automatically update config when changed

* chore: developer experience - pre-commit hook, ai instructions, yaml formatting for prettier

* no prettierrc, editorconfig instead

* fixes from copilot suggestions

---------

Co-authored-by: Ferdinand Schober <ferdinandschober20@gmail.com>

.editorconfig

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+charset = utf-8
+
+[*.rs]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+max_line_length = 100
+
+[*.{yml,yaml}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.toml]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.nix]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2

.githooks/pre-commit

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Ensure we're at the repo root
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" || exit 1
+
+echo "Running cargo fmt (auto-format)..."
+# Run formatter to apply fixes but do not stage them. If formatting changed,
+# fail the commit so the user can review and stage the changes manually.
+cargo fmt --all
+if ! git diff --quiet --exit-code; then
+  echo "" >&2
+  echo "ERROR: cargo fmt modified files. Review changes, stage them, and commit again." >&2
+  git --no-pager diff --name-only
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Running cargo clippy..."
+# Matches CI: deny warnings to keep code health strict
+if ! cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings; then
+  echo "" >&2
+  echo "ERROR: clippy found warnings/errors. Fix them before committing." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Running cargo test..."
+if ! cargo test --workspace --all-features; then
+  echo "" >&2
+  echo "ERROR: Some tests failed. Fix tests before committing." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "All pre-commit checks passed."
+exit 0

.github/workflows/cachix.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
     branches: ["main"]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   nix:
     strategy:
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-name: "pre-release"
+name: "Release"
+run-name: "Release - ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && github.ref_name || github.event.inputs.name || github.ref_name }}"
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-
-
+    tags:
+      - v**
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      name:
+        description: 'Development release name'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -13,19 +20,40 @@ jobs:
   linux-release-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev
         sudo apt-get install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev
     - name: Release Build
-      run: cargo build --release
+      run: |
+        cargo build --release
+        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-linux-x86_64
     - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
-        name: lan-mouse-linux
-        path: target/release/lan-mouse
+        name: lan-mouse-linux-x86_64
+        path: lan-mouse-linux-x86_64
+
+  linux-arm64-release-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04-arm
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev
+        sudo apt-get install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev
+    - name: Release Build
+      run: |
+        cargo build --release
+        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-linux-arm64
+    - name: Upload build artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+      with:
+        name: lan-mouse-linux-arm64
+        path: lan-mouse-linux-arm64
 
   windows-release-build:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -64,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         gvsbuild build --msys-dir=C:\msys64 gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
         Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"
         Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\bin"
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Release Build
       run: cargo build --release
     - name: Create Archive
@@ -72,19 +100,21 @@ jobs:
         mkdir "lan-mouse-windows"
         Get-Childitem -Path "C:\\gtk-build\\gtk\\x64\\release\\bin\\*.dll" -File -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination "lan-mouse-windows"
         Copy-Item -Path "target\release\lan-mouse.exe" -Destination "lan-mouse-windows"
-        Compress-Archive -Path "lan-mouse-windows\*" -DestinationPath lan-mouse-windows.zip
+        Compress-Archive -Path "lan-mouse-windows\*" -DestinationPath lan-mouse-windows-x86_64.zip
     - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
-        name: lan-mouse-windows
-        path: lan-mouse-windows.zip
+        name: lan-mouse-windows-x86_64
+        path: lan-mouse-windows-x86_64.zip
 
   macos-release-build:
     runs-on: macos-15-intel
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick librsvg
+      run: |
+        brew install --cask inkscape
+        brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick librsvg
     - name: Release Build
       run: |
         cargo build --release
@@ -102,21 +132,23 @@ jobs:
         cd target/release/bundle/osx
         zip -r "lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
     - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: lan-mouse-macos-intel
         path: target/release/bundle/osx/lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip
 
-  macos-aarch64-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-14
+  macos-arm64-release-build:
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick librsvg
+      run: |
+        brew install --cask inkscape
+        brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick librsvg
     - name: Release Build
       run: |
         cargo build --release
-        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-arm64
     - name: Make icns
       run: scripts/makeicns.sh
     - name: Install cargo bundle
@@ -128,29 +160,45 @@ jobs:
     - name: Zip bundle
       run: |
         cd target/release/bundle/osx
-        zip -r "lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
+        zip -r "lan-mouse-macos-arm64.zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
     - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
-        name: lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
-        path: target/release/bundle/osx/lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip
+        name: lan-mouse-macos-arm64
+        path: target/release/bundle/osx/lan-mouse-macos-arm64.zip
 
