chore: Release

fix conditional compilation
derive barrier_id from cursor position (#162 )
2026-03-07 20:09:59 +03:00 · 2024-07-30 11:03:08 +02:00 · 2024-07-30 10:52:56 +02:00 · 2024-07-19 15:23:04 +02:00 · 2024-07-19 15:06:13 +02:00 · 2024-07-19 12:58:52 +02:00
89 changed files with 8745 additions and 4357 deletions
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use flake
--- a/.github/FUNDING.yml
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github: [feschber]
+ko_fi: feschber
--- a/.github/workflows/cachix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cachix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Binary Cache
+
+on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+jobs:
+  nix:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+       os: 
+        - ubuntu-latest
+        - macos-13
+        - macos-14
+    name: "Build"
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} 
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      with:
+        logger: pretty
+    - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
+    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v14
+      with:
+        name: lan-mouse
+        authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
+
+    - 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-13'
+      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
+
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
  linux-release-build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: install dependencies
      run: |
        sudo apt-get update
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Release Build
      run: cargo build --release
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse-linux
        path: target/release/lan-mouse
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
        gvsbuild build --msys-dir=C:\msys64 gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"
        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\bin"
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Release Build
      run: cargo build --release
    - name: Create Archive
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ jobs:
        Copy-Item -Path "target\release\lan-mouse.exe" -Destination "lan-mouse-windows"
        Compress-Archive -Path "lan-mouse-windows\*" -DestinationPath lan-mouse-windows.zip
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse-windows
        path: lan-mouse-windows.zip

  macos-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: install dependencies
      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita
    - name: Release Build
@@ -88,18 +88,34 @@ jobs:
        cargo build --release
        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-intel
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-macos
+        name: lan-mouse-macos-intel
        path: lan-mouse-macos-intel

+  macos-aarch64-release-build:
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita
+    - name: Release Build
+      run: |
+        cargo build --release
+        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+    - name: Upload build artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+        path: lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+
  pre-release:
    name: "Pre Release"
    needs: [windows-release-build, linux-release-build, macos-release-build]
    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
    steps:
    - name: Download build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
    - name: Create Release
      uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
      with:
@@ -109,5 +125,6 @@ jobs:
        title: "Development Build"
        files: |
          lan-mouse-linux/lan-mouse
-          lan-mouse-macos/lan-mouse-macos-intel
+          lan-mouse-macos-intel/lan-mouse-macos-intel
+          lan-mouse-macos-aarch64/lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
          lan-mouse-windows/lan-mouse-windows.zip
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: install dependencies
      run: |
        sudo apt-get update
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Clippy
      run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- --deny warnings
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse
        path: target/debug/lan-mouse
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
      with:
        python-version: '3.11'
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
    - 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@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse-windows
        path: |
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ jobs:
          target/debug/*.dll

  build-macos:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: install dependencies
      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita
    - name: Build
@@ -106,7 +106,27 @@ jobs:
    - name: Clippy
      run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- --deny warnings
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse-macos
        path: target/debug/lan-mouse
+
+  build-macos-aarch64:
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita
+    - 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-macos-aarch64
+        path: target/debug/lan-mouse
--- a/.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
  linux-release-build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: install dependencies
      run: |
        sudo apt-get update
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Release Build
      run: cargo build --release
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse-linux
        path: target/release/lan-mouse
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
        gvsbuild build --msys-dir=C:\msys64 gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin"
        Move-Item "C:\Program Files\Git\notbin" "C:\Program Files\Git\bin"
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Release Build
      run: cargo build --release
    - name: Create Archive
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ jobs:
        Copy-Item -Path "target\release\lan-mouse.exe" -Destination "lan-mouse-windows"
        Compress-Archive -Path "lan-mouse-windows\*" -DestinationPath lan-mouse-windows.zip
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
        name: lan-mouse-windows
        path: lan-mouse-windows.zip

  macos-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: install dependencies
      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita
    - name: Release Build
@@ -84,18 +84,34 @@ jobs:
        cargo build --release
        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-intel
    - name: Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
      with:
-        name: lan-mouse-macos
+        name: lan-mouse-macos-intel
        path: lan-mouse-macos-intel

+  macos-aarch64-release-build:
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: brew install gtk4 libadwaita
+    - name: Release Build
+      run: |
+        cargo build --release
+        cp target/release/lan-mouse lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+    - name: Upload build artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+        path: lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
+
  tagged-release:
    name: "Tagged Release"
    needs: [windows-release-build, linux-release-build, macos-release-build]
    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
    steps:
    - name: Download build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
    - name: "Create Release"
      uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest"
      with:
@@ -103,5 +119,6 @@ jobs:
        prerelease: false
        files: |
          lan-mouse-linux/lan-mouse
-          lan-mouse-macos/lan-mouse-macos-intel
+          lan-mouse-macos-intel/lan-mouse-macos-intel
+          lan-mouse-macos-aarch64/lan-mouse-macos-aarch64
          lan-mouse-windows/lan-mouse-windows.zip
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /target
 .gdbinit
 .idea/
-.vs/
+.vs/
+.vscode/
+.direnv/
+result
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,61 +1,65 @@
+[workspace]
+members = ["input-capture", "input-emulation", "input-event"]
+
 [package]
 name = "lan-mouse"
 description = "Software KVM Switch / mouse & keyboard sharing software for Local Area Networks"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 repository = "https://github.com/ferdinandschober/lan-mouse"

-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [profile.release]
 strip = true
 lto = "fat"

 [dependencies]
-tempfile = "3.8"
-trust-dns-resolver = "0.23"
-memmap = "0.7"
+input-event = { path = "input-event", version = "0.2.0" }
+input-emulation = { path = "input-emulation", version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
+input-capture = { path = "input-capture", version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
+
+hickory-resolver = "0.24.1"
 toml = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.71"
 log = "0.4.20"
-env_logger = "0.10.0"
+env_logger = "0.11.3"
 serde_json = "1.0.107"
-tokio = {version = "1.32.0", features = ["io-util", "macros", "net", "rt", "sync", "signal"] }
-async-trait = "0.1.73"
-futures-core = "0.3.28"
+tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
+    "io-util",
+    "io-std",
+    "macros",
+    "net",
+    "process",
+    "rt",
+    "sync",
+    "signal",
+] }
 futures = "0.3.28"
-clap = { version="4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
-gtk = { package = "gtk4", version = "0.7.2", features = ["v4_2"], optional = true }
-adw = { package = "libadwaita", version = "0.5.2", features = ["v1_1"], optional = true }
+clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+gtk = { package = "gtk4", version = "0.9.0", features = [
+    "v4_2",
+], optional = true }
+adw = { package = "libadwaita", version = "0.7.0", features = [
+    "v1_1",
+], optional = true }
 async-channel = { version = "2.1.1", optional = true }
+hostname = "0.4.0"
+slab = "0.4.9"
+endi = "1.1.0"
+thiserror = "1.0.61"
+tokio-util = "0.7.11"

 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.148"

-[target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os="macos")))'.dependencies]
-wayland-client = { version="0.31.1", optional = true }
-wayland-protocols = { version="0.31.0", features=["client", "staging", "unstable"], optional = true }
-wayland-protocols-wlr = { version="0.2.0", features=["client"], optional = true }
-wayland-protocols-misc = { version="0.2.0", features=["client"], optional = true }
-x11 = { version = "2.21.0", features = ["xlib", "xtest"], optional = true }
-ashpd = { version = "0.6.2", default-features = false, features = ["tokio"], optional = true }
-reis = { git = "https://github.com/ids1024/reis", features = [ "tokio" ], optional = true }
-
-[target.'cfg(target_os="macos")'.dependencies]
-core-graphics = { version = "0.23", features = ["highsierra"] }
-
-[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
-winapi = { version = "0.3.9", features = ["winuser"] }
-
 [build-dependencies]
-glib-build-tools = "0.18.0"
+glib-build-tools = { version = "0.20.0", optional = true }

 [features]
 default = ["wayland", "x11", "xdg_desktop_portal", "libei", "gtk"]
-wayland = ["dep:wayland-client", "dep:wayland-protocols", "dep:wayland-protocols-wlr", "dep:wayland-protocols-misc" ]
-x11 = ["dep:x11"]
-xdg_desktop_portal = ["dep:ashpd"]
-libei = ["dep:reis", "dep:ashpd"]
-gtk = ["dep:gtk", "dep:adw", "dep:async-channel"]
+wayland = ["input-capture/wayland", "input-emulation/wayland"]
+x11 = ["input-capture/x11", "input-emulation/x11"]
+xdg_desktop_portal = ["input-emulation/xdg_desktop_portal"]
+libei = ["input-event/libei", "input-capture/libei", "input-emulation/libei"]
+gtk = ["dep:gtk", "dep:adw", "dep:async-channel", "dep:glib-build-tools"]
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The primary target is Wayland on Linux but Windows and MacOS and Linux on Xorg h
 </picture>


-Goal of this project is to be an open-source replacement for proprietary tools like [Synergy](https://symless.com/synergy), [Share Mouse](https://www.sharemouse.com/de/).
+Goal of this project is to be an open-source replacement for proprietary tools like [Synergy 2/3](https://symless.com/synergy), [Share Mouse](https://www.sharemouse.com/de/).

 Focus lies on performance and a clean, manageable implementation that can easily be expanded to support additional backends like e.g. Android, iOS, ... .

@@ -22,89 +22,83 @@ Focus lies on performance and a clean, manageable implementation that can easily

 For an alternative (with slightly different goals) you may check out [Input Leap](https://github.com/input-leap).

+
+> [!WARNING]
+> Since this tool has gained a bit of popularity over the past couple of days:
+>
+> All network traffic is currently **unencrypted** and sent in **plaintext**.
+>
+> A malicious actor with access to the network could read input data or send input events with spoofed IPs to take control over a device.
+>
+> Therefore you should only use this tool in your local network with trusted devices for now
+> and I take no responsibility for any leakage of data!
+
+
 ## OS Support

 The following table shows support for input emulation (to emulate events received from other clients) and
 input capture (to send events *to* other clients) on different operating systems:

-| Backend                   | input emulation          | input capture                        |
+| OS / Desktop Environment  | input emulation          | input capture                        |
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 | Wayland (wlroots)         | :heavy_check_mark:       | :heavy_check_mark:                   |
 | Wayland (KDE)             | :heavy_check_mark:       | :heavy_check_mark:                   |
-| Wayland (Gnome)           | :heavy_check_mark:       | WIP                                  |
+| Wayland (Gnome)           | :heavy_check_mark:       | :heavy_check_mark: (starting at GNOME 45) |
+| Windows                   | :heavy_check_mark:       | :heavy_check_mark:                   |
 | X11                       | :heavy_check_mark:       | WIP                                  |
-| Windows                   | :heavy_check_mark:       | WIP                                  |
-| MacOS                     | ( :heavy_check_mark: )   | WIP                                  |
+| MacOS                     | :heavy_check_mark:       | WIP                                  |

-Keycode translation is not yet implemented so on MacOS only mouse emulation works as of right now.
+> [!Important]
+> Gnome -> Sway only partially works (modifier events are not handled correctly)

-## Build and Run
+> [!Important]
+> **Wayfire**
+>
+> If you are using [Wayfire](https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire), make sure to use a recent version (must be newer than October 23rd) and **add `shortcuts-inhibit` to the list of plugins in your wayfire config!**
+> Otherwise input capture will not work.

-### Install Dependencies
-#### Macos
+> [!Important]
+> The mouse cursor will be invisible when sending input to a Windows system if
+> there is no real mouse connected to the machine.
+
+## Installation
+### Install via cargo
 ```sh
-brew install libadwaita
+cargo install lan-mouse
 ```

-#### Ubuntu and derivatives
-```sh
-sudo apt install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev libx11-dev libxtst-dev
-```
+### Download from Releases
+Precompiled release binaries for Windows, MacOS and Linux are available in the [releases section](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/releases).

-#### Arch and derivatives
-```sh
-sudo pacman -S libadwaita gtk libx11 libxtst
-```
+For Windows, the depenedencies are included in the .zip file, for other operating systems see [Installing Dependencies](#installing-dependencies).

-#### Fedora and derivatives
-```sh
-sudo dnf install libadwaita-devel libXtst-devel libX11-devel
-```
+### Arch Linux

-#### Windows
-Follow the instructions at [gtk-rs.org](https://gtk-rs.org/gtk4-rs/stable/latest/book/installation_windows.html)
-
-*TLDR:*
-
-Build gtk from source
-
- The following commands should be run in an admin power shell instance:
-```sh
-# install chocolatey
-Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
-
-# install python 3.11 (Version is important, as 3.12 does not work currently)
-choco install python --version=3.11.0
-
-# install git
-choco install git
-
-# install msys2
-choco install msys2
-
-# install Visual Studio 2022
-choco install visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
-```
-
- The following commands should be run in a regular power shell instance:
+Lan Mouse can be installed from the [official repositories](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/lan-mouse/):

 ```sh
-# install gvsbuild with python
-python -m pip install --user pipx
-python -m pipx ensurepath
-pipx install gvsbuild
-
-# build gtk + libadwaita
-gvsbuild build gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
+pacman -S lan-mouse
 ```

-Make sure to add the directory `C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin`
-[to the `PATH` environment variable]((https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/developer/sharepoint-2010/ee537574(v=office.14))). Otherwise the project will fail to build.
+It is also available on the AUR:

-To avoid building GTK from source, it is possible to disable
-the gtk frontend (see conditional compilation below).
+```sh
+# git version (includes latest changes)
+paru -S lan-mouse-git
+
+# alternatively
+paru -S lan-mouse-bin
+```
+
+### Nix
+- nixpkgs: [search.nixos.org](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=lan-mouse&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=lan-mouse)
+- flake: [README.md](./nix/README.md)
+
+
+### Manual Installation
+
+First make sure to [install the necessary dependencies](#installing-dependencies).

-### Build and run
 Build in release mode:
 ```sh
 cargo build --release
@@ -115,6 +109,27 @@ Run directly:
 cargo run --release
 ```

+Install the files:
+```sh
+# install lan-mouse
+sudo cp target/release/lan-mouse /usr/local/bin/
+
+# install app icon
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
+sudo cp resources/de.feschber.LanMouse.svg /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
+
+# update icon cache
+gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/
+
+# install desktop entry
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/applications
+sudo cp de.feschber.LanMouse.desktop /usr/local/share/applications
+
+# when using firewalld: install firewall rule
+sudo cp firewall/lan-mouse.xml /etc/firewalld/services
+# -> enable the service in firewalld settings
+```
+
 ### Conditional Compilation

 Currently only x11, wayland, windows and MacOS are supported backends.
@@ -135,6 +150,85 @@ cargo build --no-default-features --features wayland
 ```
 For a detailed list of available features, checkout the [Cargo.toml](./Cargo.toml)

+
+## Installing Dependencies
+<details>
+    <summary>MacOS</summary>
+
+```sh
+brew install libadwaita
+```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+    <summary>Ubuntu and derivatives</summary>
+
+```sh
+sudo apt install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev libx11-dev libxtst-dev
+```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+    <summary>Arch and derivatives</summary>
+
+```sh
+sudo pacman -S libadwaita gtk libx11 libxtst
+```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+    <summary>Fedora and derivatives</summary>
+
+```sh
+sudo dnf install libadwaita-devel libXtst-devel libX11-devel
+```
+</details>
+<details>
+    <summary>Windows</summary>
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This is only necessary when building lan-mouse from source. The windows release comes with precompiled gtk dlls.
+
+- First install [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install).
+
+- Then follow the instructions at [gtk-rs.org](https://gtk-rs.org/gtk4-rs/stable/latest/book/installation_windows.html)
+
+*TLDR:*
+
+Build gtk from source
+
+- The following commands should be run in an **admin power shell** instance:
+```sh
+# install chocolatey
+Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
+
+# install gvsbuild dependencies
+choco install python git msys2 visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
+```
+
+- The following commands should be run in a **regular power shell** instance:
+
+```sh
+# install gvsbuild with python
+python -m pip install --user pipx
+python -m pipx ensurepath
+```
+
+- Relaunch your powershell instance so the changes in the environment are reflected.
+```sh
+pipx install gvsbuild
+
+# build gtk + libadwaita
+gvsbuild build gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
+```
+
+- **Make sure to add the directory** `C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin`
+[**to the `PATH` environment variable**]((https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/developer/sharepoint-2010/ee537574(v=office.14))). Otherwise the project will fail to build.
+
+To avoid building GTK from source, it is possible to disable
+the gtk frontend (see conditional compilation below).
+</details>
+
 ## Usage
 ### Gtk Frontend
 By default the gtk frontend will open when running `lan-mouse`.
@@ -168,6 +262,17 @@ To do so, add `--daemon` to the commandline args:
 $ cargo run --release -- --daemon
 ```

+In order to start lan-mouse with a graphical session automatically,
+the [systemd-service](service/lan-mouse.service) can be used:
+
+Copy the file to `~/.config/systemd/user/` and enable the service:
+
+```sh
+cp service/lan-mouse.service ~/.config/systemd/user
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+systemctl --user enable --now lan-mouse.service
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 To automatically load clients on startup, the file `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lan-mouse/config.toml` is parsed.
 `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` defaults to `~/.config/`.
@@ -175,10 +280,17 @@ To automatically load clients on startup, the file `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lan-mouse/c
 To create this file you can copy the following example config:

