produce events in dummy capture-backend

[WIP] MacOS inputcapture (#131 )
* [WIP] MacOS inputcapture --------- Co-authored-by: Ferdinand Schober <ferdinand.schober@fau.de> Co-authored-by: Ferdinand Schober <ferdinandschober20@gmail.com>
2026-03-07 20:09:59 +03:00 · 2024-09-02 17:27:03 +02:00 · 2024-08-26 12:40:45 +02:00 · 2024-08-12 18:20:21 +02:00 · 2024-08-11 16:51:47 +02:00 · 2024-08-09 14:43:55 +02:00
38 changed files with 1577 additions and 1005 deletions
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1196,10 +1196,15 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
 "ashpd",
 "async-trait",
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "core-foundation",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
 "core-graphics",
 "futures",
 "futures-core",
 "input-event",
+ "keycode",
+ "libc",
 "log",
 "memmap",
 "once_cell",
@@ -1217,7 +1222,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "input-emulation"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 dependencies = [
 "ashpd",
 "async-trait",
@@ -1306,7 +1311,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "lan-mouse"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-channel",
@@ -1321,8 +1326,10 @@ dependencies = [
 "input-capture",
 "input-emulation",
 "input-event",
+ "lan-mouse-proto",
 "libadwaita",
 "libc",
+ "local-channel",
 "log",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
@@ -1333,6 +1340,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "toml",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "lan-mouse-proto"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "input-event",
+ "num_enum",
+ "paste",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libadwaita"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -1392,6 +1409,23 @@ version = "0.4.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "78b3ae25bc7c8c38cec158d1f2757ee79e9b3740fbc7ccf0e59e4b08d793fa89"

+[[package]]
+name = "local-channel"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6cbc85e69b8df4b8bb8b89ec634e7189099cea8927a276b7384ce5488e53ec8"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "local-waker",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "local-waker"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4d873d7c67ce09b42110d801813efbc9364414e356be9935700d368351657487"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.12"
@@ -1596,6 +1630,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "paste"
+version = "1.0.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "57c0d7b74b563b49d38dae00a0c37d4d6de9b432382b2892f0574ddcae73fd0a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.3.1"
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [workspace]
-members = ["input-capture", "input-emulation", "input-event"]
+members = ["input-capture", "input-emulation", "input-event", "lan-mouse-proto"]

 [package]
 name = "lan-mouse"
 description = "Software KVM Switch / mouse & keyboard sharing software for Local Area Networks"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 repository = "https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse"
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ lto = "fat"

 [dependencies]
 input-event = { path = "input-event", version = "0.2.1" }
-input-emulation = { path = "input-emulation", version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
+input-emulation = { path = "input-emulation", version = "0.2.1", default-features = false }
 input-capture = { path = "input-capture", version = "0.2.0", default-features = false }
+lan-mouse-proto = { path = "lan-mouse-proto", version = "0.1.0" }

 hickory-resolver = "0.24.1"
 toml = "0.8"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ slab = "0.4.9"
 endi = "1.1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.61"
 tokio-util = "0.7.11"
+local-channel = "0.1.5"

 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.148"
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@
          libadwaita
          librsvg
          xorg.libXtst
-        ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-          darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
-        ];
+        ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin 
+        (with darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks; [
+          CoreGraphics
+          ApplicationServices
+        ]);

        RUST_SRC_PATH = "${rust}/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library";
      };
--- a/input-capture/Cargo.toml
+++ b/input-capture/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ reis = { version = "0.2", features = ["tokio"], optional = true }

 [target.'cfg(target_os="macos")'.dependencies]
 core-graphics = { version = "0.23", features = ["highsierra"] }
+core-foundation = "0.9.4"
+core-foundation-sys = "0.8.6"
+libc = "0.2.155"
+keycode = "0.4.0"
+bitflags = "2.5.0"

 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 windows = { version = "0.58.0", features = [
--- a/input-capture/src/dummy.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/dummy.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
+use std::f64::consts::PI;
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll};
+use std::time::Duration;

 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures_core::Stream;
+use input_event::PointerEvent;
+use tokio::time::{self, Instant, Interval};

-use input_event::Event;
+use super::{Capture, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, CaptureHandle, Position};

-use crate::CaptureError;
-
-use super::{CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position};
-
-pub struct DummyInputCapture {}
+pub struct DummyInputCapture {
+    start: Option<Instant>,
+    interval: Interval,
+    offset: (i32, i32),
+}

 impl DummyInputCapture {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
+        Self {
+            start: None,
+            interval: time::interval(Duration::from_millis(1)),
+            offset: (0, 0),
+        }
    }
 }

@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ impl Default for DummyInputCapture {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputCapture for DummyInputCapture {
+impl Capture for DummyInputCapture {
    async fn create(&mut self, _handle: CaptureHandle, _pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
        Ok(())
    }
@@ -43,10 +51,36 @@ impl InputCapture for DummyInputCapture {
    }
 }

-impl Stream for DummyInputCapture {
-    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+const FREQUENCY_HZ: f64 = 1.0;
+const RADIUS: f64 = 100.0;

-    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
+impl Stream for DummyInputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        let current = ready!(self.interval.poll_tick(cx));
+        let event = match self.start {
+            None => {
+                self.start.replace(current);
+                CaptureEvent::Begin
+            }
+            Some(start) => {
+                let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+                let elapsed_sec_f64 = elapsed.as_secs_f64();
+                let second_fraction = elapsed_sec_f64 - elapsed_sec_f64 as u64 as f64;
+                let radians = second_fraction * 2. * PI * FREQUENCY_HZ;
+                let offset = (radians.cos() * RADIUS * 2., (radians * 2.).sin() * RADIUS);
+                let offset = (offset.0 as i32, offset.1 as i32);
+                let relative_motion = (offset.0 - self.offset.0, offset.1 - self.offset.1);
+                self.offset = offset;
+                let (dx, dy) = (relative_motion.0 as f64, relative_motion.1 as f64);
+                CaptureEvent::Input(input_event::Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion {
+                    time: 0,
+                    dx,
+                    dy,
+                }))
+            }
+        };
+        Poll::Ready(Some(Ok((0, event))))
    }
 }
--- a/input-capture/src/error.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/error.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ use ashpd::desktop::ResponseError;
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
 use reis::tokio::{EiConvertEventStreamError, HandshakeError};

+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use core_graphics::base::CGError;
+
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 #[error("error in libei stream: {inner:?}")]
@@ -56,6 +59,21 @@ pub enum CaptureError {
    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
    #[error("libei disconnected - reason: `{0}`")]
    Disconnected(String),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("failed to warp mouse cursor: `{0}`")]
+    WarpCursor(CGError),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("reset_mouse_position called without a connected client")]
+    ResetMouseWithoutClient,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("core-graphics error: {0}")]
+    CoreGraphics(CGError),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("unable to map key event: {0}")]
+    KeyMapError(i64),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("Event tap disabled")]
+    EventTapDisabled,
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
@@ -71,12 +89,12 @@ pub enum CaptureCreationError {
    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
    #[error("error creating x11 capture backend: `{0}`")]
    X11(#[from] X11InputCaptureCreationError),
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    #[error("error creating macos capture backend: `{0}`")]
-    Macos(#[from] MacOSInputCaptureCreationError),
    #[cfg(windows)]
    #[error("error creating windows capture backend")]
    Windows,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("error creating macos capture backend")]
+    MacOS(#[from] MacosCaptureCreationError),
 }

 impl CaptureCreationError {
@@ -144,7 +162,12 @@ pub enum X11InputCaptureCreationError {

 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum MacOSInputCaptureCreationError {
-    #[error("MacOS input capture is not yet implemented :(")]
-    NotImplemented,
+pub enum MacosCaptureCreationError {
+    #[error("event source creation failed!")]
+    EventSourceCreation,
+    #[error("failed to set CG Cursor property")]
+    CGCursorProperty,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("failed to get display ids: {0}")]
+    ActiveDisplays(CGError),
 }
--- a/input-capture/src/lib.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,52 @@
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::{collections::HashSet, fmt::Display, task::Poll};

 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use futures_core::Stream;

-use input_event::Event;
+use input_event::{scancode, Event, KeyboardEvent};

 pub use error::{CaptureCreationError, CaptureError, InputCaptureError};

 pub mod error;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod libei;
+mod libei;

 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub mod macos;
+mod macos;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod wayland;
+mod wayland;

 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub mod windows;
+mod windows;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod x11;
+mod x11;

 /// fallback input capture (does not produce events)
-pub mod dummy;
+mod dummy;

 pub type CaptureHandle = u64;

+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum CaptureEvent {
+    /// capture on this capture handle is now active
+    Begin,
+    /// input event coming from capture handle
+    Input(Event),
+}
+
+impl Display for CaptureEvent {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            CaptureEvent::Begin => write!(f, "begin capture"),
+            CaptureEvent::Input(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Position {
    Left,
@@ -93,10 +111,83 @@ impl Display for Backend {
    }
 }

+pub struct InputCapture {
+    capture: Box<dyn Capture>,
+    pressed_keys: HashSet<scancode::Linux>,
+}
+
+impl InputCapture {
+    /// create a new client with the given id
+    pub async fn create(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.capture.create(id, pos).await
+    }
+
+    /// destroy the client with the given id, if it exists
+    pub async fn destroy(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.capture.destroy(id).await
+    }
+
+    /// release mouse
+    pub async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.pressed_keys.clear();
+        self.capture.release().await
+    }
+
+    /// destroy the input capture
+    pub async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.capture.terminate().await
+    }
+
+    /// creates a new [`InputCapture`]
+    pub async fn new(backend: Option<Backend>) -> Result<Self, CaptureCreationError> {
+        let capture = create(backend).await?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            capture,
+            pressed_keys: HashSet::new(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// check whether the given keys are pressed
+    pub fn keys_pressed(&self, keys: &[scancode::Linux]) -> bool {
+        keys.iter().all(|k| self.pressed_keys.contains(k))
+    }
+
+    fn update_pressed_keys(&mut self, key: u32, state: u8) {
+        if let Ok(scancode) = scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
+            log::debug!("key: {key}, state: {state}, scancode: {scancode:?}");
+            match state {
+                1 => self.pressed_keys.insert(scancode),
+                _ => self.pressed_keys.remove(&scancode),
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for InputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(
+        mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match self.capture.poll_next_unpin(cx) {
+            Poll::Ready(e) => {
+                if let Some(Ok((
+                    _,
+                    CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key, state, .. })),
+                ))) = e
+                {
+                    self.update_pressed_keys(key, state);
+                }
+                Poll::Ready(e)
+            }
+            Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
-pub trait InputCapture:
-    Stream<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>> + Unpin
-{
+trait Capture: Stream<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>> + Unpin {
    /// create a new client with the given id
    async fn create(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError>;

@@ -110,10 +201,10 @@ pub trait InputCapture:
    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError>;
 }

-pub async fn create_backend(
+async fn create_backend(
    backend: Backend,
 ) -> Result<
-    Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>>>,
+    Box<dyn Capture<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>>>,
    CaptureCreationError,
 > {
    match backend {
@@ -126,15 +217,15 @@ pub async fn create_backend(
        #[cfg(windows)]
        Backend::Windows => Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsInputCapture::new())),
        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        Backend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSInputCapture::new()?)),
+        Backend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSInputCapture::new().await?)),
        Backend::Dummy => Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyInputCapture::new())),
    }
 }

-pub async fn create(
+async fn create(
    backend: Option<Backend>,
 ) -> Result<
-    Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>>>,
+    Box<dyn Capture<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>>>,
    CaptureCreationError,
 > {
    if let Some(backend) = backend {
--- a/input-capture/src/libei.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/libei.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;

 use input_event::Event;

+use crate::CaptureEvent;
+
 use super::{
    error::{CaptureError, LibeiCaptureCreationError, ReisConvertEventStreamError},
-    CaptureHandle, InputCapture as LanMouseInputCapture, Position,
+    Capture as LanMouseInputCapture, CaptureHandle, Position,
 };

 /* there is a bug in xdg-remote-desktop-portal-gnome / mutter that
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ enum LibeiNotifyEvent {
 pub struct LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
    input_capture: Pin<Box<InputCapture<'a>>>,
    capture_task: JoinHandle<Result<(), CaptureError>>,
-    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    notify_capture: Sender<LibeiNotifyEvent>,
    notify_release: Arc<Notify>,
    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ async fn connect_to_eis(
 async fn libei_event_handler(
    mut ei_event_stream: EiConvertEventStream,
    context: ei::Context,
-    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    release_session: Arc<Notify>,
    current_client: Rc<Cell<Option<CaptureHandle>>>,
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ async fn do_capture(
    mut capture_event: Receiver<LibeiNotifyEvent>,
    notify_release: Arc<Notify>,
    session: Option<(Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>, BitFlags<Capabilities>)>,
-    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
    let mut session = session.map(|s| s.0);
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ async fn do_capture(
 async fn do_capture_session(
    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
    session: &mut Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
-    event_tx: &Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    event_tx: &Sender<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    active_clients: &[(CaptureHandle, Position)],
    next_barrier_id: &mut u32,
    notify_release: &Notify,
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ async fn do_capture_session(
                    current_client.replace(Some(client));

                    // client entered => send event
-                    event_tx.send((client, Event::Enter())).await.expect("no channel");
+                    event_tx.send((client, CaptureEvent::Begin)).await.expect("no channel");

                    tokio::select! {
                        _ = notify_release.notified() => { /* capture release */
@@ -554,7 +556,7 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
    ei_event: EiEvent,
    current_client: Option<CaptureHandle>,
    context: &ei::Context,
-    event_tx: &Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    event_tx: &Sender<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    release_session: &Notify,
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
    match ei_event {
@@ -575,7 +577,7 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
        _ => {
            if let Some(handle) = current_client {
                for event in Event::from_ei_event(ei_event) {
-                    event_tx.send((handle, event)).await.expect("no channel");
+                    event_tx.send((handle, CaptureEvent::Input(event))).await.expect("no channel");
                }
            }
        }
@@ -627,7 +629,7 @@ impl<'a> Drop for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
 }

 impl<'a> Stream for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
-    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;

