fix(macos): forward back/forward mouse buttons in capture and emulation (#392)

* fix(macos): forward back/forward mouse buttons in capture and emulation

OtherMouseDown/Up events on macOS carry a button number field that
distinguishes middle (2), back (3), and forward (4) buttons. The
capture backend was unconditionally mapping all OtherMouse events to
BTN_MIDDLE, silently dropping back/forward. The emulation backend had
no match arms for BTN_BACK/BTN_FORWARD, causing them to be dropped
with a warning.

Fix capture by reading MOUSE_EVENT_BUTTON_NUMBER and mapping 3->BTN_BACK,
4->BTN_FORWARD. Fix emulation by adding match arms for BTN_BACK/BTN_FORWARD
and setting MOUSE_EVENT_BUTTON_NUMBER on the emitted CGEvent so macOS
apps receive the correct button identity.

* fix(macos): track button state and double-clicks by evdev code instead of CGMouseButton

Back, forward, and middle buttons all map to CGMouseButton::Center on
macOS, which caused them to share a single pressed-state boolean and
alias in double-click detection. Replace the ButtonState struct with a
HashSet<u32> keyed by evdev button code so each button is tracked
independently.

---------

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

.github/workflows/cachix.yml

@@ -1,40 +1,46 @@
-name: Binary Cache
+name: Nix Binary Cache
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
-on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 jobs:
   nix:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-       os: 
-        - ubuntu-latest
-        - macos-15-intel
-        - macos-14
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-15-intel
+          - macos-latest
     name: "Build"
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} 
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
 
-    - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
-      with:
-        logger: pretty
-    - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
-    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v14
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse
-        authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
+      # - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      #   with:
+      #     logger: pretty
+      # - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+      - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v16
+        with:
+          name: lan-mouse
+          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
 
-    - name: Build lan-mouse (x86_64-linux)
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.x86_64-linux.lan-mouse
+      - name: Build lan-mouse (x86_64-linux)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.x86_64-linux.lan-mouse
 
-    - name: Build lan-mouse (x86_64-darwin)
-      if: matrix.os == 'macos-15-intel'
-      run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.x86_64-darwin.lan-mouse
-
-    - name: Build lan-mouse (aarch64-darwin)
-      if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
-      run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.aarch64-darwin.lan-mouse
+      - name: Build lan-mouse (x86_64-darwin)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-15-intel'
+        run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.x86_64-darwin.lan-mouse
 
+      - name: Build lan-mouse (aarch64-darwin)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
+        run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.aarch64-darwin.lan-mouse

.github/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   linux-release-build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: install dependencies

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -10,149 +10,87 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
 jobs:
-  build-linux:
-
+  fmt:
+    name: Formatting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev
-        sudo apt-get install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev
-    - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: cargo test --verbose
-    - name: Check Formatting
-      run: cargo fmt --check
-    - name: Clippy
-      run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- --deny warnings
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse
-        path: target/debug/lan-mouse
-
-  build-windows:
-
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: cargo fmt
+        run: cargo fmt --check
 