-  pre-release:
-    name: "Pre Release"
-    needs: [windows-release-build, linux-release-build, macos-release-build, macos-aarch64-release-build]
+  release:
+    name: "Release"
+    needs: [windows-release-build, linux-release-build, linux-arm64-release-build, macos-release-build, macos-arm64-release-build]
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
     - name: Download build artifacts
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-    - name: Create Release
-      uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
+    - name: Create Pre-Release
+      if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       with:
-        repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-        automatic_release_tag: "latest"
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.name || github.ref_name }}
+        name: ${{ github.event.inputs.name || github.ref_name }}
         prerelease: true
-        title: "Development Build"
+        generate_release_notes: true
         files: |
-          lan-mouse-linux/lan-mouse
+          lan-mouse-linux-x86_64/lan-mouse-linux-x86_64
+          lan-mouse-linux-arm64/lan-mouse-linux-arm64
           lan-mouse-macos-intel/lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip
-          lan-mouse-macos-aarch64/lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip
-          lan-mouse-windows/lan-mouse-windows.zip
+          lan-mouse-macos-arm64/lan-mouse-macos-arm64.zip
+          lan-mouse-windows-x86_64/lan-mouse-windows-x86_64.zip
+    - name: Create Tagged Release
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        generate_release_notes: true
+        files: |
+          lan-mouse-linux-x86_64/lan-mouse-linux-x86_64
+          lan-mouse-linux-arm64/lan-mouse-linux-arm64
+          lan-mouse-macos-intel/lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip
+          lan-mouse-macos-arm64/lan-mouse-macos-arm64.zip
+          lan-mouse-windows-x86_64/lan-mouse-windows-x86_64.zip

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   fmt:
     name: Formatting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: cargo fmt
         run: cargo fmt --check
 
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           - clippy
           - test
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Install Linux deps
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'

.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml

@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-name: "Tagged Release"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v**
-
-jobs:
-  linux-release-build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev
-        sudo apt-get install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev
-    - name: Release Build
-      run: cargo build --release
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-linux
-        path: target/release/lan-mouse
-
-  windows-release-build:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
-    # needed for cache restore
-    - name: create gtk dir
-      run: mkdir C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: c:/gtk-build/gtk/x64/release/**
-        key: gtk-windows-build
-        restore-keys: gtk-windows-build
-    - name: Update path
-      run: |
-        echo "PKG_CONFIG=C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin\pkgconf.exe" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo "C:\pkg-config-lite-0.28-1\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo "C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo $env:GITHUB_PATH
-        echo $env:PATH
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        # choco install msys2
-        # choco install visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
-        # choco install pkgconfiglite
-        py -m venv .venv
-        .venv\Scripts\activate.ps1
-        py -m pip install gvsbuild
-        # see https://github.com/wingtk/gvsbuild/pull/1004
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin"
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\bin" "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin"
-        gvsbuild build --msys-dir=C:\msys64 gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\bin"
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Release Build
-      run: cargo build --release
-    - name: Create Archive
-      run: |
-        mkdir "lan-mouse-windows"
-        Get-Childitem -Path "C:\\gtk-build\\gtk\\x64\\release\\bin\\*.dll" -File -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination "lan-mouse-windows"
-        Copy-Item -Path "target\release\lan-mouse.exe" -Destination "lan-mouse-windows"
-        Compress-Archive -Path "lan-mouse-windows\*" -DestinationPath lan-mouse-windows.zip
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-windows
-        path: lan-mouse-windows.zip
-
-  macos-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-15-intel
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick librsvg
-    - name: Release Build
-      run: |
-        cargo build --release
-        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-intel
-    - name: Make icns
-      run: scripts/makeicns.sh
-    - name: Install cargo bundle
-      run: cargo install cargo-bundle
-    - name: Bundle
-      run: |
-        cargo bundle --release
-        scripts/copy-macos-dylib.sh "target/release/bundle/osx/Lan Mouse.app/Contents/MacOS/lan-mouse"
-    - name: Zip bundle
-      run: |
-        cd target/release/bundle/osx
-        zip -r "lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip
-        path: target/release/bundle/osx/lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip
-
-  macos-aarch64-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-14
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick librsvg
-    - name: Release Build
-      run: |
-        cargo build --release
-        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
-    - name: Make icns
-      run: scripts/makeicns.sh
-    - name: Install cargo bundle
-      run: cargo install cargo-bundle
-    - name: Bundle
-      run: |
-        cargo bundle --release
-        scripts/copy-macos-dylib.sh "target/release/bundle/osx/Lan Mouse.app/Contents/MacOS/lan-mouse"
-    - name: Zip bundle
-      run: |
-        cd target/release/bundle/osx
-        zip -r "lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip
-        path: target/release/bundle/osx/lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip
-
-  tagged-release:
-    name: "Tagged Release"
-    needs: [windows-release-build, linux-release-build, macos-release-build, macos-aarch64-release-build]
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    steps:
-    - name: Download build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-    - name: Create Release
-      uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
-      with:
-        repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-        prerelease: false
-        files: |
-          lan-mouse-linux/lan-mouse
-          lan-mouse-macos-intel/lan-mouse-macos-intel.zip
-          lan-mouse-macos-aarch64/lan-mouse-macos-aarch64.zip
-          lan-mouse-windows/lan-mouse-windows.zip

