Notes

This class represents a keyboard input subsystem in AROS. Additionally
it serves as a "hub" for collecting input from various keyboard devices
in the system. Events from all keyboard devices are merged into a single
stream and propagated to all clients.

In order to get an access to keyboard input subsystem you need to
create an object of CLID_HW_Kbd class. The actual returned object is a
singletone, you do not have to dispose it, and every call will return
the same object pointer. After getting this object, you can, for example,
register your driver using moHW_AddDriver method, or enumerate drivers
using moHW_EnumDrivers.

If you wish to receive keyboard events, use objects of CLID_Hidd_Kbd
class. This class implements the same interface as driver class, but
represents receiver's side and is responsible for registering user's
interrupt handler in the listeners chain. These objects are not real
drivers and do not need to me registered within the subsystem.

Notes

A hardware driver should be a subclass of CLID_Hidd and implement IID_Hidd_Kbd
interface according to the following rules:

1. A single object of driver class represents a single hardware unit.
2. A single driver object maintains a single callback address (passed to it
   using aoHidd_Kbd_IrqHandler). Under normal conditions this callback is supplied
   by CLID_Hidd_Kbd class.

Notes

Instances of this class are virtual devices being clients of the
keyboard input subsystem. In order to receive keyboard events, you
have to create an object of this class and supply a callback using
aoHidd_Kbd_IrqHandler attribute. After this your callback will be
called every time the event arrives until you dispose your object.

Every client receives events from all keyboard devices merged into
a single stream.

Synopsis

[I..], APTR

Function

Specifies a keyboard event handler. The handler will be called every time a
keyboard event occurs.  Handlers should be declared using 'C' calling conventions,
e.g.:

void KeyboardIRQ(APTR data, KbdIrqData_t keyData)

Handler parameters are:
    data    - The handler will be called with this set to the value
              defined using the aoHidd_Kbd_IrqHandlerData attribute.
    keyData - The keyData is an OR'd value of the input handlers flags
              and the raw key code as specified in devices/rawkeycodes.h.
              keyData = (flags << 16 ) | rawkeycode.
              A key 'release' event is indicated by OR'ing this value
              with IECODE_UP_PREFIX (defined in devices/inputevent.h)
              currently supported flags are -:
              KBD_NOCAPSUP - The keyboard does not generate an UP event for Caps Lock.

The handler is called inside interrupts, so usual restrictions apply to it.

Bugs

Not all hosted drivers provide this attribute.

See also

aoHidd_Kbd_IrqHandlerData

Synopsis

[I..], APTR

Function

Specifies a user-defined value that will be passed to IRQ handler as a first
parameter. The purpose of this is to pass some static data to the handler.
The system will not assume anything about this value.

Defaults to NULL if not specified.

See also

aoHidd_Kbd_IrqHandler

Synopsis

OOP_Object *OOP_DoMethod(OOP_Object *obj, struct pHidd_Kbd_AddHardwareDriver *Msg);

OOP_Object *HIDD_Kbd_AddHardwareDriver(OOP_Object *obj, OOP_Class *driverClass,
                                       struct TagItem *tags);

Function

Creates a hardware driver object and registers it in the system.

It does not matter on which instance of CLID_Hidd_Kbd class this method is
used. Hardware driver objects are shared between all of them.

Since V2 this interface is obsolete and deprecated. Use moHW_AddDriver
method on CLID_HW_Kbd class in order to install the driver.

Inputs

obj         - Any object of CLID_Hidd_Kbd class.
driverClass - A pointer to OOP class of the driver. In order to create an object
              of some previously registered public class, use
              oop.library/OOP_FindClass().
tags        - An optional taglist which will be passed to driver class' New() method.

Result

A pointer to driver object.

Notes

Do not dispose the returned object yourself, use HIDD_Kbd_RemHardwareDriver() for it.

See also

moHidd_Kbd_RemHardwareDriver

Synopsis

void OOP_DoMethod(OOP_Object *obj, struct pHidd_Kbd_RemHardwareDriver *Msg);

void HIDD_Kbd_RemHardwareDriver(OOP_Object *obj, OOP_Object *driver);

Function

Unregisters and disposes keyboard hardware driver object.

It does not matter on which instance of CLID_Hidd_Kbd class this method is
used. Hardware driver objects are shared between all of them.

Since V2 this interface is obsolete and deprecated. Use moHW_RemoveDriver
method on CLID_HW_Kbd class in order to remove the driver.

Inputs

obj    - Any object of CLID_Hidd_Kbd class.
driver - A pointer to a driver object, returned by HIDD_Kbd_AddHardwareDriver().

Result

None

See also

moHidd_Kbd_AddHardwareDriver