 ### Example config
+> [!TIP]
+> key symbols in the release bind are named according
+> to their names in [src/scancode.rs#L172](src/scancode.rs#L172).
+> This is bound to change

 ```toml
 # example configuration

+# configure release bind
+release_bind = [ "KeyA", "KeyS", "KeyD", "KeyF" ]
+
 # optional port (defaults to 4242)
 port = 4242
 # # optional frontend -> defaults to gtk if available
@@ -188,7 +300,9 @@ port = 4242
 # define a client on the right side with host name "iridium"
 [right]
 # hostname
-host_name = "iridium"
+hostname = "iridium"
+# activate this client immediately when lan-mouse is started
+activate_on_startup = true
 # optional list of (known) ip addresses
 ips = ["192.168.178.156"]

@@ -196,7 +310,7 @@ ips = ["192.168.178.156"]
 [left]
 # The hostname is optional: When no hostname is specified,
 # at least one ip address needs to be specified.
-host_name = "thorium"
+hostname = "thorium"
 # ips for ethernet and wifi
 ips = ["192.168.178.189", "192.168.178.172"]
 # optional port
@@ -210,11 +324,12 @@ Where `left` can be either `left`, `right`, `top` or `bottom`.
 - [x] respect xdg-config-home for config file location.
 - [x] IP Address switching
 - [x] Liveness tracking Automatically ungrab mouse when client unreachable
- [ ] Liveness tracking: Automatically release keys, when server offline
+- [x] Liveness tracking: Automatically release keys, when server offline
+- [x] MacOS KeyCode Translation
+- [x] Libei Input Capture
 - [ ] X11 Input Capture
 - [ ] Windows Input Capture
 - [ ] MacOS Input Capture
- [ ] MaxOS KeyCode Translation
 - [ ] Latency measurement and visualization
 - [ ] Bandwidth usage measurement and visualization
 - [ ] Clipboard support
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 fn main() {
    // composite_templates
+    #[cfg(feature = "gtk")]
    glib_build_tools::compile_resources(
        &["resources"],
        "resources/resources.gresource.xml",
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # example configuration

+# capture_backend = "LayerShell"
+
+# release bind
+release_bind = [ "KeyA", "KeyS", "KeyD", "KeyF" ]
+
 # optional port (defaults to 4242)
 port = 4242
 # optional frontend -> defaults to gtk if available
@@ -8,7 +13,7 @@ port = 4242
 # define a client on the right side with host name "iridium"
 [right]
 # hostname
-host_name = "iridium"
+hostname = "iridium"
 # optional list of (known) ip addresses
 ips = ["192.168.178.156"]

@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ ips = ["192.168.178.156"]
 [left]
 # The hostname is optional: When no hostname is specified,
 # at least one ip address needs to be specified.
-host_name = "thorium"
+hostname = "thorium"
 # ips for ethernet and wifi
 ips = ["192.168.178.189", "192.168.178.172"]
 # optional port
--- a/de.feschber.LanMouse.desktop
+++ b/de.feschber.LanMouse.desktop
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Categories=Utility;
-Comment[en_US]=mouse & keyboard sharing via LAN
+Comment[en_US]=Mouse & Keyboard sharing via LAN
+Comment=Mouse & Keyboard sharing via LAN
 Comment[de_DE]=Maus- und Tastaturfreigabe über LAN
 Exec=lan-mouse
-Icon=mouse-icon.svg
+Icon=de.feschber.LanMouse
 Name[en_US]=Lan Mouse
-Name[de_DE]=Lan Maus
 Name=Lan Mouse
 StartupNotify=true
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
-Version=0.5.0
--- a/firewall/lan-mouse.xml
+++ b/firewall/lan-mouse.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- for packaging: /usr/lib/firewalld/services/lan-mouse.xml -->
+<!-- configure manually: /etc/firewalld/services/lan-mouse.xml -->
+<service>
+  <short>LAN Mouse</short>
+  <description>mouse and keyboard sharing via LAN</description>
+  <port port="4242" protocol="udp"/>
+</service>
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1705309234,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uNRRNRKmJyCRC/8y1RqBkqWBLM034y4qN7EprSdmgyA=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1716293225,
+        "narHash": "sha256-pU9ViBVE3XYb70xZx+jK6SEVphvt7xMTbm6yDIF4xPs=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "3eaeaeb6b1e08a016380c279f8846e0bd8808916",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-overlay": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1716257780,
+        "narHash": "sha256-R+NjvJzKEkTVCmdrKRfPE4liX/KMGVqGUwwS5H8ET8A=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "4e5e3d2c5c9b2721bd266f9e43c14e96811b89d2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{
+  description = "Nix Flake for lan-mouse";
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    rust-overlay = {
+      url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+  };
+  outputs = {
+    self,
+    nixpkgs,
+    rust-overlay,
+    ...
+  }: let
+    inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
+    genSystems = lib.genAttrs [
+      "aarch64-darwin"
+      "aarch64-linux"
+      "x86_64-darwin"
+      "x86_64-linux"
+    ];
+    pkgsFor = system:
+      import nixpkgs {
+        inherit system;
+
+        overlays = [
+          rust-overlay.overlays.default
+        ];
+      };
+    mkRustToolchain = pkgs:
+      pkgs.rust-bin.stable.latest.default.override {
+        extensions = ["rust-src"];
+      };
+    pkgs = genSystems (system: import nixpkgs {inherit system;});
+  in {
+    packages = genSystems (system: rec {
+      default = pkgs.${system}.callPackage ./nix {};
+      lan-mouse = default;
+    });
+    homeManagerModules.default = import ./nix/hm-module.nix self;
+    devShells = genSystems (system: let
+      pkgs = pkgsFor system;
+      rust = mkRustToolchain pkgs;
+    in {
+      default = pkgs.mkShell {
+        packages = with pkgs; [
+          rust
+          rust-analyzer-unwrapped
+          pkg-config
+          xorg.libX11
+          gtk4
+          libadwaita
+          librsvg
+          xorg.libXtst
+        ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+          darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
+        ];
+
+        RUST_SRC_PATH = "${rust}/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library";
+      };
+    });
+  };
+}
--- a/input-capture/Cargo.toml
+++ b/input-capture/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+[package]
+name = "input-capture"
+description = "cross-platform input-capture library used by lan-mouse"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+repository = "https://github.com/ferdinandschober/lan-mouse"
+
+[dependencies]
+futures = "0.3.28"
+futures-core = "0.3.30"
+log = "0.4.22"
+input-event = { path = "../input-event", version = "0.2.0" }
+memmap = "0.7"
+tempfile = "3.8"
+thiserror = "1.0.61"
+tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
+    "io-util",
+    "io-std",
+    "macros",
+    "net",
+    "process",
+    "rt",
+    "sync",
+    "signal",
+] }
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
+async-trait = "0.1.81"
+tokio-util = "0.7.11"
+
+
+[target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os="macos")))'.dependencies]
+wayland-client = { version = "0.31.1", optional = true }
+wayland-protocols = { version = "0.32.1", features = [
+    "client",
+    "staging",
+    "unstable",
+], optional = true }
+wayland-protocols-wlr = { version = "0.3.1", features = [
+    "client",
+], optional = true }
+x11 = { version = "2.21.0", features = ["xlib", "xtest"], optional = true }
+ashpd = { version = "0.9", default-features = false, features = [
+    "tokio",
+], optional = true }
+reis = { version = "0.2", features = ["tokio"], optional = true }
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os="macos")'.dependencies]
+core-graphics = { version = "0.23", features = ["highsierra"] }
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+windows = { version = "0.58.0", features = [
+    "Win32_System_LibraryLoader",
+    "Win32_System_Threading",
+    "Win32_Foundation",
+    "Win32_Graphics",
+    "Win32_Graphics_Gdi",
+    "Win32_UI_Input_KeyboardAndMouse",
+    "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
+] }
+
+[features]
+default = ["wayland", "x11", "libei"]
+wayland = [
+    "dep:wayland-client",
+    "dep:wayland-protocols",
+    "dep:wayland-protocols-wlr",
+]
+x11 = ["dep:x11"]
+libei = ["dep:reis", "dep:ashpd"]
--- a/input-capture/src/dummy.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/dummy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures_core::Stream;
+
+use input_event::Event;
+
+use crate::CaptureError;
+
+use super::{CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position};
+
+pub struct DummyInputCapture {}
+
+impl DummyInputCapture {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for DummyInputCapture {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputCapture for DummyInputCapture {
+    async fn create(&mut self, _handle: CaptureHandle, _pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _handle: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for DummyInputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Poll::Pending
+    }
+}
--- a/input-capture/src/error.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum InputCaptureError {
+    #[error("error creating input-capture: `{0}`")]
+    Create(#[from] CaptureCreationError),
+    #[error("error while capturing input: `{0}`")]
+    Capture(#[from] CaptureError),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use std::io;
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use wayland_client::{
+    backend::WaylandError,
+    globals::{BindError, GlobalError},
+    ConnectError, DispatchError,
+};
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use ashpd::desktop::ResponseError;
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use reis::tokio::{EiConvertEventStreamError, HandshakeError};
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("error in libei stream: {inner:?}")]
+pub struct ReisConvertEventStreamError {
+    inner: EiConvertEventStreamError,
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+impl From<EiConvertEventStreamError> for ReisConvertEventStreamError {
+    fn from(e: EiConvertEventStreamError) -> Self {
+        Self { inner: e }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum CaptureError {
+    #[error("activation stream closed unexpectedly")]
+    ActivationClosed,
+    #[error("libei stream was closed")]
+    EndOfStream,
+    #[error("io error: `{0}`")]
+    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("error in libei stream: `{0}`")]
+    Reis(#[from] ReisConvertEventStreamError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("libei handshake failed: `{0}`")]
+    Handshake(#[from] HandshakeError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Portal(#[from] ashpd::Error),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("libei disconnected - reason: `{0}`")]
+    Disconnected(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum CaptureCreationError {
+    #[error("no backend available")]
+    NoAvailableBackend,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("error creating input-capture-portal backend: `{0}`")]
+    Libei(#[from] LibeiCaptureCreationError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("error creating layer-shell capture backend: `{0}`")]
+    LayerShell(#[from] LayerShellCaptureCreationError),
+    #[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,
+}
+
+impl CaptureCreationError {
+    /// request was intentionally denied by the user
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    pub(crate) fn cancelled_by_user(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            self,
+            CaptureCreationError::Libei(LibeiCaptureCreationError::Ashpd(ashpd::Error::Response(
+                ResponseError::Cancelled
+            )))
+        )
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos"))))]
+    pub(crate) fn cancelled_by_user(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum LibeiCaptureCreationError {
+    #[error("xdg-desktop-portal: `{0}`")]
+    Ashpd(#[from] ashpd::Error),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("{protocol} protocol not supported: {inner}")]
+pub struct WaylandBindError {
+    inner: BindError,
+    protocol: &'static str,
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+impl WaylandBindError {
+    pub(crate) fn new(inner: BindError, protocol: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Self { inner, protocol }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum LayerShellCaptureCreationError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Connect(#[from] ConnectError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Global(#[from] GlobalError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Wayland(#[from] WaylandError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Bind(#[from] WaylandBindError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Dispatch(#[from] DispatchError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum X11InputCaptureCreationError {
+    #[error("X11 input capture is not yet implemented :(")]
+    NotImplemented,
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum MacOSInputCaptureCreationError {
+    #[error("MacOS input capture is not yet implemented :(")]
+    NotImplemented,
+}
--- a/input-capture/src/lib.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures_core::Stream;
+
+use input_event::Event;
+
+pub use error::{CaptureCreationError, CaptureError, InputCaptureError};
+
+pub mod error;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod libei;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub mod macos;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod wayland;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub mod windows;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod x11;
+
+/// fallback input capture (does not produce events)
+pub mod dummy;
+
+pub type CaptureHandle = u64;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Position {
+    Left,
+    Right,
+    Top,
+    Bottom,
+}
+
+impl Position {
+    pub fn opposite(&self) -> Self {
+        match self {
+            Position::Left => Self::Right,
+            Position::Right => Self::Left,
+            Position::Top => Self::Bottom,
+            Position::Bottom => Self::Top,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Position {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let pos = match self {
+            Position::Left => "left",
+            Position::Right => "right",
+            Position::Top => "top",
+            Position::Bottom => "bottom",
+        };
+        write!(f, "{}", pos)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Backend {
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    InputCapturePortal,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    LayerShell,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    X11,
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    Windows,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    MacOs,
+    Dummy,
+}
+
+impl Display for Backend {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::InputCapturePortal => write!(f, "input-capture-portal"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::LayerShell => write!(f, "layer-shell"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::X11 => write!(f, "X11"),
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            Backend::Windows => write!(f, "windows"),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            Backend::MacOs => write!(f, "MacOS"),
+            Backend::Dummy => write!(f, "dummy"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait InputCapture:
+    Stream<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>> + Unpin
+{
+    /// create a new client with the given id
+    async fn create(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError>;
+
+    /// destroy the client with the given id, if it exists
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, id: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError>;
+
+    /// release mouse
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError>;
+
+    /// destroy the input capture
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError>;
+}
+
+pub async fn create_backend(
+    backend: Backend,
+) -> Result<
+    Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>>>,
+    CaptureCreationError,
+> {
+    match backend {
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+        Backend::InputCapturePortal => Ok(Box::new(libei::LibeiInputCapture::new().await?)),
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+        Backend::LayerShell => Ok(Box::new(wayland::WaylandInputCapture::new()?)),
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+        Backend::X11 => Ok(Box::new(x11::X11InputCapture::new()?)),
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        Backend::Windows => Ok(Box::new(windows::WindowsInputCapture::new())),
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        Backend::MacOs => Ok(Box::new(macos::MacOSInputCapture::new()?)),
+        Backend::Dummy => Ok(Box::new(dummy::DummyInputCapture::new())),
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn create(
+    backend: Option<Backend>,
+) -> Result<
+    Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>>>,
+    CaptureCreationError,
+> {
+    if let Some(backend) = backend {
+        let b = create_backend(backend).await;
+        if b.is_ok() {
+            log::info!("using capture backend: {backend}");
+        }
+        return b;
+    }
+
+    for backend in [
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+        Backend::InputCapturePortal,
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+        Backend::LayerShell,
+        #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+        Backend::X11,
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        Backend::Windows,
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        Backend::MacOs,
+    ] {
+        match create_backend(backend).await {
+            Ok(b) => {
+                log::info!("using capture backend: {backend}");
+                return Ok(b);
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.cancelled_by_user() => return Err(e),
+            Err(e) => log::warn!("{backend} input capture backend unavailable: {e}"),
+        }
+    }
+    Err(CaptureCreationError::NoAvailableBackend)
+}
--- a/input-capture/src/libei.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/libei.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,641 @@
+use ashpd::{
+    desktop::{
+        input_capture::{Activated, Barrier, BarrierID, Capabilities, InputCapture, Region, Zones},
+        Session,
+    },
+    enumflags2::BitFlags,
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
+use reis::{
+    ei,
+    event::{DeviceCapability, EiEvent},
+    tokio::{EiConvertEventStream, EiEventStream},
+};
+use std::{
+    cell::Cell,
+    collections::HashMap,
+    io,
+    os::unix::net::UnixStream,
+    pin::Pin,
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::Arc,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
+};
+use tokio::{
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender},
+        Notify,
+    },
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+
+use input_event::Event;
+
+use super::{
+    error::{CaptureError, LibeiCaptureCreationError, ReisConvertEventStreamError},
+    CaptureHandle, InputCapture as LanMouseInputCapture, Position,
+};
+
+/* there is a bug in xdg-remote-desktop-portal-gnome / mutter that
+ * prevents receiving further events after a session has been disabled once.
+ * Therefore the session needs to be recreated when the barriers are updated */
+
+/// events that necessitate restarting the capture session
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+enum LibeiNotifyEvent {
+    Create(CaptureHandle, Position),
+    Destroy(CaptureHandle),
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    input_capture: Pin<Box<InputCapture<'a>>>,
+    capture_task: JoinHandle<Result<(), CaptureError>>,
+    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    notify_capture: Sender<LibeiNotifyEvent>,
+    notify_release: Arc<Notify>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+    terminated: bool,
+}
+
+static INTERFACES: Lazy<HashMap<&'static str, u32>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    let mut m = HashMap::new();
+    m.insert("ei_connection", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_callback", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_pingpong", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_seat", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_device", 2);
+    m.insert("ei_pointer", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_pointer_absolute", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_scroll", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_button", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_keyboard", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_touchscreen", 1);
+    m
+});
+
+/// returns (start pos, end pos), inclusive
+fn pos_to_barrier(r: &Region, pos: Position) -> (i32, i32, i32, i32) {
+    let (x, y) = (r.x_offset(), r.y_offset());
+    let (w, h) = (r.width() as i32, r.height() as i32);
+    match pos {
+        Position::Left => (x, y, x, y + h - 1),
+        Position::Right => (x + w, y, x + w, y + h - 1),
+        Position::Top => (x, y, x + w - 1, y),
+        Position::Bottom => (x, y + h, x + w - 1, y + h),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Ashpd does not expose fields
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+struct ICBarrier {
+    barrier_id: BarrierID,
+    position: (i32, i32, i32, i32),
+}
+
+impl ICBarrier {
+    fn new(barrier_id: BarrierID, position: (i32, i32, i32, i32)) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            barrier_id,
+            position,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ICBarrier> for Barrier {
+    fn from(barrier: ICBarrier) -> Self {
+        Barrier::new(barrier.barrier_id, barrier.position)
+    }
+}
+
+fn select_barriers(
+    zones: &Zones,
+    clients: &[(CaptureHandle, Position)],
+    next_barrier_id: &mut u32,
+) -> (Vec<ICBarrier>, HashMap<BarrierID, CaptureHandle>) {
+    let mut client_for_barrier = HashMap::new();
+    let mut barriers: Vec<ICBarrier> = vec![];
+
+    for (handle, pos) in clients {
+        let mut client_barriers = zones
+            .regions()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|r| {
+                let id = *next_barrier_id;
+                *next_barrier_id = id + 1;
+                let position = pos_to_barrier(r, *pos);
+                client_for_barrier.insert(id, *handle);
+                ICBarrier::new(id, position)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        barriers.append(&mut client_barriers);
+    }
+    (barriers, client_for_barrier)
+}
+
+async fn update_barriers(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
+    session: &Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
+    active_clients: &[(CaptureHandle, Position)],
+    next_barrier_id: &mut u32,
+) -> Result<(Vec<ICBarrier>, HashMap<BarrierID, CaptureHandle>), ashpd::Error> {
+    let zones = input_capture.zones(session).await?.response()?;
+    log::debug!("zones: {zones:?}");
+
+    let (barriers, id_map) = select_barriers(&zones, active_clients, next_barrier_id);
+    log::debug!("barriers: {barriers:?}");
+    log::debug!("client for barrier id: {id_map:?}");
+
+    let ashpd_barriers: Vec<Barrier> = barriers.iter().copied().map(|b| b.into()).collect();
+    let response = input_capture
+        .set_pointer_barriers(session, &ashpd_barriers, zones.zone_set())
+        .await?;
+    let response = response.response()?;
+    log::debug!("{response:?}");
+    Ok((barriers, id_map))
+}
+
+async fn create_session<'a>(
+    input_capture: &'a InputCapture<'a>,
+) -> std::result::Result<(Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>, BitFlags<Capabilities>), ashpd::Error> {
+    log::debug!("creating input capture session");
+    input_capture
+        .create_session(
+            &ashpd::WindowIdentifier::default(),
+            Capabilities::Keyboard | Capabilities::Pointer | Capabilities::Touchscreen,
+        )
+        .await
+}
+
+async fn connect_to_eis(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
+    session: &Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
+) -> Result<(ei::Context, EiConvertEventStream), CaptureError> {
+    log::debug!("connect_to_eis");
+    let fd = input_capture.connect_to_eis(session).await?;
+
+    // create unix stream from fd
+    let stream = UnixStream::from(fd);
+    stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+
+    // create ei context
+    let context = ei::Context::new(stream)?;
+    let mut event_stream = EiEventStream::new(context.clone())?;
+    let response = reis::tokio::ei_handshake(
+        &mut event_stream,
+        "de.feschber.LanMouse",
+        ei::handshake::ContextType::Receiver,
+        &INTERFACES,
+    )
+    .await?;
+    let event_stream = EiConvertEventStream::new(event_stream, response.serial);
+
+    Ok((context, event_stream))
+}
+
+async fn libei_event_handler(
+    mut ei_event_stream: EiConvertEventStream,
+    context: ei::Context,
+    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    release_session: Arc<Notify>,
+    current_client: Rc<Cell<Option<CaptureHandle>>>,
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    loop {
+        let ei_event = ei_event_stream
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .ok_or(CaptureError::EndOfStream)?
+            .map_err(ReisConvertEventStreamError::from)?;
+        log::trace!("from ei: {ei_event:?}");
+        let client = current_client.get();
+        handle_ei_event(ei_event, client, &context, &event_tx, &release_session).await?;
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    pub async fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, LibeiCaptureCreationError> {
+        let input_capture = Box::pin(InputCapture::new().await?);
+        let input_capture_ptr = input_capture.as_ref().get_ref() as *const InputCapture<'static>;
+        let first_session = Some(create_session(unsafe { &*input_capture_ptr }).await?);
+
+        let (event_tx, event_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
+        let (notify_capture, notify_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
+        let notify_release = Arc::new(Notify::new());
+
+        let cancellation_token = CancellationToken::new();
+
+        let capture = do_capture(
+            input_capture_ptr,
+            notify_rx,
+            notify_release.clone(),
+            first_session,
+            event_tx,
+            cancellation_token.clone(),
+        );
+        let capture_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(capture);
+
+        let producer = Self {
+            input_capture,
+            event_rx,
+            capture_task,
+            notify_capture,
+            notify_release,
+            cancellation_token,
+            terminated: false,
+        };
+
+        Ok(producer)
+    }
+}
+
+async fn do_capture(
+    input_capture: *const InputCapture<'static>,
+    mut capture_event: Receiver<LibeiNotifyEvent>,
+    notify_release: Arc<Notify>,
+    session: Option<(Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>, BitFlags<Capabilities>)>,
+    event_tx: Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    cancellation_token: CancellationToken,
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    let mut session = session.map(|s| s.0);
+
+    /* safety: libei_task does not outlive Self */
+    let input_capture = unsafe { &*input_capture };
+    let mut active_clients: Vec<(CaptureHandle, Position)> = vec![];
+    let mut next_barrier_id = 1u32;
+
+    let mut zones_changed = input_capture.receive_zones_changed().await?;
+
+    loop {
+        // do capture session
+        let cancel_session = CancellationToken::new();
+        let cancel_update = CancellationToken::new();
+
+        let mut capture_event_occured: Option<LibeiNotifyEvent> = None;
+        let mut zones_have_changed = false;
+
+        // kill session if clients need to be updated
+        let handle_session_update_request = async {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = cancellation_token.cancelled() => {
+                    log::debug!("cancelled")
+                }, /* exit requested */
+                _ = cancel_update.cancelled() => {
+                    log::debug!("update task cancelled");
+                }, /* session exited */
+                _ = zones_changed.next() => {
+                    log::debug!("zones changed!");
+                    zones_have_changed = true
+                }, /* zones have changed */
+                e = capture_event.recv() => if let Some(e) = e { /* clients changed */
+                    log::debug!("capture event: {e:?}");
+                    capture_event_occured.replace(e);
+                },
+            }
+            // kill session (might already be dead!)
+            log::debug!("=> cancelling session");
+            cancel_session.cancel();
+        };
+
+        if !active_clients.is_empty() {
+            // create session
+            let mut session = match session.take() {
+                Some(s) => s,
+                None => create_session(input_capture).await?.0,
+            };
+
+            let capture_session = do_capture_session(
+                input_capture,
+                &mut session,
+                &event_tx,
+                &active_clients,
+                &mut next_barrier_id,
+                &notify_release,
+                (cancel_session.clone(), cancel_update.clone()),
+            );
+
+            let (capture_result, ()) = tokio::join!(capture_session, handle_session_update_request);
+            log::debug!("capture session + session_update task done!");
+
+            // disable capture
+            log::debug!("disabling input capture");
+            if let Err(e) = input_capture.disable(&session).await {
+                log::warn!("input_capture.disable(&session) {e}");
+            }
+            if let Err(e) = session.close().await {
+                log::warn!("session.close(): {e}");
+            }
+
+            // propagate error from capture session
+            capture_result?;
+        } else {
+            handle_session_update_request.await;
+        }
+
+        // update clients if requested
+        if let Some(event) = capture_event_occured.take() {
+            match event {
+                LibeiNotifyEvent::Create(c, p) => active_clients.push((c, p)),
+                LibeiNotifyEvent::Destroy(c) => active_clients.retain(|(h, _)| *h != c),
+            }
+        }
+
+        // break
+        if cancellation_token.is_cancelled() {
+            break Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn do_capture_session(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
+    session: &mut Session<'_, InputCapture<'_>>,
+    event_tx: &Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    active_clients: &[(CaptureHandle, Position)],
+    next_barrier_id: &mut u32,
+    notify_release: &Notify,
+    cancel: (CancellationToken, CancellationToken),
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    let (cancel_session, cancel_update) = cancel;
+    // current client
+    let current_client = Rc::new(Cell::new(None));
+
+    // connect to eis server
+    let (context, ei_event_stream) = connect_to_eis(input_capture, session).await?;
+
+    // set barriers
+    let (barriers, client_for_barrier_id) =
+        update_barriers(input_capture, session, active_clients, next_barrier_id).await?;
+
+    log::debug!("enabling session");
+    input_capture.enable(session).await?;
+
+    // cancellation token to release session
+    let release_session = Arc::new(Notify::new());
+
+    // async event task
+    let cancel_ei_handler = CancellationToken::new();
+    let event_chan = event_tx.clone();
+    let client = current_client.clone();
+    let cancel_session_clone = cancel_session.clone();
+    let release_session_clone = release_session.clone();
+    let cancel_ei_handler_clone = cancel_ei_handler.clone();
+    let ei_task = async move {
+        tokio::select! {
+            r = libei_event_handler(
+                ei_event_stream,
+                context,
+                event_chan,
+                release_session_clone,
+                client,
+            ) => {
+                log::debug!("libei exited: {r:?} cancelling session task");
+                cancel_session_clone.cancel();
+            }
+            _ = cancel_ei_handler_clone.cancelled() => {},
+        }
+        Ok::<(), CaptureError>(())
+    };
+
+    let capture_session_task = async {
+        // receiver for activation tokens
+        let mut activated = input_capture.receive_activated().await?;
+        let mut ei_devices_changed = false;
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                activated = activated.next() => {
+                    let activated = activated.ok_or(CaptureError::ActivationClosed)?;
+                    log::debug!("activated: {activated:?}");
+
+                    // get barrier id from activation
+                    let barrier_id = match activated.barrier_id() {
+                        Some(bid) => bid,
+                        // workaround for KDE plasma not reporting barrier ids
+                        None => find_corresponding_client(&barriers, activated.cursor_position().expect("no cursor position reported by compositor")),
+                    };
+
+                    // find client corresponding to barrier
+                    let client = *client_for_barrier_id.get(&barrier_id).expect("invalid barrier id");
+                    current_client.replace(Some(client));
+
+                    // client entered => send event
+                    event_tx.send((client, Event::Enter())).await.expect("no channel");
+
+                    tokio::select! {
+                        _ = notify_release.notified() => { /* capture release */
+                            log::debug!("release session requested");
+                        },
+                        _ = release_session.notified() => { /* release session */
+                            log::debug!("ei devices changed");
+                            ei_devices_changed = true;
+                        },
+                        _ = cancel_session.cancelled() => { /* kill session notify */
+                            log::debug!("session cancel requested");
+                            break
+                        },
+                    }
+
+                    release_capture(input_capture, session, activated, client, active_clients).await?;
+
+                }
+                _ = notify_release.notified() => { /* capture release -> we are not capturing anyway, so ignore */
+                    log::debug!("release session requested");
+                },
+                _ = release_session.notified() => { /* release session */
+                    log::debug!("ei devices changed");
+                    ei_devices_changed = true;
+                },
+                _ = cancel_session.cancelled() => { /* kill session notify */
+                    log::debug!("session cancel requested");
+                    break
+                },
+            }
+            if ei_devices_changed {
+                /* for whatever reason, GNOME seems to kill the session
+                 * as soon as devices are added or removed, so we need
+                 * to cancel */
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        // cancel libei task
+        log::debug!("session exited: killing libei task");
+        cancel_ei_handler.cancel();
+        Ok::<(), CaptureError>(())
+    };
+
+    let (a, b) = tokio::join!(ei_task, capture_session_task);
+
+    cancel_update.cancel();
+
+    log::debug!("both session and ei task finished!");
+    a?;
+    b?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn release_capture<'a>(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'a>,
+    session: &Session<'a, InputCapture<'a>>,
+    activated: Activated,
+    current_client: CaptureHandle,
+    active_clients: &[(CaptureHandle, Position)],
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    if let Some(activation_id) = activated.activation_id() {
+        log::debug!("releasing input capture {activation_id}");
+    }
+    let (x, y) = activated
+        .cursor_position()
+        .expect("compositor did not report cursor position!");
+    log::debug!("client entered @ ({x}, {y})");
+    let pos = active_clients
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|(c, _)| *c == current_client)
+        .map(|(_, p)| p)
+        .next()
+        .unwrap(); // FIXME
+    let (dx, dy) = match pos {
+        // offset cursor position to not enter again immediately
+        Position::Left => (1., 0.),
+        Position::Right => (-1., 0.),
+        Position::Top => (0., 1.),
+        Position::Bottom => (0., -1.),
+    };
+    // release 1px to the right of the entered zone
+    let cursor_position = (x as f64 + dx, y as f64 + dy);
+    input_capture
+        .release(session, activated.activation_id(), Some(cursor_position))
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn find_corresponding_client(barriers: &[ICBarrier], pos: (f32, f32)) -> BarrierID {
+    barriers
+        .iter()
+        .copied()
+        .min_by_key(|b| {
+            let (x1, y1, x2, y2) = b.position;
+            let (x1, y1, x2, y2) = (x1 as f32, y1 as f32, x2 as f32, y2 as f32);
+            distance_to_line(((x1, y1), (x2, y2)), pos) as i32
+        })
+        .expect("could not find barrier corresponding to client")
+        .barrier_id
+}
+
+fn distance_to_line(line: ((f32, f32), (f32, f32)), p: (f32, f32)) -> f32 {
+    let ((x1, y1), (x2, y2)) = line;
+    let (x0, y0) = p;
+    /*
+     * we use the fact that for the triangle spanned by the line and p,
+     * the height of the triangle is the desired distance and can be calculated by
+     * h = 2A / b with b being the line_length and
+     */
+    let double_triangle_area = ((y2 - y1) * x0 - (x2 - x1) * y0 + x2 * y1 - y2 * x1).abs();
+    let line_length = ((y2 - y1).powf(2.0) + (x2 - x1).powf(2.0)).sqrt();
+    let distance = double_triangle_area / line_length;
+    log::debug!("distance to line({line:?}, {p:?}) = {distance}");
+    distance
+}
+
+static ALL_CAPABILITIES: &[DeviceCapability] = &[
+    DeviceCapability::Pointer,
+    DeviceCapability::PointerAbsolute,
+    DeviceCapability::Keyboard,
+    DeviceCapability::Touch,
+    DeviceCapability::Scroll,
+    DeviceCapability::Button,
+];
+
+async fn handle_ei_event(
+    ei_event: EiEvent,
+    current_client: Option<CaptureHandle>,
+    context: &ei::Context,
+    event_tx: &Sender<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    release_session: &Notify,
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    match ei_event {
+        EiEvent::SeatAdded(s) => {
+            s.seat.bind_capabilities(ALL_CAPABILITIES);
+            context.flush().map_err(|e| io::Error::new(e.kind(), e))?;
+        }
+        EiEvent::SeatRemoved(_) | /* EiEvent::DeviceAdded(_) | */ EiEvent::DeviceRemoved(_) => {
+            log::debug!("releasing session: {ei_event:?}");
+            release_session.notify_waiters();
+        }
+        EiEvent::DevicePaused(_) | EiEvent::DeviceResumed(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::DeviceStartEmulating(_) => log::debug!("START EMULATING"),
+        EiEvent::DeviceStopEmulating(_) => log::debug!("STOP EMULATING"),
+        EiEvent::Disconnected(d) => {
+            return Err(CaptureError::Disconnected(format!("{:?}", d.reason)))
+        }
+        _ => {
+            if let Some(handle) = current_client {
+                for event in Event::from_ei_event(ei_event) {
+                    event_tx.send((handle, event)).await.expect("no channel");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<'a> LanMouseInputCapture for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    async fn create(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        let _ = self
+            .notify_capture
+            .send(LibeiNotifyEvent::Create(handle, pos))
+            .await;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        let _ = self
+            .notify_capture
+            .send(LibeiNotifyEvent::Destroy(handle))
+            .await;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.notify_release.notify_waiters();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.cancellation_token.cancel();
+        let task = &mut self.capture_task;
+        log::debug!("waiting for capture to terminate...");
+        let res = task.await.expect("libei task panic");
+        log::debug!("done!");
+        self.terminated = true;
+        res
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Drop for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if !self.terminated {
+            /* this workaround is needed until async drop is stabilized */
+            panic!("LibeiInputCapture dropped without being terminated!");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Stream for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        match self.capture_task.poll_unpin(cx) {
+            Poll::Ready(r) => match r.expect("failed to join") {
+                Ok(()) => Poll::Ready(None),
+                Err(e) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))),
+            },
+            Poll::Pending => self.event_rx.poll_recv(cx).map(|e| e.map(Result::Ok)),
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/input-capture/src/macos.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/macos.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use crate::{
+    error::MacOSInputCaptureCreationError, CaptureError, CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position,
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use input_event::Event;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+pub struct MacOSInputCapture;
+
+impl MacOSInputCapture {
+    pub fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, MacOSInputCaptureCreationError> {
+        Err(MacOSInputCaptureCreationError::NotImplemented)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for MacOSInputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Poll::Pending
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputCapture for MacOSInputCapture {
+    async fn create(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle, _pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
--- a/src/backend/producer/wayland.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/wayland.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
-    producer::EventProducer,
-};
-
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures_core::Stream;
 use memmap::MmapOptions;
 use std::{
@@ -20,7 +15,7 @@ use std::{
    fs::File,
    io::{BufWriter, Write},
    os::unix::prelude::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd},
-    rc::Rc,
+    sync::Arc,
 };

 use wayland_protocols::{
@@ -54,16 +49,26 @@ use wayland_client::{
    delegate_noop,
    globals::{registry_queue_init, GlobalListContents},
    protocol::{
-        wl_buffer, wl_compositor, wl_keyboard,
+        wl_buffer, wl_compositor,
+        wl_keyboard::{self, WlKeyboard},
        wl_output::{self, WlOutput},
-        wl_pointer, wl_region, wl_registry, wl_seat, wl_shm, wl_shm_pool, wl_surface,
+        wl_pointer::{self, WlPointer},
+        wl_region, wl_registry, wl_seat, wl_shm, wl_shm_pool,
+        wl_surface::WlSurface,
    },
    Connection, Dispatch, DispatchError, EventQueue, QueueHandle, WEnum,
 };

 use tempfile;

-use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+
+use crate::CaptureError;
+
+use super::{
+    error::{LayerShellCaptureCreationError, WaylandBindError},
+    CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position,
+};

 struct Globals {
    compositor: wl_compositor::WlCompositor,
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ struct Globals {
    seat: wl_seat::WlSeat,
    shm: wl_shm::WlShm,
    layer_shell: ZwlrLayerShellV1,
-    outputs: Vec<wl_output::WlOutput>,
+    outputs: Vec<WlOutput>,
    xdg_output_manager: ZxdgOutputManagerV1,
 }

@@ -95,17 +100,20 @@ impl OutputInfo {
 }

 struct State {
+    pointer: Option<WlPointer>,
+    keyboard: Option<WlKeyboard>,
    pointer_lock: Option<ZwpLockedPointerV1>,
    rel_pointer: Option<ZwpRelativePointerV1>,
    shortcut_inhibitor: Option<ZwpKeyboardShortcutsInhibitorV1>,
-    client_for_window: Vec<(Rc<Window>, ClientHandle)>,
-    focused: Option<(Rc<Window>, ClientHandle)>,
+    client_for_window: Vec<(Arc<Window>, CaptureHandle)>,
+    focused: Option<(Arc<Window>, CaptureHandle)>,
    g: Globals,
    wayland_fd: OwnedFd,
    read_guard: Option<ReadEventsGuard>,
    qh: QueueHandle<Self>,
-    pending_events: VecDeque<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
+    pending_events: VecDeque<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
    output_info: Vec<(WlOutput, OutputInfo)>,
+    scroll_discrete_pending: bool,
 }

 struct Inner {
@@ -119,12 +127,13 @@ impl AsRawFd for Inner {
    }
 }

-pub struct WaylandEventProducer(AsyncFd<Inner>);
+pub struct WaylandInputCapture(AsyncFd<Inner>);

 struct Window {
    buffer: wl_buffer::WlBuffer,
-    surface: wl_surface::WlSurface,
+    surface: WlSurface,
    layer_surface: ZwlrLayerSurfaceV1,
+    pos: Position,
 }

 impl Window {
@@ -135,6 +144,7 @@ impl Window {
        pos: Position,
        size: (i32, i32),
    ) -> Window {
+        log::debug!("creating window output: {output:?}, size: {size:?}");
        let g = &state.g;

        let (width, height) = match pos {
@@ -179,6 +189,7 @@ impl Window {
        surface.set_input_region(None);
        surface.commit();
        Window {
+            pos,
            buffer,
            surface,
            layer_surface,
@@ -215,6 +226,7 @@ fn get_edges(outputs: &[(WlOutput, OutputInfo)], pos: Position) -> Vec<(WlOutput
 fn get_output_configuration(state: &State, pos: Position) -> Vec<(WlOutput, OutputInfo)> {
    // get all output edges corresponding to the position
    let edges = get_edges(&state.output_info, pos);
+    log::debug!("edges: {edges:?}");
    let opposite_edges = get_edges(&state.output_info, pos.opposite());

    // remove those edges that are at the same position
@@ -247,65 +259,38 @@ fn draw(f: &mut File, (width, height): (u32, u32)) {
    }
 }

-impl WaylandEventProducer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        let conn = match Connection::connect_to_env() {
-            Ok(c) => c,
-            Err(e) => return Err(anyhow!("could not connect to wayland compositor: {e:?}")),
-        };
-
-        let (g, mut queue) = match registry_queue_init::<State>(&conn) {
-            Ok(q) => q,
-            Err(e) => return Err(anyhow!("failed to initialize wl_registry: {e:?}")),
-        };
+impl WaylandInputCapture {
+    pub fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, LayerShellCaptureCreationError> {
+        let conn = Connection::connect_to_env()?;
+        let (g, mut queue) = registry_queue_init::<State>(&conn)?;

        let qh = queue.handle();

-        let compositor: wl_compositor::WlCompositor = match g.bind(&qh, 4..=5, ()) {
-            Ok(compositor) => compositor,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("wl_compositor >= v4 not supported")),
-        };
-
-        let xdg_output_manager: ZxdgOutputManagerV1 = match g.bind(&qh, 1..=3, ()) {
-            Ok(xdg_output_manager) => xdg_output_manager,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("xdg_output not supported!")),
-        };
-
-        let shm: wl_shm::WlShm = match g.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ()) {
-            Ok(wl_shm) => wl_shm,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("wl_shm v1 not supported")),
-        };
-
-        let layer_shell: ZwlrLayerShellV1 = match g.bind(&qh, 3..=4, ()) {
-            Ok(layer_shell) => layer_shell,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("zwlr_layer_shell_v1 >= v3 not supported - required to display a surface at the edge of the screen")),
-        };
-
-        let seat: wl_seat::WlSeat = match g.bind(&qh, 7..=8, ()) {
-            Ok(wl_seat) => wl_seat,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("wl_seat >= v7 not supported")),
-        };
-
-        let pointer_constraints: ZwpPointerConstraintsV1 = match g.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ()) {
-            Ok(pointer_constraints) => pointer_constraints,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("zwp_pointer_constraints_v1 not supported")),
-        };
-
-        let relative_pointer_manager: ZwpRelativePointerManagerV1 = match g.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ()) {
-            Ok(relative_pointer_manager) => relative_pointer_manager,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1 not supported")),
-        };
-
-        let shortcut_inhibit_manager: ZwpKeyboardShortcutsInhibitManagerV1 =
-            match g.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ()) {
-                Ok(shortcut_inhibit_manager) => shortcut_inhibit_manager,
-                Err(_) => {
-                    return Err(anyhow!(
-                        "zwp_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1 not supported"
-                    ))
-                }
-            };
+        let compositor: wl_compositor::WlCompositor = g
+            .bind(&qh, 4..=5, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wl_compositor 4..=5"))?;
+        let xdg_output_manager: ZxdgOutputManagerV1 = g
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=3, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "xdg_output_manager 1..=3"))?;
+        let shm: wl_shm::WlShm = g
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wl_shm"))?;
+        let layer_shell: ZwlrLayerShellV1 = g
+            .bind(&qh, 3..=4, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wlr_layer_shell 3..=4"))?;
+        let seat: wl_seat::WlSeat = g
+            .bind(&qh, 7..=8, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wl_seat 7..=8"))?;

+        let pointer_constraints: ZwpPointerConstraintsV1 = g
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "zwp_pointer_constraints_v1"))?;
+        let relative_pointer_manager: ZwpRelativePointerManagerV1 = g
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1"))?;
+        let shortcut_inhibit_manager: ZwpKeyboardShortcutsInhibitManagerV1 = g
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "zwp_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1"))?;
        let outputs = vec![];

        let g = Globals {
@@ -329,6 +314,8 @@ impl WaylandEventProducer {
        std::mem::drop(read_guard);

        let mut state = State {
+            pointer: None,
+            keyboard: None,
            g,
            pointer_lock: None,
            rel_pointer: None,
@@ -340,6 +327,7 @@ impl WaylandEventProducer {
            read_guard: None,
            pending_events: VecDeque::new(),
            output_info: vec![],
+            scroll_discrete_pending: false,
        };

        // dispatch registry to () again, in order to read all wl_outputs
@@ -379,15 +367,33 @@ impl WaylandEventProducer {

        let inner = AsyncFd::new(Inner { queue, state })?;

-        Ok(WaylandEventProducer(inner))
+        Ok(WaylandInputCapture(inner))
+    }
+
+    fn add_client(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) {
+        self.0.get_mut().state.add_client(handle, pos);
+    }
+
+    fn delete_client(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle) {
+        let inner = self.0.get_mut();
+        // remove all windows corresponding to this client
+        while let Some(i) = inner
+            .state
+            .client_for_window
+            .iter()
+            .position(|(_, c)| *c == handle)
+        {
+            inner.state.client_for_window.remove(i);
+            inner.state.focused = None;
+        }
    }
 }

 impl State {
    fn grab(
        &mut self,
-        surface: &wl_surface::WlSurface,
-        pointer: &wl_pointer::WlPointer,
+        surface: &WlSurface,
+        pointer: &WlPointer,
        serial: u32,
        qh: &QueueHandle<State>,
    ) {
@@ -466,15 +472,29 @@ impl State {
        }
    }

-    fn add_client(&mut self, client: ClientHandle, pos: Position) {
+    fn add_client(&mut self, client: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) {
        let outputs = get_output_configuration(self, pos);

+        log::debug!("outputs: {outputs:?}");
        outputs.iter().for_each(|(o, i)| {
            let window = Window::new(self, &self.qh, o, pos, i.size);
-            let window = Rc::new(window);
+            let window = Arc::new(window);
            self.client_for_window.push((window, client));
        });
    }
+
+    fn update_windows(&mut self) {
+        log::debug!("updating windows");
+        log::debug!("output info: {:?}", self.output_info);
+        let clients: Vec<_> = self
+            .client_for_window
+            .drain(..)
+            .map(|(w, c)| (c, w.pos))
+            .collect();
+        for (client, pos) in clients {
+            self.add_client(client, pos);
+        }
+    }
 }

 impl Inner {
@@ -527,55 +547,51 @@ impl Inner {
        }
    }

-    fn flush_events(&mut self) {
+    fn flush_events(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
        // flush outgoing events
        match self.queue.flush() {
            Ok(_) => (),
            Err(e) => match e {
                WaylandError::Io(e) => {
-                    log::error!("error writing to wayland socket: {e}")
+                    return Err(e);
                }
                WaylandError::Protocol(e) => {
                    panic!("wayland protocol violation: {e}")