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Lan Mouse Agent Instructions
+
+## Overview
+
+Lan Mouse is an open-source Software KVM sharing mouse/keyboard input across local networks. The Rust workspace combines a GTK frontend, CLI/daemon mode, and multi-OS capture/emulation backends for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
+
+## Core principles
+
+- **Scope discipline.** Only implement what was requested; describe follow-up work instead of absorbing it.
+- **Clarify OS behavior.** Ask when requirements touch OS-specific capture/emulation (they differ significantly).
+- **Docs stay current.** Update [README.md](README.md) or [DOC.md](DOC.md) when touching public APIs or platform support.
+- **Rust idioms.** Use `Result`/`Option`, `thiserror` for errors, descriptive logs, and concise comments for non-obvious invariants.
+
+## Terminology
+
+- **Client:** A remote machine that can receive or send input events. Each client is either _active_ (receiving events) or _inactive_ (can send events back). This mutual exclusion prevents feedback loops.
+- **Backend:** OS-specific implementation for capture or emulation (e.g., libei, layer-shell, wlroots, X11, Windows, macOS).
+- **Handle:** A per-client identifier used to route events and track state (pressed keys, position).
+
+## Architecture
+
+**Pipeline:** `input-capture` → `lan-mouse-ipc` → `input-emulation`
+
+- **input-capture:** Reads OS events into a `Stream<CaptureEvent>`. Backends tried in priority order (libei → layer-shell → X11 → fallback). Tracks `pressed_keys` to avoid stuck modifiers. `position_map` queues events when multiple clients share a screen edge.
+- **input-emulation:** Replays events via the `Emulation` trait (`consume`, `create`, `destroy`, `terminate`). Maintains `pressed_keys` and releases them on disconnect.
+- **lan-mouse-ipc / lan-mouse-proto:** Protocol glue and serialization. Events are UDP; connection requests are TCP on the same port. Version bumps required when serialization changes.
+- **input-event:** Shared scancode enums and abstract event types—extend here, don't duplicate translations.
+
+## Feature & cfg discipline
+
+- Feature flags live in root `Cargo.toml`. Gate OS-specific modules with tight cfgs (e.g., `cfg(all(unix, feature = "layer_shell", not(target_os = "macos")))`).
+- Prefer module-level gating over per-function cfgs to avoid empty stubs.
+- New backends: add feature in `Cargo.toml`, create gated module, log backend selection.
+
+## Async patterns
+
+- Tokio runtime with `futures` streams and `async_trait`. Model new flows as streams or async methods.
+- Avoid blocking; use `spawn_blocking` if needed. Prefer existing single-threaded stream handling.
+- `InputCapture` implements `Stream` and manually pumps backends—don't short-circuit this logic.
+
+## Commands
+
+```sh
+cargo build --workspace                                    # full build
+cargo build -p <crate>                                     # single crate
+cargo test --workspace                                     # all tests
+cargo fmt && cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features  # lint
+RUST_LOG=lan_mouse=debug cargo run                         # debug logging
+```
+
+Run from repo root—no `cd` in scripts.
+
+## Testing
+
+- Unit tests for utilities; integration tests for protocol behavior.
+- OS-specific backends: test via GTK/CLI on target OS or document manual verification.
+- Dummy backend exercises pipeline without real dependencies.
+- Verify `terminate()` releases keys on unexpected disconnect.
+
+## Workflow
+
+1. Clarify ambiguous requirements, especially OS-specific behavior.
+2. Implement minimal change; flag follow-up work.
+3. Add proportional tests; run `cargo test` on affected crates.
+4. Run `cargo fmt` and `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features`.

Cargo.toml

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ rustls = { version = "0.23.12", default-features = false, features = [
 ] }
 rcgen = "0.13.1"
 sha2 = "0.10.8"
+notify = "8.2.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.148"

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # Lan Mouse
+
+[![CI](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/actions/workflows/rust.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/actions/workflows/rust.yml) [![Cachix](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/actions/workflows/cachix.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/actions/workflows/cachix.yml) [![Release](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+
+[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/lan-mouse.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/lan-mouse)  [![license](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/lan-mouse.svg)](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/blob/main/Cargo.toml)
+
 Lan Mouse is a *cross-platform* mouse and keyboard sharing software similar to universal-control on Apple devices.
 It allows for using multiple PCs via a single set of mouse and keyboard.
 This is also known as a Software KVM switch.
@@ -177,8 +182,27 @@ For a detailed list of available features, checkout the [Cargo.toml](./Cargo.tom
 
 
 
+## Development
 
-## Installing Dependencies for Development / Compiling from Source
+### Git pre-commit hook
+
+This repository includes a local git hooks directory `.githooks/` with a `pre-commit` script that enforces formatting, lints, and tests before allowing a commit.  It is optional to enable it, but it will prevent you from committing code with failing unit tests or that needs clippy/fmt fixes. To enable the hook locally:
+
+1. Make the hook executable:
+
+```sh
+chmod +x .githooks/pre-commit
+```
+
+2. Point git to the hooks directory (one-time per clone):
+
+```sh
+git config core.hooksPath .githooks
+```
+
+The `pre-commit` script runs `cargo fmt --all` (and fails if files were modified), `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings`, and `cargo test --workspace --all-features`.
+
+### Dependencies & Compiling from Source
 <details>
     <summary>MacOS</summary>
 