    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
        match self.capture_task.poll_unpin(cx) {
--- a/input-capture/src/macos.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/macos.rs
@@ -1,39 +1,522 @@
-use crate::{
-    error::MacOSInputCaptureCreationError, CaptureError, CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position,
+use super::{
+    error::MacosCaptureCreationError, Capture, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, CaptureHandle, Position,
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use bitflags::bitflags;
+use core_foundation::base::{kCFAllocatorDefault, CFRelease};
+use core_foundation::date::CFTimeInterval;
+use core_foundation::number::{kCFBooleanTrue, CFBooleanRef};
+use core_foundation::runloop::{kCFRunLoopCommonModes, CFRunLoop, CFRunLoopSource};
+use core_foundation::string::{kCFStringEncodingUTF8, CFStringCreateWithCString, CFStringRef};
+use core_graphics::base::{kCGErrorSuccess, CGError};
+use core_graphics::display::{CGDisplay, CGPoint};
+use core_graphics::event::{
+    CGEvent, CGEventFlags, CGEventTap, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventTapOptions, CGEventTapPlacement,
+    CGEventTapProxy, CGEventType, EventField,
+};
+use core_graphics::event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID};
 use futures_core::Stream;
-use input_event::Event;
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT};
+use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
+use libc::c_void;
+use once_cell::unsync::Lazy;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::ffi::{c_char, CString};
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll};
+use std::thread::{self};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;

-pub struct MacOSInputCapture;
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+struct Bounds {
+    xmin: f64,
+    xmax: f64,
+    ymin: f64,
+    ymax: f64,
+}

-impl MacOSInputCapture {
-    pub fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, MacOSInputCaptureCreationError> {
-        Err(MacOSInputCaptureCreationError::NotImplemented)
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct InputCaptureState {
+    client_for_pos: Lazy<HashMap<Position, CaptureHandle>>,
+    current_client: Option<(CaptureHandle, Position)>,
+    bounds: Bounds,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum ProducerEvent {
+    Release,
+    Create(CaptureHandle, Position),
+    Destroy(CaptureHandle),
+    Grab((CaptureHandle, Position)),
+    EventTapDisabled,
+}
+
+impl InputCaptureState {
+    fn new() -> Result<Self, MacosCaptureCreationError> {
+        let mut res = Self {
+            client_for_pos: Lazy::new(HashMap::new),
+            current_client: None,
+            bounds: Bounds::default(),
+        };
+        res.update_bounds()?;
+        Ok(res)
+    }
+
+    fn crossed(&mut self, event: &CGEvent) -> Option<(CaptureHandle, Position)> {
+        let location = event.location();
+        let relative_x = event.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X);
+        let relative_y = event.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y);
+
+        for (position, client) in self.client_for_pos.iter() {
+            if (position == &Position::Left && (location.x + relative_x) <= self.bounds.xmin)
+                || (position == &Position::Right && (location.x + relative_x) >= self.bounds.xmax)
+                || (position == &Position::Top && (location.y + relative_y) <= self.bounds.ymin)
+                || (position == &Position::Bottom && (location.y + relative_y) >= self.bounds.ymax)
+            {
+                log::debug!("Crossed barrier into client: {client}, {position:?}");
+                return Some((*client, *position));
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
+    // Get the max bounds of all displays
+    fn update_bounds(&mut self) -> Result<(), MacosCaptureCreationError> {
+        let active_ids =
+            CGDisplay::active_displays().map_err(MacosCaptureCreationError::ActiveDisplays)?;
+        active_ids.iter().for_each(|d| {
+            let bounds = CGDisplay::new(*d).bounds();
+            self.bounds.xmin = self.bounds.xmin.min(bounds.origin.x);
+            self.bounds.xmax = self.bounds.xmax.max(bounds.origin.x + bounds.size.width);
+            self.bounds.ymin = self.bounds.ymin.min(bounds.origin.y);
+            self.bounds.ymax = self.bounds.ymax.max(bounds.origin.y + bounds.size.height);
+        });
+
+        log::debug!("Updated displays bounds: {0:?}", self.bounds);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // We can't disable mouse movement when in a client so we need to reset the cursor position
+    // to the edge of the screen, the cursor will be hidden but we dont want it to appear in a
+    // random location when we exit the client
+    fn reset_mouse_position(&self, event: &CGEvent) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        if let Some((_, pos)) = self.current_client {
+            let location = event.location();
+            let edge_offset = 1.0;
+
+            // After the cursor is warped no event is produced but the next event
+            // will carry the delta from the warp so only half the delta is needed to move the cursor
+            let delta_y = event.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y) / 2.0;
+            let delta_x = event.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X) / 2.0;
+
+            let mut new_x = location.x + delta_x;
+            let mut new_y = location.y + delta_y;
+
+            match pos {
+                Position::Left => {
+                    new_x = self.bounds.xmin + edge_offset;
+                }
+                Position::Right => {
+                    new_x = self.bounds.xmax - edge_offset;
+                }
+                Position::Top => {
+                    new_y = self.bounds.ymin + edge_offset;
+                }
+                Position::Bottom => {
+                    new_y = self.bounds.ymax - edge_offset;
+                }
+            }
+            let new_pos = CGPoint::new(new_x, new_y);
+
+            log::trace!("Resetting cursor position to: {new_x}, {new_y}");
+
+            return CGDisplay::warp_mouse_cursor_position(new_pos)
+                .map_err(CaptureError::WarpCursor);
+        }
+
+        Err(CaptureError::ResetMouseWithoutClient)
+    }
+
+    async fn handle_producer_event(
+        &mut self,
+        producer_event: ProducerEvent,
+    ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        log::debug!("handling event: {producer_event:?}");
+        match producer_event {
+            ProducerEvent::Release => {
+                if self.current_client.is_some() {
+                    CGDisplay::show_cursor(&CGDisplay::main())
+                        .map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)?;
+                    self.current_client = None;
+                }
+            }
+            ProducerEvent::Grab(client) => {
+                if self.current_client.is_none() {
+                    CGDisplay::hide_cursor(&CGDisplay::main())
+                        .map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)?;
+                    self.current_client = Some(client);
+                }
+            }
+            ProducerEvent::Create(c, p) => {
+                self.client_for_pos.insert(p, c);
+            }
+            ProducerEvent::Destroy(c) => {
+                for pos in [
+                    Position::Left,
+                    Position::Right,
+                    Position::Top,
+                    Position::Bottom,
+                ] {
+                    if let Some((current_c, _)) = self.current_client {
+                        if current_c == c {
+                            CGDisplay::show_cursor(&CGDisplay::main())
+                                .map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)?;
+                            self.current_client = None;
+                        };
+                    }
+                    if self.client_for_pos.get(&pos).copied() == Some(c) {
+                        self.client_for_pos.remove(&pos);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            ProducerEvent::EventTapDisabled => return Err(CaptureError::EventTapDisabled),
+        };
+        Ok(())
    }
 }

-impl Stream for MacOSInputCapture {
-    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+fn get_events(
+    ev_type: &CGEventType,
+    ev: &CGEvent,
+    result: &mut Vec<CaptureEvent>,
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    fn map_pointer_event(ev: &CGEvent) -> PointerEvent {
+        PointerEvent::Motion {
+            time: 0,
+            dx: ev.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X),
+            dy: ev.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y),
+        }
+    }

-    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
+    fn map_key(ev: &CGEvent) -> Result<u32, CaptureError> {
+        let code = ev.get_integer_value_field(EventField::KEYBOARD_EVENT_KEYCODE);
+        match KeyMap::from_key_mapping(KeyMapping::Mac(code as u16)) {
+            Ok(k) => Ok(k.evdev as u32),
+            Err(()) => Err(CaptureError::KeyMapError(code)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    match ev_type {
+        CGEventType::KeyDown => {
+            let k = map_key(ev)?;
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                time: 0,
+                key: k,
+                state: 1,
+            })));
+        }
+        CGEventType::KeyUp => {
+            let k = map_key(ev)?;
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                time: 0,
+                key: k,
+                state: 0,
+            })));
+        }
+        CGEventType::FlagsChanged => {
+            let mut mods = XMods::empty();
+            let mut mods_locked = XMods::empty();
+            let cg_flags = ev.get_flags();
+
+            if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagShift) {
+                mods |= XMods::ShiftMask;
+            }
+            if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagControl) {
+                mods |= XMods::ControlMask;
+            }
+            if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagAlternate) {
+                mods |= XMods::Mod1Mask;
+            }
+            if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagCommand) {
+                mods |= XMods::Mod4Mask;
+            }
+            if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagAlphaShift) {
+                mods |= XMods::LockMask;
+                mods_locked |= XMods::LockMask;
+            }
+
+            let modifier_event = KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+                depressed: mods.bits(),
+                latched: 0,
+                locked: mods_locked.bits(),
+                group: 0,
+            };
+
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(modifier_event)));
+        }
+        CGEventType::MouseMoved => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(map_pointer_event(ev))))
+        }
+        CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(map_pointer_event(ev))))
+        }
+        CGEventType::RightMouseDragged => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(map_pointer_event(ev))))
+        }
+        CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(map_pointer_event(ev))))
+        }
+        CGEventType::LeftMouseDown => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button: BTN_LEFT,
+                state: 1,
+            })))
+        }
+        CGEventType::LeftMouseUp => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button: BTN_LEFT,
+                state: 0,
+            })))
+        }
+        CGEventType::RightMouseDown => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button: BTN_RIGHT,
+                state: 1,
+            })))
+        }
+        CGEventType::RightMouseUp => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button: BTN_RIGHT,
+                state: 0,
+            })))
+        }
+        CGEventType::OtherMouseDown => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button: BTN_MIDDLE,
+                state: 1,
+            })))
+        }
+        CGEventType::OtherMouseUp => {
+            result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button: BTN_MIDDLE,
+                state: 0,
+            })))
+        }
+        CGEventType::ScrollWheel => {
+            let v = ev.get_integer_value_field(EventField::SCROLL_WHEEL_EVENT_POINT_DELTA_AXIS_1);
+            let h = ev.get_integer_value_field(EventField::SCROLL_WHEEL_EVENT_POINT_DELTA_AXIS_2);
+            if v != 0 {
+                result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                    time: 0,
+                    axis: 0, // Vertical
+                    value: v as f64,
+                })));
+            }
+            if h != 0 {
+                result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                    time: 0,
+                    axis: 1, // Horizontal
+                    value: h as f64,
+                })));
+            }
+        }
+        _ => (),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn event_tap_thread(
+    client_state: Arc<Mutex<InputCaptureState>>,
+    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
+    notify_tx: Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    exit: tokio::sync::oneshot::Sender<Result<(), &'static str>>,
+) {
+    let cg_events_of_interest: Vec<CGEventType> = vec![
+        CGEventType::LeftMouseDown,
+        CGEventType::LeftMouseUp,
+        CGEventType::RightMouseDown,
+        CGEventType::RightMouseUp,
+        CGEventType::OtherMouseDown,
+        CGEventType::OtherMouseUp,
+        CGEventType::MouseMoved,
+        CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged,
+        CGEventType::RightMouseDragged,
+        CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged,
+        CGEventType::ScrollWheel,
+        CGEventType::KeyDown,
+        CGEventType::KeyUp,
+        CGEventType::FlagsChanged,
+    ];
+
+    let tap = CGEventTap::new(
+        CGEventTapLocation::Session,
+        CGEventTapPlacement::HeadInsertEventTap,
+        CGEventTapOptions::Default,
+        cg_events_of_interest,
+        |_proxy: CGEventTapProxy, event_type: CGEventType, cg_ev: &CGEvent| {
+            log::trace!("Got event from tap: {event_type:?}");
+            let mut state = client_state.blocking_lock();
+            let mut client = None;
+            let mut res_events = vec![];
+
+            if matches!(
+                event_type,
+                CGEventType::TapDisabledByTimeout | CGEventType::TapDisabledByUserInput
+            ) {
+                log::error!("CGEventTap disabled");
+                notify_tx
+                    .blocking_send(ProducerEvent::EventTapDisabled)
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                        log::error!("Failed to send notification: {e}");
+                    });
+            }
+
+            // Are we in a client?
+            if let Some((current_client, _)) = state.current_client {
+                client = Some(current_client);
+                get_events(&event_type, cg_ev, &mut res_events).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    log::error!("Failed to get events: {e}");
+                });
+
+                // Keep (hidden) cursor at the edge of the screen
+                if matches!(event_type, CGEventType::MouseMoved) {
+                    state.reset_mouse_position(cg_ev).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                        log::error!("Failed to reset mouse position: {e}");
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+            // Did we cross a barrier?
+            else if matches!(event_type, CGEventType::MouseMoved) {
+                if let Some((new_client, pos)) = state.crossed(cg_ev) {
+                    client = Some(new_client);
+                    res_events.push(CaptureEvent::Begin);
+                    notify_tx
+                        .blocking_send(ProducerEvent::Grab((new_client, pos)))
+                        .expect("Failed to send notification");
+                }
+            }
+
+            if let Some(client) = client {
+                res_events.iter().for_each(|e| {
+                    event_tx
+                        .blocking_send((client, *e))
+                        .expect("Failed to send event");
+                });
+                // Returning None should stop the event from being processed
+                // but core fundation still returns the event
+                cg_ev.set_type(CGEventType::Null);
+            }
+            Some(cg_ev.to_owned())
+        },
+    )
+    .expect("Failed creating tap");
+
+    let tap_source: CFRunLoopSource = tap
+        .mach_port
+        .create_runloop_source(0)
+        .expect("Failed creating loop source");
+
+    unsafe {
+        CFRunLoop::get_current().add_source(&tap_source, kCFRunLoopCommonModes);
+    }
+
+    CFRunLoop::run_current();
+
+    let _ = exit.send(Err("tap thread exited"));
+}
+
+pub struct MacOSInputCapture {
+    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
+    notify_tx: Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+}
+
+impl MacOSInputCapture {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self, MacosCaptureCreationError> {
+        let state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(InputCaptureState::new()?));
+        let (event_tx, event_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+        let (notify_tx, mut notify_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+        let (tap_exit_tx, mut tap_exit_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+
+        unsafe {
+            configure_cf_settings()?;
+        }
+
+        log::info!("Enabling CGEvent tap");
+        let event_tap_thread_state = state.clone();
+        let event_tap_notify = notify_tx.clone();
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            event_tap_thread(
+                event_tap_thread_state,
+                event_tx,
+                event_tap_notify,
+                tap_exit_tx,
+            )
+        });
+
+        let _tap_task: tokio::task::JoinHandle<()> = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            loop {
+                tokio::select! {
+                    producer_event = notify_rx.recv() => {
+                        let producer_event = producer_event.expect("channel closed");
+                        let mut state = state.lock().await;
+                        state.handle_producer_event(producer_event).await.unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                            log::error!("Failed to handle producer event: {e}");
+                        })
+                    }
+
+                    res = &mut tap_exit_rx => {
+                        if let Err(e) = res.expect("channel closed") {
+                            log::error!("Tap thread failed: {:?}", e);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            event_rx,
+            notify_tx,
+        })
    }
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputCapture for MacOSInputCapture {
-    async fn create(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle, _pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+impl Capture for MacOSInputCapture {
+    async fn create(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        let notify_tx = self.notify_tx.clone();
+        tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            log::debug!("creating client {id}, {pos}");
+            let _ = notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::Create(id, pos)).await;
+            log::debug!("done !");
+        });
        Ok(())
    }