                }
            },
        }
+        Ok(())
    }
 }

-impl EventProducer for WaylandEventProducer {
-    fn notify(&mut self, client_event: ClientEvent) {
-        match client_event {
-            ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos) => {
-                self.0.get_mut().state.add_client(handle, pos);
-            }
-            ClientEvent::Destroy(handle) => {
-                let inner = self.0.get_mut();
-                // remove all windows corresponding to this client
-                while let Some(i) = inner
-                    .state
-                    .client_for_window
-                    .iter()
-                    .position(|(_, c)| *c == handle)
-                {
-                    inner.state.client_for_window.remove(i);
-                    inner.state.focused = None;
-                }
-            }
-        }
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputCapture for WaylandInputCapture {
+    async fn create(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.add_client(handle, pos);
        let inner = self.0.get_mut();
-        inner.flush_events();
+        Ok(inner.flush_events()?)
    }

-    fn release(&mut self) {
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        self.delete_client(handle);
+        let inner = self.0.get_mut();
+        Ok(inner.flush_events()?)
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        log::debug!("releasing pointer");
        let inner = self.0.get_mut();
        inner.state.ungrab();
-        inner.flush_events();
+        Ok(inner.flush_events()?)
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
    }
 }

-impl Stream for WaylandEventProducer {
-    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
+impl Stream for WaylandInputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), 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() {
@@ -593,7 +609,7 @@ impl Stream for WaylandEventProducer {
                    // prepare next read
                    match inner.prepare_read() {
                        Ok(_) => {}
-                        Err(e) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))),
+                        Err(e) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e.into()))),
                    }
                }

@@ -601,12 +617,16 @@ impl Stream for WaylandEventProducer {
                inner.dispatch_events();

                // flush outgoing events
-                inner.flush_events();
+                if let Err(e) = inner.flush_events() {
+                    if e.kind() != ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
+                        return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e.into())));
+                    }
+                }

                // prepare for the next read
                match inner.prepare_read() {
                    Ok(_) => {}
-                    Err(e) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))),
+                    Err(e) => return Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e.into()))),
                }
            }

@@ -625,7 +645,7 @@ impl Stream for WaylandEventProducer {

 impl Dispatch<wl_seat::WlSeat, ()> for State {
    fn event(
-        _: &mut Self,
+        state: &mut Self,
        seat: &wl_seat::WlSeat,
        event: <wl_seat::WlSeat as wayland_client::Proxy>::Event,
        _: &(),
@@ -636,21 +656,21 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_seat::WlSeat, ()> for State {
            capabilities: WEnum::Value(capabilities),
        } = event
        {
-            if capabilities.contains(wl_seat::Capability::Pointer) {
-                seat.get_pointer(qh, ());
+            if capabilities.contains(wl_seat::Capability::Pointer) && state.pointer.is_none() {
+                state.pointer.replace(seat.get_pointer(qh, ()));
            }
-            if capabilities.contains(wl_seat::Capability::Keyboard) {
+            if capabilities.contains(wl_seat::Capability::Keyboard) && state.keyboard.is_none() {
                seat.get_keyboard(qh, ());
            }
        }
    }
 }

-impl Dispatch<wl_pointer::WlPointer, ()> for State {
+impl Dispatch<WlPointer, ()> for State {
    fn event(
        app: &mut Self,
-        pointer: &wl_pointer::WlPointer,
-        event: <wl_pointer::WlPointer as wayland_client::Proxy>::Event,
+        pointer: &WlPointer,
+        event: <WlPointer as wayland_client::Proxy>::Event,
        _: &(),
        _: &Connection,
        qh: &QueueHandle<Self>,
@@ -683,6 +703,16 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_pointer::WlPointer, ()> for State {
                app.pending_events.push_back((*client, Event::Enter()));
            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Leave { .. } => {
+                /* There are rare cases, where when a window is opened in
+                 * just the wrong moment, the pointer is released, while
+                 * still grabbed.
+                 * In that case, the pointer must be ungrabbed, otherwise
+                 * it is impossible to grab it again (since the pointer
+                 * lock, relative pointer,... objects are still in place)
+                 */
+                if app.pointer_lock.is_some() {
+                    log::warn!("compositor released mouse");
+                }
                app.ungrab();
            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Button {
@@ -703,12 +733,30 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_pointer::WlPointer, ()> for State {
            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Axis { time, axis, value } => {
                let (_, client) = app.focused.as_ref().unwrap();
+                if app.scroll_discrete_pending {
+                    // each axisvalue120 event is coupled with
+                    // a corresponding axis event, which needs to
+                    // be ignored to not duplicate the scrolling
+                    app.scroll_discrete_pending = false;
+                } else {
+                    app.pending_events.push_back((
+                        *client,
+                        Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                            time,
+                            axis: u32::from(axis) as u8,
+                            value,
+                        }),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+            wl_pointer::Event::AxisValue120 { axis, value120 } => {
+                let (_, client) = app.focused.as_ref().unwrap();
+                app.scroll_discrete_pending = true;
                app.pending_events.push_back((
                    *client,
-                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
-                        time,
+                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
                        axis: u32::from(axis) as u8,
-                        value,
+                        value: value120,
                    }),
                ));
            }
@@ -722,10 +770,10 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_pointer::WlPointer, ()> for State {
    }
 }

-impl Dispatch<wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard, ()> for State {
+impl Dispatch<WlKeyboard, ()> for State {
    fn event(
        app: &mut Self,
-        _: &wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard,
+        _: &WlKeyboard,
        event: wl_keyboard::Event,
        _: &(),
        _: &Connection,
@@ -798,21 +846,16 @@ impl Dispatch<ZwpRelativePointerV1, ()> for State {
        if let zwp_relative_pointer_v1::Event::RelativeMotion {
            utime_hi,
            utime_lo,
-            dx: _,
-            dy: _,
-            dx_unaccel: surface_x,
-            dy_unaccel: surface_y,
+            dx_unaccel: dx,
+            dy_unaccel: dy,
+            ..
        } = event
        {
            if let Some((_window, client)) = &app.focused {
                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,
-                        relative_x: surface_x,
-                        relative_y: surface_y,
-                    }),
+                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion { time, dx, dy }),
                ));
            }
        }
@@ -878,7 +921,7 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_registry::WlRegistry, ()> for State {
                    state
                        .g
                        .outputs
-                        .push(registry.bind::<wl_output::WlOutput, _, _>(name, 4, qh, ()))
+                        .push(registry.bind::<WlOutput, _, _>(name, 4, qh, ()))
                }
            }
            wl_registry::Event::GlobalRemove { .. } => {}
@@ -923,6 +966,21 @@ impl Dispatch<ZxdgOutputV1, WlOutput> for State {
    }
 }

+impl Dispatch<WlOutput, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        state: &mut Self,
+        _proxy: &WlOutput,
+        event: <WlOutput as wayland_client::Proxy>::Event,
+        _data: &(),
+        _conn: &Connection,
+        _qhandle: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let wl_output::Event::Done = event {
+            state.update_windows();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // don't emit any events
 delegate_noop!(State: wl_region::WlRegion);
 delegate_noop!(State: wl_shm_pool::WlShmPool);
@@ -933,10 +991,9 @@ delegate_noop!(State: ZwpKeyboardShortcutsInhibitManagerV1);
 delegate_noop!(State: ZwpPointerConstraintsV1);

 // ignore events
-delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_output::WlOutput);
 delegate_noop!(State: ignore ZxdgOutputManagerV1);
 delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_shm::WlShm);
 delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_buffer::WlBuffer);
-delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_surface::WlSurface);
+delegate_noop!(State: ignore WlSurface);
 delegate_noop!(State: ignore ZwpKeyboardShortcutsInhibitorV1);
 delegate_noop!(State: ignore ZwpLockedPointerV1);
--- a/input-capture/src/windows.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,631 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use core::task::{Context, Poll};
+use futures::Stream;
+use once_cell::unsync::Lazy;
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::ptr::{addr_of, addr_of_mut};
+
+use futures::executor::block_on;
+use std::default::Default;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
+use std::task::ready;
+use std::{pin::Pin, thread};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
+use windows::core::{w, PCWSTR};
+use windows::Win32::Foundation::{FALSE, HINSTANCE, HWND, LPARAM, LRESULT, RECT, WPARAM};
+use windows::Win32::Graphics::Gdi::{
+    EnumDisplayDevicesW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, DEVMODEW, DISPLAY_DEVICEW,
+    DISPLAY_DEVICE_ATTACHED_TO_DESKTOP, ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS,
+};
+use windows::Win32::System::LibraryLoader::GetModuleHandleW;
+use windows::Win32::System::Threading::GetCurrentThreadId;
+
+use windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::{
+    CallNextHookEx, CreateWindowExW, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, PostThreadMessageW,
+    RegisterClassW, SetWindowsHookExW, TranslateMessage, EDD_GET_DEVICE_INTERFACE_NAME, HHOOK,
+    HMENU, HOOKPROC, KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT, LLKHF_EXTENDED, MSG, MSLLHOOKSTRUCT, WH_KEYBOARD_LL,
+    WH_MOUSE_LL, WINDOW_STYLE, WM_DISPLAYCHANGE, WM_KEYDOWN, WM_KEYUP, WM_LBUTTONDOWN,
+    WM_LBUTTONUP, WM_MBUTTONDOWN, WM_MBUTTONUP, WM_MOUSEMOVE, WM_MOUSEWHEEL, WM_RBUTTONDOWN,
+    WM_RBUTTONUP, WM_SYSKEYDOWN, WM_SYSKEYUP, WM_USER, WM_XBUTTONDOWN, WM_XBUTTONUP, WNDCLASSW,
+    WNDPROC,
+};
+
+use input_event::{
+    scancode::{self, Linux},
+    Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT,
+};
+
+use super::{CaptureError, CaptureHandle, InputCapture, Position};
+
+enum Request {
+    Create(CaptureHandle, Position),
+    Destroy(CaptureHandle),
+}
+
+pub struct WindowsInputCapture {
+    event_rx: Receiver<(CaptureHandle, Event)>,
+    msg_thread: Option<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+enum EventType {
+    Request = 0,
+    Release = 1,
+    Exit = 2,
+}
+
+unsafe fn signal_message_thread(event_type: EventType) {
+    if let Some(event_tid) = get_event_tid() {
+        PostThreadMessageW(event_tid, WM_USER, WPARAM(event_type as usize), LPARAM(0)).unwrap();
+    } else {
+        panic!();
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputCapture for WindowsInputCapture {
+    async fn create(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle, pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        unsafe {
+            {
+                let mut requests = REQUEST_BUFFER.lock().unwrap();
+                requests.push(Request::Create(handle, pos));
+            }
+            signal_message_thread(EventType::Request);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, handle: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        unsafe {
+            {
+                let mut requests = REQUEST_BUFFER.lock().unwrap();
+                requests.push(Request::Destroy(handle));
+            }
+            signal_message_thread(EventType::Request);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        unsafe { signal_message_thread(EventType::Release) };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+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_THREAD_ID: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
+unsafe fn set_event_tid(tid: u32) {
+    EVENT_THREAD_ID.store(tid, Ordering::SeqCst);
+}
+unsafe fn get_event_tid() -> Option<u32> {
+    match EVENT_THREAD_ID.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        0 => None,
+        id => Some(id),
+    }
+}
+
+static mut ENTRY_POINT: (i32, i32) = (0, 0);
+
+fn to_mouse_event(wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM) -> Option<PointerEvent> {
+    let mouse_low_level: MSLLHOOKSTRUCT = unsafe { *(lparam.0 as *const MSLLHOOKSTRUCT) };
+    match wparam {
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_LBUTTONDOWN as usize => Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+            time: 0,
+            button: BTN_LEFT,
+            state: 1,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_MBUTTONDOWN as usize => Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+            time: 0,
+            button: BTN_MIDDLE,
+            state: 1,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_RBUTTONDOWN as usize => Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+            time: 0,
+            button: BTN_RIGHT,
+            state: 1,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_LBUTTONUP as usize => Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+            time: 0,
+            button: BTN_LEFT,
+            state: 0,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_MBUTTONUP as usize => Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+            time: 0,
+            button: BTN_MIDDLE,
+            state: 0,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_RBUTTONUP as usize => Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+            time: 0,
+            button: BTN_RIGHT,
+            state: 0,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_MOUSEMOVE as usize => unsafe {
+            let (x, y) = (mouse_low_level.pt.x, mouse_low_level.pt.y);
+            let (ex, ey) = ENTRY_POINT;
+            let (dx, dy) = (x - ex, y - ey);
+            let (dx, dy) = (dx as f64, dy as f64);
+            Some(PointerEvent::Motion { time: 0, dx, dy })
+        },
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_MOUSEWHEEL as usize => Some(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+            axis: 0,
+            value: -(mouse_low_level.mouseData as i32 >> 16),
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_XBUTTONDOWN as usize || p == WM_XBUTTONUP as usize => {
+            let hb = mouse_low_level.mouseData >> 16;
+            let button = match hb {
+                1 => BTN_BACK,
+                2 => BTN_FORWARD,
+                _ => {
+                    log::warn!("unknown mouse button");
+                    return None;
+                }
+            };
+            Some(PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: 0,
+                button,
+                state: if p == WM_XBUTTONDOWN as usize { 1 } else { 0 },
+            })
+        }
+        w => {
+            log::warn!("unknown mouse event: {w:?}");
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe fn to_key_event(wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM) -> Option<KeyboardEvent> {
+    let kybrdllhookstruct: KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT = *(lparam.0 as *const KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT);
+    let mut scan_code = kybrdllhookstruct.scanCode;
+    log::trace!("scan_code: {scan_code}");
+    if kybrdllhookstruct.flags.contains(LLKHF_EXTENDED) {
+        scan_code |= 0xE000;
+    }
+    let Ok(win_scan_code) = scancode::Windows::try_from(scan_code) else {
+        log::warn!("failed to translate to windows scancode: {scan_code}");
+        return None;
+    };
+    log::trace!("windows_scan: {win_scan_code:?}");
+    let Ok(linux_scan_code): Result<Linux, ()> = win_scan_code.try_into() else {
+        log::warn!("failed to translate into linux scancode: {win_scan_code:?}");
+        return None;
+    };
+    log::trace!("windows_scan: {linux_scan_code:?}");
+    let scan_code = linux_scan_code as u32;
+    match wparam {
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_KEYDOWN as usize => Some(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+            time: 0,
+            key: scan_code,
+            state: 1,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_KEYUP as usize => Some(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+            time: 0,
+            key: scan_code,
+            state: 0,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_SYSKEYDOWN as usize => Some(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+            time: 0,
+            key: scan_code,
+            state: 1,
+        }),
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_SYSKEYUP as usize => Some(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+            time: 0,
+            key: scan_code,
+            state: 1,
+        }),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+///
+/// clamp point to display bounds
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `prev_point`: coordinates, the cursor was before entering, within bounds of a display
+/// * `entry_point`: point to clamp
+///
+/// returns: (i32, i32), the corrected entry point
+///
+fn clamp_to_display_bounds(prev_point: (i32, i32), point: (i32, i32)) -> (i32, i32) {
+    /* find display where movement came from */
+    let display_regions = unsafe { get_display_regions() };
+    let display = display_regions
+        .iter()
+        .find(|&d| is_within_dp_region(prev_point, d))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    /* clamp to bounds (inclusive) */
+    let (x, y) = point;
+    let (min_x, max_x) = (display.left, display.right - 1);
+    let (min_y, max_y) = (display.top, display.bottom - 1);
+    (x.clamp(min_x, max_x), y.clamp(min_y, max_y))
+}
+
+unsafe fn send_blocking(event: Event) {
+    if let Some(active) = ACTIVE_CLIENT {
+        block_on(async move {
+            let _ = EVENT_TX.as_ref().unwrap().send((active, event)).await;
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe fn check_client_activation(wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM) -> bool {
+    if wparam.0 != WM_MOUSEMOVE as usize {
+        return ACTIVE_CLIENT.is_some();
+    }
+    let mouse_low_level: MSLLHOOKSTRUCT = *(lparam.0 as *const MSLLHOOKSTRUCT);
+    static mut PREV_POS: Option<(i32, i32)> = None;
+    let curr_pos = (mouse_low_level.pt.x, mouse_low_level.pt.y);
+    let prev_pos = PREV_POS.unwrap_or(curr_pos);
+    PREV_POS.replace(curr_pos);
+
+    /* next event is the first actual event */
+    let ret = ACTIVE_CLIENT.is_some();
+
+    /* client already active, no need to check */
+    if ACTIVE_CLIENT.is_some() {
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    /* check if a client was activated */
+    let Some(pos) = entered_barrier(prev_pos, curr_pos, get_display_regions()) else {
+        return ret;
+    };
+
+    /* check if a client is registered for the barrier */
+    let Some(client) = CLIENT_FOR_POS.get(&pos) else {
+        return ret;
+    };
+
+    /* update active client and entry point */
+    ACTIVE_CLIENT.replace(*client);
+    ENTRY_POINT = clamp_to_display_bounds(prev_pos, curr_pos);
+
+    /* notify main thread */
+    log::debug!("ENTERED @ {prev_pos:?} -> {curr_pos:?}");
+    send_blocking(Event::Enter());
+
+    ret
+}
+
+unsafe extern "system" fn mouse_proc(ncode: i32, wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM) -> LRESULT {
+    let active = check_client_activation(wparam, lparam);
+
+    /* no client was active */
+    if !active {
+        return CallNextHookEx(HHOOK::default(), ncode, wparam, lparam);
+    }
+
+    /* get active client if any */
+    let Some(client) = ACTIVE_CLIENT else {
+        return LRESULT(1);
+    };
+
+    /* convert to lan-mouse event */
+    let Some(pointer_event) = to_mouse_event(wparam, lparam) else {
+        return LRESULT(1);
+    };
+    let event = (client, Event::Pointer(pointer_event));
+
+    /* notify mainthread (drop events if sending too fast) */
+    if let Err(e) = EVENT_TX.as_ref().unwrap().try_send(event) {
+        log::warn!("e: {e}");
+    }
+
+    /* don't pass event to applications */
+    LRESULT(1)
+}
+
+unsafe extern "system" fn kybrd_proc(ncode: i32, wparam: WPARAM, lparam: LPARAM) -> LRESULT {
+    /* get active client if any */
+    let Some(client) = ACTIVE_CLIENT else {
+        return CallNextHookEx(HHOOK::default(), ncode, wparam, lparam);
+    };
+
+    /* convert to key event */
+    let Some(key_event) = to_key_event(wparam, lparam) else {
+        return LRESULT(1);
+    };
+    let event = (client, Event::Keyboard(key_event));
+
+    if let Err(e) = EVENT_TX.as_ref().unwrap().try_send(event) {
+        log::warn!("e: {e}");
+    }
+
+    /* don't pass event to applications */
+    LRESULT(1)
+}
+
+unsafe extern "system" fn window_proc(
+    _hwnd: HWND,
+    uint: u32,
+    _wparam: WPARAM,
+    _lparam: LPARAM,
+) -> LRESULT {
+    match uint {
+        x if x == WM_DISPLAYCHANGE => {
+            log::debug!("display resolution changed");
+            DISPLAY_RESOLUTION_CHANGED = true;
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+    LRESULT(1)
+}
+
+fn enumerate_displays() -> Vec<RECT> {
+    unsafe {
+        let mut display_rects = vec![];
+        let mut devices = vec![];
+        for i in 0.. {
+            let mut device: DISPLAY_DEVICEW = std::mem::zeroed();
+            device.cb = std::mem::size_of::<DISPLAY_DEVICEW>() as u32;
+            let ret = EnumDisplayDevicesW(None, i, &mut device, EDD_GET_DEVICE_INTERFACE_NAME);
+            if ret == FALSE {
+                break;
+            }
+            if device.StateFlags & DISPLAY_DEVICE_ATTACHED_TO_DESKTOP != 0 {
+                devices.push(device.DeviceName);
+            }
+        }
+        for device in devices {
+            let mut dev_mode: DEVMODEW = std::mem::zeroed();
+            dev_mode.dmSize = std::mem::size_of::<DEVMODEW>() as u16;
+            let ret = EnumDisplaySettingsW(
+                PCWSTR::from_raw(&device as *const _),
+                ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS,
+                &mut dev_mode,
+            );
+            if ret == FALSE {
+                log::warn!("no display mode");
+            }
+
+            let pos = dev_mode.Anonymous1.Anonymous2.dmPosition;
+            let (x, y) = (pos.x, pos.y);
+            let (width, height) = (dev_mode.dmPelsWidth, dev_mode.dmPelsHeight);
+
+            display_rects.push(RECT {
+                left: x,
+                right: x + width as i32,
+                top: y,
+                bottom: y + height as i32,
+            });
+        }
+        display_rects
+    }
+}
+
+static mut DISPLAY_RESOLUTION_CHANGED: bool = true;
+
+unsafe fn get_display_regions() -> &'static Vec<RECT> {
+    static mut DISPLAYS: Vec<RECT> = vec![];
+    if DISPLAY_RESOLUTION_CHANGED {
+        DISPLAYS = enumerate_displays();
+        DISPLAY_RESOLUTION_CHANGED = false;
+        log::debug!("displays: {DISPLAYS:?}");
+    }
+    &*addr_of!(DISPLAYS)
+}
+
+fn is_within_dp_region(point: (i32, i32), display: &RECT) -> bool {
+    [
+        Position::Left,
+        Position::Right,
+        Position::Top,
+        Position::Bottom,
+    ]
+    .iter()
+    .all(|&pos| is_within_dp_boundary(point, display, pos))
+}
+fn is_within_dp_boundary(point: (i32, i32), display: &RECT, pos: Position) -> bool {
+    let (x, y) = point;
+    match pos {
+        Position::Left => display.left <= x,
+        Position::Right => display.right > x,
+        Position::Top => display.top <= y,
+        Position::Bottom => display.bottom > y,
+    }
+}
+
+/// returns whether the given position is within the display bounds with respect to the given
+/// barrier position
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `x`:
+/// * `y`:
+/// * `displays`:
+/// * `pos`:
+///
+/// returns: bool
+///
+fn in_bounds(point: (i32, i32), displays: &[RECT], pos: Position) -> bool {
+    displays
+        .iter()
+        .any(|d| is_within_dp_boundary(point, d, pos))
+}
+
+fn in_display_region(point: (i32, i32), displays: &[RECT]) -> bool {
+    displays.iter().any(|d| is_within_dp_region(point, d))
+}
+
+fn moved_across_boundary(
+    prev_pos: (i32, i32),
+    curr_pos: (i32, i32),
+    displays: &[RECT],
+    pos: Position,
+) -> bool {
+    /* was within bounds, but is not anymore */
+    in_display_region(prev_pos, displays) && !in_bounds(curr_pos, displays, pos)
+}
+
+fn entered_barrier(
+    prev_pos: (i32, i32),
+    curr_pos: (i32, i32),
+    displays: &[RECT],
+) -> Option<Position> {
+    [
+        Position::Left,
+        Position::Right,
+        Position::Top,
+        Position::Bottom,
+    ]
+    .into_iter()
+    .find(|&pos| moved_across_boundary(prev_pos, curr_pos, displays, pos))
+}
+
+fn get_msg() -> Option<MSG> {
+    unsafe {
+        let mut msg = std::mem::zeroed();
+        let ret = GetMessageW(addr_of_mut!(msg), HWND::default(), 0, 0);
+        match ret.0 {
+            0 => None,
+            x if x > 0 => Some(msg),
+            _ => panic!("error in GetMessageW"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn message_thread(ready_tx: mpsc::Sender<()>) {
+    unsafe {
+        set_event_tid(GetCurrentThreadId());
+        ready_tx.send(()).expect("channel closed");
+        let mouse_proc: HOOKPROC = Some(mouse_proc);
+        let kybrd_proc: HOOKPROC = Some(kybrd_proc);
+        let window_proc: WNDPROC = Some(window_proc);
+
+        /* register hooks */
+        let _ = SetWindowsHookExW(WH_MOUSE_LL, mouse_proc, HINSTANCE::default(), 0).unwrap();
+        let _ = SetWindowsHookExW(WH_KEYBOARD_LL, kybrd_proc, HINSTANCE::default(), 0).unwrap();
+
+        let instance = GetModuleHandleW(None).unwrap();
+        let window_class: WNDCLASSW = WNDCLASSW {
+            lpfnWndProc: window_proc,
+            hInstance: instance.into(),
+            lpszClassName: w!("lan-mouse-message-window-class"),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let ret = RegisterClassW(&window_class);
+        if ret == 0 {
+            panic!("RegisterClassW");
+        }
+
+        /* window is used ro receive WM_DISPLAYCHANGE messages */
+        CreateWindowExW(
+            Default::default(),
+            w!("lan-mouse-message-window-class"),
+            w!("lan-mouse-msg-window"),
+            WINDOW_STYLE::default(),
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            HWND::default(),
+            HMENU::default(),
+            instance,
+            None,
+        )
+        .expect("CreateWindowExW");
+
+        /* run message loop */
+        loop {
+            // mouse / keybrd proc do not actually return a message
+            let Some(msg) = get_msg() else {
+                break;
+            };
+            if msg.hwnd.0.is_null() {
+                /* messages sent via PostThreadMessage */
+                match msg.wParam.0 {
+                    x if x == EventType::Exit as usize => break,
+                    x if x == EventType::Release as usize => {
+                        ACTIVE_CLIENT.take();
+                    }
+                    x if x == EventType::Request as usize => {
+                        let requests = {
+                            let mut res = vec![];
+                            let mut requests = REQUEST_BUFFER.lock().unwrap();
+                            for request in requests.drain(..) {
+                                res.push(request);
+                            }
+                            res
+                        };
+
+                        for request in requests {
+                            update_clients(request)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            } else {
+                /* other messages for window_procs */
+                let _ = TranslateMessage(&msg);
+                DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn update_clients(request: Request) {
+    match request {
+        Request::Create(handle, pos) => {
+            unsafe { CLIENT_FOR_POS.insert(pos, handle) };
+        }
+        Request::Destroy(handle) => unsafe {
+            for pos in [
+                Position::Left,
+                Position::Right,
+                Position::Top,
+                Position::Bottom,
+            ] {
+                if ACTIVE_CLIENT == Some(handle) {
+                    ACTIVE_CLIENT.take();
+                }
+                if CLIENT_FOR_POS.get(&pos).copied() == Some(handle) {
+                    CLIENT_FOR_POS.remove(&pos);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+impl WindowsInputCapture {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            let (tx, rx) = channel(10);
+            EVENT_TX.replace(tx);
+            let (ready_tx, ready_rx) = mpsc::channel();
+            let msg_thread = Some(thread::spawn(|| message_thread(ready_tx)));
+            /* wait for thread to set its id */
+            ready_rx.recv().expect("channel closed");
+            Self {
+                msg_thread,
+                event_rx: rx,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for WindowsInputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), 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))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for WindowsInputCapture {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { signal_message_thread(EventType::Exit) };
+        let _ = self.msg_thread.take().unwrap().join();
+    }
+}
--- a/input-capture/src/x11.rs
+++ b/input-capture/src/x11.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+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};
+
+pub struct X11InputCapture {}
+
+impl X11InputCapture {
+    pub fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, X11InputCaptureCreationError> {
+        Err(X11InputCaptureCreationError::NotImplemented)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputCapture for X11InputCapture {
+    async fn create(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle, _pos: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _id: CaptureHandle) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for X11InputCapture {
+    type Item = Result<(CaptureHandle, Event), CaptureError>;
+
+    fn poll_next(
+        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        _cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+    ) -> std::task::Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        Poll::Pending
+    }
+}
--- a/input-emulation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/input-emulation/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+[package]
+name = "input-emulation"
+description = "cross-platform input emulation library used by lan-mouse"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+repository = "https://github.com/ferdinandschober/lan-mouse"
+
+[dependencies]
+async-trait = "0.1.80"
+futures = "0.3.28"
+log = "0.4.22"
+input-event = { path = "../input-event", version = "0.2.0" }
+thiserror = "1.0.61"
+tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
+    "io-util",
+    "io-std",
+    "macros",
+    "net",
+    "process",
+    "rt",
+    "sync",
+    "signal",
+] }
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
+
+[target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os="macos")))'.dependencies]
+wayland-client = { version = "0.31.1", optional = true }
+wayland-protocols = { version = "0.32.1", features = [
+    "client",
+    "staging",
+    "unstable",
+], optional = true }
+wayland-protocols-wlr = { version = "0.3.1", features = [
+    "client",
+], optional = true }
+wayland-protocols-misc = { version = "0.3.1", features = [
+    "client",
+], optional = true }
+x11 = { version = "2.21.0", features = ["xlib", "xtest"], optional = true }
+ashpd = { version = "0.9", default-features = false, features = [
+    "tokio",
+], optional = true }
+reis = { version = "0.2", features = ["tokio"], optional = true }
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os="macos")'.dependencies]
+core-graphics = { version = "0.23", features = ["highsierra"] }
+keycode = "0.4.0"
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+windows = { version = "0.58.0", features = [
+    "Win32_System_LibraryLoader",
+    "Win32_System_Threading",
+    "Win32_Foundation",
+    "Win32_Graphics",
+    "Win32_Graphics_Gdi",
+    "Win32_UI_Input_KeyboardAndMouse",
+    "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
+] }
+
+[features]
+default = ["wayland", "x11", "xdg_desktop_portal", "libei"]
+wayland = [
+    "dep:wayland-client",
+    "dep:wayland-protocols",
+    "dep:wayland-protocols-wlr",
+    "dep:wayland-protocols-misc",
+]
+x11 = ["dep:x11"]
+xdg_desktop_portal = ["dep:ashpd"]
+libei = ["dep:reis", "dep:ashpd"]
--- a/input-emulation/src/dummy.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/dummy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use input_event::Event;
+
+use crate::error::EmulationError;
+
+use super::{EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct DummyEmulation;
+
+impl DummyEmulation {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputEmulation for DummyEmulation {
+    async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        client_handle: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        log::info!("received event: ({client_handle}) {event}");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    async fn create(&mut self, _: EmulationHandle) {}
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _: EmulationHandle) {}
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        /* nothing to do */
+    }
+}
--- a/input-emulation/src/error.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum InputEmulationError {
+    #[error("error creating input-emulation: `{0}`")]
+    Create(#[from] EmulationCreationError),
+    #[error("error emulating input: `{0}`")]
+    Emulate(#[from] EmulationError),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use ashpd::{desktop::ResponseError, Error::Response};
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use reis::tokio::EiConvertEventStreamError;
+use std::io;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use wayland_client::{
+    backend::WaylandError,
+    globals::{BindError, GlobalError},
+    ConnectError, DispatchError,
+};
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+use reis::tokio::HandshakeError;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("error in libei stream: {inner:?}")]
+pub struct ReisConvertStreamError {
+    inner: EiConvertEventStreamError,
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+impl From<EiConvertEventStreamError> for ReisConvertStreamError {
+    fn from(e: EiConvertEventStreamError) -> Self {
+        Self { inner: e }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum EmulationError {
+    #[error("event stream closed")]
+    EndOfStream,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("libei error flushing events: `{0}`")]
+    Libei(#[from] reis::event::Error),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("")]
+    LibeiConvertStream(#[from] ReisConvertStreamError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("wayland error: `{0}`")]
+    Wayland(#[from] wayland_client::backend::WaylandError),
+    #[cfg(all(
+        unix,
+        any(feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", feature = "libei"),
+        not(target_os = "macos")
+    ))]
+    #[error("xdg-desktop-portal: `{0}`")]
+    Ashpd(#[from] ashpd::Error),
+    #[error("io error: `{0}`")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum EmulationCreationError {
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("wlroots backend: `{0}`")]
+    Wlroots(#[from] WlrootsEmulationCreationError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("libei backend: `{0}`")]
+    Libei(#[from] LibeiEmulationCreationError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("xdg-desktop-portal: `{0}`")]
+    Xdp(#[from] XdpEmulationCreationError),
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    #[error("x11: `{0}`")]
+    X11(#[from] X11EmulationCreationError),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[error("macos: `{0}`")]
+    MacOs(#[from] MacOSEmulationCreationError),
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    #[error("windows: `{0}`")]
+    Windows(#[from] WindowsEmulationCreationError),
+    #[error("capture error")]
+    NoAvailableBackend,
+}
+
+impl EmulationCreationError {
+    /// request was intentionally denied by the user
+    pub(crate) fn cancelled_by_user(&self) -> bool {
+        #[cfg(feature = "libei")]
+        if matches!(
+            self,
+            EmulationCreationError::Libei(LibeiEmulationCreationError::Ashpd(Response(
+                ResponseError::Cancelled,
+            )))
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        #[cfg(feature = "xdg_desktop_portal")]
+        if matches!(
+            self,
+            EmulationCreationError::Xdp(XdpEmulationCreationError::Ashpd(Response(
+                ResponseError::Cancelled,
+            )))
+        ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum WlrootsEmulationCreationError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Connect(#[from] ConnectError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Global(#[from] GlobalError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Wayland(#[from] WaylandError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Bind(#[from] WaylandBindError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Dispatch(#[from] DispatchError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("wayland protocol \"{protocol}\" not supported: {inner}")]
+pub struct WaylandBindError {
+    inner: BindError,
+    protocol: &'static str,
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+impl WaylandBindError {
+    pub(crate) fn new(inner: BindError, protocol: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Self { inner, protocol }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum LibeiEmulationCreationError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Ashpd(#[from] ashpd::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Handshake(#[from] HandshakeError),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum XdpEmulationCreationError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Ashpd(#[from] ashpd::Error),
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum X11EmulationCreationError {
+    #[error("could not open display")]
+    OpenDisplay,
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum MacOSEmulationCreationError {
+    #[error("could not create event source")]
+    EventSourceCreation,
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum WindowsEmulationCreationError {}
--- a/input-emulation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use input_event::Event;
+
+pub use self::error::{EmulationCreationError, EmulationError, InputEmulationError};
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub mod windows;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod x11;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod wlroots;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod xdg_desktop_portal;
+
+#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+pub mod libei;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub mod macos;
+
+/// fallback input emulation (logs events)
+pub mod dummy;
+pub mod error;
+
+pub type EmulationHandle = u64;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Backend {
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    Wlroots,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    Libei,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    Xdp,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    X11,
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    Windows,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    MacOs,
+    Dummy,
+}
+
+impl Display for Backend {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Wlroots => write!(f, "wlroots"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Libei => write!(f, "libei"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::Xdp => write!(f, "xdg-desktop-portal"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            Backend::X11 => write!(f, "X11"),
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            Backend::Windows => write!(f, "windows"),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            Backend::MacOs => write!(f, "macos"),
+            Backend::Dummy => write!(f, "dummy"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait InputEmulation: Send {
+    async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        handle: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError>;
+    async fn create(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle);
+    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
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+use futures::{future, StreamExt};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    io,
+    os::{fd::OwnedFd, unix::net::UnixStream},
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering},
+        Arc, Mutex, RwLock,
+    },
+    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
+};
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+
+use ashpd::{
+    desktop::{
+        remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop},
+        PersistMode, Session,
+    },
+    WindowIdentifier,
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use reis::{
+    ei::{
+        self, button::ButtonState, handshake::ContextType, keyboard::KeyState, Button, Keyboard,
+        Pointer, Scroll,
+    },
+    event::{DeviceCapability, DeviceEvent, EiEvent, SeatEvent},
+    tokio::{ei_handshake, EiConvertEventStream, EiEventStream},
+};
+
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+
+use crate::error::{EmulationError, ReisConvertStreamError};
+
+use super::{error::LibeiEmulationCreationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+
+static INTERFACES: Lazy<HashMap<&'static str, u32>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    let mut m = HashMap::new();
+    m.insert("ei_connection", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_callback", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_pingpong", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_seat", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_device", 2);
+    m.insert("ei_pointer", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_pointer_absolute", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_scroll", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_button", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_keyboard", 1);
+    m.insert("ei_touchscreen", 1);
+    m
+});
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct Devices {
+    pointer: Arc<RwLock<Option<(ei::Device, ei::Pointer)>>>,
+    scroll: Arc<RwLock<Option<(ei::Device, ei::Scroll)>>>,
+    button: Arc<RwLock<Option<(ei::Device, ei::Button)>>>,
+    keyboard: Arc<RwLock<Option<(ei::Device, ei::Keyboard)>>>,
+}
+
+pub struct LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+    context: ei::Context,
+    devices: Devices,
+    ei_task: JoinHandle<()>,
+    error: Arc<Mutex<Option<EmulationError>>>,
+    libei_error: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    serial: AtomicU32,
+    _remote_desktop: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
+    session: Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>,
+}
+
+async fn get_ei_fd<'a>(
+) -> Result<(RemoteDesktop<'a>, Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>, OwnedFd), ashpd::Error> {
+    let remote_desktop = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
+
+    log::debug!("creating session ...");
+    let session = remote_desktop.create_session().await?;
+
+    log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
+    remote_desktop
+        .select_devices(
+            &session,
+            DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer,
+            None,
+            PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked,
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+    log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
+    let _devices = remote_desktop
+        .start(&session, &WindowIdentifier::default())
+        .await?
+        .response()?;
+
+    let fd = remote_desktop.connect_to_eis(&session).await?;
+    Ok((remote_desktop, session, fd))
+}
+
+impl<'a> LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self, LibeiEmulationCreationError> {
+        let (_remote_desktop, session, eifd) = get_ei_fd().await?;
+        let stream = UnixStream::from(eifd);
+        stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+        let context = ei::Context::new(stream)?;
+        let mut events = EiEventStream::new(context.clone())?;
+        let handshake = ei_handshake(
+            &mut events,
+            "de.feschber.LanMouse",
+            ContextType::Sender,
+            &INTERFACES,
+        )
+        .await?;
+        let events = EiConvertEventStream::new(events, handshake.serial);
+        let devices = Devices::default();
+        let libei_error = Arc::new(AtomicBool::default());
+        let error = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+        let ei_handler = ei_task(
+            events,
+            context.clone(),
+            devices.clone(),
+            libei_error.clone(),
+            error.clone(),
+        );
+        let ei_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(ei_handler);
+
+        let serial = AtomicU32::new(handshake.serial);
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            context,
+            devices,
+            ei_task,
+            error,
+            libei_error,
+            serial,
+            _remote_desktop,
+            session,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Drop for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.ei_task.abort();
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<'a> InputEmulation for LibeiEmulation<'a> {
+    async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        _handle: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        let now = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_micros() as u64;
+        if self.libei_error.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            // don't break sending additional events but signal error
+            if let Some(e) = self.error.lock().unwrap().take() {
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+        }
+        match event {
+            Event::Pointer(p) => match p {
+                PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
+                    let pointer_device = self.devices.pointer.read().unwrap();
+                    if let Some((d, p)) = pointer_device.as_ref() {
+                        p.motion_relative(dx as f32, dy as f32);
+                        d.frame(self.serial.load(Ordering::SeqCst), now);
+                    }
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Button {
+                    time: _,
+                    button,
+                    state,
+                } => {
+                    let button_device = self.devices.button.read().unwrap();
+                    if let Some((d, b)) = button_device.as_ref() {
+                        b.button(
+                            button,
+                            match state {
+                                0 => ButtonState::Released,
+                                _ => ButtonState::Press,
+                            },
+                        );
+                        d.frame(self.serial.load(Ordering::SeqCst), now);
+                    }
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Axis {
+                    time: _,
+                    axis,
+                    value,
+                } => {
+                    let scroll_device = self.devices.scroll.read().unwrap();
+                    if let Some((d, s)) = scroll_device.as_ref() {
+                        match axis {
+                            0 => s.scroll(0., value as f32),
+                            _ => s.scroll(value as f32, 0.),
+                        }
+                        d.frame(self.serial.load(Ordering::SeqCst), now);
+                    }
+                }
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                    let scroll_device = self.devices.scroll.read().unwrap();
+                    if let Some((d, s)) = scroll_device.as_ref() {
+                        match axis {
+                            0 => s.scroll_discrete(0, value),
+                            _ => s.scroll_discrete(value, 0),
+                        }
+                        d.frame(self.serial.load(Ordering::SeqCst), now);
+                    }
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
+            },
+            Event::Keyboard(k) => match k {
+                KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                    time: _,
+                    key,
+                    state,
+                } => {
+                    let keyboard_device = self.devices.keyboard.read().unwrap();
+                    if let Some((d, k)) = keyboard_device.as_ref() {
+                        k.key(
+                            key,
+                            match state {
+                                0 => KeyState::Released,
+                                _ => KeyState::Press,
+                            },
+                        );
+                        d.frame(self.serial.load(Ordering::SeqCst), now);
+                    }
+                }
+                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
+            },
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        self.context
+            .flush()
+            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(e.kind(), e))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn create(&mut self, _: EmulationHandle) {}
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _: EmulationHandle) {}
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        let _ = self.session.close().await;
+        self.ei_task.abort();
+    }
+}
+
+async fn ei_task(
+    mut events: EiConvertEventStream,
+    context: ei::Context,
+    devices: Devices,
+    libei_error: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    error: Arc<Mutex<Option<EmulationError>>>,
+) {
+    loop {
+        match ei_event_handler(&mut events, &context, &devices).await {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            Err(e) => {
+                libei_error.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                error.lock().unwrap().replace(e);
+                // wait for termination -> otherwise we will loop forever
+                future::pending::<()>().await;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn ei_event_handler(
+    events: &mut EiConvertEventStream,
+    context: &ei::Context,
+    devices: &Devices,
+) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+    loop {
+        let event = events
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .ok_or(EmulationError::EndOfStream)?
+            .map_err(ReisConvertStreamError::from)?;
+        const CAPABILITIES: &[DeviceCapability] = &[
+            DeviceCapability::Pointer,
+            DeviceCapability::PointerAbsolute,
+            DeviceCapability::Keyboard,
+            DeviceCapability::Touch,
+            DeviceCapability::Scroll,
+            DeviceCapability::Button,
+        ];
+        log::debug!("{event:?}");
+        match event {
+            EiEvent::Disconnected(e) => {
+                log::debug!("ei disconnected: {e:?}");
+                return Err(EmulationError::EndOfStream);
+            }
+            EiEvent::SeatAdded(e) => {
+                e.seat().bind_capabilities(CAPABILITIES);
+            }
+            EiEvent::SeatRemoved(e) => {
+                log::debug!("seat removed: {:?}", e.seat());
+            }
+            EiEvent::DeviceAdded(e) => {
+                let device_type = e.device().device_type();
+                log::debug!("device added: {device_type:?}");
+                e.device().device();
+                let device = e.device();