+  ci:
+    name: ${{ matrix.job }} ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - windows-latest
+          - macos-latest
+          - macos-15-intel
+        job:
+          - build
+          - check
+          - clippy
+          - test
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.11'
-    # needed for cache restore
-    - name: create gtk dir
-      run: mkdir C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: c:/gtk-build/gtk/x64/release/**
-        key: gtk-windows-build
-        restore-keys: gtk-windows-build
-    - name: Update path
-      run: |
-        echo "PKG_CONFIG=C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin\pkgconf.exe" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo "C:\pkg-config-lite-0.28-1\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo "C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-        echo $env:GITHUB_PATH
-        echo $env:PATH
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        # choco install msys2
-        # choco install visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
-        # choco install pkgconfiglite
-        py -m venv .venv
-        .venv\Scripts\activate.ps1
-        py -m pip install gvsbuild
-        # see https://github.com/wingtk/gvsbuild/pull/1004
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin"
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\bin" "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin"
-        gvsbuild build --msys-dir=C:\msys64 gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"
-        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\bin"
-    - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: cargo test --verbose
-    - name: Check Formatting
-      run: cargo fmt --check
-    - name: Clippy
-      run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- --deny warnings
-    - name: Copy Gtk Dlls
-      run: Get-Childitem -Path "C:\\gtk-build\\gtk\\x64\\release\\bin\\*.dll" -File -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination "target\\debug"
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-windows
-        path: |
-          target/debug/lan-mouse.exe
-          target/debug/*.dll
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: Install Linux deps
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev
+      - name: Install macOS dependencies
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick
+      - name: Install Windows Dependencies - create gtk dir
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: mkdir C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release
+      - name: Install Windows Dependencies - install gtk from cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        id: cache
+        with:
+          path: c:/gtk-build/gtk/x64/release/**
+          key: gtk-windows-build
+          restore-keys: gtk-windows-build
+      - name: Install Windows Dependencies - update PATH
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "PKG_CONFIG=C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin\pkgconf.exe" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          echo "C:\pkg-config-lite-0.28-1\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          echo "C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          echo $env:GITHUB_PATH
+          echo $env:PATH
+      - name: Install Windows dependencies - build gtk
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          # choco install msys2
+          # choco install visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
+          # choco install pkgconfiglite
+          py -m venv .venv
+          .venv\Scripts\activate.ps1
+          py -m pip install gvsbuild
+          gvsbuild build --msys-dir=C:\msys64 gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
+      - name: cargo build
+        if: matrix.job == 'build'
+        run: cargo build
 
-  build-macos:
-    runs-on: macos-15-intel
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick
-    - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: cargo test --verbose
-    - name: Check Formatting
-      run: cargo fmt --check
-    - name: Clippy
-      run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- --deny warnings
-    - name: Make icns
-      run: scripts/makeicns.sh
-    - name: Install cargo bundle
-      run: cargo install cargo-bundle
-    - name: Bundle
-      run: |
-        cargo bundle
-        scripts/copy-macos-dylib.sh
-    - name: Zip bundle
-      run: |
-        cd target/debug/bundle/osx
-        zip -r "Lan Mouse macOS (Intel).zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: Lan Mouse macOS (Intel)
-        path: target/debug/bundle/osx/Lan Mouse macOS (Intel).zip
+      - name: cargo check
+        if: matrix.job == 'check'
+        run: cargo check --workspace --all-targets --all-features
 
-  build-macos-aarch64:
-    runs-on: macos-14
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita imagemagick
-    - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: cargo test --verbose
-    - name: Check Formatting
-      run: cargo fmt --check
-    - name: Clippy
-      run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- --deny warnings
-    - name: Make icns
-      run: scripts/makeicns.sh
-    - name: Install cargo bundle
-      run: cargo install cargo-bundle
-    - name: Bundle
-      run: |
-        cargo bundle
-        scripts/copy-macos-dylib.sh
-    - name: Zip bundle
-      run: |
-        cd target/debug/bundle/osx
-        zip -r "Lan Mouse macOS (ARM).zip" "Lan Mouse.app"
-    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: Lan Mouse macOS (ARM)
-        path: target/debug/bundle/osx/Lan Mouse macOS (ARM).zip
+      - name: cargo test
+        if: matrix.job == 'test'
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all-features
+
+      - name: cargo clippy
+        if: matrix.job == 'clippy'
+        run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+      - uses: clechasseur/rs-clippy-check@v4
+        if: matrix.job == 'clippy'
+        with:
+          args: --workspace --all-targets --all-features

.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   linux-release-build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: install dependencies

Cargo.lock

@@ -1872,6 +1872,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "toml",
+ "toml_edit",
  "webrtc-dtls",
  "webrtc-util",
 ]