-    async fn destroy(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        let notify_tx = self.notify_tx.clone();
+        tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            log::debug!("destroying client {id}");
+            let _ = notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::Destroy(id)).await;
+            log::debug!("done !");
+        });
        Ok(())
    }

    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        let notify_tx = self.notify_tx.clone();
+        tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            log::debug!("notifying Release");
+            let _ = notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::Release).await;
+        });
        Ok(())
    }

@@ -41,3 +524,79 @@ impl InputCapture for MacOSInputCapture {
        Ok(())
    }
 }
+
+impl Stream for MacOSInputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match ready!(self.event_rx.poll_recv(cx)) {
+            None => Poll::Ready(None),
+            Some(e) => Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(e))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+type CGSConnectionID = u32;
+
+#[link(name = "ApplicationServices", kind = "framework")]
+extern "C" {
+    fn CGSSetConnectionProperty(
+        cid: CGSConnectionID,
+        targetCID: CGSConnectionID,
+        key: CFStringRef,
+        value: CFBooleanRef,
+    ) -> CGError;
+    fn _CGSDefaultConnection() -> CGSConnectionID;
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn CGEventSourceSetLocalEventsSuppressionInterval(
+        event_source: CGEventSource,
+        seconds: CFTimeInterval,
+    );
+}
+
+unsafe fn configure_cf_settings() -> Result<(), MacosCaptureCreationError> {
+    // When we warp the cursor using CGWarpMouseCursorPosition local events are suppressed for a short time
+    // this leeds to the cursor not flowing when crossing back from a clinet, set this to to 0 stops the warp
+    // from working, set a low value by trial and error, 0.05s seems good. 0.25s is the default
+    let event_source = CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState)
+        .map_err(|_| MacosCaptureCreationError::EventSourceCreation)?;
+    CGEventSourceSetLocalEventsSuppressionInterval(event_source, 0.05);
+
+    // This is a private settings that allows the cursor to be hidden while in the background.
+    // It is used by Barrier and other apps.
+    let key = CString::new("SetsCursorInBackground").unwrap();
+    let cf_key = CFStringCreateWithCString(
+        kCFAllocatorDefault,
+        key.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
+        kCFStringEncodingUTF8,
+    );
+    if CGSSetConnectionProperty(
+        _CGSDefaultConnection(),
+        _CGSDefaultConnection(),
+        cf_key,
+        kCFBooleanTrue,
+    ) != kCGErrorSuccess
+    {
+        return Err(MacosCaptureCreationError::CGCursorProperty);
+    }
+    CFRelease(cf_key as *const c_void);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// From X11/X.h
+bitflags! {
+    #[repr(C)]
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+    struct XMods: u32 {
+        const ShiftMask = (1<<0);
+        const LockMask = (1<<1);
+        const ControlMask = (1<<2);
+        const Mod1Mask = (1<<3);
+        const Mod2Mask = (1<<4);
+        const Mod3Mask = (1<<5);
+        const Mod4Mask = (1<<6);
+        const Mod5Mask = (1<<7);
+    }
+}
--- a/input-capture/src/wayland.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/wayland.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures_core::Stream;
-use memmap::MmapOptions;
 use std::{
    collections::VecDeque,
    env,
    io::{self, ErrorKind},
-    os::fd::{AsFd, OwnedFd, RawFd},
+    os::fd::{AsFd, RawFd},
    pin::Pin,
    task::{ready, Context, Poll},
 };
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ use tokio::io::unix::AsyncFd;
 use std::{
    fs::File,
    io::{BufWriter, Write},
-    os::unix::prelude::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd},
+    os::unix::prelude::AsRawFd,
    sync::Arc,
 };

@@ -59,15 +58,13 @@ use wayland_client::{
    Connection, Dispatch, DispatchError, EventQueue, QueueHandle, WEnum,
 };

-use tempfile;
-
 use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};

-use crate::CaptureError;
+use crate::{CaptureError, CaptureEvent};

 use super::{
    error::{LayerShellCaptureCreationError, WaylandBindError},
-    CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position,
+    Capture, CaptureHandle, Position,
 };

 struct Globals {
@@ -108,10 +105,10 @@ struct State {
    client_for_window: Vec<(Arc<Window>, CaptureHandle)>,
    focused: Option<(Arc<Window>, CaptureHandle)>,
    g: Globals,
-    wayland_fd: OwnedFd,
+    wayland_fd: RawFd,
    read_guard: Option<ReadEventsGuard>,
    qh: QueueHandle<Self>,
-    pending_events: VecDeque<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    pending_events: VecDeque<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    output_info: Vec<(WlOutput, OutputInfo)>,
    scroll_discrete_pending: bool,
 }
@@ -123,7 +120,7 @@ struct Inner {

 impl AsRawFd for Inner {
    fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
-        self.state.wayland_fd.as_raw_fd()
+        self.state.wayland_fd
    }
 }

@@ -308,10 +305,7 @@ impl WaylandInputCapture {
        // flush outgoing events
        queue.flush()?;

-        // prepare reading wayland events
-        let read_guard = queue.prepare_read().unwrap(); // there can not yet be events to dispatch
-        let wayland_fd = read_guard.connection_fd().try_clone_to_owned().unwrap();
-        std::mem::drop(read_guard);
+        let wayland_fd = queue.as_fd().as_raw_fd();

        let mut state = State {
            pointer: None,
@@ -565,7 +559,7 @@ impl Inner {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputCapture for WaylandInputCapture {
+impl Capture for WaylandInputCapture {
    async fn create(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
        self.add_client(handle, pos);
        let inner = self.0.get_mut();
@@ -591,7 +585,7 @@ impl InputCapture for WaylandInputCapture {
 }

 impl Stream for WaylandInputCapture {
-    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;

    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
        if let Some(event) = self.0.get_mut().state.pending_events.pop_front() {
@@ -700,7 +694,7 @@ impl Dispatch<WlPointer, ()> for State {
                    .iter()
                    .find(|(w, _c)| w.surface == surface)
                    .unwrap();
-                app.pending_events.push_back((*client, Event::Enter()));
+                app.pending_events.push_back((*client, CaptureEvent::Begin));
            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Leave { .. } => {
                /* There are rare cases, where when a window is opened in
@@ -724,11 +718,11 @@ impl Dispatch<WlPointer, ()> for State {
                let (_, client) = app.focused.as_ref().unwrap();
                app.pending_events.push_back((
                    *client,
-                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                    CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
                        time,
                        button,
                        state: u32::from(state),
-                    }),
+                    })),
                ));
            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Axis { time, axis, value } => {
@@ -741,11 +735,11 @@ impl Dispatch<WlPointer, ()> for State {
                } else {
                    app.pending_events.push_back((
                        *client,
-                        Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                        CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
                            time,
                            axis: u32::from(axis) as u8,
                            value,
-                        }),
+                        })),
                    ));
                }
            }
@@ -754,10 +748,10 @@ impl Dispatch<WlPointer, ()> for State {
                app.scroll_discrete_pending = true;
                app.pending_events.push_back((
                    *client,
-                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                    CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
                        axis: u32::from(axis) as u8,
                        value: value120,
-                    }),
+                    })),
                ));
            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Frame {} => {
@@ -793,11 +787,11 @@ impl Dispatch<WlKeyboard, ()> for State {
                if let Some(client) = client {
                    app.pending_events.push_back((
                        *client,
-                        Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                        CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
                            time,
                            key,
                            state: u32::from(state) as u8,
-                        }),
+                        })),
                    ));
                }
            }
@@ -811,24 +805,15 @@ impl Dispatch<WlKeyboard, ()> for State {
                if let Some(client) = client {
                    app.pending_events.push_back((
                        *client,
-                        Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                            mods_depressed,
-                            mods_latched,
-                            mods_locked,
+                        CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+                            depressed: mods_depressed,
+                            latched: mods_latched,
+                            locked: mods_locked,
                            group,
-                        }),
+                        })),
                    ));
                }
            }
-            wl_keyboard::Event::Keymap {
-                format: _,
-                fd,
-                size: _,
-            } => {
-                let fd = unsafe { &File::from_raw_fd(fd.as_raw_fd()) };
-                let _mmap = unsafe { MmapOptions::new().map_copy(fd).unwrap() };
-                // TODO keymap
-            }
            _ => (),
        }
    }
@@ -855,7 +840,7 @@ impl Dispatch<ZwpRelativePointerV1, ()> for State {
                let time = (((utime_hi as u64) << 32 | utime_lo as u64) / 1000) as u32;
                app.pending_events.push_back((
                    *client,
-                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion { time, dx, dy }),
+                    CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion { time, dx, dy })),
                ));
            }
        }
--- a/input-capture/src/windows.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/windows.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use input_event::{
    Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT,
 };

-use super::{CaptureError, CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position};
+use super::{Capture, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, CaptureHandle, Position};

 enum Request {
    Create(CaptureHandle, Position),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ enum Request {
 }

 pub struct WindowsInputCapture {
-    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>,
    msg_thread: Option<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
 }

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ unsafe fn signal_message_thread(event_type: EventType) {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputCapture for WindowsInputCapture {
+impl Capture for WindowsInputCapture {
    async fn create(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
        unsafe {
            {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl InputCapture for WindowsInputCapture {
 static mut REQUEST_BUFFER: Mutex<Vec<Request>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
 static mut ACTIVE_CLIENT: Option<CaptureHandle> = None;
 static mut CLIENT_FOR_POS: Lazy<HashMap<Position, CaptureHandle>> = Lazy::new(HashMap::new);
-static mut EVENT_TX: Option<Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>> = None;
+static mut EVENT_TX: Option<Sender<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent)>> = None;
 static mut EVENT_THREAD_ID: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 unsafe fn set_event_tid(tid: u32) {
    EVENT_THREAD_ID.store(tid, Ordering::SeqCst);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ fn clamp_to_display_bounds(prev_point: (i32, i32), point: (i32, i32)) -> (i32, i
    (x.clamp(min_x, max_x), y.clamp(min_y, max_y))
 }

-unsafe fn send_blocking(event: Event) {
+unsafe fn send_blocking(event: CaptureEvent) {
    if let Some(active) = ACTIVE_CLIENT {
        block_on(async move {
            let _ = EVENT_TX.as_ref().unwrap().send((active, event)).await;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ unsafe fn check_client_activation(wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM) -> bool {

    /* notify main thread */
    log::debug!("ENTERED @ {prev_pos:?} -> {curr_pos:?}");
-    send_blocking(Event::Enter());
+    send_blocking(CaptureEvent::Begin);

    ret
 }
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn mouse_proc(ncode: i32, wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM)
    let Some(pointer_event) = to_mouse_event(wparam, lparam) else {
        return LRESULT(1);
    };
-    let event = (client, Event::Pointer(pointer_event));
+    let event = (client, CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(pointer_event)));

    /* notify mainthread (drop events if sending too fast) */
    if let Err(e) = EVENT_TX.as_ref().unwrap().try_send(event) {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn kybrd_proc(ncode: i32, wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM)
    let Some(key_event) = to_key_event(wparam, lparam) else {
        return LRESULT(1);
    };
-    let event = (client, Event::Keyboard(key_event));
+    let event = (client, CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(key_event)));

    if let Err(e) = EVENT_TX.as_ref().unwrap().try_send(event) {
        log::warn!("e: {e}");
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ impl WindowsInputCapture {
 }

 impl Stream for WindowsInputCapture {
-    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;
    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
        match ready!(self.event_rx.poll_recv(cx)) {
            None => Poll::Ready(None),
--- a/input-capture/src/x11.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/x11.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ use std::task::Poll;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures_core::Stream;

-use crate::CaptureError;
-
-use super::InputCapture;
-use input_event::Event;
-
-use super::error::X11InputCaptureCreationError;
-use super::{CaptureHandle, Position};
+use super::{
+    error::X11InputCaptureCreationError, Capture, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, CaptureHandle,
+    Position,
+};

 pub struct X11InputCapture {}

@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ impl X11InputCapture {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputCapture for X11InputCapture {
+impl Capture for X11InputCapture {
    async fn create(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle, _pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
        Ok(())
    }
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ impl InputCapture for X11InputCapture {
 }

 impl Stream for X11InputCapture {
-    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent), CaptureError>;

    fn poll_next(
        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
--- a/input-emulation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/input-emulation/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "input-emulation"
 description = "cross-platform input emulation library used by lan-mouse"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 repository = "https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse"
--- a/input-emulation/src/dummy.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/dummy.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ use input_event::Event;

 use crate::error::EmulationError;

-use super::{EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+use super::{Emulation, EmulationHandle};