+                if let Some(pointer) = e.device().interface::<Pointer>() {
+                    devices
+                        .pointer
+                        .write()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .replace((device.device().clone(), pointer));
+                }
+                if let Some(keyboard) = e.device().interface::<Keyboard>() {
+                    devices
+                        .keyboard
+                        .write()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .replace((device.device().clone(), keyboard));
+                }
+                if let Some(scroll) = e.device().interface::<Scroll>() {
+                    devices
+                        .scroll
+                        .write()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .replace((device.device().clone(), scroll));
+                }
+                if let Some(button) = e.device().interface::<Button>() {
+                    devices
+                        .button
+                        .write()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .replace((device.device().clone(), button));
+                }
+            }
+            EiEvent::DeviceRemoved(e) => {
+                log::debug!("device removed: {:?}", e.device().device_type());
+            }
+            EiEvent::DevicePaused(e) => {
+                log::debug!("device paused: {:?}", e.device().device_type());
+            }
+            EiEvent::DeviceResumed(e) => {
+                log::debug!("device resumed: {:?}", e.device().device_type());
+                e.device().device().start_emulating(0, 0);
+            }
+            EiEvent::KeyboardModifiers(e) => {
+                log::debug!("modifiers: {e:?}");
+            }
+            // only for receiver context
+            // EiEvent::Frame(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::DeviceStartEmulating(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::DeviceStopEmulating(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::PointerMotion(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::PointerMotionAbsolute(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::Button(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::ScrollDelta(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::ScrollStop(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::ScrollCancel(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::ScrollDiscrete(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::KeyboardKey(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::TouchDown(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::TouchUp(_) => { },
+            // EiEvent::TouchMotion(_) => { },
+            _ => unreachable!("unexpected ei event"),
+        }
+        context.flush().map_err(|e| io::Error::new(e.kind(), e))?;
+    }
+}
--- a/src/backend/consumer/macos.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/macos.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
-use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-use crate::consumer::EventConsumer;
-use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use super::{error::EmulationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use core_graphics::display::{CGDisplayBounds, CGMainDisplayID, CGPoint};
 use core_graphics::event::{
-    CGEvent, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventType, CGMouseButton, EventField, ScrollEventUnit,
+    CGEvent, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventType, CGKeyCode, CGMouseButton, EventField, ScrollEventUnit,
 };
 use core_graphics::event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID};
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::task::AbortHandle;

-pub struct MacOSConsumer {
+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,
+    repeat_task: Option<AbortHandle>,
    button_state: ButtonState,
 }

@@ -43,14 +50,12 @@ impl IndexMut<CGMouseButton> for ButtonState {
    }
 }

-unsafe impl Send for MacOSConsumer {}
+unsafe impl Send for MacOSEmulation {}

-impl MacOSConsumer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        let event_source = match CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState) {
-            Ok(e) => e,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("event source creation failed!")),
-        };
+impl MacOSEmulation {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, MacOSEmulationCreationError> {
+        let event_source = CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState)
+            .map_err(|_| MacOSEmulationCreationError::EventSourceCreation)?;
        let button_state = ButtonState {
            left: false,
            right: false,
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ impl MacOSConsumer {
        Ok(Self {
            event_source,
            button_state,
+            repeat_task: None,
        })
    }

@@ -66,18 +72,49 @@ impl MacOSConsumer {
        let event: CGEvent = CGEvent::new(self.event_source.clone()).ok()?;
        Some(event.location())
    }
+
+    async fn spawn_repeat_task(&mut self, key: u16) {
+        // there can only be one repeating key and it's
+        // always the last to be pressed
+        self.kill_repeat_task();
+        let event_source = self.event_source.clone();
+        let repeat_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            tokio::time::sleep(DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY).await;
+            loop {
+                key_event(event_source.clone(), key, 1);
+                tokio::time::sleep(DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL).await;
+            }
+        });
+        self.repeat_task = Some(repeat_task.abort_handle());
+    }
+    fn kill_repeat_task(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(task) = self.repeat_task.take() {
+            task.abort();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn key_event(event_source: CGEventSource, key: u16, state: u8) {
+    let event = match CGEvent::new_keyboard_event(event_source, key, state != 0) {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(_) => {
+            log::warn!("unable to create key event");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _client_handle: ClientHandle) {
+impl InputEmulation for MacOSEmulation {
+    async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        _handle: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
-                PointerEvent::Motion {
-                    time: _,
-                    relative_x,
-                    relative_y,
-                } => {
+                PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
                    // FIXME secondary displays?
                    let (min_x, min_y, max_x, max_y) = unsafe {
                        let display = CGMainDisplayID();
@@ -92,12 +129,12 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                        Some(l) => l,
                        None => {
                            log::warn!("could not get mouse location!");
-                            return;
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };

-                    mouse_location.x = (mouse_location.x + relative_x).clamp(min_x, max_x - 1.);
-                    mouse_location.y = (mouse_location.y + relative_y).clamp(min_y, max_y - 1.);
+                    mouse_location.x = (mouse_location.x + dx).clamp(min_x, max_x - 1.);
+                    mouse_location.y = (mouse_location.y + dy).clamp(min_y, max_y - 1.);

                    let mut event_type = CGEventType::MouseMoved;
                    if self.button_state.left {
@@ -116,17 +153,11 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                        Ok(e) => e,
                        Err(_) => {
                            log::warn!("mouse event creation failed!");
-                            return;
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };
-                    event.set_integer_value_field(
-                        EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X,
-                        relative_x as i64,
-                    );
-                    event.set_integer_value_field(
-                        EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y,
-                        relative_y as i64,
-                    );
+                    event.set_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X, dx as i64);
+                    event.set_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y, dy as i64);
                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
                }
                PointerEvent::Button {
@@ -135,27 +166,27 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                    state,
                } => {
                    let (event_type, mouse_button) = match (button, state) {
-                        (b, 1) if b == crate::event::BTN_LEFT => {
+                        (b, 1) if b == input_event::BTN_LEFT => {
                            (CGEventType::LeftMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Left)
                        }
-                        (b, 0) if b == crate::event::BTN_LEFT => {
+                        (b, 0) if b == input_event::BTN_LEFT => {
                            (CGEventType::LeftMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Left)
                        }
-                        (b, 1) if b == crate::event::BTN_RIGHT => {
+                        (b, 1) if b == input_event::BTN_RIGHT => {
                            (CGEventType::RightMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Right)
                        }
-                        (b, 0) if b == crate::event::BTN_RIGHT => {
+                        (b, 0) if b == input_event::BTN_RIGHT => {
                            (CGEventType::RightMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Right)
                        }
-                        (b, 1) if b == crate::event::BTN_MIDDLE => {
+                        (b, 1) if b == input_event::BTN_MIDDLE => {
                            (CGEventType::OtherMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Center)
                        }
-                        (b, 0) if b == crate::event::BTN_MIDDLE => {
+                        (b, 0) if b == input_event::BTN_MIDDLE => {
                            (CGEventType::OtherMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Center)
                        }
                        _ => {
                            log::warn!("invalid button event: {button},{state}");
-                            return;
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };
                    // store button state
@@ -171,7 +202,7 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                        Ok(e) => e,
                        Err(()) => {
                            log::warn!("mouse event creation failed!");
-                            return;
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };
                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
@@ -181,18 +212,18 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                    axis,
                    value,
                } => {
-                    let value = value as i32 / 10; // FIXME: high precision scroll events
+                    let value = value as i32;
                    let (count, wheel1, wheel2, wheel3) = match axis {
                        0 => (1, value, 0, 0), // 0 = vertical => 1 scroll wheel device (y axis)
                        1 => (2, 0, value, 0), // 1 = horizontal => 2 scroll wheel devices (y, x) -> (0, x)
                        _ => {
                            log::warn!("invalid scroll event: {axis}, {value}");
-                            return;
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };
                    let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
                        self.event_source.clone(),
-                        ScrollEventUnit::LINE,
+                        ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
                        count,
                        wheel1,
                        wheel2,
@@ -201,7 +232,32 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                        Ok(e) => e,
                        Err(()) => {
                            log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
-                            return;
+                            return Ok(());
+                        }
+                    };
+                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
+                }
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                    let (count, wheel1, wheel2, wheel3) = match axis {
+                        0 => (1, value, 0, 0), // 0 = vertical => 1 scroll wheel device (y axis)
+                        1 => (2, 0, value, 0), // 1 = horizontal => 2 scroll wheel devices (y, x) -> (0, x)
+                        _ => {
+                            log::warn!("invalid scroll event: {axis}, {value}");
+                            return Ok(());
+                        }
+                    };
+                    let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
+                        self.event_source.clone(),
+                        ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
+                        count,
+                        wheel1,
+                        wheel2,
+                        wheel3,
+                    ) {
+                        Ok(e) => e,
+                        Err(()) => {
+                            log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };
                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
@@ -209,30 +265,36 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                PointerEvent::Frame { .. } => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
-                KeyboardEvent::Key { .. } => {
-                    /*
-                    let code = CGKeyCode::from_le(key as u16);
-                    let event = match CGEvent::new_keyboard_event(
-                        self.event_source.clone(),
-                        code,
-                        match state { 1 => true, _ => false }
-                    ) {
-                        Ok(e) => e,
+                KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                    time: _,
+                    key,
+                    state,
+                } => {
+                    let code = match KeyMap::from_key_mapping(KeyMapping::Evdev(key as u16)) {
+                        Ok(k) => k.mac as CGKeyCode,
                        Err(_) => {
-                            log::warn!("unable to create key event");
-                            return
+                            log::warn!("unable to map key event");
+                            return Ok(());
                        }
                    };
-                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
-                    */
+                    match state {
+                        // pressed
+                        1 => self.spawn_repeat_task(code).await,
+                        _ => self.kill_repeat_task(),
+                    }
+                    key_event(self.event_source.clone(), code, state)
                }
                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
            },
            _ => (),
        }
+        // FIXME
+        Ok(())
    }

-    async fn notify(&mut self, _client_event: ClientEvent) {}
+    async fn create(&mut self, _handle: EmulationHandle) {}

-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _handle: EmulationHandle) {}
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {}
 }
--- a/input-emulation/src/windows.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+use super::error::{EmulationError, WindowsEmulationCreationError};
+use input_event::{
+    scancode, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE,
+    BTN_RIGHT,
+};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use std::ops::BitOrAssign;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::task::AbortHandle;
+use windows::Win32::UI::Input::KeyboardAndMouse::{
+    SendInput, INPUT_0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, MOUSEEVENTF_XDOWN, MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
+};
+use windows::Win32::UI::Input::KeyboardAndMouse::{
+    INPUT, INPUT_KEYBOARD, INPUT_MOUSE, KEYBDINPUT, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE,
+    MOUSEEVENTF_HWHEEL, MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN,
+    MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP, MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN, MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
+    MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL, MOUSEINPUT,
+};
+use windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::{XBUTTON1, XBUTTON2};
+
+use super::{EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+
+const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
+const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);
+
+pub struct WindowsEmulation {
+    repeat_task: Option<AbortHandle>,
+}
+
+impl WindowsEmulation {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, WindowsEmulationCreationError> {
+        Ok(Self { repeat_task: None })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl InputEmulation for WindowsEmulation {
+    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: EmulationHandle) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        match event {
+            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
+                PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
+                    rel_mouse(dx as i32, dy as i32);
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Button {
+                    time: _,
+                    button,
+                    state,
+                } => mouse_button(button, state),
+                PointerEvent::Axis {
+                    time: _,
+                    axis,
+                    value,
+                } => scroll(axis, value as i32),
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => scroll(axis, value),
+                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
+            },
+            Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
+                KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                    time: _,
+                    key,
+                    state,
+                } => {
+                    match state {
+                        // pressed
+                        0 => self.kill_repeat_task(),
+                        1 => self.spawn_repeat_task(key).await,
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                    key_event(key, state)
+                }
+                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
+            },
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        // FIXME
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn create(&mut self, _handle: EmulationHandle) {}
+
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _handle: EmulationHandle) {}
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {}
+}
+
+impl WindowsEmulation {
+    async fn spawn_repeat_task(&mut self, key: u32) {
+        // there can only be one repeating key and it's
+        // always the last to be pressed
+        self.kill_repeat_task();
+        let repeat_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            tokio::time::sleep(DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY).await;
+            loop {
+                key_event(key, 1);
+                tokio::time::sleep(DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL).await;
+            }
+        });
+        self.repeat_task = Some(repeat_task.abort_handle());
+    }
+    fn kill_repeat_task(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(task) = self.repeat_task.take() {
+            task.abort();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn send_input_safe(input: INPUT) {
+    unsafe {
+        loop {
+            /* retval = number of successfully submitted events */
+            if SendInput(&[input], std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32) > 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn send_mouse_input(mi: MOUSEINPUT) {
+    send_input_safe(INPUT {
+        r#type: INPUT_MOUSE,
+        Anonymous: INPUT_0 { mi },
+    });
+}
+
+fn send_keyboard_input(ki: KEYBDINPUT) {
+    send_input_safe(INPUT {
+        r#type: INPUT_KEYBOARD,
+        Anonymous: INPUT_0 { ki },
+    });
+}
+fn rel_mouse(dx: i32, dy: i32) {
+    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
+        dx,
+        dy,
+        mouseData: 0,
+        dwFlags: MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE,
+        time: 0,
+        dwExtraInfo: 0,
+    };
+    send_mouse_input(mi);
+}
+
+fn mouse_button(button: u32, state: u32) {
+    let dw_flags = match state {
+        0 => match button {
+            BTN_LEFT => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,
+            BTN_RIGHT => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
+            BTN_MIDDLE => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP,
+            BTN_BACK => MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
+            BTN_FORWARD => MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
+            _ => return,
+        },
+        1 => match button {
+            BTN_LEFT => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,
+            BTN_RIGHT => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN,
+            BTN_MIDDLE => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN,
+            BTN_BACK => MOUSEEVENTF_XDOWN,
+            BTN_FORWARD => MOUSEEVENTF_XDOWN,
+            _ => return,
+        },
+        _ => return,
+    };
+    let mouse_data = match button {
+        BTN_BACK => XBUTTON1 as u32,
+        BTN_FORWARD => XBUTTON2 as u32,
+        _ => 0,
+    };
+    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
+        dx: 0,
+        dy: 0, // no movement
+        mouseData: mouse_data,
+        dwFlags: dw_flags,
+        time: 0,
+        dwExtraInfo: 0,
+    };
+    send_mouse_input(mi);
+}
+
+fn scroll(axis: u8, value: i32) {
+    let event_type = match axis {
+        0 => MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL,
+        1 => MOUSEEVENTF_HWHEEL,
+        _ => return,
+    };
+    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
+        dx: 0,
+        dy: 0,
+        mouseData: -value as u32,
+        dwFlags: event_type,
+        time: 0,
+        dwExtraInfo: 0,
+    };
+    send_mouse_input(mi);
+}
+
+fn key_event(key: u32, state: u8) {
+    let scancode = match linux_keycode_to_windows_scancode(key) {
+        Some(code) => code,
+        None => return,
+    };
+    let extended = scancode > 0xff;
+    let scancode = scancode & 0xff;
+    let mut flags = KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE;
+    if extended {
+        flags.bitor_assign(KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY);
+    }
+    if state == 0 {
+        flags.bitor_assign(KEYEVENTF_KEYUP);
+    }
+    let ki = KEYBDINPUT {
+        wVk: Default::default(),
+        wScan: scancode,
+        dwFlags: flags,
+        time: 0,
+        dwExtraInfo: 0,
+    };
+    send_keyboard_input(ki);
+}
+
+fn linux_keycode_to_windows_scancode(linux_keycode: u32) -> Option<u16> {
+    let linux_scancode = match scancode::Linux::try_from(linux_keycode) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(_) => {
+            log::warn!("unknown keycode: {linux_keycode}");
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+    log::trace!("linux code: {linux_scancode:?}");
+    let windows_scancode = match scancode::Windows::try_from(linux_scancode) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(_) => {
+            log::warn!("failed to translate linux code into windows scancode: {linux_scancode:?}");
+            return None;
+        }
+    };
+    log::trace!("windows code: {windows_scancode:?}");
+    Some(windows_scancode as u16)
+}
--- a/src/backend/consumer/wlroots.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/wlroots.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-use crate::consumer::EventConsumer;
+use crate::error::EmulationError;
+
+use super::{error::WlrootsEmulationCreationError, InputEmulation};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io;
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ use std::os::fd::{AsFd, OwnedFd};
 use wayland_client::backend::WaylandError;
 use wayland_client::WEnum;

-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use wayland_client::protocol::wl_keyboard::{self, WlKeyboard};
 use wayland_client::protocol::wl_pointer::{Axis, ButtonState};
 use wayland_client::protocol::wl_seat::WlSeat;
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ use wayland_client::{
    Connection, Dispatch, EventQueue, QueueHandle,
 };

-use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+
+use super::error::WaylandBindError;
+use super::EmulationHandle;

 struct State {
    keymap: Option<(u32, OwnedFd, u32)>,
-    input_for_client: HashMap<ClientHandle, VirtualInput>,
+    input_for_client: HashMap<EmulationHandle, VirtualInput>,
    seat: wl_seat::WlSeat,
    qh: QueueHandle<Self>,
    vpm: VpManager,
@@ -40,29 +43,32 @@ struct State {
 }

 // App State, implements Dispatch event handlers
-pub(crate) struct WlrootsConsumer {
+pub(crate) struct WlrootsEmulation {
    last_flush_failed: bool,
    state: State,
    queue: EventQueue<State>,
 }

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

-        let seat: wl_seat::WlSeat = match globals.bind(&qh, 7..=8, ()) {
-            Ok(wl_seat) => wl_seat,
-            Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("wl_seat >= v7 not supported")),
-        };
+        let seat: wl_seat::WlSeat = globals
+            .bind(&qh, 7..=8, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wl_seat 7..=8"))?;

-        let vpm: VpManager = globals.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())?;
-        let vkm: VkManager = globals.bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())?;
+        let vpm: VpManager = globals
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "wlr-virtual-pointer-unstable-v1"))?;
+        let vkm: VkManager = globals
+            .bind(&qh, 1..=1, ())
+            .map_err(|e| WaylandBindError::new(e, "virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1"))?;

-        let input_for_client: HashMap<ClientHandle, VirtualInput> = HashMap::new();
+        let input_for_client: HashMap<EmulationHandle, VirtualInput> = HashMap::new();

-        let mut consumer = WlrootsConsumer {
+        let mut emulate = WlrootsEmulation {
            last_flush_failed: false,
            state: State {
                keymap: None,
@@ -74,21 +80,18 @@ impl WlrootsConsumer {
            },
            queue,
        };
-        while consumer.state.keymap.is_none() {
-            consumer
-                .queue
-                .blocking_dispatch(&mut consumer.state)
-                .unwrap();
+        while emulate.state.keymap.is_none() {
+            emulate.queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut emulate.state)?;
        }
-        // let fd = unsafe { &File::from_raw_fd(consumer.state.keymap.unwrap().1.as_raw_fd()) };
+        // let fd = unsafe { &File::from_raw_fd(emulate.state.keymap.unwrap().1.as_raw_fd()) };
        // let mmap = unsafe { MmapOptions::new().map_copy(fd).unwrap() };
        // log::debug!("{:?}", &mmap[..100]);
-        Ok(consumer)
+        Ok(emulate)
    }
 }

 impl State {
-    fn add_client(&mut self, client: ClientHandle) {
+    fn add_client(&mut self, client: EmulationHandle) {
        let pointer: Vp = self.vpm.create_virtual_pointer(None, &self.qh, ());
        let keyboard: Vk = self.vkm.create_virtual_keyboard(&self.seat, &self.qh, ());

@@ -103,56 +106,68 @@ impl State {

        self.input_for_client.insert(client, vinput);
    }
+
+    fn destroy_client(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle) {
+        if let Some(input) = self.input_for_client.remove(&handle) {
+            input.pointer.destroy();
+            input.keyboard.destroy();
+        }
+    }
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for WlrootsConsumer {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, client_handle: ClientHandle) {
-        if let Some(virtual_input) = self.state.input_for_client.get(&client_handle) {
+impl InputEmulation for WlrootsEmulation {
+    async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        handle: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        if let Some(virtual_input) = self.state.input_for_client.get(&handle) {
            if self.last_flush_failed {
-                if let Err(WaylandError::Io(e)) = self.queue.flush() {
-                    if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
+                match self.queue.flush() {
+                    Err(WaylandError::Io(e)) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
                        /*
                         * outgoing buffer is full - sending more events
                         * will overwhelm the output buffer and leave the
                         * wayland connection in a broken state
                         */
-                        log::warn!(
-                            "can't keep up, discarding event: ({client_handle}) - {event:?}"
-                        );
-                        return;
+                        log::warn!("can't keep up, discarding event: ({handle}) - {event:?}");
+                        return Ok(());
                    }
+                    _ => {}
                }
            }
-            virtual_input.consume_event(event).unwrap();
+            virtual_input
+                .consume_event(event)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("failed to convert event: {event:?}"));
            match self.queue.flush() {
                Err(WaylandError::Io(e)) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
                    self.last_flush_failed = true;
-                    log::warn!("can't keep up, retrying ...");
-                }
-                Err(WaylandError::Io(e)) => {
-                    log::error!("{e}")
-                }
-                Err(WaylandError::Protocol(e)) => {
-                    panic!("wayland protocol violation: {e}")
-                }
-                Ok(()) => {
-                    self.last_flush_failed = false;
+                    log::warn!("can't keep up, discarding event: ({handle}) - {event:?}");
                }
+                Err(WaylandError::Protocol(e)) => panic!("wayland protocol violation: {e}"),
+                Ok(()) => self.last_flush_failed = false,
+                Err(e) => Err(e)?,
            }
        }
+        Ok(())
    }

-    async fn notify(&mut self, client_event: ClientEvent) {
-        if let ClientEvent::Create(client, _) = client_event {
-            self.state.add_client(client);
-            if let Err(e) = self.queue.flush() {
-                log::error!("{}", e);
-            }
+    async fn create(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle) {
+        self.state.add_client(handle);
+        if let Err(e) = self.queue.flush() {
+            log::error!("{}", e);
        }
    }
-
-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, handle: EmulationHandle) {
+        self.state.destroy_client(handle);
+        if let Err(e) = self.queue.flush() {
+            log::error!("{}", e);
+        }
+    }
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        /* nothing to do */
+    }
 }

 struct VirtualInput {
@@ -165,11 +180,7 @@ impl VirtualInput {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(e) => {
                match e {
-                    PointerEvent::Motion {
-                        time,
-                        relative_x,
-                        relative_y,
-                    } => self.pointer.motion(time, relative_x, relative_y),
+                    PointerEvent::Motion { time, dx, dy } => self.pointer.motion(time, dx, dy),
                    PointerEvent::Button {
                        time,
                        button,
@@ -183,6 +194,12 @@ impl VirtualInput {
                        self.pointer.axis(time, axis, value);
                        self.pointer.frame();
                    }
+                    PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                        let axis: Axis = (axis as u32).try_into()?;
+                        self.pointer
+                            .axis_discrete(0, axis, value as f64 / 6., value / 120);
+                        self.pointer.frame();
+                    }
                    PointerEvent::Frame {} => self.pointer.frame(),
                }
                self.pointer.frame();
--- a/src/backend/consumer/x11.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/x11.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::ptr;
 use x11::{
@@ -6,26 +5,26 @@ use x11::{
    xtest,
 };

-use crate::{
-    client::ClientHandle,
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
-    event::{
-        Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT,
-    },
+use input_event::{
+    Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT,
 };

-pub struct X11Consumer {
+use crate::error::EmulationError;
+
+use super::{error::X11EmulationCreationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+
+pub struct X11Emulation {
    display: *mut xlib::Display,
 }

-unsafe impl Send for X11Consumer {}
+unsafe impl Send for X11Emulation {}

-impl X11Consumer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+impl X11Emulation {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, X11EmulationCreationError> {
        let display = unsafe {
            match xlib::XOpenDisplay(ptr::null()) {
                d if d == ptr::null::<xlib::Display>() as *mut xlib::Display => {
-                    Err(anyhow!("could not open display"))
+                    Err(X11EmulationCreationError::OpenDisplay)
                }
                display => Ok(display),
            }
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ impl X11Consumer {
    }
 }

-impl Drop for X11Consumer {
+impl Drop for X11Emulation {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        unsafe {
            XCloseDisplay(self.display);
@@ -100,16 +99,12 @@ impl Drop for X11Consumer {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for X11Consumer {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: ClientHandle) {
+impl InputEmulation for X11Emulation {
+    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: EmulationHandle) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
-                PointerEvent::Motion {
-                    time: _,
-                    relative_x,
-                    relative_y,
-                } => {
-                    self.relative_motion(relative_x as i32, relative_y as i32);
+                PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
+                    self.relative_motion(dx as i32, dy as i32);
                }
                PointerEvent::Button {
                    time: _,
@@ -125,6 +120,9 @@ impl EventConsumer for X11Consumer {
                } => {
                    self.emulate_scroll(axis, value);
                }
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                    self.emulate_scroll(axis, value as f64);
+                }
                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
@@ -139,11 +137,19 @@ impl EventConsumer for X11Consumer {
        unsafe {
            xlib::XFlush(self.display);
        }
+        // FIXME
+        Ok(())
    }

-    async fn notify(&mut self, _: crate::client::ClientEvent) {
+    async fn create(&mut self, _: EmulationHandle) {
        // for our purposes it does not matter what client sent the event
    }

-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _: EmulationHandle) {
+        // for our purposes it does not matter what client sent the event
+    }
+
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        /* nothing to do */
+    }
 }
--- a/input-emulation/src/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
+++ b/input-emulation/src/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+use ashpd::{
+    desktop::{
+        remote_desktop::{Axis, DeviceType, KeyState, RemoteDesktop},
+        PersistMode, Session,
+    },
+    zbus::AsyncDrop,
+    WindowIdentifier,
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use futures::FutureExt;
+use input_event::{
+    Event::{Keyboard, Pointer},
+    KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent,
+};
+
+use crate::error::EmulationError;
+
+use super::{error::XdpEmulationCreationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation};
+
+pub struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+    proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
+    session: Session<'a, RemoteDesktop<'a>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>, XdpEmulationCreationError> {
+        log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
+        let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
+
+        // retry when user presses the cancel button
+        log::debug!("creating session ...");
+        let session = proxy.create_session().await?;
+
+        log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
+        proxy
+            .select_devices(
+                &session,
+                DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer,
+                None,
+                PersistMode::ExplicitlyRevoked,
+            )
+            .await?;
+
+        log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
+        let _devices = proxy
+            .start(&session, &WindowIdentifier::default())
+            .await?
+            .response()?;
+
+        log::debug!("started session");
+        let session = session;
+
+        Ok(Self { proxy, session })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<'a> InputEmulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+    async fn consume(
+        &mut self,
+        event: input_event::Event,
+        _client: EmulationHandle,
+    ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        match event {
+            Pointer(p) => match p {
+                PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
+                    self.proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_motion(&self.session, dx, dy)
+                        .await?;
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Button {
+                    time: _,
+                    button,
+                    state,
+                } => {
+                    let state = match state {
+                        0 => KeyState::Released,
+                        _ => KeyState::Pressed,
+                    };
+                    self.proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_button(&self.session, button as i32, state)
+                        .await?;
+                }
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                    let axis = match axis {
+                        0 => Axis::Vertical,
+                        _ => Axis::Horizontal,
+                    };
+                    self.proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_axis_discrete(&self.session, axis, value / 120)
+                        .await?;
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Axis {
+                    time: _,
+                    axis,
+                    value,
+                } => {
+                    let axis = match axis {
+                        0 => Axis::Vertical,
+                        _ => Axis::Horizontal,
+                    };
+                    let (dx, dy) = match axis {
+                        Axis::Vertical => (0., value),
+                        Axis::Horizontal => (value, 0.),
+                    };
+                    self.proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_axis(&self.session, dx, dy, true)
+                        .await?;
+                }
+                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
+            },
+            Keyboard(k) => {
+                match k {
+                    KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                        time: _,
+                        key,
+                        state,
+                    } => {
+                        let state = match state {
+                            0 => KeyState::Released,
+                            _ => KeyState::Pressed,
+                        };
+                        self.proxy
+                            .notify_keyboard_keycode(&self.session, key as i32, state)
+                            .await?;
+                    }
+                    KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {
+                        // ignore
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn create(&mut self, _client: EmulationHandle) {}
+    async fn destroy(&mut self, _client: EmulationHandle) {}
+    async fn terminate(&mut self) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.session.close().await {
+            log::warn!("session.close(): {e}");
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = self.session.receive_closed().await {
+            log::warn!("session.receive_closed(): {e}");
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsyncDrop for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+    #[doc = r" Perform the async cleanup."]
+    #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity, clippy::type_repetition_in_bounds)]
+    fn async_drop<'async_trait>(
+        self,
+    ) -> ::core::pin::Pin<
+        Box<dyn ::core::future::Future<Output = ()> + ::core::marker::Send + 'async_trait>,
+    >
+    where
+        Self: 'async_trait,
+    {
+        async move {
+            let _ = self.session.close().await;
+        }
+        .boxed()
+    }
+}
--- a/input-event/Cargo.toml
+++ b/input-event/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "input-event"
+description = "cross-platform input-event types for input-capture / input-emulation"
+version = "0.2.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+repository = "https://github.com/ferdinandschober/lan-mouse"
+
+[dependencies]
+futures-core = "0.3.30"
+log = "0.4.22"
+num_enum = "0.7.2"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+thiserror = "1.0.61"
+
+[target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os="macos")))'.dependencies]
+reis = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
+
+[features]
+default = ["libei"]
+libei = ["dep:reis"]
--- a/input-event/src/error.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+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
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+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")))]
+mod libei;
+
+// FIXME
+pub const BTN_LEFT: u32 = 0x110;
+pub const BTN_RIGHT: u32 = 0x111;
+pub const BTN_MIDDLE: u32 = 0x112;
+pub const BTN_BACK: u32 = 0x113;
+pub const BTN_FORWARD: u32 = 0x114;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum PointerEvent {
+    /// relative motion event
+    Motion { time: u32, dx: f64, dy: f64 },
+    /// mouse button event
+    Button { time: u32, button: u32, state: u32 },
+    /// axis event, scroll event for touchpads
+    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)]
+pub enum KeyboardEvent {
+    /// a key press / release event
+    Key { time: u32, key: u32, state: u8 },
+    /// modifiers changed state
+    Modifiers {
+        mods_depressed: u32,
+        mods_latched: u32,
+        mods_locked: u32,
+        group: u32,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Event {
+    /// pointer event (motion / button / axis)
+    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 {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => write!(f, "motion({dx},{dy})"),
+            PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: _,
+                button,
+                state,
+            } => {
+                let str = match *button {
+                    BTN_LEFT => Some("left"),
+                    BTN_RIGHT => Some("right"),
+                    BTN_MIDDLE => Some("middle"),
+                    BTN_FORWARD => Some("forward"),
+                    BTN_BACK => Some("back"),
+                    _ => None,
+                };
+                if let Some(button) = str {
+                    write!(f, "button({button}, {state})")
+                } else {
+                    write!(f, "button({button}, {state}")
+                }
+            }
+            PointerEvent::Axis {
+                time: _,
+                axis,
+                value,
+            } => write!(f, "scroll({axis}, {value})"),
+            PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                write!(f, "scroll-120 ({axis}, {value})")
+            }
+            PointerEvent::Frame {} => write!(f, "frame()"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for KeyboardEvent {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                time: _,
+                key,
+                state,
+            } => {
+                let scan = scancode::Linux::try_from(*key);
+                if let Ok(scan) = scan {
+                    write!(f, "key({scan:?}, {state})")
+                } else {
+                    write!(f, "key({key}, {state})")
+                }
+            }
+            KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+                mods_depressed,
+                mods_latched,
+                mods_locked,
+                group,
+            } => write!(
+                f,
+                "modifiers({mods_depressed},{mods_latched},{mods_locked},{group})"
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Event {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        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
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+use reis::{
+    ei::{button::ButtonState, keyboard::KeyState},
+    event::EiEvent,
+};
+
+use crate::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+
+impl Event {
+    pub fn from_ei_event(ei_event: EiEvent) -> impl Iterator<Item = Self> {
+        to_input_events(ei_event).into_iter()
+    }
+}
+
+enum Events {
+    None,
+    One(Event),
+    Two(Event, Event),
+}
+
+impl Events {
+    fn into_iter(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = Event> {
+        EventIterator::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+struct EventIterator {
+    events: [Option<Event>; 2],
+    pos: usize,
+}
+
+impl EventIterator {
+    fn new(events: Events) -> Self {
+        let events = match events {
+            Events::None => [None, None],
+            Events::One(e) => [Some(e), None],
+            Events::Two(e, f) => [Some(e), Some(f)],
+        };
+        Self { events, pos: 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for EventIterator {
+    type Item = Event;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        let res = if self.pos >= self.events.len() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            self.events[self.pos]
+        };
+        self.pos += 1;
+        res
+    }
+}
+
+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,
+                group: mods.group,
+            };
+            Events::One(Event::Keyboard(modifier_event))
+        }
+        EiEvent::Frame(_) => Events::None, /* FIXME */
+        EiEvent::PointerMotion(motion) => {
+            let motion_event = PointerEvent::Motion {
+                time: motion.time as u32,
+                dx: motion.dx as f64,
+                dy: motion.dy as f64,
+            };
+            Events::One(Event::Pointer(motion_event))
+        }
+        EiEvent::PointerMotionAbsolute(_) => Events::None,
+        EiEvent::Button(button) => {
+            let button_event = PointerEvent::Button {
+                time: button.time as u32,
+                button: button.button,
+                state: match button.state {
+                    ButtonState::Released => 0,
+                    ButtonState::Press => 1,
+                },
+            };
+            Events::One(Event::Pointer(button_event))
+        }
+        EiEvent::ScrollDelta(delta) => {
+            let dy = Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                time: 0,
+                axis: 0,
+                value: delta.dy as f64,
+            });
+            let dx = Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                time: 0,
+                axis: 1,
+                value: delta.dx as f64,
+            });
+            if delta.dy != 0. && delta.dx != 0. {
+                Events::Two(dy, dx)
+            } else if delta.dy != 0. {
+                Events::One(dy)
+            } else if delta.dx != 0. {
+                Events::One(dx)
+            } else {
+                Events::None
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::ScrollStop(_) => Events::None,   /* TODO */
+        EiEvent::ScrollCancel(_) => Events::None, /* TODO */
+        EiEvent::ScrollDiscrete(scroll) => {
+            let dy = Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                axis: 0,
+                value: scroll.discrete_dy,
+            });
+            let dx = Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                axis: 1,
+                value: scroll.discrete_dx,
+            });
+            if scroll.discrete_dy != 0 && scroll.discrete_dx != 0 {
+                Events::Two(dy, dx)
+            } else if scroll.discrete_dy != 0 {
+                Events::One(dy)
+            } else if scroll.discrete_dx != 0 {
+                Events::One(dx)
+            } else {
+                Events::None
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::KeyboardKey(key) => {
+            let key_event = KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                key: key.key,
+                state: match key.state {
+                    KeyState::Press => 1,
+                    KeyState::Released => 0,
+                },
+                time: key.time as u32,
+            };
+            Events::One(Event::Keyboard(key_event))
+        }
+        EiEvent::TouchDown(_) => Events::None,   /* TODO */
+        EiEvent::TouchUp(_) => Events::None,     /* TODO */
+        EiEvent::TouchMotion(_) => Events::None, /* TODO */
+        _ => Events::None,
+    }
+}
--- a/input-event/src/proto.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/proto.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+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/input-event/src/scancode.rs
+++ b/input-event/src/scancode.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+use num_enum::TryFromPrimitive;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
 /*
 * https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/about-keyboard-input
+ * https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/1/161ba512-40e2-4cc9-843a-923143f3456c/translate.pdf
+ * https://kbd-project.org/docs/scancodes/scancodes-1.html
 */
 #[repr(u32)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, TryFromPrimitive)]
 pub enum Windows {
    Shutdown = 0xE05E,
    SystemSleep = 0xE05F,
@@ -117,15 +122,15 @@ pub enum Windows {
    KeyF21 = 0x006C,
    KeyF22 = 0x006D,
    KeyF23 = 0x006E,
-    KeyF24 = 0x0076,
+    KeyF24 = 0x0076, // KeyLANG5
    KeypadComma = 0x007E,
    KeyInternational1 = 0x0073,
    KeyInternational2 = 0x0070,
-    KeyInternational3 = 0x007D,
+    KeyInternational3 = 0x007D, // typo in doc -> its Int'l 3 not Int'l 2
    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    KeyInternational4 = 0x0079, // FIXME unused
+    KeyInternational4 = 0x0079,
    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    KeyInternational5 = 0x007B, // FIXME unused
+    KeyInternational5 = 0x007B,
    // KeyInternational6 = 0x005C,
    KeyLANG1 = 0x0072,
    KeyLANG2 = 0x0071,
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ pub enum Windows {
    KeyLeftGUI = 0xE05B,
    KeyRightCtrl = 0xE01D,
    KeyRightShift = 0x0036,
+    KeyFakeRightShift = 0xE036,
    KeyRightAlt = 0xE038,
    KeyRightGUI = 0xE05C,
    KeyScanNextTrack = 0xE019,
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ pub enum Windows {
 * https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
 */
 #[repr(u32)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, TryFromPrimitive)]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub enum Linux {
    KeyReserved = 0,
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ pub enum Linux {
    KeySemicolon = 39,
    KeyApostrophe = 40,
    KeyGrave = 41,
-    KeyLeftshift = 42,
+    KeyLeftShift = 42,
    KeyBackslash = 43,
    KeyZ = 44,
    KeyX = 45,
@@ -224,7 +230,7 @@ pub enum Linux {
    KeySlash = 53,
    KeyRightShift = 54,
    KeyKpAsterisk = 55,
-    KeyLeftalt = 56,
+    KeyLeftAlt = 56,
    KeySpace = 57,
    KeyCapsLock = 58,
    KeyF1 = 59,
@@ -290,11 +296,11 @@ pub enum Linux {
    KeyPause = 119,
    KeyScale = 120, /* AL Compiz Scale (Expose) */
    KeyKpcomma = 121,
-    KeyHangeul = 122,
+    KeyHanguel = 122,
    // KEY_HANGUEL = KeyHangeul,
    KeyHanja = 123,
    KeyYen = 124,
-    KeyLeftmeta = 125,
+    KeyLeftMeta = 125,
    KeyRightmeta = 126,
    KeyCompose = 127,
    KeyStop = 128, /* AC Stop */
@@ -426,18 +432,6 @@ pub enum Linux {
    KeyCount = 249,
 }

-impl TryFrom<u32> for Linux {
-    type Error = ();
-
-    fn try_from(value: u32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        if value >= Self::KeyCount as u32 {