Cargo.toml

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ shadow-rs = { version = "1.2.0", features = ["metadata"] }
 
 hickory-resolver = "0.25.2"
 toml = "0.8"
+toml_edit = { version = "0.22", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 log = "0.4.20"
 env_logger = "0.11.3"

input-capture/Cargo.toml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
     "rt",
     "sync",
     "signal",
+    "time",
 ] }
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 async-trait = "0.1.81"

input-capture/src/macos.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ use core_graphics::{
     event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID},
 };
 use futures_core::Stream;
-use input_event::{BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use input_event::{
+    BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent,
+};
 use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
 use libc::c_void;
 use once_cell::unsync::Lazy;
@@ -304,16 +306,28 @@ fn get_events(
             })))
         }
         CGEventType::OtherMouseDown => {
+            let btn_num = ev.get_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_BUTTON_NUMBER);
+            let button = match btn_num {
+                3 => BTN_BACK,
+                4 => BTN_FORWARD,
+                _ => BTN_MIDDLE,
+            };
             result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
                 time: 0,
-                button: BTN_MIDDLE,
+                button,
                 state: 1,
             })))
         }
         CGEventType::OtherMouseUp => {
+            let btn_num = ev.get_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_BUTTON_NUMBER);
+            let button = match btn_num {
+                3 => BTN_BACK,
+                4 => BTN_FORWARD,
+                _ => BTN_MIDDLE,
+            };
             result.push(CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Button {
                 time: 0,
-                button: BTN_MIDDLE,
+                button,
                 state: 0,
             })))
         }
@@ -646,6 +660,7 @@ unsafe fn configure_cf_settings() -> Result<(), MacosCaptureCreationError> {
     let event_source = CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState)
         .map_err(|_| MacosCaptureCreationError::EventSourceCreation)?;
     CGEventSourceSetLocalEventsSuppressionInterval(event_source, 0.05);
+    // FIXME Memory Leak
 
     // This is a private settings that allows the cursor to be hidden while in the background.
     // It is used by Barrier and other apps.

input-emulation/src/libei.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use futures::{StreamExt, future};
 use std::{
-    io,
+    env, fs, io,
     os::{fd::OwnedFd, unix::net::UnixStream},
+    path::PathBuf,
     sync::{
         Arc, Mutex, RwLock,
         atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
@@ -50,10 +51,45 @@ pub(crate) struct LibeiEmulation<'a> {
     session: Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>,
 }
 
+/// Get the path to the RemoteDesktop token file
+fn get_token_file_path() -> PathBuf {
+    let cache_dir = env::var("XDG_CACHE_HOME")
+        .ok()
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            let home = env::var("HOME").expect("HOME not set");
+            PathBuf::from(home).join(".cache")
+        });
+
+    cache_dir.join("lan-mouse").join("remote-desktop.token")
+}
+
+/// Read the RemoteDesktop token from file
+fn read_token() -> Option<String> {
+    let token_path = get_token_file_path();
+    match fs::read_to_string(&token_path) {
+        Ok(token) => Some(token.trim().to_string()),
+        Err(_) => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Write the RemoteDesktop token to file
+fn write_token(token: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let token_path = get_token_file_path();
+    if let Some(parent) = token_path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+    }
+
+    fs::write(&token_path, token)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn get_ei_fd<'a>()
 -> Result<(RemoteDesktop<'a>, Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>, OwnedFd), ashpd::Error> {
     let remote_desktop = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
 
+    let restore_token = read_token();
+
     log::debug!("creating session ...");
     let session = remote_desktop.create_session().await?;
 
