defines in linux/input-event-codes.h.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
This pointer has been removed and a client should release all
associated resources.
This ei_pointer object will be destroyed by the EIS implementation immmediately after
after this event is sent and as such the client must not attempt to use
it after that point.
See the ei_pointer.motion_relative request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_pointer.motion_absolute request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_pointer.scroll request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_pointer.scroll_discrete request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_pointer.scroll_stop request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_pointer.button request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
Interface for keyboard requests and events. This interface
is available on devices with the ei_device.capability keyboard.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notification that the client is no longer interested in this keyboard.
The EIS implementation will release any resources related to this keyboard and
send the ei_keyboard.destroyed event once complete.
Notification that this device has a keymap.
The keymap is constant for the lifetime of the device. Key events on
this device correspond to the given keymap.
This event is sent immediately after the ei_keyboard object is created
and before the ei_device.done event. It is a protocol violation to send this
event after the ei_device.done event.
Generate a key event on this keyboard.
The key codes must match the defines in linux/input-event-codes.h.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than sender.
This keyboard has been removed and a client should release all
associated resources.
This ei_keyboard object will be destroyed by the EIS implementation immmediately after
after this event is sent and as such the client must not attempt to use
it after that point.
See the ei_keyboard.key request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
Notification that the EIS implementation has changed modifier
states on this device. Future ei_keyboard.key requests must take the
new modifier state into account.
Interface for touchscreen requests and events. This interface
is available on devices with the ei_device.capability touchscreen.
Note that for a client to receive objects of this type, it must announce
support for this interface in ei_connection_setup.interface.
Notification that the client is no longer interested in this touch.
The EIS implementation will release any resources related to this touch and
send the ei_touch.destroyed event once complete.
Notifies the EIS implementation about a new touch logically down at the
given coordinates. The touchid is a unique id for this touch. Touchids
may be re-used after ei_touchscreen.up.
The x/y coordinates must be within the device's regions or the event and future
ei_touchscreen.motion events with the same touchid are silently discarded.
Notifies the EIS implementation about an existing touch changing position to
the given coordinates. The touchid is the unique id for this touch previously
sent with ei_touchscreen.down.
The x/y coordinates must be within the device's regions or the event is
silently discarded.
Notifies the EIS implementation about an existing touch being logically
up. The touchid is the unique id for this touch previously
sent with ei_touchscreen.down.
The touchid may be re-used after this request.
This touch has been removed and a client should release all
associated resources.
This ei_touchscreen object will be destroyed by the EIS implementation immmediately after
after this event is sent and as such the client must not attempt to use
it after that point.
See the ei_touchscreen.down request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_touchscreen.motion request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.
See the ei_touchscreen.up request for details.
It is a protocol violation to send this request for a client
of an ei_connection_setup.context_type other than receiver.