-            return Err(());
-        }
-        let code: Linux = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(value) };
-        Ok(code)
-    }
-}
-
 impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
    type Error = ();

@@ -485,7 +479,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
            Linux::KeySemicolon => Ok(Self::KeySemiColon),
            Linux::KeyApostrophe => Ok(Self::KeyApostrophe),
            Linux::KeyGrave => Ok(Self::KeyGrave),
-            Linux::KeyLeftshift => Ok(Self::KeyLeftShift),
+            Linux::KeyLeftShift => Ok(Self::KeyLeftShift),
            Linux::KeyBackslash => Ok(Self::KeyBackslash),
            Linux::KeyZ => Ok(Self::KeyZ),
            Linux::KeyX => Ok(Self::KeyX),
@@ -499,7 +493,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
            Linux::KeySlash => Ok(Self::KeySlash),
            Linux::KeyRightShift => Ok(Self::KeyRightShift),
            Linux::KeyKpAsterisk => Ok(Self::KeypadStar),
-            Linux::KeyLeftalt => Ok(Self::KeyLeftAlt),
+            Linux::KeyLeftAlt => Ok(Self::KeyLeftAlt),
            Linux::KeySpace => Ok(Self::KeySpace),
            Linux::KeyCapsLock => Ok(Self::KeyCapsLock),
            Linux::KeyF1 => Ok(Self::KeyF1),
@@ -527,16 +521,16 @@ impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
            Linux::KeyKp3 => Ok(Self::Keypad3PageDn),
            Linux::KeyKp0 => Ok(Self::Keypad0Insert),
            Linux::KeyKpDot => Ok(Self::KeypadDot),
-            Linux::KeyZenkakuhankaku => Ok(Self::KeyLANG1), // TODO unsure
-            Linux::Key102nd => Ok(Self::KeyNonUSSlashBar),  // TODO unsure
+            Linux::KeyZenkakuhankaku => Ok(Self::KeyF24), // KeyLANG5
+            Linux::Key102nd => Ok(Self::KeyNonUSSlashBar), // TODO unsure
            Linux::KeyF11 => Ok(Self::KeyF11),
            Linux::KeyF12 => Ok(Self::KeyF12),
-            Linux::KeyRo => Ok(Self::ErrorRollOver), // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyKatakana => Ok(Self::KeyLANG1), // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyHiragana => Ok(Self::KeyLANG2), // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyHenkan => Ok(Self::KeyLANG3),  // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyKatakanahiragana => Ok(Self::KeyLANG4), // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyMuhenkan => Ok(Self::KeyLANG4), // TODO unsure
+            Linux::KeyRo => Ok(Self::KeyInternational1),
+            Linux::KeyKatakana => Ok(Self::KeyLANG3),
+            Linux::KeyHiragana => Ok(Self::KeyLANG4),
+            Linux::KeyHenkan => Ok(Self::KeyInternational4),
+            Linux::KeyKatakanahiragana => Ok(Self::KeyInternational2),
+            Linux::KeyMuhenkan => Ok(Self::KeyInternational5),
            Linux::KeyKpJpComma => Ok(Self::KeypadComma),
            Linux::KeyKpEnter => Ok(Self::KeypadEnter),
            Linux::KeyRightCtrl => Ok(Self::KeyRightCtrl),
@@ -564,10 +558,10 @@ impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
            Linux::KeyPause => Ok(Self::KeyPause),
            Linux::KeyScale => Err(()), // TODO
            Linux::KeyKpcomma => Ok(Self::KeypadComma),
-            Linux::KeyHangeul => Ok(Self::KeyInternational1), // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyHanja => Ok(Self::KeyInternational2),   // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyYen => Ok(Self::KeyInternational3),     // TODO unsure
-            Linux::KeyLeftmeta => Ok(Self::KeyLeftGUI),
+            Linux::KeyHanguel => Ok(Self::KeyLANG1), // FIXME should be 00F2?
+            Linux::KeyHanja => Ok(Self::KeyLANG2),   // FIXME should be 00F1?
+            Linux::KeyYen => Ok(Self::KeyInternational3),
+            Linux::KeyLeftMeta => Ok(Self::KeyLeftGUI),
            Linux::KeyRightmeta => Ok(Self::KeyRightGUI),
            Linux::KeyCompose => Ok(Self::KeyApplication),
            Linux::KeyStop => Ok(Self::ACStop),
@@ -696,3 +690,162 @@ impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
        }
    }
 }
+impl TryFrom<Windows> for Linux {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: Windows) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value {
+            Windows::Shutdown => Ok(Self::KeyPower),
+            Windows::SystemSleep => Ok(Self::KeySleep),
+            Windows::SystemWakeUp => Ok(Self::KeyWakeup),
+            Windows::ErrorRollOver => Ok(Self::KeyRo),
+            Windows::KeyA => Ok(Self::KeyA),
+            Windows::KeyB => Ok(Self::KeyB),
+            Windows::KeyC => Ok(Self::KeyC),
+            Windows::KeyD => Ok(Self::KeyD),
+            Windows::KeyE => Ok(Self::KeyE),
+            Windows::KeyF => Ok(Self::KeyF),
+            Windows::KeyG => Ok(Self::KeyG),
+            Windows::KeyH => Ok(Self::KeyH),
+            Windows::KeyI => Ok(Self::KeyI),
+            Windows::KeyJ => Ok(Self::KeyJ),
+            Windows::KeyK => Ok(Self::KeyK),
+            Windows::KeyL => Ok(Self::KeyL),
+            Windows::KeyM => Ok(Self::KeyM),
+            Windows::KeyN => Ok(Self::KeyN),
+            Windows::KeyO => Ok(Self::KeyO),
+            Windows::KeyP => Ok(Self::KeyP),
+            Windows::KeyQ => Ok(Self::KeyQ),
+            Windows::KeyR => Ok(Self::KeyR),
+            Windows::KeyS => Ok(Self::KeyS),
+            Windows::KeyT => Ok(Self::KeyT),
+            Windows::KeyU => Ok(Self::KeyU),
+            Windows::KeyV => Ok(Self::KeyV),
+            Windows::KeyW => Ok(Self::KeyW),
+            Windows::KeyX => Ok(Self::KeyX),
+            Windows::KeyY => Ok(Self::KeyY),
+            Windows::KeyZ => Ok(Self::KeyZ),
+            Windows::Key1 => Ok(Self::Key1),
+            Windows::Key2 => Ok(Self::Key2),
+            Windows::Key3 => Ok(Self::Key3),
+            Windows::Key4 => Ok(Self::Key4),
+            Windows::Key5 => Ok(Self::Key5),
+            Windows::Key6 => Ok(Self::Key6),
+            Windows::Key7 => Ok(Self::Key7),
+            Windows::Key8 => Ok(Self::Key8),
+            Windows::Key9 => Ok(Self::Key9),
+            Windows::Key0 => Ok(Self::Key0),
+            Windows::KeyEnter => Ok(Self::KeyEnter),
+            Windows::KeyEsc => Ok(Self::KeyEsc),
+            Windows::KeyDelete => Ok(Self::KeyBackspace),
+            Windows::KeyTab => Ok(Self::KeyTab),
+            Windows::KeySpace => Ok(Self::KeySpace),
+            Windows::KeyMinus => Ok(Self::KeyMinus),
+            Windows::KeyEqual => Ok(Self::KeyEqual),
+            Windows::KeyLeftBrace => Ok(Self::KeyLeftbrace),
+            Windows::KeyRightBrace => Ok(Self::KeyRightbrace),
+            Windows::KeyBackslash => Ok(Self::KeyBackslash),
+            Windows::KeySemiColon => Ok(Self::KeySemicolon),
+            Windows::KeyApostrophe => Ok(Self::KeyApostrophe),
+            Windows::KeyGrave => Ok(Self::KeyGrave),
+            Windows::KeyComma => Ok(Self::KeyComma),
+            Windows::KeyDot => Ok(Self::KeyDot),
+            Windows::KeySlash => Ok(Self::KeySlash),
+            Windows::KeyCapsLock => Ok(Self::KeyCapsLock),
+            Windows::KeyF1 => Ok(Self::KeyF1),
+            Windows::KeyF2 => Ok(Self::KeyF2),
+            Windows::KeyF3 => Ok(Self::KeyF3),
+            Windows::KeyF4 => Ok(Self::KeyF4),
+            Windows::KeyF5 => Ok(Self::KeyF5),
+            Windows::KeyF6 => Ok(Self::KeyF6),
+            Windows::KeyF7 => Ok(Self::KeyF7),
+            Windows::KeyF8 => Ok(Self::KeyF8),
+            Windows::KeyF9 => Ok(Self::KeyF9),
+            Windows::KeyF10 => Ok(Self::KeyF10),
+            Windows::KeyF11 => Ok(Self::KeyF11),
+            Windows::KeyF12 => Ok(Self::KeyF12),
+            Windows::KeyPrintScreen => Ok(Self::KeySysrq),
+            Windows::KeyScrollLock => Ok(Self::KeyScrollLock),
+            Windows::KeyPause => Ok(Self::KeyPause),
+            Windows::KeyInsert => Ok(Self::KeyInsert),
+            Windows::KeyHome => Ok(Self::KeyHome),
+            Windows::KeyPageUp => Ok(Self::KeyPageup),
+            Windows::KeyDeleteForward => Ok(Self::KeyDelete),
+            Windows::KeyEnd => Ok(Self::KeyEnd),
+            Windows::KeyPageDown => Ok(Self::KeyPagedown),
+            Windows::KeyRight => Ok(Self::KeyRight),
+            Windows::KeyLeft => Ok(Self::KeyLeft),
+            Windows::KeyDown => Ok(Self::KeyDown),
+            Windows::KeyUp => Ok(Self::KeyUp),
+            Windows::KeypadNumLock => Ok(Self::KeyNumlock),
+            Windows::KeypadSlash => Ok(Self::KeyKpslash),
+            Windows::KeypadStar => Ok(Self::KeyKpAsterisk),
+            Windows::KeypadDash => Ok(Self::KeyKpMinus),
+            Windows::KeypadPlus => Ok(Self::KeyKpplus),
+            Windows::KeypadEnter => Ok(Self::KeyKpEnter),
+            Windows::Keypad1End => Ok(Self::KeyKp1),
+            Windows::Keypad2DownArrow => Ok(Self::KeyKp2),
+            Windows::Keypad3PageDn => Ok(Self::KeyKp3),
+            Windows::Keypad4LeftArrow => Ok(Self::KeyKp4),
+            Windows::Keypad5 => Ok(Self::KeyKp5),
+            Windows::Keypad6RightArrow => Ok(Self::KeyKp6),
+            Windows::Keypad7Home => Ok(Self::KeyKp7),
+            Windows::Keypad8UpArrow => Ok(Self::KeyKp8),
+            Windows::Keypad9PageUp => Ok(Self::KeyKp9),
+            Windows::Keypad0Insert => Ok(Self::KeyKp0),
+            Windows::KeypadDot => Ok(Self::KeyKpDot),
+            Windows::KeyNonUSSlashBar => Ok(Self::Key102nd),
+            Windows::KeyApplication => Ok(Self::KeyMenu),
+            Windows::KeypadEquals => Ok(Self::KeyKpequal),
+            Windows::KeyF13 => Ok(Self::KeyF13),
+            Windows::KeyF14 => Ok(Self::KeyF14),
+            Windows::KeyF15 => Ok(Self::KeyF15),
+            Windows::KeyF16 => Ok(Self::KeyF16),
+            Windows::KeyF17 => Ok(Self::KeyF17),
+            Windows::KeyF18 => Ok(Self::KeyF18),
+            Windows::KeyF19 => Ok(Self::KeyF19),
+            Windows::KeyF20 => Ok(Self::KeyF20),
+            Windows::KeyF21 => Ok(Self::KeyF21),
+            Windows::KeyF22 => Ok(Self::KeyF22),
+            Windows::KeyF23 => Ok(Self::KeyF23),
+            Windows::KeyF24 => Ok(Self::KeyF24),
+            Windows::KeypadComma => Ok(Self::KeyKpcomma),
+            Windows::KeyInternational1 => Ok(Self::KeyRo),
+            Windows::KeyInternational2 => Ok(Self::KeyKatakanahiragana),
+            Windows::KeyInternational3 => Ok(Self::KeyYen),
+            Windows::KeyInternational4 => Ok(Self::KeyHenkan),
+            Windows::KeyInternational5 => Ok(Self::KeyMuhenkan),
+            Windows::KeyLANG1 => Ok(Self::KeyHanguel),
+            Windows::KeyLANG2 => Ok(Self::KeyHanja),
+            Windows::KeyLANG3 => Ok(Self::KeyKatakana),
+            Windows::KeyLANG4 => Ok(Self::KeyHiragana),
+            Windows::KeyLeftCtrl => Ok(Self::KeyLeftCtrl),
+            Windows::KeyLeftShift => Ok(Self::KeyLeftShift),
+            Windows::KeyLeftAlt => Ok(Self::KeyLeftAlt),
+            Windows::KeyLeftGUI => Ok(Self::KeyLeftMeta),
+            Windows::KeyRightCtrl => Ok(Self::KeyRightCtrl),
+            Windows::KeyRightShift => Ok(Self::KeyRightShift),
+            Windows::KeyFakeRightShift => Ok(Self::KeyRightShift),
+            Windows::KeyRightAlt => Ok(Self::KeyRightalt),
+            Windows::KeyRightGUI => Ok(Self::KeyRightmeta),
+            Windows::KeyScanNextTrack => Ok(Self::KeyNextsong),
+            Windows::KeyScanPreviousTrack => Ok(Self::KeyPrevioussong),
+            Windows::KeyStop => Ok(Self::KeyStopcd),
+            Windows::KeyPlayPause => Ok(Self::KeyPlaypause),
+            Windows::KeyMute => Ok(Self::KeyMute),
+            Windows::KeyVolumeUp => Ok(Self::KeyVolumeUp),
+            Windows::KeyVolumeDown => Ok(Self::KeyVolumeDown),
+            Windows::ALConsumerControlConfiguration => Err(()),
+            Windows::ALEmailReader => Ok(Self::KeyMail),
+            Windows::ALCalculator => Ok(Self::KeyCalc),
+            Windows::ALLocalMachineBrowser => Ok(Self::KeyFile),
+            Windows::ACSearch => Ok(Self::KeyWww),
+            Windows::ACHome => Ok(Self::KeyHomepage),
+            Windows::ACBack => Ok(Self::KeyBack),
+            Windows::ACForward => Ok(Self::KeyForward),
+            Windows::ACStop => Ok(Self::KeyStop),
+            Windows::ACRefresh => Ok(Self::KeyRefresh),
+            Windows::ACBookmarks => Ok(Self::KeyBookmarks),
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/nix/README.md
+++ b/nix/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Nix Flake Usage
+
+## run
+
+```bash
+nix run github:feschber/lan-mouse
+
+# with params
+nix run github:feschber/lan-mouse -- --help
+
+```
+
+## home-manager module
+
+add input
+
+```nix
+inputs = {
+    lan-mouse.url = "github:feschber/lan-mouse";
+}
+```
+
+enable lan-mouse
+
+``` nix
+{
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}: {
+  # add the home manager module
+  imports = [inputs.lan-mouse.homeManagerModules.default];
+
+  programs.lan-mouse = {
+    enable = true;
+    # systemd = false;
+    # package = inputs.lan-mouse.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default
+    # Optional configuration in nix syntax, see config.toml for available options
+    # settings = { };
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+```
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  rustPlatform,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+}: let
+  cargoToml = builtins.fromTOML (builtins.readFile ../Cargo.toml);
+  pname = cargoToml.package.name;
+  version = cargoToml.package.version;
+in
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = pname;
+  version = version;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    pkg-config
+    cmake
+    makeWrapper
+    buildPackages.gtk4
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    xorg.libX11
+    gtk4
+    libadwaita
+    xorg.libXtst
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
+  ];
+
+  src = builtins.path {
+    name = pname;
+    path = lib.cleanSource ../.;
+  };
+
+  cargoLock.lockFile = ../Cargo.lock;
+
+  # Set Environment Variables
+  RUST_BACKTRACE = "full";
+
+  # Needed to enable support for SVG icons in GTK
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/lan-mouse" \
+      --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE ${pkgs.librsvg.out}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Lan Mouse is a mouse and keyboard sharing software";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Lan Mouse is a mouse and keyboard sharing software similar to universal-control on Apple devices. It allows for using multiple pcs with a single set of mouse and keyboard. This is also known as a Software KVM switch.
+      The primary target is Wayland on Linux but Windows and MacOS and Linux on Xorg have partial support as well (see below for more details).
+    '';
+    mainProgram = pname;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
--- a/nix/hm-module.nix
+++ b/nix/hm-module.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+self: {
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+with lib; let
+  cfg = config.programs.lan-mouse;
+  defaultPackage = self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default;
+  tomlFormat = pkgs.formats.toml {};
+in {
+  options.programs.lan-mouse = with types; {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "Whether or not to enable lan-mouse.";
+    package = mkOption {
+      type = with types; nullOr package;
+      default = defaultPackage;
+      defaultText = literalExpression "inputs.lan-mouse.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default";
+      description = ''
+        The lan-mouse package to use.
+
+        By default, this option will use the `packages.default` as exposed by this flake.
+      '';
+    };
+    systemd = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
+      description = "Whether to enable to systemd service for lan-mouse on linux.";
+    };
+    launchd = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin;
+      description = "Whether to enable to launchd service for lan-mouse on macOS.";
+    };
+    settings = lib.mkOption {
+      inherit (tomlFormat) type;
+      default = {};
+      example = builtins.fromTOML (builtins.readFile (self + /config.toml));
+      description = ''
+        Optional configuration written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lan-mouse/config.toml`.
+
+        See <https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/> for
+        available options and documentation.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    systemd.user.services.lan-mouse = lib.mkIf cfg.systemd {
+      Unit = {
+        Description = "Systemd service for Lan Mouse";
+        Requires = ["graphical-session.target"];
+      };
+      Service = {
+        Type = "simple";
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/lan-mouse --daemon";
+      };
+      Install.WantedBy = [
+        (lib.mkIf config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland.systemd.enable "hyprland-session.target")
+        (lib.mkIf config.wayland.windowManager.sway.systemd.enable "sway-session.target")
+      ];
+    };
+
+    launchd.agents.lan-mouse = lib.mkIf cfg.launchd {
+      enable = true;
+      config = {
+        ProgramArguments = [
+          "${cfg.package}/bin/lan-mouse"
+          "--daemon"
+        ];
+        KeepAlive = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+    home.packages = [
+      cfg.package
+    ];
+
+    xdg.configFile."lan-mouse/config.toml" = lib.mkIf (cfg.settings != {}) {
+      source = tomlFormat.generate "config.toml" cfg.settings;
+    };
+  };
+}
--- a/resources/client_row.ui
+++ b/resources/client_row.ui
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@
 				<property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">enable</property>
 			</object>
 		</child>
+		<child type="suffix">
+			<object class="GtkButton" id="dns_button">
+				<signal name="clicked" handler="handle_request_dns" swapped="true"/>
+				<!--<property name="icon-name">network-wired-disconnected-symbolic</property>-->
+				<property name="icon-name">network-wired-symbolic</property>
+				<property name="valign">center</property>
+				<property name="halign">end</property>
+				<property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">resolve host</property>
+			</object>
+		</child>
+		<child type="suffix">
+			<object class="GtkSpinner" id="dns_loading_indicator">
+			</object>
+		</child>
 		<!-- host -->
 		<child>
 			<object class="AdwActionRow">
@@ -30,6 +44,7 @@
 				<child>
 					<object class="GtkEntry" id="port">
 						<!-- <property name="title" translatable="yes">port</property> -->
+                        <property name="max-width-chars">5</property>
 						<property name="input_purpose">GTK_INPUT_PURPOSE_NUMBER</property>
 						<property name="xalign">0.5</property>
 						<property name="valign">center</property>
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@
 						<property name="valign">center</property>
 						<property name="halign">center</property>
 						<property name="name">delete-button</property>
+						<style><class name="error"/></style>
 					</object>
 				</child>
 			</object>
--- a/resources/de.feschber.LanMouse.svg
+++ b/resources/de.feschber.LanMouse.svg
--- a/resources/resources.gresource.xml
+++ b/resources/resources.gresource.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
  <gresource prefix="/de/feschber/LanMouse">
    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">window.ui</file>
    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">client_row.ui</file>
-    <file compressed="true">style.css</file>
-    <file compressed="true">style-dark.css</file>
  </gresource>
  <gresource prefix="/de/feschber/LanMouse/icons">
-	<file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">mouse-icon.svg</file>
+    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">de.feschber.LanMouse.svg</file>
  </gresource>
 </gresources>
--- a/resources/style-dark.css
+++ b/resources/style-dark.css
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#delete-button {
-  color: @red_1;
-}
-
-#port-edit-cancel {
-  color: @red_1;
-}
-
-#port-edit-apply {
-  color: @green_1;
-}
--- a/resources/style.css
+++ b/resources/style.css
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#delete-button {
-  color: @red_3;
-}
-
-#port-edit-cancel {
-  color: @red_3;
-}
-
-#port-edit-apply {
-  color: @green_3;
-}
--- a/resources/window.ui
+++ b/resources/window.ui
@@ -1,146 +1,227 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
-	<requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
-	<requires lib="libadwaita" version="1.0"/>
-	<menu id="main-menu">
-		<item>
-			<attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Close window</attribute>
-			<attribute name="action">window.close</attribute>
-		</item>
-	</menu>
-	<template class="LanMouseWindow" parent="AdwApplicationWindow">
-		<property name="width-request">600</property>
-		<property name="height-request">700</property>
-		<property name="title" translatable="yes">Lan Mouse</property>
-		<property name="show-menubar">True</property>
-		<property name="content">
-			<object class="GtkBox">
-				<property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-				<child type="top">
-					<object class="AdwHeaderBar">
-						<child type ="end">
-							<object class="GtkMenuButton">
-								<property name="icon-name">open-menu-symbolic</property>
-								<property name="menu-model">main-menu</property>
-							</object>
-						</child>
-						<style>
-							<class name="flat"/>
-						</style>
-					</object>
-				</child>
-				<child>
-					<object class="AdwToastOverlay" id="toast_overlay">
-						<child>
-							<object class="AdwStatusPage">
-								<property name="title" translatable="yes">Lan Mouse</property>
-								<property name="description" translatable="yes">easily use your mouse and keyboard on multiple computers</property>
-								<property name="icon-name">mouse-icon</property>
-								<property name="child">
-								  <object class="AdwClamp">
-									<property name="maximum-size">600</property>
-									<property name="tightening-threshold">0</property>
-									<property name="child">
-									  <object class="GtkBox">
-										<property name="orientation">vertical</property>
-										<property name="spacing">12</property>
-										<child>
-											<object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
-												<property name="title" translatable="yes">General</property>
-												<!--
-												<child>
-													<object class="AdwActionRow">
-														<property name="title" translatable="yes">enable</property>
-														<child type="suffix">
-															<object class="GtkSwitch">
-																<property name="valign">center</property>
-																<property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">enable</property>
-															</object>
-														</child>
-													</object>
-												</child>
-												-->
-												<child>
-													<object class="AdwActionRow">
-														<property name="title">port</property>
-														<child>
-															<object class="GtkEntry" id="port_entry">
-																<signal name="activate" handler="handle_port_edit_apply" swapped="true"/>
-																<signal name="changed" handler="handle_port_changed" swapped="true"/>
-																<!-- <signal name="delete-text" handler="handle_port_changed" swapped="true"/> -->
-																<!-- <property name="title" translatable="yes">port</property> -->
-																<property name="placeholder-text">4242</property>
-																<property name="width-chars">5</property>
-																<property name="xalign">0.5</property>
-																<property name="valign">center</property>
-																<!-- <property name="show-apply-button">True</property> -->
-																<property name="input-purpose">GTK_INPUT_PURPOSE_DIGITS</property>
-															</object>
-														</child>
-														<child>
-															<object class="GtkButton" id="port_edit_apply">
-																<signal name="clicked" handler="handle_port_edit_apply" swapped="true"/>
-																<property name="icon-name">object-select-symbolic</property>
-																<property name="valign">center</property>
-																<property name="visible">false</property>
-																<property name="name">port-edit-apply</property>
-															</object>
-														</child>
-														<child>
-															<object class="GtkButton" id="port_edit_cancel">
-																<signal name="clicked" handler="handle_port_edit_cancel" swapped="true"/>
-																<property name="icon-name">process-stop-symbolic</property>
-																<property name="valign">center</property>
-																<property name="visible">false</property>
-																<property name="name">port-edit-cancel</property>
-															</object>
-														</child>
-													</object>
-												</child>
-											</object>
-										</child>
-										<child>
-											<object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
-												<property name="title" translatable="yes">Connections</property>
-												<property name="header-suffix">
-													<object class="GtkButton">
-														<signal name="clicked" handler="handle_add_client_pressed" swapped="true"/>
-														<property name="child">
-															<object class="AdwButtonContent">
-																<property name="icon-name">list-add-symbolic</property>
-																<property name="label" translatable="yes">Add</property>
-															</object>
-														</property>
-													<style>
-														<class name="flat"/>
-													</style>
-													</object>
-												</property>
-												<child>
-												  <object class="GtkListBox" id="client_list">
-														<property name="selection-mode">none</property>
-														<child type="placeholder">
-															<object class="AdwActionRow" id="client_placeholder">
-																<property name="title">No connections!</property>
-																<property name="subtitle">add a new client via the + button</property>
-															</object>
-														</child>
-														<style>
-															<class name="boxed-list" />
-														</style>
-												  </object>
-												</child>
-											</object>
-										</child>
-									  </object>
-									</property>
-								  </object>
-							  </property>
-							</object>
-						</child>
-					</object>
-				</child>
-			</object>
-		</property>
-	</template>
+  <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
+  <requires lib="libadwaita" version="1.0"/>
+  <menu id="main-menu">
+    <item>
+      <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Close window</attribute>
+      <attribute name="action">window.close</attribute>
+    </item>
+  </menu>
+  <template class="LanMouseWindow" parent="AdwApplicationWindow">
+    <property name="width-request">600</property>
+    <property name="height-request">700</property>
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Lan Mouse</property>
+    <property name="show-menubar">True</property>
+    <property name="content">
+      <object class="GtkBox">
+        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <child type="top">
+          <object class="AdwHeaderBar">
+            <child type ="end">
+              <object class="GtkMenuButton">
+                <property name="icon-name">open-menu-symbolic</property>
+                <property name="menu-model">main-menu</property>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+            <style>
+              <class name="flat"/>
+            </style>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="AdwToastOverlay" id="toast_overlay">
+            <child>
+              <object class="AdwStatusPage">
+                <property name="title" translatable="yes">Lan Mouse</property>
+                <property name="description" translatable="yes">easily use your mouse and keyboard on multiple computers</property>
+                <property name="icon-name">de.feschber.LanMouse</property>
+                <property name="child">
+                  <object class="AdwClamp">
+                  <property name="maximum-size">600</property>
+                  <property name="tightening-threshold">0</property>
+                  <property name="child">
+                    <object class="GtkBox">
+                    <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+                    <property name="spacing">12</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup" id="capture_emulation_group">
+                      <property name="title" translatable="yes">Capture / Emulation Status</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="capture_status_row">
+                            <property name="title">input capture is disabled</property>
+                            <property name="subtitle">required for outgoing and incoming connections</property>
+                            <property name="icon-name">dialog-warning-symbolic</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkButton" id="input_capture_button">
+                                <property name="child">
+                                  <object class="AdwButtonContent">
+                                    <property name="icon-name">object-rotate-right-symbolic</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Reenable</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                </property>
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_capture" swapped="true"/>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <style>
+                                  <class name="circular"/>
+                                  <class name="flat"/>
+                                </style>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <style>
+                              <class name="warning"/>
+                            </style>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="AdwActionRow" id="emulation_status_row">
+                            <property name="title">input emulation is disabled</property>
+                            <property name="subtitle">required for incoming connections</property>
+                            <property name="icon-name">dialog-warning-symbolic</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkButton" id="input_emulation_button">
+                                <property name="child">
+                                  <object class="AdwButtonContent">
+                                    <property name="icon-name">object-rotate-right-symbolic</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Reenable</property>
+                                  </object>
+                                </property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_emulation" swapped="true"/>
+                                <style>
+                                  <class name="circular"/>
+                                  <class name="flat"/>
+                                </style>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                            </child>
+                            <style>
+                              <class name="warning"/>
+                            </style>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
+                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">General</property>
+                        <!--
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="AdwActionRow">
+                            <property name="title" translatable="yes">enable</property>
+                            <child type="suffix">
+                              <object class="GtkSwitch">
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">enable</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                        -->
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="AdwActionRow">
+                            <property name="title">port</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkEntry" id="port_entry">
+                                <property name="max-width-chars">5</property>
+                                <signal name="activate" handler="handle_port_edit_apply" swapped="true"/>
+                                <signal name="changed" handler="handle_port_changed" swapped="true"/>
+                                <!-- <signal name="delete-text" handler="handle_port_changed" swapped="true"/> -->
+                                <!-- <property name="title" translatable="yes">port</property> -->
+                                <property name="placeholder-text">4242</property>
+                                <property name="width-chars">5</property>
+                                <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <!-- <property name="show-apply-button">True</property> -->
+                                <property name="input-purpose">GTK_INPUT_PURPOSE_DIGITS</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkButton" id="port_edit_apply">
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_port_edit_apply" swapped="true"/>
+                                <property name="icon-name">object-select-symbolic</property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <property name="visible">false</property>
+                                <property name="name">port-edit-apply</property>
+                                <style><class name="success"/></style>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkButton" id="port_edit_cancel">
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_port_edit_cancel" swapped="true"/>
+                                <property name="icon-name">process-stop-symbolic</property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <property name="visible">false</property>
+                                <property name="name">port-edit-cancel</property>
+                                <style><class name="error"/></style>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="AdwActionRow">
+                            <property name="title">hostname</property>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkLabel" id="hostname_label">
+                                <property name="label">&lt;span font_style=&quot;italic&quot; font_weight=&quot;light&quot; foreground=&quot;darkgrey&quot;&gt;could not determine hostname&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+                                <property name="use-markup">true</property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkButton" id="copy-hostname-button">
+                                <property name="icon-name">edit-copy-symbolic</property>
+                                <property name="valign">center</property>
+                                <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_copy_hostname" swapped="true"/>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
+                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Connections</property>
+                        <property name="header-suffix">
+                          <object class="GtkButton">
+                            <signal name="clicked" handler="handle_add_client_pressed" swapped="true"/>
+                            <property name="child">
+                              <object class="AdwButtonContent">
+                                <property name="icon-name">list-add-symbolic</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Add</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </property>
+                          <style>
+                            <class name="flat"/>
+                          </style>
+                          </object>
+                        </property>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkListBox" id="client_list">
+                            <property name="selection-mode">none</property>
+                            <child type="placeholder">
+                              <object class="AdwActionRow" id="client_placeholder">
+                                <property name="title">No connections!</property>
+                                <property name="subtitle">add a new client via the + button</property>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
+                            <style>
+                              <class name="boxed-list" />
+                            </style>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                    </object>
+                  </property>
+                  </object>
+                </property>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </property>
+  </template>
 </interface>
--- a/service/lan-mouse.service
+++ b/service/lan-mouse.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lan Mouse
+# lan mouse needs an active graphical session
+After=graphical-session.target
+# make sure the service terminates with the graphical session
+BindsTo=graphical-session.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse --daemon
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical-session.target
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(builtins.getFlake ("git+file://" + toString ./.)).devShells.${builtins.currentSystem}.default
--- a/src/backend.rs
+++ b/src/backend.rs
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-pub mod consumer;
-pub mod producer;
--- a/src/backend/consumer.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer.rs
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#[cfg(windows)]
-pub mod windows;
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod x11;
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod wlroots;
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod xdg_desktop_portal;
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod libei;
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub mod macos;
-
-/// fallback consumer
-pub mod dummy;
--- a/src/backend/consumer/dummy.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/dummy.rs
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
-    event::Event,
-};
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct DummyConsumer;
-
-impl DummyConsumer {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
-    }
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for DummyConsumer {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, client_handle: ClientHandle) {
-        log::info!("received event: ({client_handle}) {event}");
-    }
-    async fn notify(&mut self, client_event: ClientEvent) {
-        log::info!("{client_event:?}");
-    }
-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
-}
--- a/src/backend/consumer/libei.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/libei.rs
@@ -1,381 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
-    io,
-    os::{
-        fd::{FromRawFd, RawFd},
-        unix::net::UnixStream,
-    },
-    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
-};
-
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use ashpd::desktop::remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop};
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use futures::StreamExt;
-
-use reis::{
-    ei::{self, button::ButtonState, handshake::ContextType, keyboard::KeyState},
-    tokio::EiEventStream,
-    PendingRequestResult,
-};
-
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
-    event::Event,
-};
-
-pub struct LibeiConsumer {
-    handshake: bool,
-    context: ei::Context,
-    events: EiEventStream,
-    pointer: Option<(ei::Device, ei::Pointer)>,
-    has_pointer: bool,
-    scroll: Option<(ei::Device, ei::Scroll)>,
-    has_scroll: bool,
-    button: Option<(ei::Device, ei::Button)>,
-    has_button: bool,
-    keyboard: Option<(ei::Device, ei::Keyboard)>,
-    has_keyboard: bool,
-    capabilities: HashMap<String, u64>,
-    capability_mask: u64,
-    sequence: u32,
-    serial: u32,
-}
-
-async fn get_ei_fd() -> Result<RawFd, ashpd::Error> {
-    let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
-    let session = proxy.create_session().await?;
-
-    // I HATE EVERYTHING, THIS TOOK 8 HOURS OF DEBUGGING
-    proxy
-        .select_devices(
-            &session,
-            DeviceType::Pointer | DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Touchscreen,
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-    proxy
-        .start(&session, &ashpd::WindowIdentifier::default())
-        .await?
-        .response()?;
-    proxy.connect_to_eis(&session).await
-}
-
-impl LibeiConsumer {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        // fd is owned by the message, so we need to dup it
-        let eifd = get_ei_fd().await?;
-        let eifd = unsafe {
-            let ret = libc::dup(eifd);
-            if ret < 0 {
-                Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
-            } else {
-                Ok(ret)
-            }
-        }?;
-        let stream = unsafe { UnixStream::from_raw_fd(eifd) };
-        // let stream = UnixStream::connect("/run/user/1000/eis-0")?;
-        stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
-        let context = ei::Context::new(stream)?;
-        context.flush()?;
-        let events = EiEventStream::new(context.clone())?;
-        Ok(Self {
-            handshake: false,
-            context,
-            events,
-            pointer: None,
-            button: None,
-            scroll: None,
-            keyboard: None,
-            has_pointer: false,
-            has_button: false,
-            has_scroll: false,
-            has_keyboard: false,
-            capabilities: HashMap::new(),
-            capability_mask: 0,
-            sequence: 0,
-            serial: 0,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for LibeiConsumer {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _client_handle: ClientHandle) {
-        let now = SystemTime::now()
-            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
-            .unwrap()
-            .as_micros() as u64;
-        match event {
-            Event::Pointer(p) => match p {
-                crate::event::PointerEvent::Motion {
-                    time: _,
-                    relative_x,
-                    relative_y,
-                } => {
-                    if !self.has_pointer {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, p)) = self.pointer.as_mut() {
-                        p.motion_relative(relative_x as f32, relative_y as f32);
-                        d.frame(self.serial, now);
-                    }
-                }
-                crate::event::PointerEvent::Button {
-                    time: _,
-                    button,
-                    state,
-                } => {
-                    if !self.has_button {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, b)) = self.button.as_mut() {
-                        b.button(
-                            button,
-                            match state {
-                                0 => ButtonState::Released,
-                                _ => ButtonState::Press,
-                            },
-                        );
-                        d.frame(self.serial, now);
-                    }
-                }
-                crate::event::PointerEvent::Axis {
-                    time: _,
-                    axis,
-                    value,
-                } => {
-                    if !self.has_scroll {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, s)) = self.scroll.as_mut() {
-                        match axis {
-                            0 => s.scroll(0., value as f32),
-                            _ => s.scroll(value as f32, 0.),
-                        }
-                        d.frame(self.serial, now);
-                    }
-                }
-                crate::event::PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
-            },
-            Event::Keyboard(k) => match k {
-                crate::event::KeyboardEvent::Key {
-                    time: _,
-                    key,
-                    state,
-                } => {
-                    if !self.has_keyboard {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, k)) = &mut self.keyboard {
-                        k.key(
-                            key,
-                            match state {
-                                0 => KeyState::Released,
-                                _ => KeyState::Press,
-                            },
-                        );
-                        d.frame(self.serial, now);
-                    }
-                }
-                crate::event::KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
-            },
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        self.context.flush().unwrap();
-    }
-
-    async fn dispatch(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        let event = match self.events.next().await {
-            Some(e) => e?,
-            None => return Err(anyhow!("libei connection lost")),
-        };
-        let event = match event {
-            PendingRequestResult::Request(result) => result,
-            PendingRequestResult::ParseError(e) => {
-                return Err(anyhow!("libei protocol violation: {e}"))
-            }
-            PendingRequestResult::InvalidObject(e) => return Err(anyhow!("invalid object {e}")),
-        };
-        match event {
-            ei::Event::Handshake(handshake, request) => match request {
-                ei::handshake::Event::HandshakeVersion { version } => {
-                    if self.handshake {
-                        return Ok(());
-                    }
-                    log::info!("libei version {}", version);
-                    // sender means we are sending events _to_ the eis server
-                    handshake.handshake_version(version); // FIXME
-                    handshake.context_type(ContextType::Sender);
-                    handshake.name("ei-demo-client");
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_connection", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_callback", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_pingpong", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_seat", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_device", 2);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_pointer", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_pointer_absolute", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_scroll", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_button", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_keyboard", 1);
-                    handshake.interface_version("ei_touchscreen", 1);
-                    handshake.finish();
-                    self.handshake = true;
-                }
-                ei::handshake::Event::InterfaceVersion { name, version } => {
-                    log::debug!("handshake: Interface {name} @ {version}");
-                }
-                ei::handshake::Event::Connection { serial, connection } => {
-                    connection.sync(1);
-                    self.serial = serial;
-                }
-                _ => unreachable!(),
-            },
-            ei::Event::Connection(_connection, request) => match request {
-                ei::connection::Event::Seat { seat } => {
-                    log::debug!("connected to seat: {seat:?}");
-                }
-                ei::connection::Event::Ping { ping } => {
-                    ping.done(0);
-                }
-                ei::connection::Event::Disconnected {
-                    last_serial: _,
-                    reason,
-                    explanation,
-                } => {
-                    log::debug!("ei - disconnected: reason: {reason:?}: {explanation}")
-                }
-                ei::connection::Event::InvalidObject {
-                    last_serial,
-                    invalid_id,
-                } => {
-                    return Err(anyhow!(
-                        "invalid object: id: {invalid_id}, serial: {last_serial}"
-                    ));
-                }
-                _ => unreachable!(),
-            },
-            ei::Event::Device(device, request) => match request {
-                ei::device::Event::Destroyed { serial } => {
-                    log::debug!("device destroyed: {device:?} - serial: {serial}")
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Name { name } => {
-                    log::debug!("device name: {name}")
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::DeviceType { device_type } => {
-                    log::debug!("device type: {device_type:?}")
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Dimensions { width, height } => {
-                    log::debug!("device dimensions: {width}x{height}")
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Region {
-                    offset_x,
-                    offset_y,
-                    width,
-                    hight,
-                    scale,
-                } => log::debug!(
-                    "device region: {width}x{hight} @ ({offset_x},{offset_y}), scale: {scale}"
-                ),
-                ei::device::Event::Interface { object } => {
-                    log::debug!("device interface: {object:?}");
-                    if object.interface().eq("ei_pointer") {
-                        log::debug!("GOT POINTER DEVICE");
-                        self.pointer.replace((device, object.downcast().unwrap()));
-                    } else if object.interface().eq("ei_button") {
-                        log::debug!("GOT BUTTON DEVICE");
-                        self.button.replace((device, object.downcast().unwrap()));
-                    } else if object.interface().eq("ei_scroll") {
-                        log::debug!("GOT SCROLL DEVICE");
-                        self.scroll.replace((device, object.downcast().unwrap()));
-                    } else if object.interface().eq("ei_keyboard") {
-                        log::debug!("GOT KEYBOARD DEVICE");
-                        self.keyboard.replace((device, object.downcast().unwrap()));
-                    }
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Done => {
-                    log::debug!("device: done {device:?}");
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Resumed { serial } => {
-                    self.serial = serial;
-                    device.start_emulating(serial, self.sequence);
-                    self.sequence += 1;
-                    log::debug!("resumed: {device:?}");
-                    if let Some((d, _)) = &mut self.pointer {
-                        if d == &device {
-                            log::debug!("pointer resumed {serial}");
-                            self.has_pointer = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, _)) = &mut self.button {
-                        if d == &device {
-                            log::debug!("button resumed {serial}");
-                            self.has_button = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, _)) = &mut self.scroll {
-                        if d == &device {
-                            log::debug!("scroll resumed {serial}");
-                            self.has_scroll = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if let Some((d, _)) = &mut self.keyboard {
-                        if d == &device {
-                            log::debug!("keyboard resumed {serial}");
-                            self.has_keyboard = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Paused { serial } => {
-                    self.has_pointer = false;
-                    self.has_button = false;
-                    self.serial = serial;
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::StartEmulating { serial, sequence } => {
-                    log::debug!("start emulating {serial}, {sequence}")
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::StopEmulating { serial } => {
-                    log::debug!("stop emulating {serial}")
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::Frame { serial, timestamp } => {
-                    log::debug!("frame: {serial}, {timestamp}");
-                }
-                ei::device::Event::RegionMappingId { mapping_id } => {
-                    log::debug!("RegionMappingId {mapping_id}")
-                }
-                e => log::debug!("invalid event: {e:?}"),
-            },
-            ei::Event::Seat(seat, request) => match request {
-                ei::seat::Event::Destroyed { serial } => {
-                    self.serial = serial;
-                    log::debug!("seat destroyed: {seat:?}");
-                }
-                ei::seat::Event::Name { name } => {
-                    log::debug!("seat name: {name}");
-                }
-                ei::seat::Event::Capability { mask, interface } => {
-                    log::debug!("seat capabilities: {mask}, interface: {interface:?}");
-                    self.capabilities.insert(interface, mask);
-                    self.capability_mask |= mask;
-                }
-                ei::seat::Event::Done => {
-                    log::debug!("seat done");
-                    log::debug!("binding capabilities: {}", self.capability_mask);
-                    seat.bind(self.capability_mask);
-                }
-                ei::seat::Event::Device { device } => {
-                    log::debug!("seat: new device - {device:?}");
-                }
-                _ => todo!(),
-            },
-            e => log::debug!("unhandled event: {e:?}"),
-        }
-        self.context.flush()?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn notify(&mut self, _client_event: ClientEvent) {}
-
-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
-}
--- a/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-use crate::{