@@ -451,4 +475,4 @@ The following sections detail the emulation and capture backends provided by lan
 - `libei`: This backend uses [libei](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libei) and is supported by GNOME >= 45 or KDE Plasma >= 6.1.
 - `windows`: Backend for input capture on Windows.
 - `macos`: Backend for input capture on MacOS.
-- `x11`: TODO (not yet supported)
+- `x11`: TODO (not yet supported)

input-capture/Cargo.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ futures-core = "0.3.30"
 log = "0.4.22"
 input-event = { path = "../input-event", version = "0.3.0" }
 memmap = "0.7"
-tempfile = "3.8"
+tempfile = "3.25.0"
 thiserror = "2.0.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
     "io-util",
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ wayland-protocols-wlr = { version = "0.3.1", features = [
     "client",
 ], optional = true }
 x11 = { version = "2.21.0", features = ["xlib", "xtest"], optional = true }
-ashpd = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false, features = [
+ashpd = { version = "0.13.9", default-features = false, features = [
+    "input_capture",
     "tokio",
 ], optional = true }
 reis = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["tokio"], optional = true }

input-capture/src/libei.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use ashpd::{
     desktop::{
         Session,
         input_capture::{
-            Activated, ActivatedBarrier, Barrier, BarrierID, Capabilities, InputCapture, Region,
-            Zones,
+            Activated, ActivatedBarrier, Barrier, BarrierID, Capabilities, CreateSessionOptions,
+            InputCapture, Region, ReleaseOptions, Zones,
         },
     },
     enumflags2::BitFlags,
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ enum LibeiNotifyEvent {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub struct LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
-    input_capture: Pin<Box<InputCapture<'a>>>,
+pub struct LibeiInputCapture {
+    input_capture: Pin<Box<InputCapture>>,
     capture_task: JoinHandle<Result<(), CaptureError>>,
     event_rx: Receiver<(Position, CaptureEvent)>,
     notify_capture: Sender<LibeiNotifyEvent>,
@@ -130,12 +130,15 @@ fn select_barriers(
 }
 
 async fn update_barriers(
-    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
-    session: &Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
+    input_capture: &InputCapture,
+    session: &Session<InputCapture>,
     active_clients: &[Position],
     next_barrier_id: &mut NonZeroU32,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<ICBarrier>, HashMap<BarrierID, Position>), ashpd::Error> {
-    let zones = input_capture.zones(session).await?.response()?;
+    let zones = input_capture
+        .zones(session, Default::default())
+        .await?
+        .response()?;
     log::debug!("zones: {zones:?}");
 
     let (barriers, id_map) = select_barriers(&zones, active_clients, next_barrier_id);
@@ -144,31 +147,38 @@ async fn update_barriers(
 
     let ashpd_barriers: Vec<Barrier> = barriers.iter().copied().map(|b| b.into()).collect();
     let response = input_capture
-        .set_pointer_barriers(session, &ashpd_barriers, zones.zone_set())
+        .set_pointer_barriers(
+            session,
+            &ashpd_barriers,
+            zones.zone_set(),
+            Default::default(),
+        )
         .await?;
     let response = response.response()?;
     log::debug!("{response:?}");
     Ok((barriers, id_map))
 }
 
-async fn create_session<'a>(
-    input_capture: &'a InputCapture<'a>,
-) -> std::result::Result<(Session<'a, InputCapture<'a>>, BitFlags<Capabilities>), ashpd::Error> {
+async fn create_session(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture,
+) -> std::result::Result<(Session<InputCapture>, BitFlags<Capabilities>), ashpd::Error> {
     log::debug!("creating input capture session");
+    let create_session_options = CreateSessionOptions::default().set_capabilities(
+        Capabilities::Keyboard | Capabilities::Pointer | Capabilities::Touchscreen,
+    );
     input_capture
-        .create_session(
-            None,
-            Capabilities::Keyboard | Capabilities::Pointer | Capabilities::Touchscreen,
-        )
+        .create_session(None, create_session_options)
         .await
 }
 
 async fn connect_to_eis(
-    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
-    session: &Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
+    input_capture: &InputCapture,
+    session: &Session<InputCapture>,
 ) -> Result<(ei::Context, Connection, EiConvertEventStream), CaptureError> {
     log::debug!("connect_to_eis");
-    let fd = input_capture.connect_to_eis(session).await?;
+    let fd = input_capture
+        .connect_to_eis(session, Default::default())
+        .await?;
 
     // create unix stream from fd
     let stream = UnixStream::from(fd);
@@ -201,10 +211,10 @@ async fn libei_event_handler(
     }
 }
 
-impl LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
+impl LibeiInputCapture {
     pub async fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, LibeiCaptureCreationError> {
         let input_capture = Box::pin(InputCapture::new().await?);
-        let input_capture_ptr = input_capture.as_ref().get_ref() as *const InputCapture<'static>;
+        let input_capture_ptr = input_capture.as_ref().get_ref() as *const InputCapture;
         let first_session = Some(create_session(unsafe { &*input_capture_ptr }).await?);
 
         let (event_tx, event_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
@@ -238,10 +248,10 @@ impl LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
 }
 
 async fn do_capture(
-    input_capture: *const InputCapture<'static>,
+    input_capture: *const InputCapture,
     mut capture_event: Receiver<LibeiNotifyEvent>,
     notify_release: Arc<Notify>,
-    session: Option<(Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>, BitFlags<Capabilities>)>,
+    session: Option<(Session<InputCapture>, BitFlags<Capabilities>)>,
     event_tx: Sender<(Position, CaptureEvent)>,
     cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
@@ -307,7 +317,7 @@ async fn do_capture(
 
