fix macos, the 2nd

src/capture.rs

@@ -30,57 +30,66 @@ pub mod x11;
 /// fallback input capture (does not produce events)
 pub mod dummy;
 
-pub async fn create_backend(
-    backend: CaptureBackend,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>>>, CaptureCreationError> {
-    match backend {
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        CaptureBackend::InputCapturePortal => Ok(Box::new(libei::LibeiInputCapture::new().await?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        CaptureBackend::LayerShell => Ok(Box::new(wayland::WaylandInputCapture::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        CaptureBackend::X11 => Ok(Box::new(x11::X11InputCapture::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        CaptureBackend::Windows => Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsInputCapture::new())),
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        CaptureBackend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSInputCapture::new()?)),
-        CaptureBackend::Dummy => Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyInputCapture::new())),
-    }
-}
-
+#[allow(unreachable_code)]
 pub async fn create(
     backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
 ) -> Result<Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>>>, CaptureCreationError> {
     if let Some(backend) = backend {
-        let b = create_backend(backend).await;
-        if b.is_ok() {
-            log::info!("using capture backend: {backend}");
-        }
-        return b;
+        return match backend {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::InputCapturePortal => {
+                Ok(Box::new(libei::LibeiInputCapture::new().await?))
+            }
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::LayerShell => Ok(Box::new(wayland::WaylandInputCapture::new()?)),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::X11 => Ok(Box::new(x11::X11InputCapture::new()?)),
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            CaptureBackend::Windows => Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsInputCapture::new())),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            CaptureBackend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSInputCapture::new()?)),
+            CaptureBackend::Dummy => Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyInputCapture::new())),
+        };
     }
 
-    for backend in [
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        CaptureBackend::InputCapturePortal,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        CaptureBackend::LayerShell,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        CaptureBackend::X11,
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        CaptureBackend::Windows,
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        CaptureBackend::MacOs,
-        CaptureBackend::Dummy,
-    ] {
-        match create_backend(backend).await {
-            Ok(b) => {
-                log::info!("using capture backend: {backend}");
-                return Ok(b);
-            }
-            Err(e) => log::warn!("{backend} input capture backend unavailable: {e}"),
-        }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    match macos::MacOSInputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => return Ok(Box::new(p)),
+        Err(e) => log::info!("macos input capture not available: {e}"),
     }
-    Err(CaptureCreationError::NoAvailableBackend)
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    return Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsInputCapture::new()));
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match libei::LibeiInputCapture::new().await {
+        Ok(p) => {
+            log::info!("using libei input capture");
+            return Ok(Box::new(p));
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("libei input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match wayland::WaylandInputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => {
+            log::info!("using layer-shell input capture");
+            return Ok(Box::new(p));
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("layer_shell input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match x11::X11InputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => {
+            log::info!("using x11 input capture");
+            return Ok(Box::new(p));
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("x11 input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    log::error!("falling back to dummy input capture");
+    Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyInputCapture::new()))
 }
 
 pub trait InputCapture: Stream<Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>> + Unpin {

src/capture/error.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use wayland_client::{
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum CaptureCreationError {
-    NoAvailableBackend,
     #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
     Libei(#[from] LibeiCaptureCreationError),
     #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ impl Display for CaptureCreationError {
             #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
             CaptureCreationError::Macos(e) => format!("{e}"),
             #[cfg(windows)]
-            CaptureCreationError::Windows => String::new(),
-            CaptureCreationError::NoAvailableBackend => "no available backend".to_string(),
+            CaptureCreationError::Windows => String::from(""),
         };
         write!(f, "could not create input capture: {reason}")
     }

src/config.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::env;
-use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::{error::Error, fs};
 use toml;
@@ -17,9 +16,8 @@ pub const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 4242;
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ConfigToml {
     pub capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
-    pub emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
     pub port: Option<u16>,
-    pub frontend: Option<Frontend>,
+    pub frontend: Option<String>,
     pub release_bind: Option<Vec<scancode::Linux>>,
     pub left: Option<TomlClient>,
     pub right: Option<TomlClient>,
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ struct CliArgs {
 
     /// the frontend to use [cli | gtk]
     #[arg(short, long)]
-    frontend: Option<Frontend>,
+    frontend: Option<String>,
 
     /// non-default config file location
     #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -97,81 +95,18 @@ pub enum CaptureBackend {
     Dummy,
 }
 