@@ -62,13 +98,20 @@ async fn get_ei_fd<'a>()
         .select_devices(
             &session,
             DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer,
-            None,
+            restore_token.as_deref(),
             PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked,
         )
         .await?;
 
     log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
-    let _devices = remote_desktop.start(&session, None).await?.response()?;
+    let start_response = remote_desktop.start(&session, None).await?.response()?;
+
+    // The restore token is only valid once, we need to re-save it each time
+    if let Some(token_str) = start_response.restore_token() {
+        if let Err(e) = write_token(token_str) {
+            log::warn!("failed to save RemoteDesktop token: {}", e);
+        }
+    }
 
     let fd = remote_desktop.connect_to_eis(&session).await?;
     Ok((remote_desktop, session, fd))

input-emulation/src/macos.rs

@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ use core_graphics::event::{
     ScrollEventUnit,
 };
 use core_graphics::event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID};
-use input_event::{BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, scancode};
+use input_event::{
+    BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent,
+    scancode,
+};
 use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
 use std::cell::Cell;
-use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -30,10 +33,10 @@ pub(crate) struct MacOSEmulation {
     event_source: CGEventSource,
     /// task handle for key repeats
     repeat_task: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
-    /// current state of the mouse buttons
-    button_state: ButtonState,
-    /// button previously pressed
-    previous_button: Option<CGMouseButton>,
+    /// current state of the mouse buttons (tracked by evdev button code)
+    pressed_buttons: HashSet<u32>,
+    /// button previously pressed (evdev button code)
+    previous_button: Option<u32>,
     /// timestamp of previous click (button down)
     previous_button_click: Option<Instant>,
     /// click state, i.e. number of clicks in quick succession
@@ -44,31 +47,13 @@ pub(crate) struct MacOSEmulation {
     notify_repeat_task: Arc<Notify>,
 }
 
-struct ButtonState {
-    left: bool,
-    right: bool,
-    center: bool,
-}
-
-impl Index<CGMouseButton> for ButtonState {
-    type Output = bool;
-
-    fn index(&self, index: CGMouseButton) -> &Self::Output {
-        match index {
-            CGMouseButton::Left => &self.left,
-            CGMouseButton::Right => &self.right,
-            CGMouseButton::Center => &self.center,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl IndexMut<CGMouseButton> for ButtonState {
-    fn index_mut(&mut self, index: CGMouseButton) -> &mut Self::Output {
-        match index {
-            CGMouseButton::Left => &mut self.left,
-            CGMouseButton::Right => &mut self.right,
-            CGMouseButton::Center => &mut self.center,
-        }
+/// Maps an evdev button code to the CGEventType used for drag events.
+fn drag_event_type(button: u32) -> CGEventType {
+    match button {
+        BTN_LEFT => CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged,
+        BTN_RIGHT => CGEventType::RightMouseDragged,
+        // middle, back, forward, and any other button all use OtherMouseDragged
+        _ => CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged,
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,14 +63,9 @@ impl MacOSEmulation {
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self, MacOSEmulationCreationError> {
         let event_source = CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState)
             .map_err(|_| MacOSEmulationCreationError::EventSourceCreation)?;
-        let button_state = ButtonState {
-            left: false,
-            right: false,
-            center: false,
-        };
         Ok(Self {
             event_source,
-            button_state,
+            pressed_buttons: HashSet::new(),
             previous_button: None,
             previous_button_click: None,
             button_click_state: 0,
@@ -261,14 +241,14 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                         mouse_location.x = new_mouse_x;
                         mouse_location.y = new_mouse_y;
 