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
-    event::{KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent},
-    scancode,
-};
-use anyhow::Result;
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use winapi::um::winuser::{SendInput, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY};
-use winapi::{
-    self,
-    um::winuser::{
-        INPUT, INPUT_KEYBOARD, INPUT_MOUSE, KEYBDINPUT, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE,
-        LPINPUT, MOUSEEVENTF_HWHEEL, MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,
-        MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN, MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP, MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN,
-        MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP, MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL, MOUSEINPUT,
-    },
-};
-
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    event::Event,
-};
-
-pub struct WindowsConsumer {}
-
-impl WindowsConsumer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self {})
-    }
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for WindowsConsumer {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: ClientHandle) {
-        match event {
-            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
-                PointerEvent::Motion {
-                    time: _,
-                    relative_x,
-                    relative_y,
-                } => {
-                    rel_mouse(relative_x as i32, relative_y as i32);
-                }
-                PointerEvent::Button {
-                    time: _,
-                    button,
-                    state,
-                } => mouse_button(button, state),
-                PointerEvent::Axis {
-                    time: _,
-                    axis,
-                    value,
-                } => scroll(axis, value),
-                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
-            },
-            Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
-                KeyboardEvent::Key {
-                    time: _,
-                    key,
-                    state,
-                } => key_event(key, state),
-                KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {}
-            },
-            _ => {}
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn notify(&mut self, _: ClientEvent) {
-        // nothing to do
-    }
-
-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
-}
-
-fn send_mouse_input(mi: MOUSEINPUT) {
-    unsafe {
-        let mut input = INPUT {
-            type_: INPUT_MOUSE,
-            u: std::mem::transmute(mi),
-        };
-
-        SendInput(
-            1_u32,
-            &mut input as LPINPUT,
-            std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32,
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-fn rel_mouse(dx: i32, dy: i32) {
-    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
-        dx,
-        dy,
-        mouseData: 0,
-        dwFlags: MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE,
-        time: 0,
-        dwExtraInfo: 0,
-    };
-    send_mouse_input(mi);
-}
-
-fn mouse_button(button: u32, state: u32) {
-    let dw_flags = match state {
-        0 => match button {
-            0x110 => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,
-            0x111 => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
-            0x112 => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP,
-            _ => return,
-        },
-        1 => match button {
-            0x110 => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,
-            0x111 => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN,
-            0x112 => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN,
-            _ => return,
-        },
-        _ => return,
-    };
-    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
-        dx: 0,
-        dy: 0, // no movement
-        mouseData: 0,
-        dwFlags: dw_flags,
-        time: 0,
-        dwExtraInfo: 0,
-    };
-    send_mouse_input(mi);
-}
-
-fn scroll(axis: u8, value: f64) {
-    let event_type = match axis {
-        0 => MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL,
-        1 => MOUSEEVENTF_HWHEEL,
-        _ => return,
-    };
-    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
-        dx: 0,
-        dy: 0,
-        mouseData: (-value * 15.0) as i32 as u32,
-        dwFlags: event_type,
-        time: 0,
-        dwExtraInfo: 0,
-    };
-    send_mouse_input(mi);
-}
-
-fn key_event(key: u32, state: u8) {
-    let scancode = match linux_keycode_to_windows_scancode(key) {
-        Some(code) => code,
-        None => return,
-    };
-    let extended = scancode > 0xff;
-    let scancode = scancode & 0xff;
-    let ki = KEYBDINPUT {
-        wVk: 0,
-        wScan: scancode,
-        dwFlags: KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE
-            | if extended { KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY } else { 0 }
-            | match state {
-                0 => KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,
-                1 => 0u32,
-                _ => return,
-            },
-        time: 0,
-        dwExtraInfo: 0,
-    };
-    send_keyboard_input(ki);
-}
-
-fn send_keyboard_input(ki: KEYBDINPUT) {
-    unsafe {
-        let mut input = INPUT {
-            type_: INPUT_KEYBOARD,
-            u: std::mem::zeroed(),
-        };
-        *input.u.ki_mut() = ki;
-        SendInput(1_u32, &mut input, std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32);
-    }
-}
-
-fn linux_keycode_to_windows_scancode(linux_keycode: u32) -> Option<u16> {
-    let linux_scancode = match scancode::Linux::try_from(linux_keycode) {
-        Ok(s) => s,
-        Err(_) => {
-            log::warn!("unknown keycode: {linux_keycode}");
-            return None;
-        }
-    };
-    log::trace!("linux code: {linux_scancode:?}");
-    let windows_scancode = match scancode::Windows::try_from(linux_scancode) {
-        Ok(s) => s,
-        Err(_) => {
-            log::warn!("failed to translate linux code into windows scancode: {linux_scancode:?}");
-            return None;
-        }
-    };
-    log::trace!("windows code: {windows_scancode:?}");
-    Some(windows_scancode as u16)
-}
--- a/src/backend/consumer/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-use ashpd::{
-    desktop::{
-        remote_desktop::{Axis, DeviceType, KeyState, RemoteDesktop},
-        Session,
-    },
-    WindowIdentifier,
-};
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-
-use crate::{
-    client::ClientEvent,
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
-    event::{
-        Event::{Keyboard, Pointer},
-        KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent,
-    },
-};
-
-pub struct DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
-    proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
-    session: Session<'a>,
-}
-
-impl<'a> DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalConsumer<'a>> {
-        log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
-        let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
-        log::debug!("creating session ...");
-        let session = proxy.create_session().await?;
-        log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
-        proxy
-            .select_devices(&session, DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer)
-            .await?;
-
-        let _ = proxy
-            .start(&session, &WindowIdentifier::default())
-            .await?
-            .response()?;
-        log::debug!("started session");
-
-        Ok(Self { proxy, session })
-    }
-}
-
-#[async_trait]
-impl<'a> EventConsumer for DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: crate::event::Event, _client: crate::client::ClientHandle) {
-        match event {
-            Pointer(p) => {
-                match p {
-                    PointerEvent::Motion {
-                        time: _,
-                        relative_x,
-                        relative_y,
-                    } => {
-                        if let Err(e) = self
-                            .proxy
-                            .notify_pointer_motion(&self.session, relative_x, relative_y)
-                            .await
-                        {
-                            log::warn!("{e}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    PointerEvent::Button {
-                        time: _,
-                        button,
-                        state,
-                    } => {
-                        let state = match state {
-                            0 => KeyState::Released,
-                            _ => KeyState::Pressed,
-                        };
-                        if let Err(e) = self
-                            .proxy
-                            .notify_pointer_button(&self.session, button as i32, state)
-                            .await
-                        {
-                            log::warn!("{e}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    PointerEvent::Axis {
-                        time: _,
-                        axis,
-                        value,
-                    } => {
-                        let axis = match axis {
-                            0 => Axis::Vertical,
-                            _ => Axis::Horizontal,
-                        };
-                        // TODO smooth scrolling
-                        if let Err(e) = self
-                            .proxy
-                            .notify_pointer_axis_discrete(&self.session, axis, value as i32)
-                            .await
-                        {
-                            log::warn!("{e}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
-                }
-            }
-            Keyboard(k) => {
-                match k {
-                    KeyboardEvent::Key {
-                        time: _,
-                        key,
-                        state,
-                    } => {
-                        let state = match state {
-                            0 => KeyState::Released,
-                            _ => KeyState::Pressed,
-                        };
-                        if let Err(e) = self
-                            .proxy
-                            .notify_keyboard_keycode(&self.session, key as i32, state)
-                            .await
-                        {
-                            log::warn!("{e}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => {
-                        // ignore
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn notify(&mut self, _client: ClientEvent) {}
-
-    async fn destroy(&mut self) {
-        log::debug!("closing remote desktop session");
-        if let Err(e) = self.session.close().await {
-            log::error!("failed to close remote desktop session: {e}");
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/src/backend/producer.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer.rs
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod libei;
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub mod macos;
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod wayland;
-
-#[cfg(windows)]
-pub mod windows;
-
-#[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-pub mod x11;
-
-/// fallback event producer
-pub mod dummy;
--- a/src/backend/producer/dummy.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/dummy.rs
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-use std::io;
-use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
-
-use futures_core::Stream;
-
-use crate::event::Event;
-use crate::producer::EventProducer;
-
-use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-
-pub struct DummyProducer {}
-
-impl DummyProducer {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
-    }
-}
-
-impl Default for DummyProducer {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
-    }
-}
-
-impl EventProducer for DummyProducer {
-    fn notify(&mut self, _: ClientEvent) {}
-
-    fn release(&mut self) {}
-}
-
-impl Stream for DummyProducer {
-    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
-
-    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
-    }
-}
--- a/src/backend/producer/libei.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/libei.rs
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use std::{io, task::Poll};
-
-use futures_core::Stream;
-
-use crate::{client::ClientHandle, event::Event, producer::EventProducer};
-
-pub struct LibeiProducer {}
-
-impl LibeiProducer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        Err(anyhow!("not implemented"))
-    }
-}
-
-impl EventProducer for LibeiProducer {
-    fn notify(&mut self, _event: crate::client::ClientEvent) {}
-
-    fn release(&mut self) {}
-}
-
-impl Stream for LibeiProducer {
-    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
-
-    fn poll_next(
-        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
-        _cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
-    ) -> std::task::Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
-    }
-}
--- a/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-use crate::event::Event;
-use crate::producer::EventProducer;
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use futures_core::Stream;
-use std::task::{Context, Poll};
-use std::{io, pin::Pin};
-
-pub struct MacOSProducer;
-
-impl MacOSProducer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        Err(anyhow!("not yet implemented"))
-    }
-}
-
-impl Stream for MacOSProducer {
-    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
-
-    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
-    }
-}
-
-impl EventProducer for MacOSProducer {
-    fn notify(&mut self, _event: ClientEvent) {}
-
-    fn release(&mut self) {}
-}
--- a/src/backend/producer/windows.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/windows.rs
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use core::task::{Context, Poll};
-use futures::Stream;
-use std::{io, pin::Pin};
-
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    event::Event,
-    producer::EventProducer,
-};
-
-pub struct WindowsProducer {}
-
-impl EventProducer for WindowsProducer {
-    fn notify(&mut self, _: ClientEvent) {}
-
-    fn release(&mut self) {}
-}
-
-impl WindowsProducer {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        Err(anyhow!("not implemented"))
-    }
-}
-
-impl Stream for WindowsProducer {
-    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
-    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
-    }
-}
--- a/src/backend/producer/x11.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/x11.rs
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use std::io;
-use std::task::Poll;
-
-use futures_core::Stream;
-
-use crate::event::Event;
-use crate::producer::EventProducer;
-
-use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-
-pub struct X11Producer {}
-
-impl X11Producer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        Err(anyhow!("not implemented"))
-    }
-}
-
-impl EventProducer for X11Producer {
-    fn notify(&mut self, _: ClientEvent) {}
-
-    fn release(&mut self) {}
-}
-
-impl Stream for X11Producer {
-    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
-
-    fn poll_next(
-        self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
-        _cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
-    ) -> std::task::Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Pending
-    }
-}
--- a/src/capture_test.rs
+++ b/src/capture_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::config::Config;
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use input_capture::{self, CaptureError, InputCapture, InputCaptureError, Position};
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent};
+use tokio::task::LocalSet;
+
+pub fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    log::info!("running input capture test");
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_io()
+        .enable_time()
+        .build()?;
+
+    let config = Config::new()?;
+
+    Ok(runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(input_capture_test(config)))?)
+}
+
+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?;
+        log::info!("creating clients");
+        input_capture.create(0, Position::Left).await?;
+        input_capture.create(1, Position::Right).await?;
+        input_capture.create(2, Position::Top).await?;
+        input_capture.create(3, Position::Bottom).await?;
+        if let Err(e) = do_capture(&mut input_capture).await {
+            log::warn!("{e} - recreating capture");
+        }
+        let _ = input_capture.terminate().await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn do_capture(input_capture: &mut Box<dyn InputCapture>) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    loop {
+        let (client, event) = input_capture
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .ok_or(CaptureError::EndOfStream)??;
+        let pos = match client {
+            0 => Position::Left,
+            1 => Position::Right,
+            2 => Position::Top,
+            _ => Position::Bottom,
+        };
+        log::info!("position: {pos}, event: {event}");
+        if let Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key: 1, .. }) = event {
+            input_capture.release().await?;
+            break Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -2,32 +2,52 @@ use std::{
    collections::HashSet,
    fmt::Display,
    net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
-    time::Instant,
+    str::FromStr,
 };

 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use slab::Slab;
+use thiserror::Error;

-#[derive(Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+use crate::config::DEFAULT_PORT;
+use input_capture;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Position {
+    #[default]
    Left,
    Right,
    Top,
    Bottom,
 }

-impl Default for Position {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::Left
+impl From<Position> for input_capture::Position {
+    fn from(position: Position) -> input_capture::Position {
+        match position {
+            Position::Left => input_capture::Position::Left,
+            Position::Right => input_capture::Position::Right,
+            Position::Top => input_capture::Position::Top,
+            Position::Bottom => input_capture::Position::Bottom,
+        }
    }
 }

-impl Position {
-    pub fn opposite(&self) -> Self {
-        match self {
-            Position::Left => Self::Right,
-            Position::Right => Self::Left,
-            Position::Top => Self::Bottom,
-            Position::Bottom => Self::Top,
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+#[error("not a valid position: {pos}")]
+pub struct PositionParseError {
+    pos: String,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Position {
+    type Err = PositionParseError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s {
+            "left" => Ok(Self::Left),
+            "right" => Ok(Self::Right),
+            "top" => Ok(Self::Top),
+            "bottom" => Ok(Self::Bottom),
+            _ => Err(PositionParseError { pos: s.into() }),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -47,109 +67,79 @@ impl Display for Position {
    }
 }

+impl TryFrom<&str> for Position {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match s {
+            "left" => Ok(Position::Left),
+            "right" => Ok(Position::Right),
+            "top" => Ok(Position::Top),
+            "bottom" => Ok(Position::Bottom),
+            _ => Err(()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Client {
+pub struct ClientConfig {
    /// hostname of this client
    pub hostname: Option<String>,
    /// fix ips, determined by the user
    pub fix_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
-    /// unique handle to refer to the client.
-    /// This way any event consumer / producer backend does not
-    /// need to know anything about a client other than its handle.
-    pub handle: ClientHandle,
-    /// `active` address of the client, used to send data to.
-    /// This should generally be the socket address where data
-    /// was last received from.
-    pub active_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
-    /// all socket addresses associated with a particular client
-    /// e.g. Laptops usually have at least an ethernet and a wifi port
-    /// which have different ip addresses
-    pub addrs: HashSet<SocketAddr>,
    /// both active_addr and addrs can be None / empty so port needs to be stored seperately
    pub port: u16,
    /// position of a client on screen
    pub pos: Position,
+    /// enter hook
+    pub cmd: Option<String>,
 }

-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum ClientEvent {
-    Create(ClientHandle, Position),
-    Destroy(ClientHandle),
-}
-
-pub type ClientHandle = u32;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct ClientState {
-    pub client: Client,
-    pub active: bool,
-    pub last_ping: Option<Instant>,
-    pub last_seen: Option<Instant>,
-    pub last_replied: Option<Instant>,
-}
-
-pub struct ClientManager {
-    clients: Vec<Option<ClientState>>, // HashMap likely not beneficial
-}
-
-impl Default for ClientManager {
+impl Default for ClientConfig {
    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
+        Self {
+            port: DEFAULT_PORT,
+            hostname: Default::default(),
+            fix_ips: Default::default(),
+            pos: Default::default(),
+            cmd: None,
+        }
    }
 }

+pub type ClientHandle = u64;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ClientState {
+    /// events should be sent to and received from the client
+    pub active: bool,
+    /// `active` address of the client, used to send data to.
+    /// This should generally be the socket address where data
+    /// was last received from.
+    pub active_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
+    /// tracks whether or not the client is responding to pings
+    pub alive: bool,
+    /// ips from dns
+    pub dns_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
+    /// all ip addresses associated with a particular client
+    /// 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>,
+    /// dns resolving in progress
+    pub resolving: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ClientManager {
+    clients: Slab<(ClientConfig, ClientState)>,
+}
+
 impl ClientManager {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self { clients: vec![] }
-    }
-
    /// add a new client to this manager
-    pub fn add_client(
-        &mut self,
-        hostname: Option<String>,
-        ips: HashSet<IpAddr>,
-        port: u16,
-        pos: Position,
-    ) -> ClientHandle {
-        // get a new client_handle
-        let handle = self.free_id();
-
-        // we dont know, which IP is initially active
-        let active_addr = None;
-
-        // store fix ip addresses
-        let fix_ips = ips.iter().cloned().collect();
-
-        // map ip addresses to socket addresses
-        let addrs = HashSet::from_iter(ips.into_iter().map(|ip| SocketAddr::new(ip, port)));
-
-        // store the client
-        let client = Client {
-            hostname,
-            fix_ips,
-            handle,
-            active_addr,
-            addrs,
-            port,
-            pos,
-        };
-
-        // client was never seen, nor pinged
-        let client_state = ClientState {
-            client,
-            last_ping: None,
-            last_seen: None,
-            last_replied: None,
-            active: false,
-        };
-
-        if handle as usize >= self.clients.len() {
-            assert_eq!(handle as usize, self.clients.len());
-            self.clients.push(Some(client_state));
-        } else {
-            self.clients[handle as usize] = Some(client_state);
-        }
-        handle
+    pub fn add_client(&mut self) -> ClientHandle {
+        self.clients.insert(Default::default()) as ClientHandle
    }

    /// find a client by its address
@@ -158,49 +148,54 @@ impl ClientManager {
        // time this is likely faster than using a HashMap
        self.clients
            .iter()
-            .position(|c| {
-                if let Some(c) = c {
-                    c.active && c.client.addrs.contains(&addr)
+            .find_map(|(k, (_, s))| {
+                if s.active && s.ips.contains(&addr.ip()) {
+                    Some(k)
                } else {
-                    false
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+            .map(|p| p as ClientHandle)
+    }
+
+    pub fn find_client(&self, pos: Position) -> Option<ClientHandle> {
+        self.clients
+            .iter()
+            .find_map(|(k, (c, s))| {
+                if s.active && c.pos == pos {
+                    Some(k)
+                } else {
+                    None
                }
            })
            .map(|p| p as ClientHandle)
    }

    /// remove a client from the list
-    pub fn remove_client(&mut self, client: ClientHandle) -> Option<ClientState> {
+    pub fn remove_client(&mut self, client: ClientHandle) -> Option<(ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
        // remove id from occupied ids
-        self.clients.get_mut(client as usize)?.take()
-    }
-
-    /// get a free slot in the client list
-    fn free_id(&mut self) -> ClientHandle {
-        for i in 0..u32::MAX {
-            if self.clients.get(i as usize).is_none()
-                || self.clients.get(i as usize).unwrap().is_none()
-            {
-                return i;
-            }
-        }
-        panic!("Out of client ids");
+        self.clients.try_remove(client as usize)
    }

    // returns an immutable reference to the client state corresponding to `client`
-    pub fn get(&self, client: ClientHandle) -> Option<&ClientState> {
-        self.clients.get(client as usize)?.as_ref()
+    pub fn get(&self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Option<&(ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        self.clients.get(handle as usize)
    }

    /// returns a mutable reference to the client state corresponding to `client`
-    pub fn get_mut(&mut self, client: ClientHandle) -> Option<&mut ClientState> {
-        self.clients.get_mut(client as usize)?.as_mut()
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Option<&mut (ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        self.clients.get_mut(handle as usize)
    }

-    pub fn get_client_states(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &ClientState> {
-        self.clients.iter().filter_map(|x| x.as_ref())
+    pub fn get_client_states(
+        &self,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (ClientHandle, &(ClientConfig, ClientState))> {
+        self.clients.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k as ClientHandle, v))
    }

-    pub fn get_client_states_mut(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &mut ClientState> {
-        self.clients.iter_mut().filter_map(|x| x.as_mut())
+    pub fn get_client_states_mut(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (ClientHandle, &mut (ClientConfig, ClientState))> {
+        self.clients.iter_mut().map(|(k, v)| (k as ClientHandle, v))
    }
 }
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,31 +1,44 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
-use clap::Parser;
+use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::env;
+use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::{error::Error, fs};
 use toml;

 use crate::client::Position;

+use input_event::scancode::{
+    self,
+    Linux::{KeyLeftAlt, KeyLeftCtrl, KeyLeftMeta, KeyLeftShift},
+};
+
 pub const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 4242;

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ConfigToml {
+    pub capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
+    pub emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
    pub port: Option<u16>,
-    pub frontend: Option<String>,
-    pub left: Option<Client>,
-    pub right: Option<Client>,
-    pub top: Option<Client>,
-    pub bottom: Option<Client>,
+    pub frontend: Option<Frontend>,
+    pub release_bind: Option<Vec<scancode::Linux>>,
+    pub left: Option<TomlClient>,
+    pub right: Option<TomlClient>,
+    pub top: Option<TomlClient>,
+    pub bottom: Option<TomlClient>,
 }

 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Client {
+pub struct TomlClient {
+    pub capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
+    pub hostname: Option<String>,
    pub host_name: Option<String>,
    pub ips: Option<Vec<IpAddr>>,
    pub port: Option<u16>,
+    pub activate_on_startup: Option<bool>,
+    pub enter_hook: Option<String>,
 }

 impl ConfigToml {
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ struct CliArgs {

    /// the frontend to use [cli | gtk]
    #[arg(short, long)]
-    frontend: Option<String>,
+    frontend: Option<Frontend>,

    /// non-default config file location
    #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -54,22 +67,173 @@ struct CliArgs {
    /// run only the service as a daemon without the frontend
    #[arg(short, long)]
    daemon: bool,
+
+    /// test input capture
+    #[arg(long)]
+    test_capture: bool,
+
+    /// test input emulation
+    #[arg(long)]
+    test_emulation: bool,
+
+    /// capture backend override
+    #[arg(long)]
+    capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
+
+    /// emulation backend override
+    #[arg(long)]
+    emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
 }

-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum CaptureBackend {
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    InputCapturePortal,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    LayerShell,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    X11,
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    Windows,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    MacOs,
+    Dummy,
+}
+
+impl Display for CaptureBackend {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::InputCapturePortal => write!(f, "input-capture-portal"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::LayerShell => write!(f, "layer-shell"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::X11 => write!(f, "X11"),
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            CaptureBackend::Windows => write!(f, "windows"),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            CaptureBackend::MacOs => write!(f, "MacOS"),
+            CaptureBackend::Dummy => write!(f, "dummy"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<CaptureBackend> for input_capture::Backend {
+    fn from(backend: CaptureBackend) -> Self {
+        match backend {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::InputCapturePortal => Self::InputCapturePortal,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::LayerShell => Self::LayerShell,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            CaptureBackend::X11 => Self::X11,
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            CaptureBackend::Windows => Self::Windows,
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            CaptureBackend::MacOs => Self::MacOs,
+            CaptureBackend::Dummy => Self::Dummy,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum EmulationBackend {
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    Wlroots,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    Libei,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    Xdp,
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    X11,
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    Windows,
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    MacOs,
+    Dummy,
+}
+
+impl From<EmulationBackend> for input_emulation::Backend {
+    fn from(backend: EmulationBackend) -> Self {
+        match backend {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::Wlroots => Self::Wlroots,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::Libei => Self::Libei,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::Xdp => Self::Xdp,
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::X11 => Self::X11,
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            EmulationBackend::Windows => Self::Windows,
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            EmulationBackend::MacOs => Self::MacOs,
+            EmulationBackend::Dummy => Self::Dummy,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for EmulationBackend {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::Wlroots => write!(f, "wlroots"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::Libei => write!(f, "libei"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::Xdp => write!(f, "xdg-desktop-portal"),
+            #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+            EmulationBackend::X11 => write!(f, "X11"),
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            EmulationBackend::Windows => write!(f, "windows"),
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            EmulationBackend::MacOs => write!(f, "macos"),
+            EmulationBackend::Dummy => write!(f, "dummy"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, ValueEnum)]
 pub enum Frontend {
    Gtk,
    Cli,
 }

+impl Default for Frontend {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        if cfg!(feature = "gtk") {
+            Self::Gtk
+        } else {
+            Self::Cli
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Config {
+    pub capture_backend: Option<CaptureBackend>,
+    pub emulation_backend: Option<EmulationBackend>,
    pub frontend: Frontend,
    pub port: u16,
-    pub clients: Vec<(Client, Position)>,
+    pub clients: Vec<(TomlClient, Position)>,
    pub daemon: bool,
+    pub release_bind: Vec<scancode::Linux>,
+    pub test_capture: bool,
+    pub test_emulation: bool,
 }

+pub struct ConfigClient {
+    pub ips: HashSet<IpAddr>,
+    pub hostname: Option<String>,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub pos: Position,
+    pub active: bool,
+    pub enter_hook: Option<String>,
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS: [scancode::Linux; 4] =
+    [KeyLeftCtrl, KeyLeftShift, KeyLeftMeta, KeyLeftAlt];
+
 impl Config {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        let args = CliArgs::parse();
@@ -93,42 +257,37 @@ impl Config {

        let config_toml = match ConfigToml::new(config_path.as_str()) {
            Err(e) => {
-                log::error!("{config_path}: {e}");
+                log::warn!("{config_path}: {e}");
                log::warn!("Continuing without config file ...");
                None
            }
            Ok(c) => Some(c),
        };

-        let frontend = match args.frontend {
-            None => match &config_toml {
-                Some(c) => c.frontend.clone(),
-                None => None,
-            },
-            frontend => frontend,
-        };
+        let frontend_arg = args.frontend;
+        let frontend_cfg = config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.frontend);
+        let frontend = frontend_arg.or(frontend_cfg).unwrap_or_default();

-        let frontend = match frontend {
-            #[cfg(feature = "gtk")]
-            None => Frontend::Gtk,
-            #[cfg(not(feature = "gtk"))]
-            None => Frontend::Cli,
-            Some(s) => match s.as_str() {
-                "cli" => Frontend::Cli,
-                "gtk" => Frontend::Gtk,
-                _ => Frontend::Cli,
-            },
-        };
+        let port = args
+            .port
+            .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.port))
+            .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT);

-        let port = match args.port {
-            Some(port) => port,
-            None => match &config_toml {
-                Some(c) => c.port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT),
-                None => DEFAULT_PORT,
-            },
-        };
+        log::debug!("{config_toml:?}");
+        let release_bind = config_toml
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|c| c.release_bind.clone())
+            .unwrap_or(Vec::from_iter(DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS.iter().cloned()));

-        let mut clients: Vec<(Client, Position)> = vec![];
+        let capture_backend = args
+            .capture_backend
+            .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.capture_backend));
+
+        let emulation_backend = args
+            .emulation_backend
+            .or(config_toml.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.emulation_backend));
+
+        let mut clients: Vec<(TomlClient, Position)> = vec![];

        if let Some(config_toml) = config_toml {
            if let Some(c) = config_toml.right {
@@ -146,27 +305,46 @@ impl Config {
        }

        let daemon = args.daemon;
+        let test_capture = args.test_capture;
+        let test_emulation = args.test_emulation;

        Ok(Config {
+            capture_backend,
+            emulation_backend,
            daemon,
            frontend,
            clients,
            port,
+            release_bind,
+            test_capture,
+            test_emulation,
        })
    }

-    pub fn get_clients(&self) -> Vec<(HashSet<IpAddr>, Option<String>, u16, Position)> {
+    pub fn get_clients(&self) -> Vec<ConfigClient> {
        self.clients
            .iter()
-            .map(|(c, p)| {
+            .map(|(c, pos)| {
                let port = c.port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT);
                let ips: HashSet<IpAddr> = if let Some(ips) = c.ips.as_ref() {
                    HashSet::from_iter(ips.iter().cloned())
                } else {
                    HashSet::new()
                };
-                let host_name = c.host_name.clone();
-                (ips, host_name, port, *p)
+                let hostname = match &c.hostname {
+                    Some(h) => Some(h.clone()),
+                    None => c.host_name.clone(),
+                };
+                let active = c.activate_on_startup.unwrap_or(false);
+                let enter_hook = c.enter_hook.clone();
+                ConfigClient {
+                    ips,
+                    hostname,
+                    port,
+                    pos: *pos,
+                    active,
+                    enter_hook,
+                }
            })
            .collect()
    }
--- a/src/consumer.rs
+++ b/src/consumer.rs
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use std::future;
-
-use crate::{
-    backend::consumer,
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    event::Event,
-};
-use anyhow::Result;
-
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait EventConsumer: Send {
-    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, client_handle: ClientHandle);
-    async fn notify(&mut self, client_event: ClientEvent);
-    /// this function is waited on continuously and can be used to handle events
-    async fn dispatch(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        let _: () = future::pending().await;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn destroy(&mut self);
-}
-
-pub async fn create() -> Box<dyn EventConsumer> {
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    match consumer::windows::WindowsConsumer::new() {
-        Ok(c) => return Box::new(c),
-        Err(e) => log::warn!("windows event consumer unavailable: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    match consumer::macos::MacOSConsumer::new() {
-        Ok(c) => {
-            log::info!("using macos event consumer");
-            return Box::new(c);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::error!("macos consumer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match consumer::wlroots::WlrootsConsumer::new() {
-        Ok(c) => {
-            log::info!("using wlroots event consumer");
-            return Box::new(c);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("wayland backend not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match consumer::libei::LibeiConsumer::new().await {
-        Ok(c) => {
-            log::info!("using libei event consumer");
-            return Box::new(c);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("libei not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match consumer::xdg_desktop_portal::DesktopPortalConsumer::new().await {
-        Ok(c) => {
-            log::info!("using xdg-remote-desktop-portal event consumer");
-            return Box::new(c);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("remote desktop portal not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match consumer::x11::X11Consumer::new() {
-        Ok(c) => {
-            log::info!("using x11 event consumer");
-            return Box::new(c);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("x11 consumer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    log::error!("falling back to dummy event consumer");
-    Box::new(consumer::dummy::DummyConsumer::new())
-}
--- a/src/dns.rs
+++ b/src/dns.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,62 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-use std::{error::Error, net::IpAddr};
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;

-use trust_dns_resolver::TokioAsyncResolver;
+use hickory_resolver::{error::ResolveError, TokioAsyncResolver};

-pub struct DnsResolver {
+use crate::{client::ClientHandle, server::Server};
+
+pub(crate) struct DnsResolver {
    resolver: TokioAsyncResolver,
+    dns_request: Receiver<ClientHandle>,
 }
+
 impl DnsResolver {
-    pub(crate) async fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(dns_request: Receiver<ClientHandle>) -> Result<Self, ResolveError> {
        let resolver = TokioAsyncResolver::tokio_from_system_conf()?;
-        Ok(Self { resolver })
+        Ok(Self {
+            resolver,
+            dns_request,
+        })
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn resolve(&self, host: &str) -> Result<Vec<IpAddr>, Box<dyn Error>> {
-        log::info!("resolving {host} ...");
+    async fn resolve(&self, host: &str) -> Result<Vec<IpAddr>, ResolveError> {
        let response = self.resolver.lookup_ip(host).await?;
        for ip in response.iter() {
            log::info!("{host}: adding ip {ip}");
        }
        Ok(response.iter().collect())
    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn run(mut self, server: Server) {
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = server.cancelled() => {},
+            _ = self.do_dns(&server) => {},
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn do_dns(&mut self, server: &Server) {
+        loop {
+            let handle = self.dns_request.recv().await.expect("channel closed");
+
+            /* update resolving status */
+            let hostname = match server.get_hostname(handle) {
+                Some(hostname) => hostname,
+                None => continue,
+            };
+
+            log::info!("resolving ({handle}) `{hostname}` ...");
+            server.set_resolving(handle, true);
+
+            let ips = match self.resolve(&hostname).await {
+                Ok(ips) => ips,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    log::warn!("could not resolve host '{hostname}': {e}");
+                    vec![]
+                }
+            };
+
+            server.update_dns_ips(handle, ips);
+            server.set_resolving(handle, false);
+        }
+    }
 }
--- a/src/emulation_test.rs
+++ b/src/emulation_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use crate::config::Config;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use input_event::{Event, PointerEvent};
+use std::f64::consts::PI;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tokio::task::LocalSet;
+
+pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
+    log::info!("running input emulation test");
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_io()
+        .enable_time()
+        .build()?;
+
+    let config = Config::new()?;
+
+    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(input_emulation_test(config)))
+}
+
+const FREQUENCY_HZ: f64 = 1.0;
+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?;
+    emulation.create(0).await;
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    let mut offset = (0, 0);
+    loop {
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1)).await;
+        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 new_offset_f = (radians.cos() * RADIUS * 2., (radians * 2.).sin() * RADIUS);
+        let new_offset = (new_offset_f.0 as i32, new_offset_f.1 as i32);
+        if new_offset != offset {
+            let relative_motion = (new_offset.0 - offset.0, new_offset.1 - offset.1);
+            offset = new_offset;
+            let (dx, dy) = (relative_motion.0 as f64, relative_motion.1 as f64);
+            let event = Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion { time: 0, dx, dy });
+            emulation.consume(event, 0).await?;
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -1,521 +0,0 @@
-use std::{
-    error::Error,
-    fmt::{self, Display},
-};
-
-// FIXME
-pub const BTN_LEFT: u32 = 0x110;
-pub const BTN_RIGHT: u32 = 0x111;
-pub const BTN_MIDDLE: u32 = 0x112;
-pub const BTN_BACK: u32 = 0x113;
-pub const BTN_FORWARD: u32 = 0x114;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum PointerEvent {
-    Motion {
-        time: u32,
-        relative_x: f64,
-        relative_y: f64,
-    },
-    Button {
-        time: u32,
-        button: u32,
-        state: u32,
-    },
-    Axis {
-        time: u32,
-        axis: u8,
-        value: f64,
-    },
-    Frame {},
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum KeyboardEvent {
-    Key {
-        time: u32,
-        key: u32,
-        state: u8,
-    },
-    Modifiers {
-        mods_depressed: u32,
-        mods_latched: u32,
-        mods_locked: u32,
-        group: u32,
-    },
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum Event {
-    /// pointer event (motion / button / axis)
-    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(),
-}
-
-impl Display for PointerEvent {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            PointerEvent::Motion {
-                time: _,
-                relative_x,
-                relative_y,
-            } => write!(f, "motion({relative_x},{relative_y})"),
-            PointerEvent::Button {
-                time: _,
-                button,
-                state,
-            } => write!(f, "button({button}, {state})"),
-            PointerEvent::Axis {
-                time: _,
-                axis,
-                value,
-            } => write!(f, "scroll({axis}, {value})"),
-            PointerEvent::Frame {} => write!(f, "frame()"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for KeyboardEvent {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            KeyboardEvent::Key {
-                time: _,
-                key,
-                state,
-            } => write!(f, "key({key}, {state})"),
-            KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                mods_depressed,
-                mods_latched,
-                mods_locked,
-                group,
-            } => write!(
-                f,
-                "modifiers({mods_depressed},{mods_latched},{mods_locked},{group})"
-            ),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for Event {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        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"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-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,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl PointerEvent {
-    fn event_type(&self) -> PointerEventType {
-        match self {
-            Self::Motion { .. } => PointerEventType::Motion,
-            Self::Button { .. } => PointerEventType::Button,
-            Self::Axis { .. } => PointerEventType::Axis,
-            Self::Frame { .. } => PointerEventType::Frame,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl KeyboardEvent {
-    fn event_type(&self) -> KeyboardEventType {
-        match self {
-            KeyboardEvent::Key { .. } => KeyboardEventType::Key,
-            KeyboardEvent::Modifiers { .. } => KeyboardEventType::Modifiers,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-enum PointerEventType {
-    Motion,
-    Button,
-    Axis,
-    Frame,
-}
-enum KeyboardEventType {
-    Key,
-    Modifiers,
-}
-enum EventType {
-    Pointer,
-    Keyboard,
-    Enter,
-    Leave,
-    Ping,
-    Pong,
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<u8> for PointerEventType {
-    type Error = Box<dyn Error>;
-
-    fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        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::Frame as u8 => Ok(Self::Frame),
-            _ => Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                msg: format!("invalid pointer event type {}", value),
-            })),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<u8> for KeyboardEventType {
-    type Error = Box<dyn Error>;
-
-    fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match value {
-            x if x == Self::Key as u8 => Ok(Self::Key),
-            x if x == Self::Modifiers as u8 => Ok(Self::Modifiers),
-            _ => Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                msg: format!("invalid keyboard event type {}", 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_id, event_data].concat()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct ProtocolError {
-    msg: String,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for ProtocolError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "Protocol violation: {}", self.msg)
-    }
-}
-impl Error for ProtocolError {}
-
-impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for Event {
-    type Error = Box<dyn Error>;
-
-    fn try_from(value: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        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()),
-            _ => Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                msg: format!("invalid event_id {}", 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,
-                relative_x,
-                relative_y,
-            } => {
-                let time = time.to_be_bytes();
-                let relative_x = relative_x.to_be_bytes();
-                let relative_y = relative_y.to_be_bytes();
-                [&time[..], &relative_x[..], &relative_y[..]].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::Frame {} => {
-                vec![]
-            }
-        };
-        [id, data].concat()
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for PointerEvent {
-    type Error = Box<dyn Error>;
-
-    fn try_from(data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match data.get(1) {
-            Some(id) => {
-                let event_type = match id.to_owned().try_into() {
-                    Ok(event_type) => event_type,
-                    Err(e) => return Err(e),
-                };
-                match event_type {
-                    PointerEventType::Motion => {
-                        let time = match data.get(2..6) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 2".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let relative_x = match data.get(6..14) {
-                            Some(d) => f64::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 8 Bytes at index 6".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let relative_y = match data.get(14..22) {
-                            Some(d) => f64::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 8 Bytes at index 14".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        Ok(Self::Motion {
-                            time,
-                            relative_x,
-                            relative_y,
-                        })
-                    }
-                    PointerEventType::Button => {
-                        let time = match data.get(2..6) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 2".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let button = match data.get(6..10) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 10".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let state = match data.get(10..14) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 14".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        Ok(Self::Button {
-                            time,
-                            button,
-                            state,
-                        })
-                    }
-                    PointerEventType::Axis => {
-                        let time = match data.get(2..6) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 2".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let axis = match data.get(6) {
-                            Some(d) => *d,
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 1 Byte at index 6".into(),
-                                }));
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let value = match data.get(7..15) {
-                            Some(d) => f64::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 8 Bytes at index 7".into(),
-                                }));
-                            }
-                        };
-                        Ok(Self::Axis { time, axis, value })
-                    }
-                    PointerEventType::Frame => Ok(Self::Frame {}),
-                }
-            }