             // disable capture
             log::debug!("disabling input capture");
-            if let Err(e) = input_capture.disable(&session).await {
+            if let Err(e) = input_capture.disable(&session, Default::default()).await {
                 log::warn!("input_capture.disable(&session) {e}");
             }
             if let Err(e) = session.close().await {
@@ -336,8 +346,8 @@ async fn do_capture(
 }
 
 async fn do_capture_session(
-    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
-    session: &mut Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
+    input_capture: &InputCapture,
+    session: &mut Session<InputCapture>,
     event_tx: &Sender<(Position, CaptureEvent)>,
     active_clients: &[Position],
     next_barrier_id: &mut NonZeroU32,
@@ -356,7 +366,7 @@ async fn do_capture_session(
         update_barriers(input_capture, session, active_clients, next_barrier_id).await?;
 
     log::debug!("enabling session");
-    input_capture.enable(session).await?;
+    input_capture.enable(session, Default::default()).await?;
 
     // cancellation token to release session
     let release_session = Arc::new(Notify::new());
@@ -462,9 +472,9 @@ async fn do_capture_session(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn release_capture<'a>(
-    input_capture: &InputCapture<'a>,
-    session: &Session<'a, InputCapture<'a>>,
+async fn release_capture(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture,
+    session: &Session<InputCapture>,
     activated: Activated,
     current_pos: Position,
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
@@ -484,9 +494,10 @@ async fn release_capture<'a>(
     };
     // release 1px to the right of the entered zone
     let cursor_position = (x as f64 + dx, y as f64 + dy);
-    input_capture
-        .release(session, activated.activation_id(), Some(cursor_position))
-        .await?;
+    let release_options = ReleaseOptions::default()
+        .set_activation_id(activated.activation_id())
+        .set_cursor_position(Some(cursor_position));
+    input_capture.release(session, release_options).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -561,7 +572,7 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl LanMouseInputCapture for LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
+impl LanMouseInputCapture for LibeiInputCapture {
     async fn create(&mut self, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
         let _ = self
             .notify_capture
@@ -598,7 +609,7 @@ impl LanMouseInputCapture for LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
+impl Drop for LibeiInputCapture {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if !self.terminated {
             /* this workaround is needed until async drop is stabilized */
@@ -607,10 +618,10 @@ impl Drop for LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Stream for LibeiInputCapture<'_> {
+impl Stream for LibeiInputCapture {
     type Item = Result<(Position, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;
 
-    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
         match self.capture_task.poll_unpin(cx) {
             Poll::Ready(r) => match r.expect("failed to join") {
                 Ok(()) => Poll::Ready(None),

input-emulation/Cargo.toml

@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ wayland-protocols-misc = { version = "0.3.1", features = [
     "client",
 ], optional = true }
 x11 = { version = "2.21.0", features = ["xlib", "xtest"], optional = true }
-ashpd = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false, features = [
+ashpd = { version = "0.13.9", default-features = false, features = [
+    "remote_desktop",
+    "screencast",
     "tokio",
 ], optional = true }
 reis = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["tokio"], optional = true }

input-emulation/src/libei.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 
 use ashpd::desktop::{
     PersistMode, Session,
-    remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop},
+    remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop, SelectDevicesOptions},
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ struct Devices {
     keyboard: Arc<RwLock<Option<(ei::Device, ei::Keyboard)>>>,
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct LibeiEmulation {
     context: ei::Context,
     conn: event::Connection,
     devices: Devices,
     ei_task: JoinHandle<()>,
     error: Arc<Mutex<Option<EmulationError>>>,
     libei_error: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-    _remote_desktop: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
-    session: Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>,
+    _remote_desktop: RemoteDesktop,
+    session: Session<RemoteDesktop>,
 }
 
 /// Get the path to the RemoteDesktop token file
@@ -84,27 +84,26 @@ fn write_token(token: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn get_ei_fd<'a>()
--> Result<(RemoteDesktop<'a>, Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>, OwnedFd), ashpd::Error> {
+async fn get_ei_fd() -> Result<(RemoteDesktop, Session<RemoteDesktop>, OwnedFd), ashpd::Error> {
     let remote_desktop = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
 
     let restore_token = read_token();
 
     log::debug!("creating session ...");
-    let session = remote_desktop.create_session().await?;
+    let session = remote_desktop.create_session(Default::default()).await?;
 
     log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
-    remote_desktop
-        .select_devices(
-            &session,
-            DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer,
-            restore_token.as_deref(),
-            PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked,
-        )
-        .await?;
+    let options = SelectDevicesOptions::default()
+        .set_devices(DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer)
+        .set_persist_mode(PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked)
+        .set_restore_token(restore_token.as_deref());
+    remote_desktop.select_devices(&session, options).await?;
 
     log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
-    let start_response = remote_desktop.start(&session, None).await?.response()?;
+    let start_response = remote_desktop
+        .start(&session, None, Default::default())
+        .await?
+        .response()?;
 
     // The restore token is only valid once, we need to re-save it each time
     if let Some(token_str) = start_response.restore_token() {
@@ -113,11 +112,13 @@ async fn get_ei_fd<'a>()
         }
     }
 
-    let fd = remote_desktop.connect_to_eis(&session).await?;
+    let fd = remote_desktop
+        .connect_to_eis(&session, Default::default())
+        .await?;
     Ok((remote_desktop, session, fd))
 }
 