-impl Display for CaptureBackend {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            CaptureBackend::InputCapturePortal => write!(f, "input-capture-portal"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            CaptureBackend::LayerShell => write!(f, "layer-shell"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            CaptureBackend::X11 => write!(f, "X11"),
-            #[cfg(windows)]
-            CaptureBackend::Windows => write!(f, "windows"),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-            CaptureBackend::MacOs => write!(f, "MacOS"),
-            CaptureBackend::Dummy => write!(f, "dummy"),
-        }
-    }
-}
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum EmulationBackend {}
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, ValueEnum)]
-pub enum EmulationBackend {
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    Wlroots,
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    Libei,
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    Xdp,
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    X11,
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    Windows,
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    MacOs,
-    Dummy,
-}
-
-impl Display for EmulationBackend {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationBackend::Wlroots => write!(f, "wlroots"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationBackend::Libei => write!(f, "libei"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationBackend::Xdp => write!(f, "xdg-desktop-portal"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationBackend::X11 => write!(f, "X11"),
-            #[cfg(windows)]
-            EmulationBackend::Windows => write!(f, "windows"),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-            EmulationBackend::MacOs => write!(f, "macos"),
-            EmulationBackend::Dummy => write!(f, "dummy"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, ValueEnum)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Frontend {
     Gtk,
     Cli,
 }
 
-impl Default for Frontend {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        if cfg!(feature = "gtk") {
-            Self::Gtk
-        } else {
-            Self::Cli
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
-    pub emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
     pub frontend: Frontend,
     pub port: u16,
     pub clients: Vec<(TomlClient, Position)>,
@@ -223,14 +158,33 @@ impl Config {
             Ok(c) => Some(c),
         };
 
-        let frontend_arg = args.frontend;
-        let frontend_cfg = config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.frontend);
-        let frontend = frontend_arg.or(frontend_cfg).unwrap_or_default();
+        let frontend = match args.frontend {
+            None => match &config_toml {
+                Some(c) => c.frontend.clone(),
+                None => None,
+            },
+            frontend => frontend,
+        };
 
-        let port = args
-            .port
-            .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.port))
-            .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT);
+        let frontend = match frontend {
+            #[cfg(feature = "gtk")]
+            None => Frontend::Gtk,
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "gtk"))]
+            None => Frontend::Cli,
+            Some(s) => match s.as_str() {
+                "cli" => Frontend::Cli,
+                "gtk" => Frontend::Gtk,
+                _ => Frontend::Cli,
+            },
+        };
+
+        let port = match args.port {
+            Some(port) => port,
+            None => match &config_toml {
+                Some(c) => c.port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT),
+                None => DEFAULT_PORT,
+            },
+        };
 
         log::debug!("{config_toml:?}");
         let release_bind = config_toml
@@ -238,13 +192,10 @@ impl Config {
             .and_then(|c| c.release_bind.clone())
             .unwrap_or(Vec::from_iter(DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS.iter().cloned()));
 
-        let capture_backend = args
-            .capture_backend
-            .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.capture_backend));
-
-        let emulation_backend = args
-            .emulation_backend
-            .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.emulation_backend));
+        let capture_backend = match args.capture_backend {
+            Some(b) => Some(b),
+            None => config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.capture_backend),
+        };
 
         let mut clients: Vec<(TomlClient, Position)> = vec![];
 
@@ -269,7 +220,6 @@ impl Config {
 
         Ok(Config {
             capture_backend,
-            emulation_backend,
             daemon,
             frontend,
             clients,

src/emulate.rs

@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ use std::future;
 
 use crate::{
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    config::EmulationBackend,
     event::Event,
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 
-use self::error::EmulationCreationError;
-
 #[cfg(windows)]
 pub mod windows;
 
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ pub mod macos;
 
 /// fallback input emulation (logs events)
 pub mod dummy;
-pub mod error;
 
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait InputEmulation: Send {
@@ -45,60 +41,58 @@ pub trait InputEmulation: Send {
     async fn destroy(&mut self);
 }
 
-pub async fn create_backend(
-    backend: EmulationBackend,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn InputEmulation>, EmulationCreationError> {
-    match backend {
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::Wlroots => Ok(Box::new(wlroots::WlrootsEmulation::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::Libei => Ok(Box::new(libei::LibeiEmulation::new().await?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::X11 => Ok(Box::new(x11::X11Emulation::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::Xdp => Ok(Box::new(
-            xdg_desktop_portal::DesktopPortalEmulation::new().await?,
-        )),
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        EmulationBackend::Windows => Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsEmulation::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        EmulationBackend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSEmulation::new()?)),
-        EmulationBackend::Dummy => Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyEmulation::new())),
+pub async fn create() -> Box<dyn InputEmulation> {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    match windows::WindowsEmulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => return Box::new(c),
+        Err(e) => log::warn!("windows input emulation unavailable: {e}"),
     }
-}
 