 #[derive(Default)]
-pub struct DummyEmulation;
+pub(crate) struct DummyEmulation;

 impl DummyEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
        Self {}
    }
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputEmulation for DummyEmulation {
+impl Emulation for DummyEmulation {
    async fn consume(
        &mut self,
        event: Event,
--- a/input-emulation/src/error.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/error.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub enum EmulationCreationError {
 impl EmulationCreationError {
    /// request was intentionally denied by the user
    pub(crate) fn cancelled_by_user(&self) -> bool {
-        #[cfg(feature = "libei")]
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
        if matches!(
            self,
            EmulationCreationError::Libei(LibeiEmulationCreationError::Ashpd(Response(
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl EmulationCreationError {
        ) {
            return true;
        }
-        #[cfg(feature = "xdg_desktop_portal")]
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
        if matches!(
            self,
            EmulationCreationError::Xdp(XdpEmulationCreationError::Ashpd(Response(
--- a/input-emulation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    fmt::Display,
+};

-use input_event::Event;
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent};

 pub use self::error::{EmulationCreationError, EmulationError, InputEmulationError};

 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub mod windows;
+mod windows;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod x11;
+mod x11;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod wlroots;
+mod wlroots;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod xdg_desktop_portal;
+mod xdg_desktop_portal;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod libei;
+mod libei;

 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub mod macos;
+mod macos;

 /// fallback input emulation (logs events)
-pub mod dummy;
-pub mod error;
+mod dummy;
+mod error;

 pub type EmulationHandle = u64;

@@ -66,8 +69,166 @@ impl Display for Backend {
    }
 }

+pub struct InputEmulation {
+    emulation: Box<dyn Emulation>,
+    handles: HashSet<EmulationHandle>,
+    pressed_keys: HashMap<EmulationHandle, HashSet<u32>>,
+}
+
+impl InputEmulation {
+    async fn with_backend(backend: Backend) -> Result<InputEmulation, EmulationCreationError> {
+        let emulation: Box<dyn Emulation> = match backend {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Wlroots => Box::new(wlroots::WlrootsEmulation::new()?),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Libei => Box::new(libei::LibeiEmulation::new().await?),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::X11 => Box::new(x11::X11Emulation::new()?),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Xdp => Box::new(xdg_desktop_portal::DesktopPortalEmulation::new().await?),
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            Backend::Windows => Box::new(windows::WindowsEmulation::new()?),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            Backend::MacOs => Box::new(macos::MacOSEmulation::new()?),
+            Backend::Dummy => Box::new(dummy::DummyEmulation::new()),
+        };
+        Ok(Self {
+            emulation,
+            handles: HashSet::new(),
+            pressed_keys: HashMap::new(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn new(backend: Option<Backend>) -> Result<InputEmulation, EmulationCreationError> {
+        if let Some(backend) = backend {
+            let b = Self::with_backend(backend).await;
+            if b.is_ok() {
+                log::info!("using emulation backend: {backend}");
+            }
+            return b;
+        }
+
+        for backend in [
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Wlroots,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Libei,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Xdp,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::X11,
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            Backend::Windows,
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            Backend::MacOs,
+            Backend::Dummy,
+        ] {
+            match Self::with_backend(backend).await {
+                Ok(b) => {
+                    log::info!("using emulation backend: {backend}");
+                    return Ok(b);
+                }
+                Err(e) if e.cancelled_by_user() => return Err(e),
+                Err(e) => log::warn!("{e}"),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(EmulationCreationError::NoAvailableBackend)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        handle: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        match event {
+            Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key, state, .. }) => {
+                // prevent double pressed / released keys
+                if self.update_pressed_keys(handle, key, state) {
+                    self.emulation.consume(event, handle).await?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            _ => self.emulation.consume(event, handle).await,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle) -> bool {
+        if self.handles.insert(handle) {
+            self.pressed_keys.insert(handle, HashSet::new());
+            self.emulation.create(handle).await;
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn destroy(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle) {
+        let _ = self.release_keys(handle).await;
+        if self.handles.remove(&handle) {
+            self.pressed_keys.remove(&handle);
+            self.emulation.destroy(handle).await
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        for handle in self.handles.iter().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>() {
+            self.destroy(handle).await
+        }
+        self.emulation.terminate().await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn release_keys(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        if let Some(keys) = self.pressed_keys.get_mut(&handle) {
+            let keys = keys.drain().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            for key in keys {
+                let event = Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                    time: 0,
+                    key,
+                    state: 0,
+                });
+                self.emulation.consume(event, handle).await?;
+                if let Ok(key) = input_event::scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
+                    log::warn!("releasing stuck key: {key:?}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let event = Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+            depressed: 0,
+            latched: 0,
+            locked: 0,
+            group: 0,
+        });
+        self.emulation.consume(event, handle).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_pressed_keys(&self, handle: EmulationHandle) -> bool {
+        self.pressed_keys
+            .get(&handle)
+            .is_some_and(|p| !p.is_empty())
+    }
+
+    /// update the pressed_keys for the given handle
+    /// returns whether the event should be processed
+    fn update_pressed_keys(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle, key: u32, state: u8) -> bool {
+        let Some(pressed_keys) = self.pressed_keys.get_mut(&handle) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        if state == 0 {
+            // currently pressed => can release
+            pressed_keys.remove(&key)
+        } else {
+            // currently not pressed => can press
+            pressed_keys.insert(key)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
-pub trait InputEmulation: Send {
+trait Emulation: Send {
    async fn consume(
        &mut self,
        event: Event,
@@ -77,64 +238,3 @@ pub trait InputEmulation: Send {
    async fn destroy(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle);
    async fn terminate(&mut self);
 }
-
-pub async fn create_backend(
-    backend: Backend,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn InputEmulation>, EmulationCreationError> {
-    match backend {
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::Wlroots => Ok(Box::new(wlroots::WlrootsEmulation::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::Libei => Ok(Box::new(libei::LibeiEmulation::new().await?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::X11 => Ok(Box::new(x11::X11Emulation::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::Xdp => Ok(Box::new(
-            xdg_desktop_portal::DesktopPortalEmulation::new().await?,
-        )),
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        Backend::Windows => Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsEmulation::new()?)),
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        Backend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSEmulation::new()?)),
-        Backend::Dummy => Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyEmulation::new())),
-    }
-}
-
-pub async fn create(
-    backend: Option<Backend>,
-) -> 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}");
-        }
-        return b;
-    }
-
-    for backend in [
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::Wlroots,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::Libei,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::Xdp,
-        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-        Backend::X11,
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        Backend::Windows,
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        Backend::MacOs,
-        Backend::Dummy,
-    ] {
-        match create_backend(backend).await {
-            Ok(b) => {
-                log::info!("using emulation backend: {backend}");
-                return Ok(b);
-            }
-            Err(e) if e.cancelled_by_user() => return Err(e),
-            Err(e) => log::warn!("{e}"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    Err(EmulationCreationError::NoAvailableBackend)
-}
--- a/input-emulation/src/libei.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/libei.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};

 use crate::error::{EmulationError, ReisConvertStreamError};

-use super::{error::LibeiEmulationCreationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+use super::{error::LibeiEmulationCreationError, Emulation, EmulationHandle};

 static INTERFACES: Lazy<HashMap<&'static str, u32>> = Lazy::new(|| {
    let mut m = HashMap::new();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct Devices {
    keyboard: Arc<RwLock<Option<(ei::Device, ei::Keyboard)>>>,
 }

-pub struct LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct LibeiEmulation<'a> {
    context: ei::Context,
    devices: Devices,
    ei_task: JoinHandle<()>,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async fn get_ei_fd<'a>(
 }

 impl<'a> LibeiEmulation<'a> {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self, LibeiEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) async fn new() -> Result<Self, LibeiEmulationCreationError> {
        let (_remote_desktop, session, eifd) = get_ei_fd().await?;
        let stream = UnixStream::from(eifd);
        stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl<'a> Drop for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl<'a> InputEmulation for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+impl<'a> Emulation for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
    async fn consume(
        &mut self,
        event: Event,
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ impl<'a> InputEmulation for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
                        d.frame(self.serial.load(Ordering::SeqCst), now);
                    }
                }
-                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(k) => match k {
                KeyboardEvent::Key {
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ impl<'a> InputEmulation for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
                }
                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
            },
-            _ => {}
        }
        self.context
            .flush()
--- a/input-emulation/src/macos.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/macos.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{error::EmulationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+use super::{error::EmulationError, Emulation, EmulationHandle};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use core_graphics::display::{CGDisplayBounds, CGMainDisplayID, CGPoint};
 use core_graphics::event::{
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use super::error::MacOSEmulationCreationError;
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);

-pub struct MacOSEmulation {
-    pub event_source: CGEventSource,
+pub(crate) struct MacOSEmulation {
+    event_source: CGEventSource,
    repeat_task: Option<AbortHandle>,
    button_state: ButtonState,
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl IndexMut<CGMouseButton> for ButtonState {
 unsafe impl Send for MacOSEmulation {}

 impl MacOSEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, MacOSEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self, MacOSEmulationCreationError> {
        let event_source = CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState)
            .map_err(|_| MacOSEmulationCreationError::EventSourceCreation)?;
        let button_state = ButtonState {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ fn key_event(event_source: CGEventSource, key: u16, state: u8) {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputEmulation for MacOSEmulation {
+impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
    async fn consume(
        &mut self,
        event: Event,
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ impl InputEmulation for MacOSEmulation {
                    };
                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
                }
-                PointerEvent::Frame { .. } => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
                KeyboardEvent::Key {
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ impl InputEmulation for MacOSEmulation {
                }
                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
            },
-            _ => (),
        }
        // FIXME
        Ok(())
--- a/input-emulation/src/windows.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/windows.rs
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@ use windows::Win32::UI::Input::KeyboardAndMouse::{
 };
 use windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::{XBUTTON1, XBUTTON2};

-use super::{EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+use super::{Emulation, EmulationHandle};

 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);

-pub struct WindowsEmulation {
+pub(crate) struct WindowsEmulation {
    repeat_task: Option<AbortHandle>,
 }

 impl WindowsEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, WindowsEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self, WindowsEmulationCreationError> {
        Ok(Self { repeat_task: None })
    }
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputEmulation for WindowsEmulation {
+impl Emulation for WindowsEmulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: EmulationHandle) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ impl InputEmulation for WindowsEmulation {
                    value,
                } => scroll(axis, value as i32),
                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => scroll(axis, value),
-                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
                KeyboardEvent::Key {
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ impl InputEmulation for WindowsEmulation {
                }
                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
            },
-            _ => {}
        }
        // FIXME
        Ok(())
--- a/input-emulation/src/wlroots.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/wlroots.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::error::EmulationError;

-use super::{error::WlrootsEmulationCreationError, InputEmulation};
+use super::{error::WlrootsEmulationCreationError, Emulation};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub(crate) struct WlrootsEmulation {
 }

 impl WlrootsEmulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, WlrootsEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self, WlrootsEmulationCreationError> {
        let conn = Connection::connect_to_env()?;
        let (globals, queue) = registry_queue_init::<State>(&conn)?;
        let qh = queue.handle();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl State {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputEmulation for WlrootsEmulation {
+impl Emulation for WlrootsEmulation {
    async fn consume(
        &mut self,
        event: Event,
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ impl VirtualInput {
                            .axis_discrete(0, axis, value as f64 / 6., value / 120);
                        self.pointer.frame();
                    }
-                    PointerEvent::Frame {} => self.pointer.frame(),
                }
                self.pointer.frame();
            }
@@ -209,16 +208,15 @@ impl VirtualInput {
                    self.keyboard.key(time, key, state as u32);
                }
                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                    mods_depressed,
-                    mods_latched,
-                    mods_locked,
+                    depressed: mods_depressed,
+                    latched: mods_latched,
+                    locked: mods_locked,
                    group,
                } => {
                    self.keyboard
                        .modifiers(mods_depressed, mods_latched, mods_locked, group);
                }
            },
-            _ => {}
        }
        Ok(())
    }
--- a/input-emulation/src/x11.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/x11.rs
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ use input_event::{

 use crate::error::EmulationError;

-use super::{error::X11EmulationCreationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+use super::{error::X11EmulationCreationError, Emulation, EmulationHandle};

-pub struct X11Emulation {
+pub(crate) struct X11Emulation {
    display: *mut xlib::Display,
 }

 unsafe impl Send for X11Emulation {}

 impl X11Emulation {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, X11EmulationCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self, X11EmulationCreationError> {
        let display = unsafe {
            match xlib::XOpenDisplay(ptr::null()) {
                d if d == ptr::null::<xlib::Display>() as *mut xlib::Display => {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Drop for X11Emulation {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl InputEmulation for X11Emulation {
+impl Emulation for X11Emulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: EmulationHandle) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ impl InputEmulation for X11Emulation {
                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
                    self.emulate_scroll(axis, value as f64);
                }
-                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
                time: _,
--- a/input-emulation/src/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ use input_event::{

 use crate::error::EmulationError;

-use super::{error::XdpEmulationCreationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+use super::{error::XdpEmulationCreationError, Emulation, EmulationHandle};

-pub struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
    proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
    session: Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>,
 }

 impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>, XdpEmulationCreationError> {
+    pub(crate) async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>, XdpEmulationCreationError> {
        log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
        let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl<'a> InputEmulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+impl<'a> Emulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
    async fn consume(
        &mut self,
        event: input_event::Event,
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ impl<'a> InputEmulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
                        .notify_pointer_axis(&self.session, dx, dy, true)
                        .await?;
                }
-                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Keyboard(k) => {
                match k {
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ impl<'a> InputEmulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
                    }
                }
            }
-            _ => {}
        }
        Ok(())
    }
--- a/input-event/src/error.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/error.rs
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-use std::array::TryFromSliceError;

-use thiserror::Error;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum ProtocolError {
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    MissingData(#[from] TryFromSliceError),
-    #[error("invalid event id: `{0}`")]
-    InvalidEventId(u8),
-    #[error("invalid pointer event type: `{0}`")]
-    InvalidPointerEventId(u8),
-    #[error("invalid keyboard event type: `{0}`")]
-    InvalidKeyboardEventId(u8),
-    #[error("expected data at idx `{0:?}`")]
-    Data(String),
-}
--- a/input-event/src/lib.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-pub use error::ProtocolError;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};

 pub mod error;
-pub mod proto;
 pub mod scancode;

 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ pub enum PointerEvent {
    Axis { time: u32, axis: u8, value: f64 },
    /// discrete axis event, scroll event for mice - 120 = one scroll tick
    AxisDiscrete120 { axis: u8, value: i32 },
-    /// frame event
-    Frame {},
 }