-impl LibeiEmulation<'_> {
+impl LibeiEmulation {
     pub(crate) async fn new() -> Result<Self, LibeiEmulationCreationError> {
         let (_remote_desktop, session, eifd) = get_ei_fd().await?;
         let stream = UnixStream::from(eifd);
@@ -152,14 +153,14 @@ impl LibeiEmulation<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for LibeiEmulation<'_> {
+impl Drop for LibeiEmulation {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.ei_task.abort();
     }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl Emulation for LibeiEmulation<'_> {
+impl Emulation for LibeiEmulation {
     async fn consume(
         &mut self,
         event: Event,

input-emulation/src/xdg_desktop_portal.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use ashpd::{
     desktop::{
         PersistMode, Session,
-        remote_desktop::{Axis, DeviceType, KeyState, RemoteDesktop},
+        remote_desktop::{
+            Axis, DeviceType, KeyState, NotifyPointerAxisOptions, RemoteDesktop,
+            SelectDevicesOptions,
+        },
     },
     zbus::AsyncDrop,
 };
@@ -17,32 +20,31 @@ use crate::error::EmulationError;
 
 use super::{Emulation, EmulationHandle, error::XdpEmulationCreationError};
 
-pub(crate) struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
-    proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
-    session: Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>,
+pub(crate) struct DesktopPortalEmulation {
+    proxy: RemoteDesktop,
+    session: Session<RemoteDesktop>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
-    pub(crate) async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>, XdpEmulationCreationError> {
+impl DesktopPortalEmulation {
+    pub(crate) async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation, XdpEmulationCreationError> {
         log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
         let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
 
         // retry when user presses the cancel button
         log::debug!("creating session ...");
-        let session = proxy.create_session().await?;
+        let session = proxy.create_session(Default::default()).await?;
 
         log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
-        proxy
-            .select_devices(
-                &session,
-                DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer,
-                None,
-                PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked,
-            )
-            .await?;
+        let options = SelectDevicesOptions::default()
+            .set_devices(DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer)
+            .set_persist_mode(PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked);
+        proxy.select_devices(&session, options).await?;
 
         log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
-        let _devices = proxy.start(&session, None).await?.response()?;
+        let _devices = proxy
+            .start(&session, None, Default::default())
+            .await?
+            .response()?;
 
         log::debug!("started session");
         let session = session;
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
+impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation {
     async fn consume(
         &mut self,
         event: input_event::Event,
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
             Pointer(p) => match p {
                 PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
                     self.proxy
-                        .notify_pointer_motion(&self.session, dx, dy)
+                        .notify_pointer_motion(&self.session, dx, dy, Default::default())
                         .await?;
                 }
                 PointerEvent::Button {
@@ -75,7 +77,12 @@ impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
                         _ => KeyState::Pressed,
                     };
                     self.proxy
-                        .notify_pointer_button(&self.session, button as i32, state)
+                        .notify_pointer_button(
+                            &self.session,
+                            button as i32,
+                            state,
+                            Default::default(),
+                        )
                         .await?;
                 }
                 PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
@@ -84,7 +91,12 @@ impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
                         _ => Axis::Horizontal,
                     };
                     self.proxy
-                        .notify_pointer_axis_discrete(&self.session, axis, value / 120)
+                        .notify_pointer_axis_discrete(
+                            &self.session,
+                            axis,
+                            value / 120,
+                            Default::default(),
+                        )
                         .await?;
                 }
                 PointerEvent::Axis {
@@ -101,7 +113,12 @@ impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
                         Axis::Horizontal => (value, 0.),
                     };
                     self.proxy
-                        .notify_pointer_axis(&self.session, dx, dy, true)
+                        .notify_pointer_axis(
+                            &self.session,
+                            dx,
+                            dy,
+                            NotifyPointerAxisOptions::default().set_finish(true),
+                        )
                         .await?;
                 }
             },
@@ -117,7 +134,12 @@ impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
                             _ => KeyState::Pressed,
                         };
                         self.proxy
-                            .notify_keyboard_keycode(&self.session, key as i32, state)
+                            .notify_keyboard_keycode(
+                                &self.session,
+                                key as i32,
+                                state,
+                                Default::default(),
+                            )
                             .await?;
                     }
                     KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {
@@ -141,7 +163,7 @@ impl Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl AsyncDrop for DesktopPortalEmulation<'_> {
+impl AsyncDrop for DesktopPortalEmulation {
     #[doc = r" Perform the async cleanup."]
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity, clippy::type_repetition_in_bounds)]
     fn async_drop<'async_trait>(

src/capture.rs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub(crate) enum CaptureType {
     EnterOnly,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 enum CaptureRequest {
     /// capture must release the mouse
     Release,
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ enum CaptureRequest {
     Destroy(CaptureHandle),
     /// reenable input capture
     Reenable,
+    /// set release bind
+    SetReleaseBind(Vec<scancode::Linux>),
 }
 
 impl Capture {
@@ -131,6 +133,10 @@ impl Capture {
     pub(crate) async fn event(&mut self) -> ICaptureEvent {
         self.event_rx.recv().await.expect("channel closed")
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_release_bind(&mut self, bind: Vec<scancode::Linux>) {
+        let _ = self.request_tx.send(CaptureRequest::SetReleaseBind(bind));
+    }
 }
 