-            None => Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                msg: "Expected an element at index 0".into(),
-            })),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-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 = Box<dyn Error>;
-
-    fn try_from(data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match data.get(1) {
-            Some(id) => {
-                let event_type = match id.to_owned().try_into() {
-                    Ok(event_type) => event_type,
-                    Err(e) => return Err(e),
-                };
-                match event_type {
-                    KeyboardEventType::Key => {
-                        let time = match data.get(2..6) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 6".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let key = match data.get(6..10) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 10".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let state = match data.get(10) {
-                            Some(d) => *d,
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 1 Bytes at index 14".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        Ok(KeyboardEvent::Key { time, key, state })
-                    }
-                    KeyboardEventType::Modifiers => {
-                        let mods_depressed = match data.get(2..6) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 6".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let mods_latched = match data.get(6..10) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 10".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let mods_locked = match data.get(10..14) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 14".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        let group = match data.get(14..18) {
-                            Some(d) => u32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
-                            None => {
-                                return Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 18".into(),
-                                }))
-                            }
-                        };
-                        Ok(KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                            mods_depressed,
-                            mods_latched,
-                            mods_locked,
-                            group,
-                        })
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            None => Err(Box::new(ProtocolError {
-                msg: "Expected an element at index 0".into(),
-            })),
-        }
-    }
-}
--- a/src/frontend.rs
+++ b/src/frontend.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use std::{cmp::min, io::ErrorKind, str, time::Duration};
+use std::{cmp::min, io::ErrorKind, net::IpAddr, str, time::Duration};

 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::{
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};

 use crate::{
-    client::{Client, ClientHandle, Position},
+    client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState, Position},
    config::{Config, Frontend},
 };

@@ -84,32 +84,71 @@ pub fn wait_for_service() -> Result<std::net::TcpStream> {
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum FrontendEvent {
-    /// add a new client
-    AddClient(Option<String>, u16, Position),
+pub enum FrontendRequest {
    /// activate/deactivate client
-    ActivateClient(ClientHandle, bool),
+    Activate(ClientHandle, bool),
+    /// add a new client
+    Create,
    /// change the listen port (recreate udp listener)
    ChangePort(u16),
    /// remove a client
-    DelClient(ClientHandle),
-    /// request an enumertaion of all clients
+    Delete(ClientHandle),
+    /// request an enumeration of all clients
    Enumerate(),
-    /// service shutdown
-    Shutdown(),
-    /// update a client (hostname, port, position)
-    UpdateClient(ClientHandle, Option<String>, u16, Position),
+    /// resolve dns
+    ResolveDns(ClientHandle),
+    /// update hostname
+    UpdateHostname(ClientHandle, Option<String>),
+    /// update port
+    UpdatePort(ClientHandle, u16),
+    /// update position
+    UpdatePosition(ClientHandle, Position),
+    /// update fix-ips
+    UpdateFixIps(ClientHandle, Vec<IpAddr>),
+    /// request the state of the given client
+    GetState(ClientHandle),
+    /// request reenabling input capture
+    EnableCapture,
+    /// request reenabling input emulation
+    EnableEmulation,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum Status {
+    #[default]
+    Disabled,
+    Enabled,
+}
+
+impl From<Status> for bool {
+    fn from(status: Status) -> Self {
+        match status {
+            Status::Enabled => true,
+            Status::Disabled => false,
+        }
+    }
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum FrontendNotify {
-    NotifyClientCreate(ClientHandle, Option<String>, u16, Position),
-    NotifyClientUpdate(ClientHandle, Option<String>, u16, Position),
-    NotifyClientDelete(ClientHandle),
+pub enum FrontendEvent {
+    /// a client was created
+    Created(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState),
+    /// no such client
+    NoSuchClient(ClientHandle),
+    /// state changed
+    State(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState),
+    /// the client was deleted
+    Deleted(ClientHandle),
    /// new port, reason of failure (if failed)
-    NotifyPortChange(u16, Option<String>),
-    Enumerate(Vec<(Client, bool)>),
-    NotifyError(String),
+    PortChanged(u16, Option<String>),
+    /// list of all clients, used for initial state synchronization
+    Enumerate(Vec<(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)>),
+    /// an error occured
+    Error(String),
+    /// capture status
+    CaptureStatus(Status),
+    /// emulation status
+    EmulationStatus(Status),
 }

 pub struct FrontendListener {
@@ -215,15 +254,13 @@ impl FrontendListener {
        Ok(rx)
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn notify_all(&mut self, notify: FrontendNotify) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn broadcast(&mut self, notify: FrontendEvent) {
        // encode event
        let json = serde_json::to_string(&notify).unwrap();
        let payload = json.as_bytes();
        let len = payload.len().to_be_bytes();
-        log::debug!("json: {json}, len: {}", payload.len());
-
+        log::debug!("broadcasting event to streams: {json}");
        let mut keep = vec![];
-
        // TODO do simultaneously
        for tx in self.tx_streams.iter_mut() {
            // write len + payload
@@ -241,7 +278,6 @@ impl FrontendListener {
        // could not find a better solution because async
        let mut keep = keep.into_iter();
        self.tx_streams.retain(|_| keep.next().unwrap());
-        Ok(())
    }
 }

@@ -254,7 +290,7 @@ impl Drop for FrontendListener {
 }

 #[cfg(unix)]
-pub async fn read_event(stream: &mut ReadHalf<UnixStream>) -> Result<FrontendEvent> {
+pub async fn wait_for_request(stream: &mut ReadHalf<UnixStream>) -> Result<FrontendRequest> {
    let len = stream.read_u64().await?;
    assert!(len <= 256);
    let mut buf = [0u8; 256];
@@ -263,7 +299,7 @@ pub async fn read_event(stream: &mut ReadHalf<UnixStream>) -> Result<FrontendEve
 }

 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub async fn read_event(stream: &mut ReadHalf<TcpStream>) -> Result<FrontendEvent> {
+pub async fn wait_for_request(stream: &mut ReadHalf<TcpStream>) -> Result<FrontendRequest> {
    let len = stream.read_u64().await?;
    let mut buf = [0u8; 256];
    stream.read_exact(&mut buf[..len as usize]).await?;
--- a/src/frontend/cli.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/cli.rs
@@ -1,233 +1,331 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
-
-use std::{
-    io::{ErrorKind, Read, Write},
-    str::SplitWhitespace,
-    thread,
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use tokio::{
+    io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader},
+    task::LocalSet,
 };

-use crate::{client::Position, config::DEFAULT_PORT};
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use tokio::net::tcp::{ReadHalf, WriteHalf};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio::net::unix::{ReadHalf, WriteHalf};

-use super::{FrontendEvent, FrontendNotify};
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+
+use crate::{
+    client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState},
+    config::DEFAULT_PORT,
+};
+
+use self::command::{Command, CommandType};
+
+use super::{FrontendEvent, FrontendRequest};
+
+mod command;

 pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
-    let Ok(mut tx) = super::wait_for_service() else {
+    let Ok(stream) = super::wait_for_service() else {
        return Err(anyhow!("Could not connect to lan-mouse-socket"));
    };

-    let mut rx = tx.try_clone()?;
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_io()
+        .enable_time()
+        .build()?;
+    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(async move {
+        stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        let mut stream = tokio::net::UnixStream::from_std(stream)?;
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let mut stream = tokio::net::TcpStream::from_std(stream)?;
+        let (rx, tx) = stream.split();

-    let reader = thread::Builder::new()
-        .name("cli-frontend".to_string())
-        .spawn(move || {
-            // all further prompts
-            prompt();
-            loop {
-                let mut buf = String::new();
-                match std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut buf) {
-                    Ok(0) => return,
-                    Ok(len) => {
-                        if let Some(events) = parse_cmd(buf, len) {
-                            for event in events.iter() {
-                                let json = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
-                                let bytes = json.as_bytes();
-                                let len = bytes.len().to_be_bytes();
-                                if let Err(e) = tx.write(&len) {
-                                    log::error!("error sending message: {e}");
-                                };
-                                if let Err(e) = tx.write(bytes) {
-                                    log::error!("error sending message: {e}");
-                                };
-                                if *event == FrontendEvent::Shutdown() {
-                                    return;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            // prompt is printed after the server response is received
-                        } else {
-                            prompt();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        if e.kind() != ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof {
-                            log::error!("error reading from stdin: {e}");
-                        }
-                        return;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        })?;
-
-    let _ = thread::Builder::new()
-        .name("cli-frontend-notify".to_string())
-        .spawn(move || {
-            loop {
-                // read len
-                let mut len = [0u8; 8];
-                match rx.read_exact(&mut len) {
-                    Ok(()) => (),
-                    Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => break,
-                    Err(e) => break log::error!("{e}"),
-                };
-                let len = usize::from_be_bytes(len);
-
-                // read payload
-                let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![0u8; len];
-                match rx.read_exact(&mut buf[..len]) {
-                    Ok(()) => (),
-                    Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => break,
-                    Err(e) => break log::error!("{e}"),
-                };
-
-                let notify: FrontendNotify = match serde_json::from_slice(&buf) {
-                    Ok(n) => n,
-                    Err(e) => break log::error!("{e}"),
-                };
-                match notify {
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyClientCreate(client, host, port, pos) => {
-                        log::info!(
-                            "new client ({client}): {}:{port} - {pos}",
-                            host.as_deref().unwrap_or("")
-                        );
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyClientUpdate(client, host, port, pos) => {
-                        log::info!(
-                            "client ({client}) updated: {}:{port} - {pos}",
-                            host.as_deref().unwrap_or("")
-                        );
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyClientDelete(client) => {
-                        log::info!("client ({client}) deleted.");
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyError(e) => {
-                        log::warn!("{e}");
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::Enumerate(clients) => {
-                        for (client, active) in clients.into_iter() {
-                            log::info!(
-                                "client ({}) [{}]: active: {}, associated addresses: [{}]",
-                                client.handle,
-                                client.hostname.as_deref().unwrap_or(""),
-                                if active { "yes" } else { "no" },
-                                client
-                                    .addrs
-                                    .into_iter()
-                                    .map(|a| a.to_string())
-                                    .collect::<Vec<String>>()
-                                    .join(", ")
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyPortChange(port, msg) => match msg {
-                        Some(msg) => log::info!("could not change port: {msg}"),
-                        None => log::info!("port changed: {port}"),
-                    },
-                }
-                prompt();
-            }
-        })?;
-    match reader.join() {
-        Ok(_) => {}
-        Err(e) => {
-            let msg = match (e.downcast_ref::<&str>(), e.downcast_ref::<String>()) {
-                (Some(&s), _) => s,
-                (_, Some(s)) => s,
-                _ => "no panic info",
-            };
-            log::error!("reader thread paniced: {msg}");
-        }
-    }
+        let mut cli = Cli::new(rx, tx);
+        cli.run().await
+    }))?;
    Ok(())
 }

-fn prompt() {
+struct Cli<'a> {
+    clients: Vec<(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)>,
+    rx: ReadHalf<'a>,
+    tx: WriteHalf<'a>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Cli<'a> {
+    fn new(rx: ReadHalf<'a>, tx: WriteHalf<'a>) -> Cli<'a> {
+        Self {
+            clients: vec![],
+            rx,
+            tx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let stdin = tokio::io::stdin();
+        let stdin = BufReader::new(stdin);
+        let mut stdin = stdin.lines();
+
+        /* initial state sync */
+        let request = FrontendRequest::Enumerate();
+        self.send_request(request).await?;
+
+        self.clients = loop {
+            let event = self.await_event().await?;
+            if let FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients) = event {
+                break clients;
+            }
+        };
+
+        loop {
+            prompt()?;
+            tokio::select! {
+                line = stdin.next_line() => {
+                    let Some(line) = line? else {
+                        break Ok(());
+                    };
+                    let cmd: Command = match line.parse() {
+                        Ok(cmd) => cmd,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            eprintln!("{e}");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    self.execute(cmd).await?;
+                }
+                event = self.await_event() => {
+                    let event = event?;
+                    self.handle_event(event);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn update_client(&mut self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Result<()> {
+        self.send_request(FrontendRequest::GetState(handle)).await?;
+        loop {
+            let event = self.await_event().await?;
+            self.handle_event(event.clone());
+            if let FrontendEvent::State(_, _, _) | FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(_) = event {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn execute(&mut self, cmd: Command) -> Result<()> {
+        match cmd {
+            Command::None => {}
+            Command::Connect(pos, host, port) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::Create;
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                let handle = loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    match event {
+                        FrontendEvent::Created(h, c, s) => {
+                            self.clients.push((h, c, s));
+                            break h;
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            self.handle_event(event);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+                for request in [
+                    FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, Some(host.clone())),
+                    FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT)),
+                    FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, pos),
+                ] {
+                    self.send_request(request).await?;
+                }
+                self.update_client(handle).await?;
+            }
+            Command::Disconnect(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Delete(id)).await?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::Deleted(_) = event {
+                        self.handle_event(event);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Command::Activate(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Activate(id, true))
+                    .await?;
+                self.update_client(id).await?;
+            }
+            Command::Deactivate(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Activate(id, false))
+                    .await?;
+                self.update_client(id).await?;
+            }
+            Command::List => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Enumerate()).await?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::Enumerate(_) = event {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Command::SetHost(handle, host) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, Some(host.clone()));
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                self.update_client(handle).await?;
+            }
+            Command::SetPort(handle, port) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT));
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                self.update_client(handle).await?;
+            }
+            Command::Help => {
+                for cmd_type in [
+                    CommandType::List,
+                    CommandType::Connect,
+                    CommandType::Disconnect,
+                    CommandType::Activate,
+                    CommandType::Deactivate,
+                    CommandType::SetHost,
+                    CommandType::SetPort,
+                ] {
+                    eprintln!("{}", cmd_type.usage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn find_mut(
+        &mut self,
+        handle: ClientHandle,
+    ) -> Option<&mut (ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        self.clients.iter_mut().find(|(h, _, _)| *h == handle)
+    }
+
+    fn remove(
+        &mut self,
+        handle: ClientHandle,
+    ) -> Option<(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        let idx = self.clients.iter().position(|(h, _, _)| *h == handle);
+        idx.map(|i| self.clients.swap_remove(i))
+    }
+
+    fn handle_event(&mut self, event: FrontendEvent) {
+        match event {
+            FrontendEvent::Created(h, c, s) => {
+                eprint!("client added ({h}): ");
+                print_config(&c);
+                eprint!(" ");
+                print_state(&s);
+                eprintln!();
+                self.clients.push((h, c, s));
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(h) => {
+                eprintln!("no such client: {h}");
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::State(h, c, s) => {
+                if let Some((_, config, state)) = self.find_mut(h) {
+                    let old_host = config.hostname.clone().unwrap_or("\"\"".into());
+                    let new_host = c.hostname.clone().unwrap_or("\"\"".into());
+                    if old_host != new_host {
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "client {h}: hostname updated ({} -> {})",
+                            old_host, new_host
+                        );
+                    }
+                    if config.port != c.port {
+                        eprintln!("client {h} changed port: {} -> {}", config.port, c.port);
+                    }
+                    if config.fix_ips != c.fix_ips {
+                        eprintln!("client {h} ips updated: {:?}", c.fix_ips)
+                    }
+                    *config = c;
+                    if state.active ^ s.active {
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "client {h} {}",
+                            if s.active { "activated" } else { "deactivated" }
+                        );
+                    }
+                    *state = s;
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::Deleted(h) => {
+                if let Some((h, c, _)) = self.remove(h) {
+                    eprint!("client {h} removed (");
+                    print_config(&c);
+                    eprintln!(")");
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::PortChanged(p, e) => {
+                if let Some(e) = e {
+                    eprintln!("failed to change port: {e}");
+                } else {
+                    eprintln!("changed port to {p}");
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients) => {
+                self.clients = clients;
+                self.print_clients();
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::Error(e) => {
+                eprintln!("ERROR: {e}");
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::CaptureStatus(s) => {
+                eprintln!("capture status: {s:?}")
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(s) => {
+                eprintln!("emulation status: {s:?}")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn print_clients(&mut self) {
+        for (h, c, s) in self.clients.iter() {
+            eprint!("client {h}: ");
+            print_config(c);
+            eprint!(" ");
+            print_state(s);
+            eprintln!();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn send_request(&mut self, request: FrontendRequest) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&request).unwrap();
+        let bytes = json.as_bytes();
+        let len = bytes.len();
+        self.tx.write_u64(len as u64).await?;
+        self.tx.write_all(bytes).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn await_event(&mut self) -> Result<FrontendEvent> {
+        let len = self.rx.read_u64().await?;
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; len as usize];
+        self.rx.read_exact(&mut buf).await?;
+        let event: FrontendEvent = serde_json::from_slice(&buf)?;
+        Ok(event)
+    }
+}
+
+fn prompt() -> io::Result<()> {
    eprint!("lan-mouse > ");
-    std::io::stderr().flush().unwrap();
+    std::io::stderr().flush()?;
+    Ok(())
 }

-fn parse_cmd(s: String, len: usize) -> Option<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
-    if len == 0 {
-        return Some(vec![FrontendEvent::Shutdown()]);
-    }
-    let mut l = s.split_whitespace();
-    let cmd = l.next()?;
-    let res = match cmd {
-        "help" => {
-            log::info!("list                                                 list clients");
-            log::info!("connect <host> left|right|top|bottom [port]          add a new client");
-            log::info!("disconnect <client>                                  remove a client");
-            log::info!("activate <client>                                    activate a client");
-            log::info!("deactivate <client>                                  deactivate a client");
-            log::info!("exit                                                 exit lan-mouse");
-            log::info!("setport <port>                                       change port");
-            None
-        }
-        "exit" => return Some(vec![FrontendEvent::Shutdown()]),
-        "list" => return Some(vec![FrontendEvent::Enumerate()]),
-        "connect" => Some(parse_connect(l)),
-        "disconnect" => Some(parse_disconnect(l)),
-        "activate" => Some(parse_activate(l)),
-        "deactivate" => Some(parse_deactivate(l)),
-        "setport" => Some(parse_port(l)),
-        _ => {
-            log::error!("unknown command: {s}");
-            None
-        }
-    };
-    match res {
-        Some(Ok(e)) => Some(e),
-        Some(Err(e)) => {
-            log::warn!("{e}");
-            None
-        }
-        _ => None,
-    }
+fn print_config(c: &ClientConfig) {
+    eprint!(
+        "{}:{} ({}), ips: {:?}",
+        c.hostname.clone().unwrap_or("(no hostname)".into()),
+        c.port,
+        c.pos,
+        c.fix_ips
+    );
 }

-fn parse_connect(mut l: SplitWhitespace) -> Result<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
-    let usage = "usage: connect <host> left|right|top|bottom [port]";
-    let host = l.next().context(usage)?.to_owned();
-    let pos = match l.next().context(usage)? {
-        "right" => Position::Right,
-        "top" => Position::Top,
-        "bottom" => Position::Bottom,
-        _ => Position::Left,
-    };
-    let port = if let Some(p) = l.next() {
-        p.parse()?
-    } else {
-        DEFAULT_PORT
-    };
-    Ok(vec![
-        FrontendEvent::AddClient(Some(host), port, pos),
-        FrontendEvent::Enumerate(),
-    ])
-}
-
-fn parse_disconnect(mut l: SplitWhitespace) -> Result<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
-    let client = l.next().context("usage: disconnect <client_id>")?.parse()?;
-    Ok(vec![
-        FrontendEvent::DelClient(client),
-        FrontendEvent::Enumerate(),
-    ])
-}
-
-fn parse_activate(mut l: SplitWhitespace) -> Result<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
-    let client = l.next().context("usage: activate <client_id>")?.parse()?;
-    Ok(vec![
-        FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(client, true),
-        FrontendEvent::Enumerate(),
-    ])
-}
-
-fn parse_deactivate(mut l: SplitWhitespace) -> Result<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
-    let client = l.next().context("usage: deactivate <client_id>")?.parse()?;
-    Ok(vec![
-        FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(client, false),
-        FrontendEvent::Enumerate(),
-    ])
-}
-
-fn parse_port(mut l: SplitWhitespace) -> Result<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
-    let port = l.next().context("usage: setport <port>")?.parse()?;
-    Ok(vec![FrontendEvent::ChangePort(port)])
+fn print_state(s: &ClientState) {
+    eprint!("active: {}, dns: {:?}", s.active, s.ips);
 }
--- a/src/frontend/cli/command.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/cli/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+use std::{
+    fmt::Display,
+    str::{FromStr, SplitWhitespace},
+};
+
+use crate::client::{ClientHandle, Position};
+
+pub(super) enum CommandType {
+    NoCommand,
+    Help,
+    Connect,
+    Disconnect,
+    Activate,
+    Deactivate,
+    List,
+    SetHost,
+    SetPort,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(super) struct InvalidCommand {
+    cmd: String,
+}
+
+impl Display for InvalidCommand {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "invalid command: \"{}\"", self.cmd)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for CommandType {
+    type Err = InvalidCommand;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> std::prelude::v1::Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s {
+            "connect" => Ok(Self::Connect),
+            "disconnect" => Ok(Self::Disconnect),
+            "activate" => Ok(Self::Activate),
+            "deactivate" => Ok(Self::Deactivate),
+            "list" => Ok(Self::List),
+            "set-host" => Ok(Self::SetHost),
+            "set-port" => Ok(Self::SetPort),
+            "help" => Ok(Self::Help),
+            _ => Err(InvalidCommand { cmd: s.to_string() }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(super) enum Command {
+    None,
+    Help,
+    Connect(Position, String, Option<u16>),
+    Disconnect(ClientHandle),
+    Activate(ClientHandle),
+    Deactivate(ClientHandle),
+    List,
+    SetHost(ClientHandle, String),
+    SetPort(ClientHandle, Option<u16>),
+}
+
+impl CommandType {
+    pub(super) fn usage(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            CommandType::Help => "help",
+            CommandType::NoCommand => "",
+            CommandType::Connect => "connect left|right|top|bottom <host> [<port>]",
+            CommandType::Disconnect => "disconnect <id>",
+            CommandType::Activate => "activate <id>",
+            CommandType::Deactivate => "deactivate <id>",
+            CommandType::List => "list",
+            CommandType::SetHost => "set-host <id> <host>",
+            CommandType::SetPort => "set-port <id> <host>",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) enum CommandParseError {
+    Usage(CommandType),
+    Invalid(InvalidCommand),
+}
+
+impl Display for CommandParseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Usage(cmd) => write!(f, "usage: {}", cmd.usage()),
+            Self::Invalid(cmd) => write!(f, "{}", cmd),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Command {
+    type Err = CommandParseError;
+
+    fn from_str(cmd: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let mut args = cmd.split_whitespace();
+        let cmd_type: CommandType = match args.next() {
+            Some(c) => c.parse().map_err(CommandParseError::Invalid),
+            None => Ok(CommandType::NoCommand),
+        }?;
+        match cmd_type {
+            CommandType::Help => Ok(Command::Help),
+            CommandType::NoCommand => Ok(Command::None),
+            CommandType::Connect => parse_connect_cmd(args),
+            CommandType::Disconnect => parse_disconnect_cmd(args),
+            CommandType::Activate => parse_activate_cmd(args),
+            CommandType::Deactivate => parse_deactivate_cmd(args),
+            CommandType::List => Ok(Command::List),
+            CommandType::SetHost => parse_set_host(args),
+            CommandType::SetPort => parse_set_port(args),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_connect_cmd(mut args: SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Command, CommandParseError> {
+    const USAGE: CommandParseError = CommandParseError::Usage(CommandType::Connect);
+    let pos = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    let host = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.to_string();
+    let port = args.next().and_then(|p| p.parse().ok());
+    Ok(Command::Connect(pos, host, port))
+}
+
+fn parse_disconnect_cmd(mut args: SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Command, CommandParseError> {
+    const USAGE: CommandParseError = CommandParseError::Usage(CommandType::Disconnect);
+    let id = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    Ok(Command::Disconnect(id))
+}
+
+fn parse_activate_cmd(mut args: SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Command, CommandParseError> {
+    const USAGE: CommandParseError = CommandParseError::Usage(CommandType::Activate);
+    let id = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    Ok(Command::Activate(id))
+}
+
+fn parse_deactivate_cmd(mut args: SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Command, CommandParseError> {
+    const USAGE: CommandParseError = CommandParseError::Usage(CommandType::Deactivate);
+    let id = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    Ok(Command::Deactivate(id))
+}
+
+fn parse_set_host(mut args: SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Command, CommandParseError> {
+    const USAGE: CommandParseError = CommandParseError::Usage(CommandType::SetHost);
+    let id = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    let host = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    Ok(Command::SetHost(id, host))
+}
+
+fn parse_set_port(mut args: SplitWhitespace<'_>) -> Result<Command, CommandParseError> {
+    const USAGE: CommandParseError = CommandParseError::Usage(CommandType::SetPort);
+    let id = args.next().ok_or(USAGE)?.parse().map_err(|_| USAGE)?;
+    let port = args.next().and_then(|p| p.parse().ok());
+    Ok(Command::SetPort(id, port))
+}
--- a/src/frontend/gtk.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk.rs
@@ -8,22 +8,18 @@ use std::{
    process, str,
 };

-use crate::{config::DEFAULT_PORT, frontend::gtk::window::Window};
+use crate::frontend::gtk::window::Window;

 use adw::Application;
+use endi::{Endian, ReadBytes};
 use gtk::{
-    gdk::Display,
-    gio::{SimpleAction, SimpleActionGroup},
-    glib::clone,
-    prelude::*,
-    subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt,
-    CssProvider, IconTheme,
+    gdk::Display, glib::clone, prelude::*, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt, IconTheme,
 };
 use gtk::{gio, glib, prelude::ApplicationExt};

 use self::client_object::ClientObject;

-use super::FrontendNotify;
+use super::FrontendEvent;

 pub fn run() -> glib::ExitCode {
    log::debug!("running gtk frontend");
@@ -38,7 +34,12 @@ pub fn run() -> glib::ExitCode {
    #[cfg(not(windows))]
    let ret = gtk_main();

-    log::debug!("frontend exited");
+    if ret == glib::ExitCode::FAILURE {
+        log::error!("frontend exited with failure");
+    } else {
+        log::info!("frontend exited successfully");
+    }
+
    ret
 }

@@ -46,30 +47,19 @@ fn gtk_main() -> glib::ExitCode {
    gio::resources_register_include!("lan-mouse.gresource").expect("Failed to register resources.");

    let app = Application::builder()
-        .application_id("de.feschber.lan-mouse")
+        .application_id("de.feschber.LanMouse")
        .build();

    app.connect_startup(|_| load_icons());
-    app.connect_startup(|_| load_css());
    app.connect_activate(build_ui);

    let args: Vec<&'static str> = vec![];
    app.run_with_args(&args)
 }

-fn load_css() {
-    let provider = CssProvider::new();
-    provider.load_from_resource("de/feschber/LanMouse/style.css");
-    gtk::style_context_add_provider_for_display(
-        &Display::default().expect("Could not connect to a display."),
-        &provider,
-        gtk::STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION,
-    );
-}
-
 fn load_icons() {
-    let icon_theme =
-        IconTheme::for_display(&Display::default().expect("Could not connect to a display."));
+    let display = &Display::default().expect("Could not connect to a display.");
+    let icon_theme = IconTheme::for_display(display);
    icon_theme.add_resource_path("/de/feschber/LanMouse/icons");
 }

@@ -96,16 +86,14 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
    gio::spawn_blocking(move || {
        match loop {
            // read length
-            let mut len = [0u8; 8];
-            match rx.read_exact(&mut len) {
-                Ok(_) => (),
+            let len = match rx.read_u64(Endian::Big) {
+                Ok(l) => l,
                Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => break Ok(()),
                Err(e) => break Err(e),
            };
-            let len = usize::from_be_bytes(len);

            // read payload
-            let mut buf = vec![0u8; len];
+            let mut buf = vec![0u8; len as usize];
            match rx.read_exact(&mut buf) {
                Ok(_) => (),
                Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => break Ok(()),
@@ -124,85 +112,56 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
        }
    });

-    let window = Window::new(app);
-    window.imp().stream.borrow_mut().replace(tx);
-    glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(@weak window => async move {
-        loop {
-            let notify = receiver.recv().await.unwrap();
-            match notify {
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientCreate(client, hostname, port, position) => {
-                    window.new_client(client, hostname, port, position, false);
-                },
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientUpdate(client, hostname, port, position) => {
-                    log::info!("client updated: {client}, {}:{port}, {position}", hostname.unwrap_or("".to_string()));
-                }
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyError(e) => {
-                    // TODO
-                    log::error!("{e}");
-                },
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientDelete(client) => {
-                    window.delete_client(client);
-                }
-                FrontendNotify::Enumerate(clients) => {
-                    for (client, active) in clients {
-                        if window.client_idx(client.handle).is_some() {
-                            continue
+    let window = Window::new(app, tx);
+
+    glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(
+        #[weak]
+        window,
+        async move {
+            loop {
+                let notify = receiver.recv().await.unwrap_or_else(|_| process::exit(1));
+                match notify {
+                    FrontendEvent::Created(handle, client, state) => {
+                        window.new_client(handle, client, state);
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::Deleted(client) => {
+                        window.delete_client(client);
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::State(handle, config, state) => {
+                        window.update_client_config(handle, config);
+                        window.update_client_state(handle, state);
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(_) => {}
+                    FrontendEvent::Error(e) => {
+                        window.show_toast(e.as_str());
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients) => {
+                        for (handle, client, state) in clients {
+                            if window.client_idx(handle).is_some() {
+                                window.update_client_config(handle, client);
+                                window.update_client_state(handle, state);
+                            } else {
+                                window.new_client(handle, client, state);
+                            }
                        }
-                        window.new_client(
-                            client.handle,
-                            client.hostname,
-                            client.addrs
-                                .iter()
-                                .next()
-                                .map(|s| s.port())
-                                .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT),
-                            client.pos,
-                            active,
-                        );
                    }
-                },
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyPortChange(port, msg) => {
-                    match msg {
-                        None => window.show_toast(format!("port changed: {port}").as_str()),
-                        Some(msg) => window.show_toast(msg.as_str()),
+                    FrontendEvent::PortChanged(port, msg) => {
+                        match msg {
+                            None => window.show_toast(format!("port changed: {port}").as_str()),
+                            Some(msg) => window.show_toast(msg.as_str()),
+                        }
+                        window.imp().set_port(port);
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::CaptureStatus(s) => {
+                        window.set_capture(s.into());
+                    }
+                    FrontendEvent::EmulationStatus(s) => {
+                        window.set_emulation(s.into());
                    }
-                    window.imp().set_port(port);
                }
            }
        }
-    }));
+    ));

-    let action_request_client_update =
-        SimpleAction::new("request-client-update", Some(&u32::static_variant_type()));
-
-    // remove client
-    let action_client_delete =
-        SimpleAction::new("request-client-delete", Some(&u32::static_variant_type()));
-
-    // update client state
-    action_request_client_update.connect_activate(clone!(@weak window => move |_action, param| {
-        log::debug!("request-client-update");
-        let index = param.unwrap()
-            .get::<u32>()
-            .unwrap();
-        let Some(client) = window.clients().item(index) else {
-            return;
-        };
-        let client = client.downcast_ref::<ClientObject>().unwrap();
-        window.request_client_update(client);
-    }));
-
-    action_client_delete.connect_activate(clone!(@weak window => move |_action, param| {
-        log::debug!("delete-client");
-        let idx = param.unwrap()
-            .get::<u32>()
-            .unwrap();
-        window.request_client_delete(idx);
-    }));
-
-    let actions = SimpleActionGroup::new();
-    window.insert_action_group("win", Some(&actions));
-    actions.add_action(&action_request_client_update);
-    actions.add_action(&action_client_delete);
    window.present();
 }
--- a/src/frontend/gtk/client_object.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/client_object.rs
@@ -3,26 +3,29 @@ mod imp;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk::glib::{self, Object};

-use crate::client::ClientHandle;
+use crate::client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState};

 glib::wrapper! {
    pub struct ClientObject(ObjectSubclass<imp::ClientObject>);
 }

 impl ClientObject {
-    pub fn new(
-        handle: ClientHandle,
-        hostname: Option<String>,
-        port: u32,
-        position: String,
-        active: bool,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(handle: ClientHandle, client: ClientConfig, state: ClientState) -> Self {
        Object::builder()
            .property("handle", handle)
-            .property("hostname", hostname)
-            .property("port", port)
-            .property("active", active)
-            .property("position", position)
+            .property("hostname", client.hostname)
+            .property("port", client.port as u32)
+            .property("position", client.pos.to_string())
+            .property("active", state.active)
+            .property(
+                "ips",
+                state
+                    .ips
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|ip| ip.to_string())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            )
+            .property("resolving", state.resolving)
            .build()
    }

@@ -38,4 +41,6 @@ pub struct ClientData {
    pub port: u32,
    pub active: bool,
    pub position: String,
+    pub resolving: bool,
+    pub ips: Vec<String>,
 }
--- a/src/frontend/gtk/client_object/imp.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/client_object/imp.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ pub struct ClientObject {
    #[property(name = "port", get, set, type = u32, member = port, maximum = u16::MAX as u32)]
    #[property(name = "active", get, set, type = bool, member = active)]
    #[property(name = "position", get, set, type = String, member = position)]
+    #[property(name = "resolving", get, set, type = bool, member = resolving)]
+    #[property(name = "ips", get, set, type = Vec<String>, member = ips)]
    pub data: RefCell<ClientData>,
 }

--- a/src/frontend/gtk/client_row.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/client_row.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ impl ClientRow {
            .sync_create()
            .build();

+        let switch_position_binding = client_object
+            .bind_property("active", &self.imp().enable_switch.get(), "active")
+            .bidirectional()
+            .sync_create()
+            .build();
+
        let hostname_binding = client_object
            .bind_property("hostname", &self.imp().hostname.get(), "text")
            .transform_to(|_, v: Option<String>| {
@@ -103,12 +109,36 @@ impl ClientRow {
            .sync_create()
            .build();

+        let resolve_binding = client_object
+            .bind_property(
+                "resolving",
+                &self.imp().dns_loading_indicator.get(),
+                "spinning",
+            )
+            .sync_create()
+            .build();
+
+        let ip_binding = client_object
+            .bind_property("ips", &self.imp().dns_button.get(), "tooltip-text")
+            .transform_to(|_, ips: Vec<String>| {
+                if ips.is_empty() {
+                    Some("no ip addresses associated with this client".into())
+                } else {
+                    Some(ips.join("\n"))
+                }
+            })
+            .sync_create()
+            .build();
+
        bindings.push(active_binding);
+        bindings.push(switch_position_binding);
        bindings.push(hostname_binding);
        bindings.push(title_binding);
        bindings.push(port_binding);
        bindings.push(subtitle_binding);
        bindings.push(position_binding);
+        bindings.push(resolve_binding);
+        bindings.push(ip_binding);
    }

    pub fn unbind(&self) {
--- a/src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use adw::{prelude::*, ActionRow, ComboRow};
 use glib::{subclass::InitializingObject, Binding};
 use gtk::glib::clone;
+use gtk::glib::subclass::Signal;
 use gtk::{glib, Button, CompositeTemplate, Switch};
+use std::sync::OnceLock;

 #[derive(CompositeTemplate, Default)]
 #[template(resource = "/de/feschber/LanMouse/client_row.ui")]
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ pub struct ClientRow {
    #[template_child]
    pub enable_switch: TemplateChild<gtk::Switch>,
    #[template_child]
+    pub dns_button: TemplateChild<gtk::Button>,
+    #[template_child]
    pub hostname: TemplateChild<gtk::Entry>,
    #[template_child]
    pub port: TemplateChild<gtk::Entry>,
@@ -21,6 +25,8 @@ pub struct ClientRow {
    pub delete_row: TemplateChild<ActionRow>,
    #[template_child]
    pub delete_button: TemplateChild<gtk::Button>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub dns_loading_indicator: TemplateChild<gtk::Spinner>,
    pub bindings: RefCell<Vec<Binding>>,
 }

@@ -28,6 +34,8 @@ pub struct ClientRow {
 impl ObjectSubclass for ClientRow {
    // `NAME` needs to match `class` attribute of template
    const NAME: &'static str = "ClientRow";
+    const ABSTRACT: bool = false;
+
    type Type = super::ClientRow;
    type ParentType = adw::ExpanderRow;

@@ -44,33 +52,47 @@ impl ObjectSubclass for ClientRow {
 impl ObjectImpl for ClientRow {
    fn constructed(&self) {
        self.parent_constructed();
-        self.delete_button
-            .connect_clicked(clone!(@weak self as row => move |button| {
+        self.delete_button.connect_clicked(clone!(
+            #[weak(rename_to = row)]
+            self,
+            move |button| {
                row.handle_client_delete(button);
-            }));
+            }
+        ));
+    }
+
+    fn signals() -> &'static [glib::subclass::Signal] {
+        static SIGNALS: OnceLock<Vec<Signal>> = OnceLock::new();
+        SIGNALS.get_or_init(|| {
+            vec![
+                Signal::builder("request-dns").build(),
+                Signal::builder("request-update")
+                    .param_types([bool::static_type()])
+                    .build(),
+                Signal::builder("request-delete").build(),
+            ]
+        })
    }
 }

 #[gtk::template_callbacks]
 impl ClientRow {
    #[template_callback]
-    fn handle_client_set_state(&self, state: bool, switch: &Switch) -> bool {
-        let idx = self.obj().index() as u32;
-        switch
-            .activate_action("win.request-client-update", Some(&idx.to_variant()))
-            .unwrap();
-        switch.set_state(state);
-
+    fn handle_client_set_state(&self, state: bool, _switch: &Switch) -> bool {
+        log::debug!("state change -> requesting update");
+        self.obj().emit_by_name::<()>("request-update", &[&state]);
        true // dont run default handler
    }

    #[template_callback]
-    fn handle_client_delete(&self, button: &Button) {
-        log::debug!("delete button pressed");
-        let idx = self.obj().index() as u32;
-        button
-            .activate_action("win.request-client-delete", Some(&idx.to_variant()))
-            .unwrap();
+    fn handle_request_dns(&self, _: Button) {
+        self.obj().emit_by_name::<()>("request-dns", &[]);
+    }
+
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_client_delete(&self, _button: &Button) {
+        log::debug!("delete button pressed -> requesting delete");
+        self.obj().emit_by_name::<()>("request-delete", &[]);
    }
 }

--- a/src/frontend/gtk/window.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/window.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,26 @@ mod imp;

 use std::io::Write;

+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::net::TcpStream;
+
 use adw::prelude::*;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
+use endi::{Endian, WriteBytes};
 use glib::{clone, Object};
-use gtk::{gio, glib, NoSelection};
+use gtk::{
+    gio,
+    glib::{self, closure_local},
+    ListBox, NoSelection,
+};

 use crate::{
-    client::{ClientHandle, Position},
+    client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState, Position},
    config::DEFAULT_PORT,
-    frontend::{gtk::client_object::ClientObject, FrontendEvent},
+    frontend::{gtk::client_object::ClientObject, FrontendRequest},
 };

 use super::client_row::ClientRow;
@@ -23,8 +34,14 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }

 impl Window {
-    pub(crate) fn new(app: &adw::Application) -> Self {
-        Object::builder().property("application", app).build()
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        app: &adw::Application,
+        #[cfg(unix)] tx: UnixStream,
+        #[cfg(windows)] tx: TcpStream,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let window: Self = Object::builder().property("application", app).build();
+        window.imp().stream.borrow_mut().replace(tx);
+        window
    }

    pub fn clients(&self) -> gio::ListStore {
@@ -35,6 +52,10 @@ impl Window {
            .expect("Could not get clients")
    }

+    fn client_by_idx(&self, idx: u32) -> Option<ClientObject> {
+        self.clients().item(idx).map(|o| o.downcast().unwrap())
+    }
+
    fn setup_clients(&self) {
        let model = gio::ListStore::new::<ClientObject>();
        self.imp().clients.replace(Some(model));
@@ -42,11 +63,61 @@ impl Window {
        let selection_model = NoSelection::new(Some(self.clients()));
        self.imp().client_list.bind_model(
            Some(&selection_model),
-            clone!(@weak self as window => @default-panic, move |obj| {
-                let client_object = obj.downcast_ref().expect("Expected object of type `ClientObject`.");
-                let row = window.create_client_row(client_object);
-                row.upcast()
-            })
+            clone!(
+                #[weak(rename_to = window)]
+                self,
+                #[upgrade_or_panic]
+                move |obj| {
+                    let client_object = obj
+                        .downcast_ref()
+                        .expect("Expected object of type `ClientObject`.");
+                    let row = window.create_client_row(client_object);
+                    row.connect_closure(
+                        "request-update",
+                        false,
+                        closure_local!(
+                            #[strong]
+                            window,
+                            move |row: ClientRow, active: bool| {
+                                if let Some(client) = window.client_by_idx(row.index() as u32) {
+                                    window.request_client_activate(&client, active);
+                                    window.request_client_update(&client);
+                                    window.request_client_state(&client);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    row.connect_closure(
+                        "request-delete",
+                        false,
+                        closure_local!(
+                            #[strong]
+                            window,
+                            move |row: ClientRow| {
+                                if let Some(client) = window.client_by_idx(row.index() as u32) {
+                                    window.request_client_delete(&client);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    row.connect_closure(
+                        "request-dns",
+                        false,
+                        closure_local!(
+                            #[strong]
+                            window,
+                            move |row: ClientRow| {
+                                if let Some(client) = window.client_by_idx(row.index() as u32) {
+                                    window.request_client_update(&client);
+                                    window.request_dns(&client);