 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -35,9 +31,9 @@ pub enum KeyboardEvent {
    Key { time: u32, key: u32, state: u8 },
    /// modifiers changed state
    Modifiers {
-        mods_depressed: u32,
-        mods_latched: u32,
-        mods_locked: u32,
+        depressed: u32,
+        latched: u32,
+        locked: u32,
        group: u32,
    },
 }
@@ -48,23 +44,6 @@ pub enum Event {
    Pointer(PointerEvent),
    /// keyboard events (key / modifiers)
    Keyboard(KeyboardEvent),
-    /// enter event: request to enter a client.
-    /// The client must release the pointer if it is grabbed
-    /// and reply with a leave event, as soon as its ready to
-    /// receive events
-    Enter(),
-    /// leave event: this client is now ready to receive events and will
-    /// not send any events after until it sends an enter event
-    Leave(),
-    /// ping a client, to see if it is still alive. A client that does
-    /// not respond with a pong event will be assumed to be offline.
-    Ping(),
-    /// response to a ping event: this event signals that a client
-    /// is still alive but must otherwise be ignored
-    Pong(),
-    /// explicit disconnect request. The client will no longer
-    /// send events until the next Enter event. All of its keys should be released.
-    Disconnect(),
 }

 impl Display for PointerEvent {
@@ -98,7 +77,6 @@ impl Display for PointerEvent {
            PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
                write!(f, "scroll-120 ({axis}, {value})")
            }
-            PointerEvent::Frame {} => write!(f, "frame()"),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -119,9 +97,9 @@ impl Display for KeyboardEvent {
                }
            }
            KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                mods_depressed,
-                mods_latched,
-                mods_locked,
+                depressed: mods_depressed,
+                latched: mods_latched,
+                locked: mods_locked,
                group,
            } => write!(
                f,
@@ -136,11 +114,6 @@ impl Display for Event {
        match self {
            Event::Pointer(p) => write!(f, "{}", p),
            Event::Keyboard(k) => write!(f, "{}", k),
-            Event::Enter() => write!(f, "enter"),
-            Event::Leave() => write!(f, "leave"),
-            Event::Ping() => write!(f, "ping"),
-            Event::Pong() => write!(f, "pong"),
-            Event::Disconnect() => write!(f, "disconnect"),
        }
    }
 }
--- a/input-event/src/libei.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/libei.rs
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ fn to_input_events(ei_event: EiEvent) -> Events {
    match ei_event {
        EiEvent::KeyboardModifiers(mods) => {
            let modifier_event = KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                mods_depressed: mods.depressed,
-                mods_latched: mods.latched,
-                mods_locked: mods.locked,
+                depressed: mods.depressed,
+                latched: mods.latched,
+                locked: mods.locked,
                group: mods.group,
            };
            Events::One(Event::Keyboard(modifier_event))
--- a/input-event/src/proto.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/proto.rs
@@ -1,307 +0,0 @@
-use std::{fmt::Debug, slice::SliceIndex};
-
-use crate::ProtocolError;
-
-use super::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
-
-enum PointerEventType {
-    Motion,
-    Button,
-    Axis,
-    AxisDiscrete120,
-    Frame,
-}
-
-enum KeyboardEventType {
-    Key,
-    Modifiers,
-}
-
-enum EventType {
-    Pointer,
-    Keyboard,
-    Enter,
-    Leave,
-    Ping,
-    Pong,
-    Disconnect,
-}
-
-impl Event {
-    fn event_type(&self) -> EventType {
-        match self {
-            Self::Pointer(_) => EventType::Pointer,
-            Self::Keyboard(_) => EventType::Keyboard,
-            Self::Enter() => EventType::Enter,
-            Self::Leave() => EventType::Leave,
-            Self::Ping() => EventType::Ping,
-            Self::Pong() => EventType::Pong,
-            Self::Disconnect() => EventType::Disconnect,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl PointerEvent {
-    fn event_type(&self) -> PointerEventType {
-        match self {
-            Self::Motion { .. } => PointerEventType::Motion,
-            Self::Button { .. } => PointerEventType::Button,
-            Self::Axis { .. } => PointerEventType::Axis,
-            Self::AxisDiscrete120 { .. } => PointerEventType::AxisDiscrete120,
-            Self::Frame { .. } => PointerEventType::Frame,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl KeyboardEvent {
-    fn event_type(&self) -> KeyboardEventType {
-        match self {
-            KeyboardEvent::Key { .. } => KeyboardEventType::Key,
-            KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => KeyboardEventType::Modifiers,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<u8> for PointerEventType {
-    type Error = ProtocolError;
-
-    fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self, ProtocolError> {
-        match value {
-            x if x == Self::Motion as u8 => Ok(Self::Motion),
-            x if x == Self::Button as u8 => Ok(Self::Button),
-            x if x == Self::Axis as u8 => Ok(Self::Axis),
-            x if x == Self::AxisDiscrete120 as u8 => Ok(Self::AxisDiscrete120),
-            x if x == Self::Frame as u8 => Ok(Self::Frame),
-            _ => Err(ProtocolError::InvalidPointerEventId(value)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<u8> for KeyboardEventType {
-    type Error = ProtocolError;
-
-    fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self, ProtocolError> {
-        match value {
-            x if x == Self::Key as u8 => Ok(Self::Key),
-            x if x == Self::Modifiers as u8 => Ok(Self::Modifiers),
-            _ => Err(ProtocolError::InvalidKeyboardEventId(value)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<&Event> for Vec<u8> {
-    fn from(event: &Event) -> Self {
-        let event_id = vec![event.event_type() as u8];
-        let event_data = match event {
-            Event::Pointer(p) => p.into(),
-            Event::Keyboard(k) => k.into(),
-            Event::Enter() => vec![],
-            Event::Leave() => vec![],
-            Event::Ping() => vec![],
-            Event::Pong() => vec![],
-            Event::Disconnect() => vec![],
-        };
-        [event_id, event_data].concat()
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for Event {
-    type Error = ProtocolError;
-
-    fn try_from(value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, ProtocolError> {
-        let event_id = u8::from_be_bytes(value[..1].try_into()?);
-        match event_id {
-            i if i == (EventType::Pointer as u8) => Ok(Event::Pointer(value.try_into()?)),
-            i if i == (EventType::Keyboard as u8) => Ok(Event::Keyboard(value.try_into()?)),
-            i if i == (EventType::Enter as u8) => Ok(Event::Enter()),
-            i if i == (EventType::Leave as u8) => Ok(Event::Leave()),
-            i if i == (EventType::Ping as u8) => Ok(Event::Ping()),
-            i if i == (EventType::Pong as u8) => Ok(Event::Pong()),
-            i if i == (EventType::Disconnect as u8) => Ok(Event::Disconnect()),
-            _ => Err(ProtocolError::InvalidEventId(event_id)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<&PointerEvent> for Vec<u8> {
-    fn from(event: &PointerEvent) -> Self {
-        let id = vec![event.event_type() as u8];
-        let data = match event {
-            PointerEvent::Motion { time, dx, dy } => {
-                let time = time.to_be_bytes();
-                let dx = dx.to_be_bytes();
-                let dy = dy.to_be_bytes();
-                [&time[..], &dx[..], &dy[..]].concat()
-            }
-            PointerEvent::Button {
-                time,
-                button,
-                state,
-            } => {
-                let time = time.to_be_bytes();
-                let button = button.to_be_bytes();
-                let state = state.to_be_bytes();
-                [&time[..], &button[..], &state[..]].concat()
-            }
-            PointerEvent::Axis { time, axis, value } => {
-                let time = time.to_be_bytes();
-                let axis = axis.to_be_bytes();
-                let value = value.to_be_bytes();
-                [&time[..], &axis[..], &value[..]].concat()
-            }
-            PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
-                let axis = axis.to_be_bytes();
-                let value = value.to_be_bytes();
-                [&axis[..], &value[..]].concat()
-            }
-            PointerEvent::Frame {} => {
-                vec![]
-            }
-        };
-        [id, data].concat()
-    }
-}
-
-fn decode_u8<I>(data: &[u8], idx: I) -> Result<u8, ProtocolError>
-where
-    I: SliceIndex<[u8], Output = [u8]> + Debug + Clone,
-{
-    let data = data
-        .get(idx.clone())
-        .ok_or(ProtocolError::Data(format!("{:?}", idx)))?;
-    Ok(u8::from_be_bytes(data.try_into()?))
-}
-
-fn decode_u32<I>(data: &[u8], idx: I) -> Result<u32, ProtocolError>
-where
-    I: SliceIndex<[u8], Output = [u8]> + Debug + Clone,
-{
-    let data = data
-        .get(idx.clone())
-        .ok_or(ProtocolError::Data(format!("{:?}", idx)))?;
-    Ok(u32::from_be_bytes(data.try_into()?))
-}
-
-fn decode_i32<I>(data: &[u8], idx: I) -> Result<i32, ProtocolError>
-where
-    I: SliceIndex<[u8], Output = [u8]> + Debug + Clone,
-{
-    let data = data
-        .get(idx.clone())
-        .ok_or(ProtocolError::Data(format!("{:?}", idx)))?;
-    Ok(i32::from_be_bytes(data.try_into()?))
-}
-fn decode_f64<I>(data: &[u8], idx: I) -> Result<f64, ProtocolError>
-where
-    I: SliceIndex<[u8], Output = [u8]> + Debug + Clone,
-{
-    let data = data
-        .get(idx.clone())
-        .ok_or(ProtocolError::Data(format!("{:?}", idx)))?;
-    Ok(f64::from_be_bytes(data.try_into()?))
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for PointerEvent {
-    type Error = ProtocolError;
-
-    fn try_from(data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, ProtocolError> {
-        match data.get(1) {
-            Some(id) => match id.to_owned().try_into()? {
-                PointerEventType::Motion => {
-                    let time = decode_u32(&data, 2..6)?;
-                    let dx = decode_f64(&data, 6..14)?;
-                    let dy = decode_f64(&data, 14..22)?;
-
-                    Ok(Self::Motion { time, dx, dy })
-                }
-                PointerEventType::Button => {
-                    let time = decode_u32(&data, 2..6)?;
-                    let button = decode_u32(&data, 6..10)?;
-                    let state = decode_u32(&data, 10..14)?;
-
-                    Ok(Self::Button {
-                        time,
-                        button,
-                        state,
-                    })
-                }
-                PointerEventType::Axis => {
-                    let time = decode_u32(&data, 2..6)?;
-                    let axis = decode_u8(&data, 6..7)?;
-                    let value = decode_f64(&data, 7..15)?;
-                    Ok(Self::Axis { time, axis, value })
-                }
-                PointerEventType::AxisDiscrete120 => {
-                    let axis = decode_u8(&data, 2..3)?;
-                    let value = decode_i32(&data, 3..7)?;
-                    Ok(Self::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value })
-                }
-                PointerEventType::Frame => Ok(Self::Frame {}),
-            },
-            None => Err(ProtocolError::Data("0".to_string())),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<&KeyboardEvent> for Vec<u8> {
-    fn from(event: &KeyboardEvent) -> Self {
-        let id = vec![event.event_type() as u8];
-        let data = match event {
-            KeyboardEvent::Key { time, key, state } => {
-                let time = time.to_be_bytes();
-                let key = key.to_be_bytes();
-                let state = state.to_be_bytes();
-                [&time[..], &key[..], &state[..]].concat()
-            }
-            KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                mods_depressed,
-                mods_latched,
-                mods_locked,
-                group,
-            } => {
-                let mods_depressed = mods_depressed.to_be_bytes();
-                let mods_latched = mods_latched.to_be_bytes();
-                let mods_locked = mods_locked.to_be_bytes();
-                let group = group.to_be_bytes();
-                [
-                    &mods_depressed[..],
-                    &mods_latched[..],
-                    &mods_locked[..],
-                    &group[..],
-                ]
-                .concat()
-            }
-        };
-        [id, data].concat()
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for KeyboardEvent {
-    type Error = ProtocolError;
-
-    fn try_from(data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, ProtocolError> {
-        match data.get(1) {
-            Some(id) => match id.to_owned().try_into()? {
-                KeyboardEventType::Key => {
-                    let time = decode_u32(&data, 2..6)?;
-                    let key = decode_u32(&data, 6..10)?;
-                    let state = decode_u8(&data, 10..11)?;
-                    Ok(KeyboardEvent::Key { time, key, state })
-                }
-                KeyboardEventType::Modifiers => {
-                    let mods_depressed = decode_u32(&data, 2..6)?;
-                    let mods_latched = decode_u32(&data, 6..10)?;
-                    let mods_locked = decode_u32(&data, 10..14)?;
-                    let group = decode_u32(&data, 14..18)?;
-                    Ok(KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                        mods_depressed,
-                        mods_latched,
-                        mods_locked,
-                        group,
-                    })
-                }
-            },
-            None => Err(ProtocolError::Data("0".to_string())),
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/lan-mouse-proto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lan-mouse-proto/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "lan-mouse-proto"
+description = "network protocol for lan-mouse"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+repository = "https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse"
+
+[dependencies]
+num_enum = "0.7.2"
+thiserror = "1.0.61"
+input-event = { path = "../input-event", version = "0.2.1" }
+paste = "1.0"
--- a/lan-mouse-proto/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lan-mouse-proto/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+use input_event::{Event as InputEvent, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use num_enum::{IntoPrimitive, TryFromPrimitive, TryFromPrimitiveError};
+use paste::paste;
+use std::{
+    fmt::{Debug, Display},
+    mem::size_of,
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// defines the maximum size an encoded event can take up
+/// this is currently the pointer motion event
+/// type: u8, time: u32, dx: f64, dy: f64
+pub const MAX_EVENT_SIZE: usize = size_of::<u8>() + size_of::<u32>() + 2 * size_of::<f64>();
+
+/// error type for protocol violations
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ProtocolError {
+    /// event type does not exist
+    #[error("invalid event id: `{0}`")]
+    InvalidEventId(#[from] TryFromPrimitiveError<EventType>),
+}
+
+/// main lan-mouse protocol event type
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum ProtoEvent {
+    /// notify a client that the cursor entered its region
+    /// [`ProtoEvent::Ack`] with the same serial is used for synchronization between devices
+    Enter(u32),
+    /// notify a client that the cursor left its region
+    /// [`ProtoEvent::Ack`] with the same serial is used for synchronization between devices
+    Leave(u32),
+    /// acknowledge of an [`ProtoEvent::Enter`] or [`ProtoEvent::Leave`] event
+    Ack(u32),
+    /// Input event
+    Input(InputEvent),
+    /// Ping event for tracking unresponsive clients.
+    /// A client has to respond with [`ProtoEvent::Pong`].
+    Ping,
+    /// Response to [`ProtoEvent::Ping`]
+    Pong,
+}
+
+impl Display for ProtoEvent {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ProtoEvent::Enter(s) => write!(f, "Enter({s})"),
+            ProtoEvent::Leave(s) => write!(f, "Leave({s})"),
+            ProtoEvent::Ack(s) => write!(f, "Ack({s})"),
+            ProtoEvent::Input(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
+            ProtoEvent::Ping => write!(f, "ping"),
+            ProtoEvent::Pong => write!(f, "pong"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(TryFromPrimitive, IntoPrimitive)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum EventType {
+    PointerMotion,
+    PointerButton,
+    PointerAxis,
+    PointerAxisValue120,
+    KeyboardKey,
+    KeyboardModifiers,
+    Ping,
+    Pong,
+    Enter,
+    Leave,
+    Ack,
+}
+
+impl ProtoEvent {
+    fn event_type(&self) -> EventType {
+        match self {
+            ProtoEvent::Input(e) => match e {
+                InputEvent::Pointer(p) => match p {
+                    PointerEvent::Motion { .. } => EventType::PointerMotion,
+                    PointerEvent::Button { .. } => EventType::PointerButton,
+                    PointerEvent::Axis { .. } => EventType::PointerAxis,
+                    PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { .. } => EventType::PointerAxisValue120,
+                },
+                InputEvent::Keyboard(k) => match k {
+                    KeyboardEvent::Key { .. } => EventType::KeyboardKey,
+                    KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => EventType::KeyboardModifiers,
+                },
+            },
+            ProtoEvent::Ping => EventType::Ping,
+            ProtoEvent::Pong => EventType::Pong,
+            ProtoEvent::Enter(_) => EventType::Enter,
+            ProtoEvent::Leave(_) => EventType::Leave,
+            ProtoEvent::Ack(_) => EventType::Ack,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<[u8; MAX_EVENT_SIZE]> for ProtoEvent {
+    type Error = ProtocolError;
+
+    fn try_from(buf: [u8; MAX_EVENT_SIZE]) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let mut buf = &buf[..];
+        let event_type = decode_u8(&mut buf)?;
+        match EventType::try_from(event_type)? {
+            EventType::PointerMotion => {
+                Ok(Self::Input(InputEvent::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion {
+                    time: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                    dx: decode_f64(&mut buf)?,
+                    dy: decode_f64(&mut buf)?,
+                })))
+            }
+            EventType::PointerButton => {
+                Ok(Self::Input(InputEvent::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
+                    time: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                    button: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                    state: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                })))
+            }
+            EventType::PointerAxis => Ok(Self::Input(InputEvent::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                time: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                axis: decode_u8(&mut buf)?,
+                value: decode_f64(&mut buf)?,
+            }))),
+            EventType::PointerAxisValue120 => Ok(Self::Input(InputEvent::Pointer(
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                    axis: decode_u8(&mut buf)?,
+                    value: decode_i32(&mut buf)?,
+                },
+            ))),
+            EventType::KeyboardKey => Ok(Self::Input(InputEvent::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                time: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                key: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                state: decode_u8(&mut buf)?,
+            }))),
+            EventType::KeyboardModifiers => Ok(Self::Input(InputEvent::Keyboard(
+                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+                    depressed: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                    latched: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                    locked: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                    group: decode_u32(&mut buf)?,
+                },
+            ))),
+            EventType::Ping => Ok(Self::Ping),
+            EventType::Pong => Ok(Self::Pong),
+            EventType::Enter => Ok(Self::Enter(decode_u32(&mut buf)?)),
+            EventType::Leave => Ok(Self::Leave(decode_u32(&mut buf)?)),
+            EventType::Ack => Ok(Self::Ack(decode_u32(&mut buf)?)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ProtoEvent> for ([u8; MAX_EVENT_SIZE], usize) {
+    fn from(event: ProtoEvent) -> Self {
+        let mut buf = [0u8; MAX_EVENT_SIZE];
+        let mut len = 0usize;
+        {
+            let mut buf = &mut buf[..];
+            let buf = &mut buf;
+            let len = &mut len;
+            encode_u8(buf, len, event.event_type() as u8);
+            match event {
+                ProtoEvent::Input(event) => match event {
+                    InputEvent::Pointer(p) => match p {
+                        PointerEvent::Motion { time, dx, dy } => {
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, time);
+                            encode_f64(buf, len, dx);
+                            encode_f64(buf, len, dy);
+                        }
+                        PointerEvent::Button {
+                            time,
+                            button,
+                            state,
+                        } => {
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, time);
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, button);
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, state);
+                        }
+                        PointerEvent::Axis { time, axis, value } => {
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, time);
+                            encode_u8(buf, len, axis);
+                            encode_f64(buf, len, value);
+                        }
+                        PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                            encode_u8(buf, len, axis);
+                            encode_i32(buf, len, value);
+                        }
+                    },
+                    InputEvent::Keyboard(k) => match k {
+                        KeyboardEvent::Key { time, key, state } => {
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, time);
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, key);
+                            encode_u8(buf, len, state);
+                        }
+                        KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+                            depressed,
+                            latched,
+                            locked,
+                            group,
+                        } => {
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, depressed);
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, latched);
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, locked);
+                            encode_u32(buf, len, group);
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
+                ProtoEvent::Ping => {}
+                ProtoEvent::Pong => {}
+                ProtoEvent::Enter(serial) => encode_u32(buf, len, serial),
+                ProtoEvent::Leave(serial) => encode_u32(buf, len, serial),
+                ProtoEvent::Ack(serial) => encode_u32(buf, len, serial),
+            }
+        }
+        (buf, len)
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! decode_impl {
+    ($t:ty) => {
+        paste! {
+            fn [<decode_ $t>](data: &mut &[u8]) -> Result<$t, ProtocolError> {
+                let (int_bytes, rest) = data.split_at(size_of::<$t>());
+                *data = rest;
+                Ok($t::from_be_bytes(int_bytes.try_into().unwrap()))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+decode_impl!(u8);
+decode_impl!(u32);
+decode_impl!(i32);
+decode_impl!(f64);
+
+macro_rules! encode_impl {
+    ($t:ty) => {
+        paste! {
+            fn [<encode_ $t>](buf: &mut &mut [u8], amt: &mut usize, n: $t) {
+                let src = n.to_be_bytes();
+                let data = std::mem::take(buf);
+                let (int_bytes, rest) = data.split_at_mut(size_of::<$t>());
+                int_bytes.copy_from_slice(&src);
+                *amt += size_of::<$t>();
+                *buf = rest
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+encode_impl!(u8);
+encode_impl!(u32);
+encode_impl!(i32);
+encode_impl!(f64);
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
    gtk4
    libadwaita
    xorg.libXtst
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-    darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin
+  (with darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks; [
+    CoreGraphics
+    ApplicationServices
+  ]);