 /// debounce a statement `$st`, i.e. the statement is executed only if the
@@ -205,6 +211,9 @@ impl CaptureTask {
                         CaptureRequest::Create(h, p, t) => self.add_capture(h, p, t),
                         CaptureRequest::Destroy(h) => self.remove_capture(h),
                         CaptureRequest::Release => { /* nothing to do */ }
+                        CaptureRequest::SetReleaseBind(bind) => {
+                            self.release_bind.borrow_mut().clone_from(&bind);
+                        }
                     },
                     _ = self.cancellation_token.cancelled() => return,
                 }
@@ -295,6 +304,9 @@ impl CaptureTask {
                         self.remove_capture(h);
                         capture.destroy(h).await?;
                     }
+                    CaptureRequest::SetReleaseBind(bind) => {
+                        self.release_bind.borrow_mut().clone_from(&bind);
+                    }
                 },
                 _ = self.cancellation_token.cancelled() => break,
             }

src/client.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use slab::Slab;
 
 use lan_mouse_ipc::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState, Position};
 
+use crate::config::ConfigClient;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct ClientManager {
     clients: Rc<RefCell<Slab<(ClientConfig, ClientState)>>>,
@@ -24,6 +26,25 @@ impl ClientManager {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
     }
 
+    pub fn add_with_config(&self, config_client: ConfigClient) -> ClientHandle {
+        let config = ClientConfig {
+            hostname: config_client.hostname,
+            fix_ips: config_client.ips.into_iter().collect(),
+            port: config_client.port,
+            pos: config_client.pos,
+            cmd: config_client.enter_hook,
+        };
+        let state = ClientState {
+            active: config_client.active,
+            ips: HashSet::from_iter(config.fix_ips.iter().cloned()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let handle = self.add_client();
+        self.set_config(handle, config);
+        self.set_state(handle, state);
+        handle
+    }
+
     /// add a new client to this manager
     pub fn add_client(&self) -> ClientHandle {
         self.clients.borrow_mut().insert(Default::default()) as ClientHandle
@@ -230,6 +251,15 @@ impl ClientManager {
             .and_then(|(c, _)| c.cmd.clone())
     }
 
+    /// returns all clients that are currently registered
+    pub(crate) fn registered_clients(&self) -> Vec<ClientHandle> {
+        self.clients
+            .borrow()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(h, _)| h as ClientHandle)
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     /// returns all clients that are currently active
     pub(crate) fn active_clients(&self) -> Vec<ClientHandle> {
         self.clients

src/config.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::capture_test::TestCaptureArgs;
 use crate::emulation_test::TestEmulationArgs;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
+use notify::{EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, Watcher};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env::{self, VarError};
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ fn default_path() -> Result<PathBuf, VarError> {
     Ok(PathBuf::from(default_path))
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
 struct ConfigToml {
     capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
     emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
@@ -244,8 +245,14 @@ pub struct Config {
     cert_path: PathBuf,
     /// path to the config file used
     config_path: PathBuf,
+    /// path to config directory (parent of above)
+    config_dir: PathBuf,
     /// the (optional) toml config and it's path
     config_toml: Option<ConfigToml>,
+    // filesystem watcher
+    watcher: notify::RecommendedWatcher,
+    // channel for filesystem events
+    watch_rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Result<notify::Event, notify::Error>>,
 }
 
 pub struct ConfigClient {
@@ -311,6 +318,8 @@ pub enum ConfigError {
     Io(#[from] io::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Var(#[from] VarError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Watcher(#[from] notify::Error),
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS: [scancode::Linux; 4] =
@@ -342,12 +351,55 @@ impl Config {
             .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.cert_path.clone()))
             .unwrap_or(default_path()?.join(CERT_FILE_NAME));
 
-        Ok(Config {
+        let (tx, watch_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(16);
+        let watcher = RecommendedWatcher::new(
+            move |res| {
+                let _ = tx.blocking_send(res);
+            },
+            notify::Config::default(),
+        )?;
+        let config_dir = config_path
+            .parent()
+            .expect("config directory")
+            .to_path_buf();
+        let mut config = Config {
             args,
             cert_path,
             config_path,
+            config_dir,
             config_toml,
-        })
+            watcher,
+            watch_rx,
+        };
+        config.watch()?;
+        Ok(config)
+    }
+
+    fn watch(&mut self) -> Result<(), notify::Error> {
+        self.watcher
+            .watch(&self.config_dir, notify::RecursiveMode::NonRecursive)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn unwatch(&mut self) -> Result<(), notify::Error> {
+        self.watcher.unwatch(&self.config_dir)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn changed(&mut self) -> Result<(), notify::Error> {
+        loop {
+            let event = self.watch_rx.recv().await.expect("channel closed");
+            let event = event.expect("filesystem event");
+            if event.paths.contains(&self.config_path)
+                && matches!(
+                    event.kind,
+                    EventKind::Create(_) | EventKind::Modify(_) | EventKind::Remove(_)
+                )
+                && self.read_from_disk()?
+            {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// the command to run
@@ -428,11 +480,8 @@ impl Config {
 
     /// set authorized keys
     pub fn set_authorized_keys(&mut self, fingerprints: HashMap<String, String>) {
-        if fingerprints.is_empty() {
-            return;
-        }
         if self.config_toml.is_none() {
-            self.config_toml = Default::default();
+            self.config_toml = Some(Default::default());
         }
         self.config_toml
             .as_mut()
@@ -440,38 +489,58 @@ impl Config {
             .authorized_fingerprints = Some(fingerprints);
     }
 