+                                    window.request_client_state(&client);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    row.upcast()
+                }
+            ),
        );
    }

@@ -62,7 +133,7 @@ impl Window {
    }

    fn setup_icon(&self) {
-        self.set_icon_name(Some("mouse-icon"));
+        self.set_icon_name(Some("de.feschber.LanMouse"));
    }

    fn create_client_row(&self, client_object: &ClientObject) -> ClientRow {
@@ -71,17 +142,11 @@ impl Window {
        row
    }

-    pub fn new_client(
-        &self,
-        handle: ClientHandle,
-        hostname: Option<String>,
-        port: u16,
-        position: Position,
-        active: bool,
-    ) {
-        let client = ClientObject::new(handle, hostname, port as u32, position.to_string(), active);
+    pub fn new_client(&self, handle: ClientHandle, client: ClientConfig, state: ClientState) {
+        let client = ClientObject::new(handle, client, state.clone());
        self.clients().append(&client);
        self.set_placeholder_visible(false);
+        self.update_dns_state(handle, !state.ips.is_empty());
    }

    pub fn client_idx(&self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Option<usize> {
@@ -106,61 +171,134 @@ impl Window {
        }
    }

-    pub fn request_client_create(&self) {
-        let event = FrontendEvent::AddClient(None, DEFAULT_PORT, Position::default());
-        self.imp().set_port(DEFAULT_PORT);
-        self.request(event);
-    }
+    pub fn update_client_config(&self, handle: ClientHandle, client: ClientConfig) {
+        let Some(idx) = self.client_idx(handle) else {
+            log::warn!("could not find client with handle {}", handle);
+            return;
+        };
+        let client_object = self.clients().item(idx as u32).unwrap();
+        let client_object: &ClientObject = client_object.downcast_ref().unwrap();
+        let data = client_object.get_data();

-    pub fn request_port_change(&self) {
-        let port = self.imp().port_entry.get().text().to_string();
-        if let Ok(port) = port.as_str().parse::<u16>() {
-            self.request(FrontendEvent::ChangePort(port));
-        } else {
-            self.request(FrontendEvent::ChangePort(DEFAULT_PORT));
+        /* only change if it actually has changed, otherwise
+         * the update signal is triggered */
+        if data.hostname != client.hostname {
+            client_object.set_hostname(client.hostname.unwrap_or("".into()));
+        }
+        if data.port != client.port as u32 {
+            client_object.set_port(client.port as u32);
+        }
+        if data.position != client.pos.to_string() {
+            client_object.set_position(client.pos.to_string());
        }
    }

-    pub fn request_client_update(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
-        let data = client.get_data();
-        let position = match data.position.as_str() {
-            "left" => Position::Left,
-            "right" => Position::Right,
-            "top" => Position::Top,
-            "bottom" => Position::Bottom,
-            _ => {
-                log::error!("invalid position: {}", data.position);
-                return;
-            }
+    pub fn update_client_state(&self, handle: ClientHandle, state: ClientState) {
+        let Some(idx) = self.client_idx(handle) else {
+            log::warn!("could not find client with handle {}", handle);
+            return;
        };
-        let hostname = data.hostname;
-        let port = data.port as u16;
-        let event = FrontendEvent::UpdateClient(client.handle(), hostname, port, position);
-        self.request(event);
+        let client_object = self.clients().item(idx as u32).unwrap();
+        let client_object: &ClientObject = client_object.downcast_ref().unwrap();
+        let data = client_object.get_data();

-        let event = FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(client.handle(), !client.active());
-        self.request(event);
+        if state.active != data.active {
+            client_object.set_active(state.active);
+            log::debug!("set active to {}", state.active);
+        }
+
+        if state.resolving != data.resolving {
+            client_object.set_resolving(state.resolving);
+            log::debug!("resolving {}: {}", data.handle, state.resolving);
+        }
+
+        self.update_dns_state(handle, !state.ips.is_empty());
+        let ips = state
+            .ips
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|ip| ip.to_string())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        client_object.set_ips(ips);
    }

-    pub fn request_client_delete(&self, idx: u32) {
-        if let Some(obj) = self.clients().item(idx) {
-            let client_object: &ClientObject = obj
-                .downcast_ref()
-                .expect("Expected object of type `ClientObject`.");
-            let handle = client_object.handle();
-            let event = FrontendEvent::DelClient(handle);
+    pub fn update_dns_state(&self, handle: ClientHandle, resolved: bool) {
+        let Some(idx) = self.client_idx(handle) else {
+            log::warn!("could not find client with handle {}", handle);
+            return;
+        };
+        let list_box: ListBox = self.imp().client_list.get();
+        let row = list_box.row_at_index(idx as i32).unwrap();
+        let client_row: ClientRow = row.downcast().expect("expected ClientRow Object");
+        if resolved {
+            client_row.imp().dns_button.set_css_classes(&["success"])
+        } else {
+            client_row.imp().dns_button.set_css_classes(&["warning"])
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_port_change(&self) {
+        let port = self
+            .imp()
+            .port_entry
+            .get()
+            .text()
+            .as_str()
+            .parse::<u16>()
+            .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT);
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::ChangePort(port));
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_capture(&self) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::EnableCapture);
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_emulation(&self) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::EnableEmulation);
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_state(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::GetState(client.handle()));
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_create(&self) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::Create);
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_dns(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::ResolveDns(client.get_data().handle));
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_update(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        let handle = client.handle();
+        let data = client.get_data();
+        let position = Position::try_from(data.position.as_str()).expect("invalid position");
+        let hostname = data.hostname;
+        let port = data.port as u16;
+
+        for event in [
+            FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, hostname),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, position),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port),
+        ] {
            self.request(event);
        }
    }

-    fn request(&self, event: FrontendEvent) {
+    pub fn request_client_activate(&self, client: &ClientObject, active: bool) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::Activate(client.handle(), active));
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_delete(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        self.request(FrontendRequest::Delete(client.handle()));
+    }
+
+    pub fn request(&self, event: FrontendRequest) {
        let json = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
-        log::debug!("requesting {json}");
+        log::debug!("requesting: {json}");
        let mut stream = self.imp().stream.borrow_mut();
        let stream = stream.as_mut().unwrap();
        let bytes = json.as_bytes();
-        let len = bytes.len().to_be_bytes();
-        if let Err(e) = stream.write(&len) {
+        if let Err(e) = stream.write_u64(Endian::Big, bytes.len() as u64) {
            log::error!("error sending message: {e}");
        };
        if let Err(e) = stream.write(bytes) {
@@ -173,4 +311,24 @@ impl Window {
        let toast_overlay = &self.imp().toast_overlay;
        toast_overlay.add_toast(toast);
    }
+
+    pub fn set_capture(&self, active: bool) {
+        self.imp().capture_active.replace(active);
+        self.update_capture_emulation_status();
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_emulation(&self, active: bool) {
+        self.imp().emulation_active.replace(active);
+        self.update_capture_emulation_status();
+    }
+
+    fn update_capture_emulation_status(&self) {
+        let capture = self.imp().capture_active.get();
+        let emulation = self.imp().emulation_active.get();
+        self.imp().capture_status_row.set_visible(!capture);
+        self.imp().emulation_status_row.set_visible(!emulation);
+        self.imp()
+            .capture_emulation_group
+            .set_visible(!capture || !emulation);
+    }
 }
--- a/src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
-use adw::{
-    prelude::{EditableExt, WidgetExt},
-    ActionRow, ToastOverlay,
-};
+use adw::{prelude::*, ActionRow, PreferencesGroup, ToastOverlay};
 use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
-use gtk::{gio, glib, Button, CompositeTemplate, Entry, ListBox};
+use gtk::glib::clone;
+use gtk::{gdk, gio, glib, Button, CompositeTemplate, Entry, Label, ListBox};

 use crate::config::DEFAULT_PORT;

@@ -29,19 +27,35 @@ pub struct Window {
    #[template_child]
    pub port_entry: TemplateChild<Entry>,
    #[template_child]
+    pub hostname_label: TemplateChild<Label>,
+    #[template_child]
    pub toast_overlay: TemplateChild<ToastOverlay>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub capture_emulation_group: TemplateChild<PreferencesGroup>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub capture_status_row: TemplateChild<ActionRow>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub emulation_status_row: TemplateChild<ActionRow>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub input_emulation_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
+    #[template_child]
+    pub input_capture_button: TemplateChild<Button>,
    pub clients: RefCell<Option<gio::ListStore>>,
    #[cfg(unix)]
    pub stream: RefCell<Option<UnixStream>>,
    #[cfg(windows)]
    pub stream: RefCell<Option<TcpStream>>,
    pub port: Cell<u16>,
+    pub capture_active: Cell<bool>,
+    pub emulation_active: Cell<bool>,
 }

 #[glib::object_subclass]
 impl ObjectSubclass for Window {
    // `NAME` needs to match `class` attribute of template
    const NAME: &'static str = "LanMouseWindow";
+    const ABSTRACT: bool = false;
+
    type Type = super::Window;
    type ParentType = adw::ApplicationWindow;

@@ -62,6 +76,26 @@ impl Window {
        self.obj().request_client_create();
    }

+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_copy_hostname(&self, button: &Button) {
+        if let Ok(hostname) = hostname::get() {
+            let display = gdk::Display::default().unwrap();
+            let clipboard = display.clipboard();
+            clipboard.set_text(hostname.to_str().expect("hostname: invalid utf8"));
+            button.set_icon_name("emblem-ok-symbolic");
+            button.set_css_classes(&["success"]);
+            glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(
+                #[weak]
+                button,
+                async move {
+                    glib::timeout_future_seconds(1).await;
+                    button.set_icon_name("edit-copy-symbolic");
+                    button.set_css_classes(&[]);
+                }
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
    #[template_callback]
    fn handle_port_changed(&self, _entry: &Entry) {
        self.port_edit_apply.set_visible(true);
@@ -82,6 +116,16 @@ impl Window {
        self.port_edit_cancel.set_visible(false);
    }

+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_emulation(&self) {
+        self.obj().request_emulation();
+    }
+
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_capture(&self) {
+        self.obj().request_capture();
+    }
+
    pub fn set_port(&self, port: u16) {
        self.port.set(port);
        if port == DEFAULT_PORT {
@@ -96,6 +140,10 @@ impl Window {

 impl ObjectImpl for Window {
    fn constructed(&self) {
+        if let Ok(hostname) = hostname::get() {
+            self.hostname_label
+                .set_text(hostname.to_str().expect("hostname: invalid utf8"));
+        }
        self.parent_constructed();
        self.set_port(DEFAULT_PORT);
        let obj = self.obj();
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 pub mod client;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod dns;
-pub mod event;
 pub mod server;

-pub mod consumer;
-pub mod producer;
-
-pub mod backend;
+pub mod capture_test;
+pub mod emulation_test;
 pub mod frontend;
-pub mod scancode;
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use std::process::{self, Child, Command};

 use env_logger::Env;
-use lan_mouse::{config::Config, frontend, server::Server};
+use lan_mouse::{capture_test, config::Config, emulation_test, frontend, server::Server};

 use tokio::task::LocalSet;

@@ -29,16 +29,20 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
    // parse config file + cli args
    let config = Config::new()?;
    log::debug!("{config:?}");
+    log::info!("release bind: {:?}", config.release_bind);

-    if config.daemon {
+    if config.test_capture {
+        capture_test::run()?;
+    } else if config.test_emulation {
+        emulation_test::run()?;
+    } else if config.daemon {
        // if daemon is specified we run the service
-        run_service(&config)?;
+        run_service(config)?;
    } else {
        //  otherwise start the service as a child process and
        //  run a frontend
        let mut service = start_service()?;
        frontend::run_frontend(&config)?;
-        log::info!("terminating service");
        #[cfg(unix)]
        {
            // on unix we give the service a chance to terminate gracefully
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
    anyhow::Ok(())
 }

-fn run_service(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+fn run_service(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
    // create single threaded tokio runtime
    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
        .enable_io()
@@ -64,8 +68,10 @@ fn run_service(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
    // run async event loop
    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(async {
        // run main loop
-        log::info!("Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Super to release the mouse");
-        Server::run(config).await?;
+        log::info!("Press {:?} to release the mouse", config.release_bind);
+
+        let mut server = Server::new(config);
+        server.run().await?;

        log::debug!("service exiting");
        anyhow::Ok(())
--- a/src/producer.rs
+++ b/src/producer.rs
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-use std::io;
-
-use futures_core::Stream;
-
-use crate::backend::producer;
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    event::Event,
-};
-
-pub async fn create() -> Box<dyn EventProducer> {
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    match producer::macos::MacOSProducer::new() {
-        Ok(p) => return Box::new(p),
-        Err(e) => log::info!("macos event producer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    match producer::windows::WindowsProducer::new() {
-        Ok(p) => return Box::new(p),
-        Err(e) => log::info!("windows event producer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match producer::libei::LibeiProducer::new() {
-        Ok(p) => {
-            log::info!("using libei event producer");
-            return Box::new(p);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("libei event producer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match producer::wayland::WaylandEventProducer::new() {
-        Ok(p) => {
-            log::info!("using layer-shell event producer");
-            return Box::new(p);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("layer_shell event producer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
-    match producer::x11::X11Producer::new() {
-        Ok(p) => {
-            log::info!("using x11 event producer");
-            return Box::new(p);
-        }
-        Err(e) => log::info!("x11 event producer not available: {e}"),
-    }
-
-    log::error!("falling back to dummy event producer");
-    Box::new(producer::dummy::DummyProducer::new())
-}
-
-pub trait EventProducer: Stream<Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>> + Unpin {
-    /// notify event producer of configuration changes
-    fn notify(&mut self, event: ClientEvent);
-
-    /// release mouse
-    fn release(&mut self);
-}
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
--- a/src/server/capture_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/capture_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use std::{collections::HashSet, net::SocketAddr};
+
+use tokio::{
+    process::Command,
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+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 {
+    /// capture must release the mouse
+    Release,
+    /// add a capture client
+    Create(CaptureHandle, Position),
+    /// destory a capture client
+    Destroy(CaptureHandle),
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn new(
+    server: Server,
+    capture_rx: Receiver<CaptureEvent>,
+    udp_send: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    let backend = server.config.capture_backend.map(|b| b.into());
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(capture_task(server, backend, udp_send, capture_rx))
+}
+
+async fn capture_task(
+    server: Server,
+    backend: Option<input_capture::Backend>,
+    sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    mut notify_rx: Receiver<CaptureEvent>,
+) {
+    loop {
+        if let Err(e) = do_capture(backend, &server, &sender_tx, &mut notify_rx).await {
+            log::warn!("input capture exited: {e}");
+        }
+        server.set_capture_status(Status::Disabled);
+        if server.is_cancelled() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // allow cancellation
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = notify_rx.recv() => continue, /* need to ignore requests here! */
+                _ = server.capture_notified() => break,
+                _ = server.cancelled() => return,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn do_capture(
+    backend: Option<input_capture::Backend>,
+    server: &Server,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    notify_rx: &mut Receiver<CaptureEvent>,
+) -> Result<(), InputCaptureError> {
+    /* allow cancelling capture request */
+    let mut capture = tokio::select! {
+        r = input_capture::create(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 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(()),
+                }
+            }
+            e = notify_rx.recv() => {
+                log::debug!("input capture notify rx: {e:?}");
+                match e {
+                    Some(e) => match e {
+                        CaptureEvent::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?,
+                    },
+                    None => break,
+                }
+            }
+            _ = server.cancelled() => break,
+        }
+    }
+    capture.terminate().await?;
+    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>,
+) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+    let (handle, mut e) = event;
+    log::trace!("({handle}) {e:?}");
+
+    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 {
+        server.restart_ping_timer();
+    }
+    if enter {
+        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;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn spawn_hook_command(server: &Server, handle: ClientHandle) {
+    let Some(cmd) = server
+        .client_manager
+        .borrow()
+        .get(handle)
+        .and_then(|(c, _)| c.cmd.clone())
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        log::info!("spawning command!");
+        let mut child = match Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(cmd.as_str()).spawn() {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("could not execute cmd: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        match child.wait().await {
+            Ok(s) => {
+                if s.success() {
+                    log::info!("{cmd} exited successfully");
+                } else {
+                    log::warn!("{cmd} exited with {s}");
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => log::warn!("{cmd}: {e}"),
+        }
+    });
+}
--- a/src/server/emulation_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/emulation_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use tokio::{
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    client::{ClientHandle, ClientManager},
+    frontend::Status,
+    server::State,
+};
+use input_emulation::{self, EmulationError, EmulationHandle, InputEmulation, InputEmulationError};
+use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent};
+
+use super::{network_task::NetworkError, CaptureEvent, Server};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum EmulationEvent {
+    /// create a new client
+    Create(EmulationHandle),
+    /// destroy a client
+    Destroy(EmulationHandle),
+    /// input emulation must release keys for client
+    ReleaseKeys(ClientHandle),
+}
+
+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>,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    let emulation_task = emulation_task(server, emulation_rx, udp_rx, sender_tx, capture_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>,
+) {
+    loop {
+        if let Err(e) = do_emulation(&server, &mut rx, &mut udp_rx, &sender_tx, &capture_tx).await {
+            log::warn!("input emulation exited: {e}");
+        }
+        server.set_emulation_status(Status::Disabled);
+        if server.is_cancelled() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // allow cancellation
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = rx.recv() => continue, /* need to ignore requests here! */
+                _ = server.emulation_notified() => break,
+                _ = server.cancelled() => return,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+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>,
+) -> 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?
+        }
+        _ = server.cancelled() => return Ok(()),
+    };
+
+    server.set_emulation_status(Status::Enabled);
+
+    // add clients
+    for handle in server.active_clients() {
+        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(())
+}
+
+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>,
+) -> Result<(), InputEmulationError> {
+    let mut last_ignored = None;
+
+    loop {
+        tokio::select! {
+            udp_event = udp_rx.recv() => {
+                let udp_event = match udp_event.expect("channel closed") {
+                    Ok(e) => e,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log::warn!("network error: {e}");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
+                handle_udp_rx(server, capture_tx, 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?,
+                }
+            }
+            _ = server.notifies.cancel.cancelled() => break Ok(()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn handle_udp_rx(
+    server: &Server,
+    capture_tx: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
+    sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    last_ignored: &mut Option<SocketAddr>,
+    event: (Event, SocketAddr),
+) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+    let (event, addr) = event;
+
+    log::trace!("{:20} <-<-<-<------ {addr}", event.to_string());
+
+    // get client handle for addr
+    let Some(handle) =
+        activate_client_if_exists(&mut server.client_manager.borrow_mut(), addr, last_ignored)
+    else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    match (event, addr) {
+        (Event::Pong(), _) => { /* ignore pong events */ }
+        (Event::Ping(), addr) => {
+            let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Pong(), addr)).await;
+        }
+        (Event::Disconnect(), _) => {
+            release_keys(server, emulate, handle).await?;
+        }
+        (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");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    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,
+    last_ignored: &mut Option<SocketAddr>,
+) -> Option<ClientHandle> {
+    let Some(handle) = client_manager.get_client(addr) else {
+        // log ignored if it is the first event from the client in a series
+        if last_ignored.is_none() || last_ignored.is_some() && last_ignored.unwrap() != addr {
+            log::warn!("ignoring events from client {addr}");
+            last_ignored.replace(addr);
+        }
+        return None;
+    };
+    // next event can be logged as ignored again
+    last_ignored.take();
+
+    let (_, client_state) = client_manager.get_mut(handle)?;
+
+    // reset ttl for client
+    client_state.alive = true;
+    // set addr as new default for this client
+    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
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+use std::{io, net::SocketAddr};
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+use tokio::{
+    net::UdpSocket,
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use input_event::{Event, ProtocolError};
+
+use super::Server;
+
+pub(crate) async fn new(
+    server: Server,
+    udp_recv_tx: Sender<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+    udp_send_rx: Receiver<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+) -> io::Result<JoinHandle<()>> {
+    // bind the udp socket
+    let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().unwrap(), server.port.get());
+    let mut socket = UdpSocket::bind(listen_addr).await?;
+
+    Ok(tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        let mut sender_rx = udp_send_rx;
+        loop {
+            let udp_receiver = udp_receiver(&socket, &udp_recv_tx);
+            let udp_sender = udp_sender(&socket, &mut sender_rx);
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = udp_receiver => break, /* channel closed */
+                _ = udp_sender => break, /* channel closed */
+                _ = server.notifies.port_changed.notified() => update_port(&server, &mut socket).await,
+                _ = server.cancelled() => break, /* cancellation requested */
+            }
+        }
+    }))
+}
+
+async fn update_port(server: &Server, socket: &mut UdpSocket) {
+    let new_port = server.port.get();
+    let current_port = socket.local_addr().expect("socket not bound").port();
+
+    // if port is the same, we dont need to change it
+    if current_port == new_port {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // bind new socket
+    let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().unwrap(), new_port);
+    let new_socket = UdpSocket::bind(listen_addr).await;
+    let err = match new_socket {
+        Ok(new_socket) => {
+            *socket = new_socket;
+            None
+        }
+        Err(e) => Some(e.to_string()),
+    };
+
+    // notify frontend of the actual port
+    let port = socket.local_addr().expect("socket not bound").port();
+    server.notify_port_changed(port, err);
+}
+
+async fn udp_receiver(
+    socket: &UdpSocket,
+    receiver_tx: &Sender<Result<(Event, SocketAddr), NetworkError>>,
+) {
+    loop {
+        let event = receive_event(socket).await;
+        receiver_tx.send(event).await.expect("channel closed");
+    }
+}
+
+async fn udp_sender(socket: &UdpSocket, rx: &mut Receiver<(Event, SocketAddr)>) {
+    loop {
+        let (event, addr) = rx.recv().await.expect("channel closed");
+        if let Err(e) = send_event(socket, event, addr) {
+            log::warn!("udp send failed: {e}");
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub(crate) enum NetworkError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Protocol(#[from] ProtocolError),
+    #[error("network error: `{0}`")]
+    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))
+}
+
+fn send_event(sock: &UdpSocket, e: Event, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<usize, NetworkError> {
+    log::trace!("{:20} ------>->->-> {addr}", e.to_string());
+    let data: Vec<u8> = (&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)?)
+}
--- a/src/server/ping_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/ping_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};
+
+use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
+
+use input_event::Event;
+
+use crate::client::ClientHandle;
+
+use super::{capture_task::CaptureEvent, emulation_task::EmulationEvent, 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>,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    // timer task
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = server.notifies.cancel.cancelled() => {}
+            _ = ping_task(&server, sender_ch, emulate_notify, capture_notify) => {}
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+async fn ping_task(
+    server: &Server,
+    sender_ch: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+) {
+    loop {
+        // wait for wake up signal
+        server.ping_timer_notified().await;
+        loop {
+            let receiving = server.state.get() == State::Receiving;
+            let (ping_clients, ping_addrs) = {
+                let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+
+                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())
+                        .map(|(h, _)| h)
+                        .collect()
+                } else {
+                    // if sending we care about the active client
+                    server.active_client.get().iter().cloned().collect()
+                };
+
+                // get relevant socket addrs for clients
+                let ping_addrs: Vec<SocketAddr> = {
+                    ping_clients
+                        .iter()
+                        .flat_map(|&h| client_manager.get(h))
+                        .flat_map(|(c, s)| {
+                            if s.alive && s.active_addr.is_some() {
+                                vec![s.active_addr.unwrap()]
+                            } else {
+                                s.ips
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .cloned()
+                                    .map(|ip| SocketAddr::new(ip, c.port))
+                                    .collect()
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .collect()
+                };
+
+                // reset alive
+                for (_, (_, s)) in client_manager.get_client_states_mut() {
+                    s.alive = false;
+                }
+
+                (ping_clients, ping_addrs)
+            };
+
+            if receiving && ping_clients.is_empty() {
+                // receiving and no client has pressed keys
+                // -> no need to keep pinging
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // ping clients
+            for addr in ping_addrs {
+                if sender_ch.send((Event::Ping(), addr)).await.is_err() {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // give clients time to resond
+            if receiving {
+                log::trace!(
+                    "waiting {MAX_RESPONSE_TIME:?} for response from client with pressed keys ..."
+                );
+            } else {
+                log::trace!(
+                    "state: {:?} => waiting {MAX_RESPONSE_TIME:?} for client to respond ...",
+                    server.state.get()
+                );
+            }
+
+            tokio::time::sleep(MAX_RESPONSE_TIME).await;
+
+            // when anything is received from a client,
+            // the alive flag gets set
+            let unresponsive_clients: Vec<_> = {
+                let client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow();
+                ping_clients
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(|&h| match client_manager.get(h) {
+                        Some((_, s)) if !s.alive => Some(h),
+                        _ => None,
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            };
+
+            // we may not be receiving anymore but we should respond
+            // to the original state and not the "new" one
+            if receiving {
+                for h in unresponsive_clients {
+                    log::warn!("device not responding, releasing keys!");
+                    let _ = emulate_notify.send(EmulationEvent::ReleaseKeys(h)).await;
+                }
+            } 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;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Ferdinand Schober	376ae50b45	chore: Release	2024-07-30 11:03:08 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	0e2c749b29	fix conditional compilation	2024-07-30 10:52:56 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	127c3366bf	derive barrier_id from cursor position (#162 ) this should fix #140	2024-07-19 15:23:04 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	00e1ded35d	fix windows build	2024-07-19 15:06:13 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	65fb228db5	upgrade dependencies	2024-07-19 12:58:52 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	975d4b58a5	fix scrolling factor in xdp emulation	2024-07-17 11:26:43 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	0be85f63f7	ensure all keys are released when emulation ends	2024-07-16 22:43:56 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	bea7d6f8a5	Allow input capture & emulation being disabled (#158 ) * Input capture and emulation can now be disabled and will prompt the user to enable again. * Improved error handling to deliver more useful error messages	2024-07-16 20:34:46 +02:00
Hannes Schulze	55bdf1e63e	Update Nix Flake (#161 ) * nix: add support for aarch64-linux * nix: add librsvg to enable svg icons in gtk	2024-07-16 14:59:36 +02:00
Bill Doyle	84696760f0	Add warning about Windows hiding the cursor (#160 )	2024-07-13 00:55:02 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	6a4dd740c3	code cleanup + purge anyhow in library code (#157 )	2024-07-10 00:33:49 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	703465a370	fix drop impl for desktop-portal	2024-07-05 01:41:11 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	ef3ebc59bd	adjust error handling	2024-07-05 01:41:11 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	37a8f729ea	remove dispatch workaround	2024-07-05 01:41:11 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	9abec63313	update dependencies	2024-07-03 11:11:50 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	35e626976e	add explicit version	2024-07-02 22:39:20 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	684735b499	fix dependencies in input-event	2024-07-02 22:34:43 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	abfc744e4c	specify dependency versions explicitly	2024-07-02 22:17:26 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	fb2c39e8ae	fix all features enabled by default	2024-07-02 22:07:37 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	82ab5ecbbd	fix xdg-desktop-portal backend not available	2024-07-02 22:07:37 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	3fd2b31562	update deps	2024-07-02 22:07:37 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	90e83cee87	purge dependencies	2024-07-02 22:07:37 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	4db2d37f32	split into input-{event,capture,emulation}	2024-07-02 22:07:37 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	7b511bb97d	fix iteration order	2024-07-02 16:23:07 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	70a23b9fa7	reduce coupling of emulation and capture backends	2024-07-02 16:23:07 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	b6b16063a8	Configurable emulation backend (#151 )	2024-07-01 20:09:16 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	9cbe1ed8d8	fix release bind message	2024-06-30 14:41:16 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	3528ef4fae	Configurable capture backend (#150 ) capture backend can now be configured via the `capture_backend` cli argument / config entry	2024-06-29 00:10:36 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	232c048c19	fix transmuting to pointer types UB (#147 ) closes #134	2024-06-25 14:13:05 +02:00
Orhun Parmaksız	1c37579ae5	Update Arch Linux instructions (#145 )	2024-06-19 20:28:30 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	460bacade5	fix sizeof usize assumed to be 8 (#143 ) closes #141	2024-06-09 00:49:00 +02:00
虢豳	5fd3b719d6	Extract package name and version from Cargo.toml (#136 ) * chore: nix flake update * feat: Extract package name and version from Cargo.toml	2024-05-22 08:06:44 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e6d4585bb2	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.8.0	2024-05-17 18:06:11 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	1c082d5c0c	fix win -> lin scancode translations for intl keys	2024-05-17 17:39:52 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	cd98acbd08	fix right shift not working	2024-05-16 22:36:51 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	11e1919588	fix most international keybindings	2024-05-16 22:29:41 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	152bceaa86	fix dns resolving	2024-05-13 08:12:55 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	60180d841c	fix formatting	2024-05-12 15:50:03 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	5802a0be0b	fix discrete scrolling on wlroots	2024-05-12 15:49:39 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	1737727d61	fix cast	2024-05-12 15:07:29 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	ba46037a1f	fix scrolling in windows	2024-05-12 14:55:56 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	da768b6fb8	ignore Axis events corresponding to v120 events	2024-05-12 13:32:14 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	799b45104a	enter hook command (#130 ) new configuration option `enter_hook` can now be used to spawn a command when a client is entered	2024-05-12 13:01:07 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e9738fc024	explicit state synchronisation (#129 ) prevents unnecessary state updates and makes synchronization less error prone	2024-05-12 00:49:53 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	9969f997d3	macos-latest on longer runs on intel macs	2024-05-07 11:46:01 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	b8cc9e2197	hotfix: race condition when activating clients	2024-05-07 11:18:15 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	ba6abafe75	windows: fix resolution with scaling enabled (#124 )	2024-05-07 00:07:30 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	effb9ce0fa	libei: fix touchpad scrolling (#121 )	2024-05-04 12:53:45 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	1f0d386d4a	add discrete120 scroll event (#120 ) * add discrete120 scroll event	2024-05-04 03:34:13 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	973360a774	libei emulation: use discrete scroll events	2024-05-04 01:27:38 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e21ab02a6e	layer-shell: use value120 scroll events #115	2024-05-04 01:27:13 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	18a3c10f8e	Update FUNDING.yml	2024-05-03 16:40:59 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	c76d9ef7af	implement dns indicator (#119 )	2024-05-03 13:00:00 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	5318f5a02d	Separate config state (#118 ) * change internal api * frontend now keeps and more correctly reflects backend state	2024-05-03 11:27:06 +02:00
Johan	1e4312b3ce	nix: Add macOS launchd service to hm-module module (#110 ) Home manager has the possibility to run macOS launchd services. These are automatically disabled when running on linux.	2024-04-28 12:25:35 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	77aa96e09a	defer creation of input capture / emulation (#117 )	2024-04-26 23:59:00 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	636c5924bf	trust_dns_resolver is now hickory_resolver (#116 )	2024-04-26 22:52:00 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	3e96b42067	use slab instead of reinventing the wheel (#112 )	2024-04-26 00:10:04 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	279e582698	Rename FrontendEvent to FrontendRequest (#111 ) * rename frontend event and notify * simplify event names	2024-04-25 22:18:43 +02:00
Johan	9edd2f7f3b	nix: enable creating config file via home-manager (#109 )	2024-04-25 14:06:31 +02:00
Johan	43c16a537b	nix: Add aarch64-darwin package and devshell (#108 ) Enable building and developing using nix on aarch64-darwin	2024-04-24 21:27:24 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	36855a1a17	pub glib-build-tools behind gtk feature flag	2024-04-15 10:14:48 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e537cdbc7e	properly reset copy icon	2024-04-13 00:28:53 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	5b76c3bcda	add hostname entry row with clipboard button	2024-04-13 00:24:46 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	81f65dcd3d	gtk: use predifined css classes instead of custom ones	2024-04-13 00:24:46 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	f0099ee535	windows: revert scrolling multiplier	2024-04-12 15:28:21 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	633d2c346e	windows: impl back and forward mouse buttons	2024-04-12 15:28:05 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	ccb201ea53	formatting	2024-04-11 13:54:11 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	f7edfecba9	add tests for capture and emulation	2024-04-11 13:53:49 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	141ea2809d	fix a race condition in windows capture	2024-04-11 13:09:38 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	058097c618	Update OS support table	2024-04-11 04:05:15 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	f9eeb254d3	Windows Input Capture (#100 ) initial support for windows input capture. Some things need fixing; - scrolling - mouse buttons > 2	2024-04-11 03:55:42 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	9ca7e2378c	enforce only one client at a position (#102 )	2024-04-10 14:16:19 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	cc7984c066	fix clippy lint	2024-04-08 21:14:07 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	1a2645cfbc	fix formatting (#101 )	2024-04-08 17:52:16 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	e52febf457	simplify windows installation instructions	2024-04-08 17:48:22 +02:00
Ferdinand Schober	db96717044	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.7.3	2024-03-22 12:46:57 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	be8124a190	fix dns resolving	2024-03-22 12:40:05 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	dcee2933a2	Create FUNDING.yml	2024-03-22 10:09:00 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	8aaff9fb58	move to windows from win-api (#99 )	2024-03-21 23:04:20 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	742b1585d7	rename producer, consumer to emulation and capture (#98 ) input emulation / input capture is clearer than event consumer and producer	2024-03-21 20:26:57 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	78c9de45c7	add an arm64 build (#45 ) closes #45	2024-03-21 17:14:33 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	a491c0e9e3	refactor producer and consumer (#97 )	2024-03-21 16:55:54 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	af02cccc2a	exit instead of panicing when con to backend lost	2024-03-21 15:35:56 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	4a6399f866	Update README.md - now available on crates.io	2024-03-21 13:37:01 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	66bce9083e	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.7.2	2024-03-21 13:06:28 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	102b64f2b4	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.7.1	2024-03-21 13:04:22 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	4b499742ad	update dependencies	2024-03-21 13:02:21 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	a86d74b52c	update to reis 0.2	2024-03-21 12:50:47 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	c25a15e2d8	CI: fix download-artifact job	2024-03-20 15:28:05 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	8b82325bdb	update flake.lock, Cargo.lock	2024-03-20 14:48:29 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	5415205c83	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.7.0	2024-03-20 14:31:25 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	1666fb8b7b	Update README.md	2024-03-20 14:18:59 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	9afe7da0dd	Libei Input Capture (#94 )	2024-03-20 14:03:52 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	f7c59e40c9	Update config.toml	2024-03-19 13:14:53 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	5be5b0ad7c	Update README.md	2024-03-19 13:14:36 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	8ed4520172	Update README.md (#96 ) * Update README.md include release_bind in example config * update config.toml as well	2024-03-18 09:54:38 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	9e56c546cd	make release bind configurable (#95 ) closes #85	2024-03-18 09:20:28 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	daf8818a9f	Update README.md closes #80	2024-03-17 11:23:32 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	6eaa199503	update actions (#93 )	2024-03-15 22:09:09 +01:00
虢豳	8ff991aefe	feat: add nix support(#80 ) (#82 ) * feat: add nix support(#80) * chore: nix flake update * update actions	2024-03-15 22:02:18 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	abf95afb9f	Update README.md Remove Hyprland section - all issues are fixed	2024-03-15 17:27:24 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	9a75a7622e	fix duplicate creating of wl_pointer / wl_keyboard (#92 ) closes #91	2024-03-15 17:00:59 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	0196cfe56c	Update README.md sway 1.9 works	2024-03-03 12:02:38 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	097468f708	Update README.md closes #90	2024-03-02 11:58:33 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	3470abc03a	Update README.md update issues in Hyprland	2024-03-01 13:35:12 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	a7397ad4f4	Update README.md fix typo	2024-02-05 16:08:25 +00:00
Ferdinand Schober	9889b49f10	Update README.md	2024-01-30 20:22:51 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	f4db2366b7	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.6.0	2024-01-28 17:35:52 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	c9deb6eba4	add firewalld config file	2024-01-28 17:32:42 +01:00
Kai	5cc8cda19d	macos: add keyboard support (#81 ) * macos: add keyboard support * macos: handle key repeat * update README	2024-01-26 11:05:54 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	8084b52cfc	Revert "gtk: handle exit of service properly" This reverts commit `1f4821a16d`. breaks ubuntu lts	2024-01-23 21:51:40 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	1f4821a16d	gtk: handle exit of service properly	2024-01-23 21:36:42 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	82926d8272	fix error handling in consumer task	2024-01-23 20:47:29 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	006831b9f1	add systemd user service definition ref #76 ref #49	2024-01-21 20:44:09 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	e5b770a799	Update README.md Add installation instructions	2024-01-19 14:14:47 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	017bc43176	refactor timer task	2024-01-19 02:07:03 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	36001c6fb2	refactor udp task	2024-01-19 02:03:30 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	2803db7073	refactor dns task	2024-01-19 02:01:45 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	622b04b36c	refactor frontend task	2024-01-19 01:58:49 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	61ff05c95a	refactor consumer task	2024-01-19 01:51:09 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	ecab3a360d	refactor producer task	2024-01-18 23:46:06 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	6674af8e63	allow incoming requests from arbitrary ports (#78 ) closes #77	2024-01-18 22:36:33 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	b3caba99ab	fix misleading warning	2024-01-18 22:22:27 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	fad48c2504	no config is not an error	2024-01-17 08:37:18 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	f28f75418c	add a warning when mouse is released by compositor This can not be influenced and is helpful for debugging	2024-01-17 08:36:41 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	e2c47d3096	fix: initial dns resolve was not working	2024-01-17 00:22:24 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	f19944515a	Revert "temporary fix for AUR pkg" This reverts commit `8c276f88b7`.	2024-01-16 23:11:13 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	535cd055b9	fix initial activation	2024-01-16 19:49:34 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	118c0dfc73	cleanup	2024-01-16 16:58:47 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	7897db6047	remove unneccessary enumerate request	2024-01-16 16:15:23 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	347256e966	fix frontend channel buffer size	2024-01-16 16:03:33 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	0017dbc634	Update README.md	2024-01-16 13:01:25 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	d90eb0cd0f	Activate on startup (#70 ) Frontends are now properly synced among each other and on startup the correct state is reflected. Closes #75 Closes #68	2024-01-16 12:59:39 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	2e52660714	fix name of desktop entry	2024-01-15 11:06:00 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	8c276f88b7	temporary fix for AUR pkg	2024-01-15 09:00:21 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	13597b3587	fix app_id + app icon	2024-01-15 08:42:23 +01:00
CupricReki	b59808742a	Modified .desktop file to conform with standard (#72 )	2024-01-15 07:28:38 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	6c99f9bea3	chore: Release lan-mouse version 0.5.1	2024-01-12 13:46:56 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	d54b3a08e1	ignore double press / release events (#71 ) This should fix most of the remaining issues with stuck keys in KDE	2024-01-12 13:13:23 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	767fc8bd6b	comment about pointer relase in sending state Figured out, why it sometimes happened that the pointer is released in sending state. However nothing we can do about it. (not a real issue)	2024-01-08 16:54:14 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	fa15048ad8	ignore every event except Enter in receiving mode (#65 ) Modifier or other key events are still sent by some compositors after leaving the window which causes them to be pressed on both devices. Now an Enter event must be produced before any further events are sent out (except disconnect)	2024-01-05 18:00:30 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	eb366bcd34	Update README.md fix typos	2024-01-05 17:23:36 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	91176b1267	Update README.md see #64	2024-01-05 17:14:03 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	a6f386ea83	windows: impl key repeating (#63 ) closes #47	2024-01-05 13:19:41 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	40b0cdd52e	Add security disclaimer	2024-01-03 16:52:56 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	1553ed4212	Update README.md	2024-01-02 22:46:27 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	4561c20610	layer-shell: recreate windows, when output is removed / added (#62 ) Previously, when an output was removed (e.g. laptop lid closed and opened) the windows used for input capture would not appear anymore until toggling the client off and on	2024-01-01 22:48:44 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	6cdb607b11	Fix Error handling in layershell producer (#61 ) previous error handling resulted in a softlock when the connection to the compositor was lost	2024-01-01 22:07:21 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	f5827bb31c	fix port changing	2024-01-01 14:55:29 +01:00
Ferdinand Schober	64e3bf3ff4	release stuck keys (#53 ) Keys are now released when - A client disconnects and still has pressed keys - A client disconnects through CTLR+ALT+SHIFT+WIN - Lan Mouse terminates with keys still being pressed through a remote client This is also fixes an issue caused by KDE's implementation of the remote desktop portal backend: Keys are not correctly released when a remote desktop session is closed while keys are still pressed, causing them to be permanently stuck until kwin is restarted. This workaround remembers all pressed keys and releases them when lan-mouse exits or a device disconnects. closes #15	2023-12-31 15:42:29 +01:00
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