  src = builtins.path {
    name = pname;
--- a/src/capture_test.rs
+++ b/src/capture_test.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::config::Config;
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use input_capture::{self, CaptureError, InputCapture, InputCaptureError, Position};
+use input_capture::{self, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, InputCapture, InputCaptureError, Position};
 use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent};
 use tokio::task::LocalSet;

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async fn input_capture_test(config: Config) -> Result<(), InputCaptureError> {
    log::info!("creating input capture");
    let backend = config.capture_backend.map(|b| b.into());
    loop {
-        let mut input_capture = input_capture::create(backend).await?;
+        let mut input_capture = InputCapture::new(backend).await?;
        log::info!("creating clients");
        input_capture.create(0, Position::Left).await?;
        input_capture.create(1, Position::Right).await?;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn input_capture_test(config: Config) -> Result<(), InputCaptureError> {
    }
 }

-async fn do_capture(input_capture: &mut Box<dyn InputCapture>) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+async fn do_capture(input_capture: &mut InputCapture) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
    loop {
        let (client, event) = input_capture
            .next()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async fn do_capture(input_capture: &mut Box<dyn InputCapture>) -> Result<(), Cap
            _ => Position::Bottom,
        };
        log::info!("position: {pos}, event: {event}");
-        if let Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key: 1, .. }) = event {
+        if let CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key: 1, .. })) = event {
            input_capture.release().await?;
            break Ok(());
        }
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ pub struct ClientState {
    /// e.g. Laptops usually have at least an ethernet and a wifi port
    /// which have different ip addresses
    pub ips: HashSet<IpAddr>,
-    /// keys currently pressed by this client
-    pub pressed_keys: HashSet<u32>,
+    /// client has pressed keys
+    pub has_pressed_keys: bool,
    /// dns resolving in progress
    pub resolving: bool,
 }
--- a/src/dns.rs
+++ b/src/dns.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+use local_channel::mpsc::Receiver;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;

 use hickory_resolver::{error::ResolveError, TokioAsyncResolver};

--- a/src/emulation_test.rs
+++ b/src/emulation_test.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::config::Config;
 use anyhow::Result;
+use input_emulation::InputEmulation;
 use input_event::{Event, PointerEvent};
 use std::f64::consts::PI;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const RADIUS: f64 = 100.0;

 async fn input_emulation_test(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
    let backend = config.emulation_backend.map(|b| b.into());
-    let mut emulation = input_emulation::create(backend).await?;
+    let mut emulation = InputEmulation::new(backend).await?;
    emulation.create(0).await;
    let start = Instant::now();
    let mut offset = (0, 0);
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use capture_task::CaptureEvent;
-use emulation_task::EmulationEvent;
+use capture_task::CaptureRequest;
+use emulation_task::EmulationRequest;
+use local_channel::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use log;
 use std::{
    cell::{Cell, RefCell},
@@ -8,15 +9,7 @@ use std::{
    net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
    rc::Rc,
 };
-use tokio::{
-    io::ReadHalf,
-    join, signal,
-    sync::{
-        mpsc::{channel, Sender},
-        Notify,
-    },
-    task::JoinHandle,
-};
+use tokio::{io::ReadHalf, join, signal, sync::Notify, task::JoinHandle};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;

 use crate::{
@@ -45,7 +38,7 @@ enum State {
    Receiving,
    /// Entered the deadzone of another device but waiting
    /// for acknowledgement (Leave event) from the device
-    AwaitingLeave,
+    AwaitAck,
 }

 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -130,12 +123,12 @@ impl Server {
            }
        };

-        let (capture_tx, capture_rx) = channel(1); /* requests for input capture */
-        let (emulation_tx, emulation_rx) = channel(1); /* emulation requests */
-        let (udp_recv_tx, udp_recv_rx) = channel(1); /* udp receiver */
-        let (udp_send_tx, udp_send_rx) = channel(1); /* udp sender */
-        let (request_tx, mut request_rx) = channel(1); /* frontend requests */
-        let (dns_tx, dns_rx) = channel(1); /* dns requests */
+        let (capture_tx, capture_rx) = channel(); /* requests for input capture */
+        let (emulation_tx, emulation_rx) = channel(); /* emulation requests */
+        let (udp_recv_tx, udp_recv_rx) = channel(); /* udp receiver */
+        let (udp_send_tx, udp_send_rx) = channel(); /* udp sender */
+        let (request_tx, mut request_rx) = channel(); /* frontend requests */
+        let (dns_tx, dns_rx) = channel(); /* dns requests */

        // udp task
        let network = network_task::new(self.clone(), udp_recv_tx.clone(), udp_send_rx).await?;
@@ -144,13 +137,8 @@ impl Server {
        let capture = capture_task::new(self.clone(), capture_rx, udp_send_tx.clone());

        // input emulation
-        let emulation = emulation_task::new(
-            self.clone(),
-            emulation_rx,
-            udp_recv_rx,
-            udp_send_tx.clone(),
-            capture_tx.clone(),
-        );
+        let emulation =
+            emulation_task::new(self.clone(), emulation_rx, udp_recv_rx, udp_send_tx.clone());

        // create dns resolver
        let resolver = DnsResolver::new(dns_rx)?;
@@ -205,7 +193,7 @@ impl Server {
                        let request = self.pending_dns_requests.borrow_mut().pop_front();
                        request
                    } {
-                        dns_tx.send(request).await.expect("channel closed");
+                        dns_tx.send(request).expect("channel closed");
                    }
                }
                _ = self.cancelled() => break,
@@ -218,13 +206,6 @@ impl Server {

        log::info!("terminating service");

-        assert!(!capture_tx.is_closed());
-        assert!(!emulation_tx.is_closed());
-        assert!(!udp_recv_tx.is_closed());
-        assert!(!udp_send_tx.is_closed());
-        assert!(!request_tx.is_closed());
-        assert!(!dns_tx.is_closed());
-
        self.cancel();
        futures::future::join_all(join_handles).await;
        let _ = join!(capture, dns_task, emulation, network, ping);
@@ -253,7 +234,7 @@ impl Server {
        self.notifies.capture.notify_waiters()
    }

-    async fn capture_notified(&self) {
+    async fn capture_enabled(&self) {
        self.notifies.capture.notified().await
    }

@@ -306,8 +287,8 @@ impl Server {

    async fn handle_request(
        &self,
-        capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-        emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+        capture: &Sender<CaptureRequest>,
+        emulate: &Sender<EmulationRequest>,
        event: FrontendRequest,
    ) -> bool {
        log::debug!("frontend: {event:?}");
@@ -372,8 +353,8 @@ impl Server {

    async fn deactivate_client(
        &self,
-        capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-        emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+        capture: &Sender<CaptureRequest>,
+        emulate: &Sender<EmulationRequest>,
        handle: ClientHandle,
    ) {
        log::debug!("deactivating client {handle}");
@@ -382,15 +363,15 @@ impl Server {
            None => return,
        };