-    pub fn write_back(&self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
-        log::info!("writing config to {:?}", &self.config_path);
-        /* load the current configuration file */
-        let current_config = match fs::read_to_string(&self.config_path) {
-            Ok(c) => c.parse::<DocumentMut>().unwrap_or_default(),
+    pub fn read_from_disk(&mut self) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
+        log::info!("reading config from {:?}", &self.config_path);
+
+        let current_config = fs::read_to_string(&self.config_path)?;
+        let current_config = match current_config.parse::<DocumentMut>() {
+            Ok(c) => c,
             Err(e) => {
-                log::info!("{:?} {e} => creating new config", self.config_path());
-                Default::default()
+                log::warn!("{:?} {e}", self.config_path());
+                return Ok(false);
             }
         };
-        let _current_config =
-            toml_edit::de::from_document::<ConfigToml>(current_config).unwrap_or_default();
+        let mut changed = false;
+        match toml_edit::de::from_document::<ConfigToml>(current_config) {
+            Ok(current_config) => {
+                changed = self
+                    .config_toml
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .is_none_or(|c| c != &current_config);
+                self.config_toml.replace(current_config);
+            }
+            Err(e) => log::warn!("{:?} {e}", self.config_path()),
+        };
+        Ok(changed)
+    }
 
+    pub fn write_back(&mut self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        log::info!("writing config to {:?}", &self.config_path);
         /* the new config */
         let new_config = self.config_toml.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-        // let new_config = toml_edit::ser::to_document::<ConfigToml>(&new_config).expect("fixme");
         let new_config = toml_edit::ser::to_string_pretty(&new_config).expect("config");
 
         /*
-         * TODO merge documents => eventually we might want to split this up into clients configured
+         * TODO merge with current config file to preserve comments
+         * => eventually we might want to split this up into clients configured
          * via the config file and clients managed through the GUI / frontend.
          * The latter should be saved to $XDG_DATA_HOME instead of $XDG_CONFIG_HOME,
          * and clients configured through .config could be made permanent.
          * For now we just override the config file.
          */
 
+        let _ = self.unwatch();
         /* write new config to file */
         if let Some(p) = self.config_path().parent() {
             fs::create_dir_all(p)?;
         }
-        let mut f = File::create(self.config_path())?;
-        f.write_all(new_config.as_bytes())?;
+        {
+            let mut f = File::create(self.config_path())?;
+            f.write_all(new_config.as_bytes())?;
+            f.sync_all()?;
+        }
+
+        let _ = self.watch();
 
         Ok(())
     }

src/service.rs

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use crate::{
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use hickory_resolver::ResolveError;
 use lan_mouse_ipc::{
-    AsyncFrontendListener, ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState, FrontendEvent, FrontendRequest,
-    IpcError, IpcListenerCreationError, Position, Status,
+    AsyncFrontendListener, ClientHandle, FrontendEvent, FrontendRequest, IpcError,
+    IpcListenerCreationError, Position, Status,
 };
 use log;
 use std::{
@@ -83,21 +83,7 @@ impl Service {
     pub async fn new(config: Config) -> Result<Self, ServiceError> {
         let client_manager = ClientManager::default();
         for client in config.clients() {
-            let config = ClientConfig {
-                hostname: client.hostname,
-                fix_ips: client.ips.into_iter().collect(),
-                port: client.port,
-                pos: client.pos,
-                cmd: client.enter_hook,
-            };
-            let state = ClientState {
-                active: client.active,
-                ips: HashSet::from_iter(config.fix_ips.iter().cloned()),
-                ..Default::default()
-            };
-            let handle = client_manager.add_client();
-            client_manager.set_config(handle, config);
-            client_manager.set_state(handle, state);
+            client_manager.add_with_config(client);
         }
 
         // load certificate
@@ -164,6 +150,7 @@ impl Service {
                 event = self.emulation.event() => self.handle_emulation_event(event),
                 event = self.capture.event() => self.handle_capture_event(event),
                 event = self.resolver.event() => self.handle_resolver_event(event),
+                _ = self.config.changed() => self.handle_config_change(),
                 r = signal::ctrl_c() => break r.expect("failed to wait for CTRL+C"),
             }
         }
@@ -255,6 +242,30 @@ impl Service {
         }
     }
 
+    fn handle_config_change(&mut self) {
+        for h in self.client_manager.registered_clients() {
+            self.remove_client(h);
+        }
+        for c in self.config.clients() {
+            let handle = self.client_manager.add_with_config(c);
+            log::info!("added client {handle}");
+            let (c, s) = self.client_manager.get_state(handle).unwrap();
+            if s.active {
+                self.client_manager.deactivate_client(handle);
+                self.activate_client(handle);
+            }
+            self.notify_frontend(FrontendEvent::Created(handle, c, s));
+        }
+        let release_bind = self.config.release_bind();
+        self.capture.set_release_bind(release_bind);
+        let authorized_keys = self.config.authorized_fingerprints();
+        self.authorized_keys
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .clone_from(&authorized_keys);
+        self.sync_frontend();
+    }
+
     async fn handle_frontend_pending(&mut self) {
         while let Some(event) = self.pending_frontend_events.pop_front() {
             self.frontend_listener.broadcast(event).await;
@@ -477,7 +488,7 @@ impl Service {
     }
 
     fn activate_client(&mut self, handle: ClientHandle) {
-        log::debug!("activating client");
+        log::debug!("activating client {handle}");
 
         /* resolve dns on activate */
         self.resolve(handle);