-                        let mut event_type = CGEventType::MouseMoved;
-                        if self.button_state.left {
-                            event_type = CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged
-                        } else if self.button_state.right {
-                            event_type = CGEventType::RightMouseDragged
-                        } else if self.button_state.center {
-                            event_type = CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged
-                        };
+                        // If any button is held, emit a drag event for it;
+                        // otherwise emit a normal mouse-moved event.
+                        let event_type = self
+                            .pressed_buttons
+                            .iter()
+                            .next()
+                            .map(|&btn| drag_event_type(btn))
+                            .unwrap_or(CGEventType::MouseMoved);
                         let event = match CGEvent::new_mouse_event(
                             self.event_source.clone(),
                             event_type,
@@ -290,6 +270,12 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                         button,
                         state,
                     } => {
+                        // button number for OtherMouse events (3 = back, 4 = forward, etc.)
+                        let cg_button_number: Option<i64> = match button {
+                            BTN_BACK => Some(3),
+                            BTN_FORWARD => Some(4),
+                            _ => None,
+                        };
                         let (event_type, mouse_button) = match (button, state) {
                             (BTN_LEFT, 1) => (CGEventType::LeftMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Left),
                             (BTN_LEFT, 0) => (CGEventType::LeftMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Left),
@@ -297,17 +283,29 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                             (BTN_RIGHT, 0) => (CGEventType::RightMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Right),
                             (BTN_MIDDLE, 1) => (CGEventType::OtherMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Center),
                             (BTN_MIDDLE, 0) => (CGEventType::OtherMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Center),
+                            (BTN_BACK, 1) | (BTN_FORWARD, 1) => {
+                                (CGEventType::OtherMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Center)
+                            }
+                            (BTN_BACK, 0) | (BTN_FORWARD, 0) => {
+                                (CGEventType::OtherMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Center)
+                            }
                             _ => {
                                 log::warn!("invalid button event: {button},{state}");
                                 return Ok(());
                             }
                         };
-                        // store button state
-                        self.button_state[mouse_button] = state == 1;
-
-                        // update previous button state
+                        // store button state using the evdev button code so
+                        // back, forward, and middle are tracked independently
                         if state == 1 {
-                            if self.previous_button.is_some_and(|b| b.eq(&mouse_button))
+                            self.pressed_buttons.insert(button);
+                        } else {
+                            self.pressed_buttons.remove(&button);
+                        }
+
+                        // update double-click tracking using the evdev button
+                        // code so that back/forward don't alias with middle
+                        if state == 1 {
+                            if self.previous_button == Some(button)
                                 && self
                                     .previous_button_click
                                     .is_some_and(|i| i.elapsed() < DOUBLE_CLICK_INTERVAL)
@@ -316,7 +314,7 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                             } else {
                                 self.button_click_state = 1;
                             }
-                            self.previous_button = Some(mouse_button);
+                            self.previous_button = Some(button);
                             self.previous_button_click = Some(Instant::now());
                         }
 
@@ -338,6 +336,13 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                             EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_CLICK_STATE,
                             self.button_click_state,
                         );
+                        // Set the button number for extra buttons (back=3, forward=4)
+                        if let Some(btn_num) = cg_button_number {
+                            event.set_integer_value_field(
+                                EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_BUTTON_NUMBER,
+                                btn_num,
+                            );
+                        }
                         event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
                     }
                     PointerEvent::Axis {
@@ -416,7 +421,10 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                             return Ok(());
                         }
                     };
-                    update_modifiers(&self.modifier_state, key, state);
+                    let is_modifier = update_modifiers(&self.modifier_state, key, state);
+                    if is_modifier {
+                        modifier_event(self.event_source.clone(), self.modifier_state.get());
+                    }
                     match state {
                         // pressed
                         1 => self.spawn_repeat_task(code).await,
@@ -445,21 +453,6 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
     async fn terminate(&mut self) {}
 }
 
-trait ButtonEq {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
-}
-
-impl ButtonEq for CGMouseButton {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        matches!(
-            (self, other),
-            (CGMouseButton::Left, CGMouseButton::Left)
-                | (CGMouseButton::Right, CGMouseButton::Right)
-                | (CGMouseButton::Center, CGMouseButton::Center)
-        )
-    }
-}
-
 fn update_modifiers(modifiers: &Cell<XMods>, key: u32, state: u8) -> bool {
     if let Ok(key) = scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
         let mask = match key {

lan-mouse-cli/src/lib.rs

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ enum CliSubcommand {
     },
     /// deauthorize a public key
     RemoveAuthorizedKey { sha256_fingerprint: String },
+    /// save configuration to file
+    SaveConfig,
 }
 
 pub async fn run(args: CliArgs) -> Result<(), CliError> {
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ async fn execute(cmd: CliSubcommand) -> Result<(), CliError> {
             tx.request(FrontendRequest::RemoveAuthorizedKey(sha256_fingerprint))
                 .await?
         }
+        CliSubcommand::SaveConfig => tx.request(FrontendRequest::SaveConfiguration).await?,
     }
     Ok(())
 }