-pub async fn create(
-    backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn InputEmulation>, EmulationCreationError> {
-    if let Some(backend) = backend {
-        let b = create_backend(backend).await;
-        if b.is_ok() {
-            log::info!("using emulation backend: {backend}");
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    match macos::MacOSEmulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using macos input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
         }
-        return b;
+        Err(e) => log::error!("macos input emulatino not available: {e}"),
     }
 
-    for backend in [
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::Wlroots,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::Libei,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        EmulationBackend::X11,
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        EmulationBackend::Windows,
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        EmulationBackend::MacOs,
-        EmulationBackend::Dummy,
-    ] {
-        match create_backend(backend).await {
-            Ok(b) => {
-                log::info!("using emulation backend: {backend}");
-                return Ok(b);
-            }
-            Err(e) => log::warn!("{e}"),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match wlroots::WlrootsEmulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using wlroots input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
         }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("wayland backend not available: {e}"),
     }
 
-    Err(EmulationCreationError::NoAvailableBackend)
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match libei::LibeiEmulation::new().await {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using libei input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("libei not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match xdg_desktop_portal::DesktopPortalEmulation::new().await {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using xdg-remote-desktop-portal input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("remote desktop portal not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match x11::X11Emulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using x11 input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("x11 input emulation not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    log::error!("falling back to dummy input emulation");
+    Box::new(dummy::DummyEmulation::new())
 }

src/emulate/error.rs

@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-use std::fmt::Display;
-
-use thiserror::Error;
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-use wayland_client::{
-    backend::WaylandError,
-    globals::{BindError, GlobalError},
-    ConnectError, DispatchError,
-};
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum EmulationCreationError {
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    Wlroots(#[from] WlrootsEmulationCreationError),
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    Libei(#[from] LibeiEmulationCreationError),
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    Xdp(#[from] XdpEmulationCreationError),
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    X11(#[from] X11EmulationCreationError),
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    MacOs(#[from] MacOSEmulationCreationError),
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    Windows(#[from] WindowsEmulationCreationError),
-    NoAvailableBackend,
-}
-
-impl Display for EmulationCreationError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let reason = match self {
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationCreationError::Wlroots(e) => format!("wlroots backend: {e}"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationCreationError::Libei(e) => format!("libei backend: {e}"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationCreationError::Xdp(e) => format!("desktop portal backend: {e}"),
-            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-            EmulationCreationError::X11(e) => format!("x11 backend: {e}"),
-            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-            EmulationCreationError::MacOs(e) => format!("macos backend: {e}"),
-            #[cfg(windows)]
-            EmulationCreationError::Windows(e) => format!("windows backend: {e}"),
-            EmulationCreationError::NoAvailableBackend => "no backend available".to_string(),
-        };
-        write!(f, "could not create input emulation backend: {reason}")
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum WlrootsEmulationCreationError {
-    Connect(#[from] ConnectError),
-    Global(#[from] GlobalError),
-    Wayland(#[from] WaylandError),
-    Bind(#[from] WaylandBindError),
-    Dispatch(#[from] DispatchError),
-    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub struct WaylandBindError {
-    inner: BindError,
-    protocol: &'static str,
-}
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-impl WaylandBindError {
-    pub(crate) fn new(inner: BindError, protocol: &'static str) -> Self {
-        Self { inner, protocol }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-impl Display for WaylandBindError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(
-            f,
-            "{} protocol not supported: {}",
-            self.protocol, self.inner
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-impl Display for WlrootsEmulationCreationError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            WlrootsEmulationCreationError::Bind(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
-            WlrootsEmulationCreationError::Connect(e) => {
-                write!(f, "could not connect to wayland compositor: {e}")
-            }
-            WlrootsEmulationCreationError::Global(e) => write!(f, "wayland error: {e}"),
-            WlrootsEmulationCreationError::Wayland(e) => write!(f, "wayland error: {e}"),
-            WlrootsEmulationCreationError::Dispatch(e) => {
-                write!(f, "error dispatching wayland events: {e}")
-            }
-            WlrootsEmulationCreationError::Io(e) => write!(f, "io error: {e}"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum LibeiEmulationCreationError {
-    Ashpd(#[from] ashpd::Error),
-    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-impl Display for LibeiEmulationCreationError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            LibeiEmulationCreationError::Ashpd(e) => write!(f, "xdg-desktop-portal: {e}"),
-            LibeiEmulationCreationError::Io(e) => write!(f, "io error: {e}"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum XdpEmulationCreationError {
-    Ashpd(#[from] ashpd::Error),
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-impl Display for XdpEmulationCreationError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            XdpEmulationCreationError::Ashpd(e) => write!(f, "portal error: {e}"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum X11EmulationCreationError {
-    OpenDisplay,
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-impl Display for X11EmulationCreationError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            X11EmulationCreationError::OpenDisplay => write!(f, "could not open display!"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum MacOSEmulationCreationError {
-    EventSourceCreation,
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-impl Display for MacOSEmulationCreationError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            MacOSEmulationCreationError::EventSourceCreation => {
-                write!(f, "could not create event source")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(windows)]
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum WindowsEmulationCreationError {}

src/emulate/libei.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
-    io,
     os::{fd::OwnedFd, unix::net::UnixStream},
     time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };
 