-        let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::Destroy(handle)).await;
-        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::Destroy(handle)).await;
+        let _ = capture.send(CaptureRequest::Destroy(handle));
+        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationRequest::Destroy(handle));
        log::debug!("deactivating client {handle} done");
    }

    async fn activate_client(
        &self,
-        capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-        emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+        capture: &Sender<CaptureRequest>,
+        emulate: &Sender<EmulationRequest>,
        handle: ClientHandle,
    ) {
        log::debug!("activating client");
@@ -415,15 +396,15 @@ impl Server {
        };

        /* notify emulation, capture and frontends */
-        let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::Create(handle, pos.into())).await;
-        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::Create(handle)).await;
+        let _ = capture.send(CaptureRequest::Create(handle, pos.into()));
+        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationRequest::Create(handle));
        log::debug!("activating client {handle} done");
    }

    async fn remove_client(
        &self,
-        capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-        emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+        capture: &Sender<CaptureRequest>,
+        emulate: &Sender<EmulationRequest>,
        handle: ClientHandle,
    ) {
        let Some(active) = self
@@ -436,8 +417,14 @@ impl Server {
        };

        if active {
-            let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::Destroy(handle)).await;
-            let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::Destroy(handle)).await;
+            let _ = capture.send(CaptureRequest::Destroy(handle));
+            let _ = emulate.send(EmulationRequest::Destroy(handle));
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn update_pressed_keys(&self, handle: ClientHandle, has_pressed_keys: bool) {
+        if let Some((_, s)) = self.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+            s.has_pressed_keys = has_pressed_keys;
        }
    }

@@ -496,8 +483,8 @@ impl Server {
    async fn update_pos(
        &self,
        handle: ClientHandle,
-        capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-        emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+        capture: &Sender<CaptureRequest>,
+        emulate: &Sender<EmulationRequest>,
        pos: Position,
    ) {
        let (changed, active) = {
@@ -514,11 +501,11 @@ impl Server {
        // update state in event input emulator & input capture
        if changed {
            if active {
-                let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::Destroy(handle)).await;
-                let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::Destroy(handle)).await;
+                let _ = capture.send(CaptureRequest::Destroy(handle));
+                let _ = emulate.send(EmulationRequest::Destroy(handle));
            }
-            let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::Create(handle, pos.into())).await;
-            let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::Create(handle)).await;
+            let _ = capture.send(CaptureRequest::Create(handle, pos.into()));
+            let _ = emulate.send(EmulationRequest::Create(handle));
        }
    }

@@ -557,6 +544,27 @@ impl Server {
            .get_mut(handle)
            .and_then(|(c, _)| c.hostname.clone())
    }
+
+    fn get_state(&self) -> State {
+        self.state.get()
+    }
+
+    fn set_state(&self, state: State) {
+        log::debug!("state => {state:?}");
+        self.state.replace(state);
+    }
+
+    fn set_active(&self, handle: Option<u64>) {
+        log::debug!("active client => {handle:?}");
+        self.active_client.replace(handle);
+    }
+
+    fn active_addr(&self, handle: u64) -> Option<SocketAddr> {
+        self.client_manager
+            .borrow()
+            .get(handle)
+            .and_then(|(_, s)| s.active_addr)
+    }
 }

 async fn listen_frontend(
@@ -569,7 +577,7 @@ async fn listen_frontend(
        let request = frontend::wait_for_request(&mut stream).await;
        match request {
            Ok(request) => {
-                let _ = request_tx.send(request).await;
+                let _ = request_tx.send(request);
            }
            Err(e) => {
                if let Some(e) = e.downcast_ref::<io::Error>() {
--- a/src/server/capture_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/capture_task.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use std::{collections::HashSet, net::SocketAddr};
+use lan_mouse_proto::ProtoEvent;
+use local_channel::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
+use std::net::SocketAddr;

-use tokio::{
-    process::Command,
-    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
-    task::JoinHandle,
+use tokio::{process::Command, task::JoinHandle};
+
+use input_capture::{
+    self, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, CaptureHandle, InputCapture, InputCaptureError, Position,
 };

-use input_capture::{self, CaptureError, CaptureHandle, InputCapture, InputCaptureError, Position};
-
-use input_event::{scancode, Event, KeyboardEvent};
-
 use crate::{client::ClientHandle, frontend::Status, server::State};

 use super::Server;

 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum CaptureEvent {
+pub(crate) enum CaptureRequest {
    /// capture must release the mouse
    Release,
    /// add a capture client
@@ -27,8 +25,8 @@ pub(crate) enum CaptureEvent {

 pub(crate) fn new(
    server: Server,
-    capture_rx: Receiver<CaptureEvent>,
-    udp_send: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    capture_rx: Receiver<CaptureRequest>,
+    udp_send: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
    let backend = server.config.capture_backend.map(|b| b.into());
    tokio::task::spawn_local(capture_task(server, backend, udp_send, capture_rx))
@@ -37,8 +35,8 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
 async fn capture_task(
    server: Server,
    backend: Option<input_capture::Backend>,
-    sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    mut notify_rx: Receiver<CaptureEvent>,
+    sender_tx: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    mut notify_rx: Receiver<CaptureRequest>,
 ) {
    loop {
        if let Err(e) = do_capture(backend, &server, &sender_tx, &mut notify_rx).await {
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ async fn capture_task(
        loop {
            tokio::select! {
                _ = notify_rx.recv() => continue, /* need to ignore requests here! */
-                _ = server.capture_notified() => break,
+                _ = server.capture_enabled() => break,
                _ = server.cancelled() => return,
            }
        }
@@ -63,51 +61,49 @@ async fn capture_task(
 async fn do_capture(
    backend: Option<input_capture::Backend>,
    server: &Server,
-    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    notify_rx: &mut Receiver<CaptureEvent>,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    notify_rx: &mut Receiver<CaptureRequest>,
 ) -> Result<(), InputCaptureError> {
    /* allow cancelling capture request */
    let mut capture = tokio::select! {
-        r = input_capture::create(backend) => {
-            r?
-        },
+        r = InputCapture::new(backend) => r?,
        _ = server.cancelled() => return Ok(()),
    };

    server.set_capture_status(Status::Enabled);

-    // FIXME DUPLICATES
-    let clients = server
-        .client_manager
-        .borrow()
-        .get_client_states()
-        .map(|(h, s)| (h, s.clone()))
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    log::info!("{clients:?}");
-    for (handle, (config, _state)) in clients {
-        capture.create(handle, config.pos.into()).await?;
+    let clients = server.active_clients();
+    let clients = clients.iter().copied().map(|handle| {
+        (
+            handle,
+            server
+                .client_manager
+                .borrow()
+                .get(handle)
+                .map(|(c, _)| c.pos)
+                .expect("no such client"),
+        )
+    });
+    for (handle, pos) in clients {
+        capture.create(handle, pos.into()).await?;
    }

-    let mut pressed_keys = HashSet::new();
    loop {
        tokio::select! {
-            event = capture.next() => {
-                match event {
-                    Some(Ok(event)) => handle_capture_event(server, &mut capture, sender_tx, event, &mut pressed_keys).await?,
-                    Some(Err(e)) => return Err(e.into()),
-                    None => return Ok(()),
-                }
-            }
+            event = capture.next() => match event {
+                Some(event) => handle_capture_event(server, &mut capture, sender_tx, event?).await?,
+                None => return Ok(()),
+            },
            e = notify_rx.recv() => {
                log::debug!("input capture notify rx: {e:?}");
                match e {
                    Some(e) => match e {
-                        CaptureEvent::Release => {
+                        CaptureRequest::Release => {
                            capture.release().await?;
                            server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
                        }
-                        CaptureEvent::Create(h, p) => capture.create(h, p).await?,
-                        CaptureEvent::Destroy(h) => capture.destroy(h).await?,
+                        CaptureRequest::Create(h, p) => capture.create(h, p).await?,
+                        CaptureRequest::Destroy(h) => capture.destroy(h).await?,
                    },
                    None => break,
                }
@@ -119,93 +115,52 @@ async fn do_capture(
    Ok(())
 }

-fn update_pressed_keys(pressed_keys: &mut HashSet<scancode::Linux>, key: u32, state: u8) {
-    if let Ok(scancode) = scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
-        log::debug!("key: {key}, state: {state}, scancode: {scancode:?}");
-        match state {
-            1 => pressed_keys.insert(scancode),
-            _ => pressed_keys.remove(&scancode),
-        };
-    }
-}
-
 async fn handle_capture_event(
    server: &Server,
-    capture: &mut Box<dyn InputCapture>,
-    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    event: (CaptureHandle, Event),
-    pressed_keys: &mut HashSet<scancode::Linux>,
+    capture: &mut InputCapture,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    event: (CaptureHandle, CaptureEvent),
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
-    let (handle, mut e) = event;
-    log::trace!("({handle}) {e:?}");
+    let (handle, event) = event;
+    log::trace!("({handle}) {event:?}");

-    if let Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key, state, .. }) = e {
-        update_pressed_keys(pressed_keys, key, state);
-        log::debug!("{pressed_keys:?}");
-        if server.release_bind.iter().all(|k| pressed_keys.contains(k)) {
-            pressed_keys.clear();
-            log::info!("releasing pointer");
-            capture.release().await?;
-            server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-            log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
-            // send an event to release all the modifiers
-            e = Event::Disconnect();
-        }
-    }
-
-    let info = {
-        let mut enter = false;
-        let mut start_timer = false;
-
-        // get client state for handle
-        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
-        let client_state = client_manager.get_mut(handle).map(|(_, s)| s);
-        if let Some(client_state) = client_state {
-            // if we just entered the client we want to send additional enter events until
-            // we get a leave event
-            if let Event::Enter() = e {
-                server.state.replace(State::AwaitingLeave);
-                server.active_client.replace(Some(handle));
-                log::trace!("Active client => {}", handle);
-                start_timer = true;
-                log::trace!("STATE ===> AwaitingLeave");
-                enter = true;
-            } else {
-                // ignore any potential events in receiving mode
-                if server.state.get() == State::Receiving && e != Event::Disconnect() {
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-            }
-            Some((client_state.active_addr, enter, start_timer))
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    };
-
-    let (addr, enter, start_timer) = match info {
-        Some(i) => i,
-        None => {
-            // should not happen
-            log::warn!("unknown client!");
-            capture.release().await?;
-            server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-            log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-    };
-
-    if start_timer {
+    // capture started
+    if event == CaptureEvent::Begin {
+        // wait for remote to acknowlegde enter
+        server.set_state(State::AwaitAck);
+        server.set_active(Some(handle));
+        // restart ping timer to release capture if unreachable
        server.restart_ping_timer();
-    }
-    if enter {
+        // spawn enter hook cmd
        spawn_hook_command(server, handle);
    }
-    if let Some(addr) = addr {
-        if enter {
-            let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Enter(), addr)).await;
-        }
-        let _ = sender_tx.send((e, addr)).await;
+
+    // release capture if emulation set state to Receiveing
+    if server.get_state() == State::Receiving {
+        capture.release().await?;
+        return Ok(());
    }
+
+    // check release bind
+    if capture.keys_pressed(&server.release_bind) {
+        capture.release().await?;
+        server.set_state(State::Receiving);
+    }
+
+    if let Some(addr) = server.active_addr(handle) {
+        let event = match server.get_state() {
+            State::Sending => match event {
+                CaptureEvent::Begin => ProtoEvent::Enter(0),
+                CaptureEvent::Input(e) => ProtoEvent::Input(e),
+            },
+            /* send additional enter events until acknowleged */
+            State::AwaitAck => ProtoEvent::Enter(0),
+            /* released capture */
+            State::Receiving => ProtoEvent::Leave(0),
+        };
+        sender_tx.send((event, addr)).expect("sender closed");
+    };
+
    Ok(())
 }

--- a/src/server/emulation_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/emulation_task.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+use local_channel::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;

-use tokio::{
-    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
-    task::JoinHandle,
-};
+use lan_mouse_proto::ProtoEvent;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;

 use crate::{
    client::{ClientHandle, ClientManager},
@@ -11,12 +10,11 @@ use crate::{
    server::State,
 };
 use input_emulation::{self, EmulationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation, InputEmulationError};
-use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent};

-use super::{network_task::NetworkError, CaptureEvent, Server};
+use super::{network_task::NetworkError, Server};

 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum EmulationEvent {
+pub(crate) enum EmulationRequest {
    /// create a new client
    Create(EmulationHandle),
    /// destroy a client
@@ -27,24 +25,22 @@ pub(crate) enum EmulationEvent {

 pub(crate) fn new(
    server: Server,
-    emulation_rx: Receiver<EmulationEvent>,
-    udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
-    sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    capture_tx: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulation_rx: Receiver<EmulationRequest>,
+    udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    sender_tx: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-    let emulation_task = emulation_task(server, emulation_rx, udp_rx, sender_tx, capture_tx);
+    let emulation_task = emulation_task(server, emulation_rx, udp_rx, sender_tx);
    tokio::task::spawn_local(emulation_task)
 }

 async fn emulation_task(
    server: Server,
-    mut rx: Receiver<EmulationEvent>,
-    mut udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
-    sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    capture_tx: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    mut rx: Receiver<EmulationRequest>,
+    mut udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    sender_tx: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
 ) {
    loop {
-        if let Err(e) = do_emulation(&server, &mut rx, &mut udp_rx, &sender_tx, &capture_tx).await {
+        if let Err(e) = do_emulation(&server, &mut rx, &mut udp_rx, &sender_tx).await {
            log::warn!("input emulation exited: {e}");
        }
        server.set_emulation_status(Status::Disabled);
@@ -65,17 +61,14 @@ async fn emulation_task(

 async fn do_emulation(
    server: &Server,
-    rx: &mut Receiver<EmulationEvent>,
-    udp_rx: &mut Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
-    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    capture_tx: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    rx: &mut Receiver<EmulationRequest>,
+    udp_rx: &mut Receiver<Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
 ) -> Result<(), InputEmulationError> {
    let backend = server.config.emulation_backend.map(|b| b.into());
    log::info!("creating input emulation...");
    let mut emulation = tokio::select! {
-        r = input_emulation::create(backend) => {
-            r?
-        }
+        r = InputEmulation::new(backend) => r?,
        _ = server.cancelled() => return Ok(()),
    };