lan-mouse-ipc/Cargo.toml

@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ log = "0.4.22"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.107"
 thiserror = "2.0.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["net", "io-util", "time"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["macros", "net", "io-util", "time"] }
 tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.15", features = ["io-util"] }

lan-mouse-ipc/src/lib.rs

@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ pub enum FrontendRequest {
     RemoveAuthorizedKey(String),
     /// change the hook command
     UpdateEnterHook(u64, Option<String>),
+    /// save config file
+    SaveConfiguration,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]

src/client.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ pub struct ClientManager {
 }
 
 impl ClientManager {
+    /// get all clients
+    pub fn clients(&self) -> Vec<(ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        self.clients
+            .borrow()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(_, c)| c.clone())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    }
+
     /// add a new client to this manager
     pub fn add_client(&self) -> ClientHandle {
         self.clients.borrow_mut().insert(Default::default()) as ClientHandle

src/config.rs

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env::{self, VarError};
 use std::fmt::Display;
-use std::fs;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::{collections::HashSet, io};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use toml;
+use toml_edit::{self, DocumentMut};
 
 use lan_mouse_cli::CliArgs;
 use lan_mouse_ipc::{DEFAULT_PORT, Position};
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ fn default_path() -> Result<PathBuf, VarError> {
     Ok(PathBuf::from(default_path))
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 struct ConfigToml {
     capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
     emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
@@ -274,6 +276,33 @@ impl From<TomlClient> for ConfigClient {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<ConfigClient> for TomlClient {
+    fn from(client: ConfigClient) -> Self {
+        let hostname = client.hostname;
+        let host_name = None;
+        let mut ips = client.ips.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        ips.sort();
+        let ips = Some(ips);
+        let port = if client.port == DEFAULT_PORT {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(client.port)
+        };
+        let position = Some(client.pos);
+        let activate_on_startup = if client.active { Some(true) } else { None };
+        let enter_hook = client.enter_hook;
+        Self {
+            hostname,
+            host_name,
+            ips,
+            port,
+            position,
+            activate_on_startup,
+            enter_hook,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum ConfigError {
     #[error(transparent)]
@@ -384,4 +413,66 @@ impl Config {
             .and_then(|c| c.release_bind.clone())
             .unwrap_or(Vec::from_iter(DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS.iter().cloned()))
     }
+
+    /// set configured clients
+    pub fn set_clients(&mut self, clients: Vec<ConfigClient>) {
+        if clients.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        if self.config_toml.is_none() {
+            self.config_toml = Some(Default::default());
+        }
+        self.config_toml.as_mut().expect("config").clients =
+            Some(clients.into_iter().map(|c| c.into()).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+    }
+
+    /// set authorized keys
+    pub fn set_authorized_keys(&mut self, fingerprints: HashMap<String, String>) {
+        if fingerprints.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        if self.config_toml.is_none() {
+            self.config_toml = Default::default();
+        }
+        self.config_toml
+            .as_mut()
+            .expect("config")
+            .authorized_fingerprints = Some(fingerprints);
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_back(&self) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        log::info!("writing config to {:?}", &self.config_path);
+        /* load the current configuration file */
+        let current_config = match fs::read_to_string(&self.config_path) {
+            Ok(c) => c.parse::<DocumentMut>().unwrap_or_default(),
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::info!("{:?} {e} => creating new config", self.config_path());
+                Default::default()
+            }
+        };
+        let _current_config =
+            toml_edit::de::from_document::<ConfigToml>(current_config).unwrap_or_default();
+
+        /* the new config */
+        let new_config = self.config_toml.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+        // let new_config = toml_edit::ser::to_document::<ConfigToml>(&new_config).expect("fixme");
+        let new_config = toml_edit::ser::to_string_pretty(&new_config).expect("config");
+
+        /*
+         * TODO merge documents => eventually we might want to split this up into clients configured
+         * via the config file and clients managed through the GUI / frontend.
+         * The latter should be saved to $XDG_DATA_HOME instead of $XDG_CONFIG_HOME,
+         * and clients configured through .config could be made permanent.
+         * For now we just override the config file.
+         */
+
+        /* write new config to file */
+        if let Some(p) = self.config_path().parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(p)?;
+        }
+        let mut f = File::create(self.config_path())?;
+        f.write_all(new_config.as_bytes())?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }