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use ashpd::{
     desktop::{
         remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop},
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ use crate::{
     event::Event,
 };
 
-use super::error::LibeiEmulationCreationError;
-
 pub struct LibeiEmulation {
     handshake: bool,
     context: ei::Context,
@@ -80,14 +77,14 @@ async fn get_ei_fd() -> Result<OwnedFd, ashpd::Error> {
 }
 
 impl LibeiEmulation {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self, LibeiEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         // fd is owned by the message, so we need to dup it
         let eifd = get_ei_fd().await?;
         let stream = UnixStream::from(eifd);
         // let stream = UnixStream::connect("/run/user/1000/eis-0")?;
         stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
         let context = ei::Context::new(stream)?;
-        context.flush().map_err(|e| io::Error::new(e.kind(), e))?;
+        context.flush()?;
         let events = EiEventStream::new(context.clone())?;
         Ok(Self {
             handshake: false,

src/emulate/macos.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
 use crate::emulate::InputEmulation;
 use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use core_graphics::display::{CGDisplayBounds, CGMainDisplayID, CGPoint};
 use core_graphics::event::{
@@ -12,8 +13,6 @@ use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::task::AbortHandle;
 
-use super::error::MacOSEmulationCreationError;
-
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);
 
@@ -54,9 +53,11 @@ impl IndexMut<CGMouseButton> for ButtonState {
 unsafe impl Send for MacOSEmulation {}
 
 impl MacOSEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, MacOSEmulationCreationError> {
-        let event_source = CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState)
-            .map_err(|_| MacOSEmulationCreationError::EventSourceCreation)?;
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        let event_source = match CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState) {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("event source creation failed!")),
+        };
         let button_state = ButtonState {
             left: false,
             right: false,

src/emulate/windows.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use super::error::WindowsEmulationCreationError;
 use crate::{
     emulate::InputEmulation,
     event::{KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent},
     scancode,
 };
+use anyhow::Result;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::ops::BitOrAssign;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct WindowsEmulation {
 }
 
 impl WindowsEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, WindowsEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self { repeat_task: None })
     }
 }

src/emulate/wlroots.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-use crate::emulate::{error::WlrootsEmulationCreationError, InputEmulation};
+use crate::emulate::InputEmulation;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io;
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::os::fd::{AsFd, OwnedFd};
 use wayland_client::backend::WaylandError;
 use wayland_client::WEnum;
 
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use wayland_client::protocol::wl_keyboard::{self, WlKeyboard};
 use wayland_client::protocol::wl_pointer::{Axis, ButtonState};
 use wayland_client::protocol::wl_seat::WlSeat;
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@ use wayland_client::{
 
 use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
 
-use super::error::WaylandBindError;
-
 struct State {
     keymap: Option<(u32, OwnedFd, u32)>,
     input_for_client: HashMap<ClientHandle, VirtualInput>,
@@ -48,21 +47,18 @@ pub(crate) struct WlrootsEmulation {
 }
 
 impl WlrootsEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, WlrootsEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         let conn = Connection::connect_to_env()?;
         let (globals, queue) = registry_queue_init::<State>(&conn)?;
         let qh = queue.handle();
 
-        let seat: wl_seat::WlSeat = globals
-            .bind(&qh, 7..=8, ())
-            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wl_seat 7..=8"))?;
+        let seat: wl_seat::WlSeat = match globals.bind(&qh, 7..=8, ()) {
+            Ok(wl_seat) => wl_seat,
+            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("wl_seat >= v7 not supported")),
+        };
 