@@ -86,24 +79,17 @@ async fn do_emulation(
        emulation.create(handle).await;
    }

-    let res = do_emulation_session(server, &mut emulation, rx, udp_rx, sender_tx, capture_tx).await;
-
-    // release potentially still pressed keys
-    release_all_keys(server, &mut emulation).await?;
-
-    emulation.terminate().await;
-    res?;
-
-    Ok(())
+    let res = do_emulation_session(server, &mut emulation, rx, udp_rx, sender_tx).await;
+    emulation.terminate().await; // manual drop
+    res
 }

 async fn do_emulation_session(
    server: &Server,
-    emulation: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
-    rx: &mut Receiver<EmulationEvent>,
-    udp_rx: &mut Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
-    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    capture_tx: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulation: &mut InputEmulation,
+    rx: &mut Receiver<EmulationRequest>,
+    udp_rx: &mut Receiver<Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
 ) -> Result<(), InputEmulationError> {
    let mut last_ignored = None;

@@ -117,13 +103,13 @@ async fn do_emulation_session(
                        continue;
                    }
                };
-                handle_udp_rx(server, capture_tx, emulation, sender_tx, &mut last_ignored, udp_event).await?;
+                handle_incoming_event(server, emulation, sender_tx, &mut last_ignored, udp_event).await?;
            }
            emulate_event = rx.recv() => {
                match emulate_event.expect("channel closed") {
-                    EmulationEvent::Create(h) => emulation.create(h).await,
-                    EmulationEvent::Destroy(h) => emulation.destroy(h).await,
-                    EmulationEvent::ReleaseKeys(c) => release_keys(server, emulation, c).await?,
+                    EmulationRequest::Create(h) => { let _ = emulation.create(h).await; },
+                    EmulationRequest::Destroy(h) => emulation.destroy(h).await,
+                    EmulationRequest::ReleaseKeys(c) => emulation.release_keys(c).await?,
                }
            }
            _ = server.notifies.cancel.cancelled() => break Ok(()),
@@ -131,13 +117,12 @@ async fn do_emulation_session(
    }
 }

-async fn handle_udp_rx(
+async fn handle_incoming_event(
    server: &Server,
-    capture_tx: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-    emulate: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
-    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    emulate: &mut InputEmulation,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
    last_ignored: &mut Option<SocketAddr>,
-    event: (Event, SocketAddr),
+    event: (ProtoEvent, SocketAddr),
 ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
    let (event, addr) = event;

@@ -151,72 +136,26 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
    };

    match (event, addr) {
-        (Event::Pong(), _) => { /* ignore pong events */ }
-        (Event::Ping(), addr) => {
-            let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Pong(), addr)).await;
+        (ProtoEvent::Pong, _) => { /* ignore pong events */ }
+        (ProtoEvent::Ping, addr) => {
+            let _ = sender_tx.send((ProtoEvent::Pong, addr));
        }
-        (Event::Disconnect(), _) => {
-            release_keys(server, emulate, handle).await?;
+        (ProtoEvent::Leave(_), _) => emulate.release_keys(handle).await?,
+        (ProtoEvent::Ack(_), _) => server.set_state(State::Sending),
+        (ProtoEvent::Enter(_), _) => {
+            server.set_state(State::Receiving);
+            sender_tx
+                .send((ProtoEvent::Ack(0), addr))
+                .expect("no channel")
        }
-        (event, addr) => {
-            // tell clients that we are ready to receive events
-            if let Event::Enter() = event {
-                let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Leave(), addr)).await;
-            }
-
-            match server.state.get() {
-                State::Sending => {
-                    if let Event::Leave() = event {
-                        // ignore additional leave events that may
-                        // have been sent for redundancy
-                    } else {
-                        // upon receiving any event, we go back to receiving mode
-                        server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-                        let _ = capture_tx.send(CaptureEvent::Release).await;
-                        log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
-                    }
-                }
-                State::Receiving => {
-                    let ignore_event =
-                        if let Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key, state, .. }) = event {
-                            let (ignore_event, restart_timer) = update_client_keys(
-                                &mut server.client_manager.borrow_mut(),
-                                handle,
-                                key,
-                                state,
-                            );
-                            // restart timer if necessary
-                            if restart_timer {
-                                server.restart_ping_timer();
-                            }
-                            ignore_event
-                        } else {
-                            false
-                        };
-                    // workaround buggy rdp backend.
-                    if !ignore_event {
-                        // consume event
-                        emulate.consume(event, handle).await?;
-                        log::trace!("{event} => emulate");
-                    }
-                }
-                State::AwaitingLeave => {
-                    // we just entered the deadzone of a client, so
-                    // we need to ignore events that may still
-                    // be on the way until a leave event occurs
-                    // telling us the client registered the enter
-                    if let Event::Leave() = event {
-                        server.state.replace(State::Sending);
-                        log::trace!("STATE ===> Sending");
-                    }
-
-                    // entering a client that is waiting for a leave
-                    // event should still be possible
-                    if let Event::Enter() = event {
-                        server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-                        let _ = capture_tx.send(CaptureEvent::Release).await;
-                        log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
-                    }
+        (ProtoEvent::Input(e), _) => {
+            if let State::Receiving = server.get_state() {
+                log::trace!("{event} => emulate");
+                emulate.consume(e, handle).await?;
+                let has_pressed_keys = emulate.has_pressed_keys(handle);
+                server.update_pressed_keys(handle, has_pressed_keys);
+                if has_pressed_keys {
+                    server.restart_ping_timer();
                }
            }
        }
@@ -224,57 +163,6 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
    Ok(())
 }

-async fn release_all_keys(
-    server: &Server,
-    emulation: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
-) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
-    let clients = server
-        .client_manager
-        .borrow()
-        .get_client_states()
-        .map(|(h, _)| h)
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    for client in clients {
-        release_keys(server, emulation, client).await?;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-async fn release_keys(
-    server: &Server,
-    emulate: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
-    client: ClientHandle,
-) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
-    let keys = server
-        .client_manager
-        .borrow_mut()
-        .get_mut(client)
-        .iter_mut()
-        .flat_map(|(_, s)| s.pressed_keys.drain())
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-    for key in keys {
-        let event = Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
-            time: 0,
-            key,
-            state: 0,
-        });
-        emulate.consume(event, client).await?;
-        if let Ok(key) = input_event::scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
-            log::warn!("releasing stuck key: {key:?}");
-        }
-    }
-
-    let event = Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-        mods_depressed: 0,
-        mods_latched: 0,
-        mods_locked: 0,
-        group: 0,
-    });
-    emulate.consume(event, client).await?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 fn activate_client_if_exists(
    client_manager: &mut ClientManager,
    addr: SocketAddr,
@@ -299,25 +187,3 @@ fn activate_client_if_exists(
    client_state.active_addr = Some(addr);
    Some(handle)
 }
-
-fn update_client_keys(
-    client_manager: &mut ClientManager,
-    handle: ClientHandle,
-    key: u32,
-    state: u8,
-) -> (bool, bool) {
-    let Some(client_state) = client_manager.get_mut(handle).map(|(_, s)| s) else {
-        return (true, false);
-    };
-
-    // ignore double press / release events
-    let ignore_event = if state == 0 {
-        // ignore release event if key not pressed
-        !client_state.pressed_keys.remove(&key)
-    } else {
-        // ignore press event if key not released
-        !client_state.pressed_keys.insert(key)
-    };
-    let restart_timer = !client_state.pressed_keys.is_empty();
-    (ignore_event, restart_timer)
-}
--- a/src/server/network_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/network_task.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
+use local_channel::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
 use std::{io, net::SocketAddr};

 use thiserror::Error;
-use tokio::{
-    net::UdpSocket,
-    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
-    task::JoinHandle,
-};
-
-use input_event::{Event, ProtocolError};
+use tokio::{net::UdpSocket, task::JoinHandle};

 use super::Server;
+use lan_mouse_proto::{ProtoEvent, ProtocolError};

 pub(crate) async fn new(
    server: Server,
-    udp_recv_tx: Sender<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
-    udp_send_rx: Receiver<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    udp_recv_tx: Sender<Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    udp_send_rx: Receiver<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
 ) -> io::Result<JoinHandle<()>> {
    // bind the udp socket
    let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().unwrap(), server.port.get());
@@ -62,15 +58,15 @@ async fn update_port(server: &Server, socket: &mut UdpSocket) {

 async fn udp_receiver(
    socket: &UdpSocket,
-    receiver_tx: &Sender<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    receiver_tx: &Sender<Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
 ) {
    loop {
        let event = receive_event(socket).await;
-        receiver_tx.send(event).await.expect("channel closed");
+        receiver_tx.send(event).expect("channel closed");
    }
 }

-async fn udp_sender(socket: &UdpSocket, rx: &mut Receiver<(Event, SocketAddr)>) {
+async fn udp_sender(socket: &UdpSocket, rx: &mut Receiver<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>) {
    loop {
        let (event, addr) = rx.recv().await.expect("channel closed");
        if let Err(e) = send_event(socket, event, addr) {
@@ -87,16 +83,17 @@ pub(crate) enum NetworkError {
    Io(#[from] io::Error),
 }

-async fn receive_event(socket: &UdpSocket) -> Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError> {
-    let mut buf = vec![0u8; 22];
-    let (_amt, src) = socket.recv_from(&mut buf).await?;
-    Ok((Event::try_from(buf)?, src))
+async fn receive_event(socket: &UdpSocket) -> Result<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr), NetworkError> {
+    let mut buf = [0u8; lan_mouse_proto::MAX_EVENT_SIZE];
+    let (_len, src) = socket.recv_from(&mut buf).await?;
+    let event = ProtoEvent::try_from(buf)?;
+    Ok((event, src))
 }

-fn send_event(sock: &UdpSocket, e: Event, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<usize, NetworkError> {
+fn send_event(sock: &UdpSocket, e: ProtoEvent, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<usize, NetworkError> {
    log::trace!("{:20} ------>->->-> {addr}", e.to_string());
-    let data: Vec<u8> = (&e).into();
+    let (data, len): ([u8; lan_mouse_proto::MAX_EVENT_SIZE], usize) = e.into();
    // When udp blocks, we dont want to block the event loop.
    // Dropping events is better than potentially crashing the input capture.
-    Ok(sock.try_send_to(&data, addr)?)
+    Ok(sock.try_send_to(&data[..len], addr)?)
 }
--- a/src/server/ping_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/ping_task.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};

-use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
-
-use input_event::Event;
+use lan_mouse_proto::ProtoEvent;
+use local_channel::mpsc::Sender;
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;

 use crate::client::ClientHandle;

-use super::{capture_task::CaptureEvent, emulation_task::EmulationEvent, Server, State};
+use super::{capture_task::CaptureRequest, emulation_task::EmulationRequest, Server, State};

 const MAX_RESPONSE_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);

 pub(crate) fn new(
    server: Server,
-    sender_ch: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
-    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    sender_ch: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationRequest>,
+    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureRequest>,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
    // timer task
    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ pub(crate) fn new(

 async fn ping_task(
    server: &Server,
-    sender_ch: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
-    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    sender_ch: Sender<(ProtoEvent, SocketAddr)>,
+    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationRequest>,
+    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureRequest>,
 ) {
    loop {
        // wait for wake up signal
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ async fn ping_task(
                let ping_clients: Vec<ClientHandle> = if receiving {
                    // if receiving we care about clients with pressed keys
                    client_manager
-                        .get_client_states_mut()
-                        .filter(|(_, (_, s))| !s.pressed_keys.is_empty())
+                        .get_client_states()
+                        .filter(|(_, (_, s))| s.has_pressed_keys)
                        .map(|(h, _)| h)
                        .collect()
                } else {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async fn ping_task(

            // ping clients
            for addr in ping_addrs {
-                if sender_ch.send((Event::Ping(), addr)).await.is_err() {
+                if sender_ch.send((ProtoEvent::Ping, addr)).is_err() {
                    break;
                }
            }
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ async fn ping_task(
            if receiving {
                for h in unresponsive_clients {
                    log::warn!("device not responding, releasing keys!");
-                    let _ = emulate_notify.send(EmulationEvent::ReleaseKeys(h)).await;
+                    let _ = emulate_notify.send(EmulationRequest::ReleaseKeys(h));
                }
            } else {
                // release pointer if the active client has not responded
                if !unresponsive_clients.is_empty() {
                    log::warn!("client not responding, releasing pointer!");
                    server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-                    let _ = capture_notify.send(CaptureEvent::Release).await;
+                    let _ = capture_notify.send(CaptureRequest::Release);
                }
            }
        }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Ferdinand Schober	d1f9afdfd4	produce events in dummy capture-backend	2024-09-02 17:27:03 +02:00
Johan	9248007986	[WIP] MacOS inputcapture (#131 ) * [WIP] MacOS inputcapture --------- Co-authored-by: Ferdinand Schober <ferdinand.schober@fau.de> Co-authored-by: Ferdinand Schober <ferdinandschober20@gmail.com>	2024-08-26 12:40:45 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e7a1d72149	use local-channel instead of tokio sync channel (#179 ) this avoids the mutex overhead in tokio	2024-08-12 18:20:21 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	19c2c4327f	move lan-mouse protocol to separate crate (#178 )	2024-08-11 16:51:47 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	fe06ca1fae	cleanup capture task (#177 ) * cleanup capture task * rename {Capture,Emulation}Event to %Request	2024-08-09 14:43:55 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	266ad28c6b	track pressed keys in input-capture (#170 ) move pressed key tracking to input capture	2024-08-09 13:18:23 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	096567640c	fix pressed key tracking accidentally broke this in `8f7890c` closes #174	2024-08-08 13:33:04 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	8f7890c9be	move refcounting of key presses to input-emulation (#169 )	2024-08-06 16:46:32 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	68361b25d1	fix crash due to dropped fd (#167 )	2024-08-05 14:16:45 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	22dc33367b	chore: Release	2024-07-30 11:13:05 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	ec412a5e74	chore: Release	2024-07-30 11:12:20 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e1096ae86c	fix macos build error	2024-07-30 11:11:45 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	de3167221c	chore: Release	2024-07-30 11:07:49 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	0509b51a61	chore: Release	2024-07-30 11:06:27 +02:00