src/service.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     capture::{Capture, CaptureType, ICaptureEvent},
     client::ClientManager,
-    config::Config,
+    config::{Config, ConfigClient},
     connect::LanMouseConnection,
     crypto,
     dns::{DnsEvent, DnsResolver},
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ pub enum ServiceError {
 }
 
 pub struct Service {
+    /// configuration
+    config: Config,
     /// input capture
     capture: Capture,
     /// input emulation
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ impl Service {
 
         let port = config.port();
         let service = Self {
+            config,
             capture,
             emulation,
             frontend_listener,
@@ -182,24 +185,73 @@ impl Service {
             Err(e) => return log::error!("error receiving request: {e}"),
         };
         match request {
-            FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, active) => self.set_client_active(handle, active),
-            FrontendRequest::AuthorizeKey(desc, fp) => self.add_authorized_key(desc, fp),
+            FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, active) => {
+                self.set_client_active(handle, active);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
+            FrontendRequest::AuthorizeKey(desc, fp) => {
+                self.add_authorized_key(desc, fp);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
             FrontendRequest::ChangePort(port) => self.change_port(port),
-            FrontendRequest::Create => self.add_client(),
-            FrontendRequest::Delete(handle) => self.remove_client(handle),
+            FrontendRequest::Create => {
+                self.add_client();
+                self.save_config();
+            }
+            FrontendRequest::Delete(handle) => {
+                self.remove_client(handle);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
             FrontendRequest::EnableCapture => self.capture.reenable(),
             FrontendRequest::EnableEmulation => self.emulation.reenable(),
             FrontendRequest::Enumerate() => self.enumerate(),
-            FrontendRequest::UpdateFixIps(handle, fix_ips) => self.update_fix_ips(handle, fix_ips),
-            FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, host) => self.update_hostname(handle, host),
-            FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port) => self.update_port(handle, port),
-            FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, pos) => self.update_pos(handle, pos),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdateFixIps(handle, fix_ips) => {
+                self.update_fix_ips(handle, fix_ips);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
+            FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, host) => {
+                self.update_hostname(handle, host);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port) => {
+                self.update_port(handle, port);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, pos) => {
+                self.update_pos(handle, pos);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
             FrontendRequest::ResolveDns(handle) => self.resolve(handle),
             FrontendRequest::Sync => self.sync_frontend(),
-            FrontendRequest::RemoveAuthorizedKey(key) => self.remove_authorized_key(key),
+            FrontendRequest::RemoveAuthorizedKey(key) => {
+                self.remove_authorized_key(key);
+                self.save_config();
+            }
             FrontendRequest::UpdateEnterHook(handle, enter_hook) => {
                 self.update_enter_hook(handle, enter_hook)
             }
+            FrontendRequest::SaveConfiguration => self.save_config(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn save_config(&mut self) {
+        let clients = self.client_manager.clients();
+        let clients = clients
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(c, s)| ConfigClient {
+                ips: HashSet::from_iter(c.fix_ips),
+                hostname: c.hostname,
+                port: c.port,
+                pos: c.pos,
+                active: s.active,
+                enter_hook: c.cmd,
+            })
+            .collect();
+        self.config.set_clients(clients);
+        let authorized_keys = self.authorized_keys.read().expect("lock").clone();
+        self.config.set_authorized_keys(authorized_keys);
+        if let Err(e) = self.config.write_back() {
+            log::warn!("failed to write config: {e}");
         }
     }