-        let vpm: VpManager = globals
-            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
-            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wlr-virtual-pointer-unstable-v1"))?;
-        let vkm: VkManager = globals
-            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
-            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1"))?;
+        let vpm: VpManager = globals.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())?;
+        let vkm: VkManager = globals.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())?;
 
         let input_for_client: HashMap<ClientHandle, VirtualInput> = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ impl WlrootsEmulation {
             queue,
         };
         while emulate.state.keymap.is_none() {
-            emulate.queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut emulate.state)?;
+            emulate.queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut emulate.state).unwrap();
         }
         // let fd = unsafe { &File::from_raw_fd(emulate.state.keymap.unwrap().1.as_raw_fd()) };
         // let mmap = unsafe { MmapOptions::new().map_copy(fd).unwrap() };

src/emulate/x11.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::ptr;
 use x11::{
@@ -13,8 +14,6 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-use super::error::X11EmulationCreationError;
-
 pub struct X11Emulation {
     display: *mut xlib::Display,
 }
@@ -22,11 +21,11 @@ pub struct X11Emulation {
 unsafe impl Send for X11Emulation {}
 
 impl X11Emulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, X11EmulationCreationError> {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         let display = unsafe {
             match xlib::XOpenDisplay(ptr::null()) {
                 d if d == ptr::null::<xlib::Display>() as *mut xlib::Display => {
-                    Err(X11EmulationCreationError::OpenDisplay)
+                    Err(anyhow!("could not open display"))
                 }
                 display => Ok(display),
             }

src/emulate/xdg_desktop_portal.rs

@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@ use crate::{
     },
 };
 
-use super::error::XdpEmulationCreationError;
-
 pub struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
     proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
     session: Session<'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>, XdpEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>> {
         log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
         let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
 

src/emulation_test.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, Position};
-use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::emulate;
 use crate::event::{Event, PointerEvent};
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -14,16 +13,14 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
         .enable_time()
         .build()?;
 
-    let config = Config::new()?;
-
-    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(input_emulation_test(config)))
+    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(input_emulation_test()))
 }
 
 const FREQUENCY_HZ: f64 = 1.0;
 const RADIUS: f64 = 100.0;
 
-async fn input_emulation_test(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut emulation = emulate::create(config.emulation_backend).await?;
+async fn input_emulation_test() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut emulation = emulate::create().await;
     emulation
         .notify(ClientEvent::Create(0, Position::Left))
         .await;

src/main.rs

@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ fn run_service(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
     // run async event loop
     runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(async {
         // run main loop
-        log::info!("Press {:?} to release the mouse", config.release_bind);
+        log::info!("Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Super to release the mouse");
 
         let server = Server::new(config);
-        server
-            .run(config.capture_backend, config.emulation_backend)
-            .await?;
+        server.run(config.capture_backend).await?;
 
         log::debug!("service exiting");
         anyhow::Ok(())

src/server.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use tokio::signal;
 
 use crate::{
     client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientManager, ClientState},
-    config::{CaptureBackend, Config, EmulationBackend},
+    config::{CaptureBackend, Config},
     dns,
     frontend::{FrontendListener, FrontendRequest},
     server::capture_task::CaptureEvent,
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ impl Server {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn run(
-        &self,
-        capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
-        emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn run(&self, backend: Option<CaptureBackend>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         // create frontend communication adapter
         let frontend = match FrontendListener::new().await {
             Some(f) => f?,
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ impl Server {
 
         // input capture
         let (mut capture_task, capture_channel) = capture_task::new(
-            capture_backend,
+            backend,
             self.clone(),
             sender_tx.clone(),
             timer_tx.clone(),
@@ -110,13 +106,12 @@ impl Server {
 
         // input emulation
         let (mut emulation_task, emulate_channel) = emulation_task::new(
-            emulation_backend,
             self.clone(),
             receiver_rx,
             sender_tx.clone(),
             capture_channel.clone(),
             timer_tx,
-        )?;
+        );
 
         // create dns resolver
         let resolver = dns::DnsResolver::new().await?;

src/server/emulation_task.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ use tokio::{
 
 use crate::{
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    config::EmulationBackend,
-    emulate::{self, error::EmulationCreationError, InputEmulation},
+    emulate::{self, InputEmulation},
     event::{Event, KeyboardEvent},
     scancode,
     server::State,
@@ -28,16 +27,15 @@ pub enum EmulationEvent {
 }
 
 pub fn new(
-    backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
     server: Server,
     mut udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr)>>,
     sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
     capture_tx: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
     timer_tx: Sender<()>,
-) -> Result<(JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<EmulationEvent>), EmulationCreationError> {
+) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<EmulationEvent>) {
     let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
     let emulate_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-        let mut emulate = emulate::create(backend).await?;
+        let mut emulate = emulate::create().await;
         let mut last_ignored = None;
 
         loop {
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn new(
         emulate.destroy().await;
         anyhow::Ok(())
     });
-    Ok((emulate_task, tx))
+    (emulate_task, tx)
 }
 
 async fn handle_udp_rx(