windows: fix resolution with scaling enabled

libei: fix touchpad scrolling (#121 )
add discrete120 scroll event (#120 )
2026-03-07 20:09:59 +03:00 · 2024-05-06 20:42:24 +02:00 · 2024-05-04 12:53:45 +02:00 · 2024-05-04 03:34:13 +02:00 · 2024-05-04 01:27:38 +02:00 · 2024-05-04 01:27:13 +02:00
76 changed files with 5550 additions and 2672 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-latest
+        - 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-latest'
+      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
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ 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
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
  macos-release-build:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    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: |
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
  build-macos:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    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
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ 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
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
  macos-release-build:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    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
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lan-mouse"
 description = "Software KVM Switch / mouse & keyboard sharing software for Local Area Networks"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.7.3"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 repository = "https://github.com/ferdinandschober/lan-mouse"
@@ -14,22 +14,27 @@ lto = "fat"

 [dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.8"
-trust-dns-resolver = "0.23"
+hickory-resolver = "0.24.1"
 memmap = "0.7"
 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"] }
+tokio = {version = "1.32.0", features = ["io-util", "io-std", "macros", "net", "rt", "sync", "signal"] }
 async-trait = "0.1.73"
 futures-core = "0.3.28"
 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 }
+gtk = { package = "gtk4", version = "0.8.1", features = ["v4_2"], optional = true }
+adw = { package = "libadwaita", version = "0.6.0", features = ["v1_1"], optional = true }
 async-channel = { version = "2.1.1", optional = true }
+keycode = "0.4.0"
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
+num_enum = "0.7.2"
+hostname = "0.4.0"
+slab = "0.4.9"

 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.148"
@@ -40,17 +45,25 @@ wayland-protocols = { version="0.31.0", features=["client", "staging", "unstable
 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 }
+ashpd = { version = "0.8", 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]
-winapi = { version = "0.3.9", features = ["winuser"] }
+windows = {  version = "0.54.0", features = [
+    "Win32_System_LibraryLoader",
+    "Win32_System_Threading",
+    "Win32_Foundation",
+    "Win32_Graphics",
+    "Win32_Graphics_Gdi",
+    "Win32_UI_Input_KeyboardAndMouse",
+    "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
+] }

 [build-dependencies]
-glib-build-tools = "0.18.0"
+glib-build-tools = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true }

 [features]
 default = ["wayland", "x11", "xdg_desktop_portal", "libei", "gtk"]
@@ -58,4 +71,4 @@ wayland = ["dep:wayland-client", "dep:wayland-protocols", "dep:wayland-protocols
 x11 = ["dep:x11"]
 xdg_desktop_portal = ["dep:ashpd"]
 libei = ["dep:reis", "dep:ashpd"]
-gtk = ["dep:gtk", "dep:adw", "dep:async-channel"]
+gtk = ["dep:gtk", "dep:adw", "dep:async-channel", "dep:glib-build-tools"]
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,88 +39,54 @@ For an alternative (with slightly different goals) you may check out [Input Leap
 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                                  |
-
-Keycode translation is not yet implemented so on MacOS only mouse emulation works as of right now.
+| MacOS                     | :heavy_check_mark:       | WIP                                  |

 > [!Important]
+> Gnome -> Sway only partially works (modifier events are not handled correctly)
+
+> [!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.

-## Build and Run
-
-### Install Dependencies
-#### Macos
+## Installation
+### Install via cargo
 ```sh
-brew install libadwaita
+cargo install lan-mouse
 ```

-#### Ubuntu and derivatives
+### Download from Releases
+Precompiled release binaries for Windows, MacOS and Linux are available in the [releases section](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/releases).
+
+For Windows, the depenedencies are included in the .zip file, for other operating systems see [Installing Dependencies](#installing-dependencies).
+
+### Arch Linux
+Lan Mouse is available on the AUR:
 ```sh
-sudo apt install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev libx11-dev libxtst-dev
+# git version (includes latest changes)
+paru -S lan-mouse-git
+
+# alternatively
+paru -S lan-mouse-bin
 ```

-#### Arch and derivatives
-```sh
-sudo pacman -S libadwaita gtk libx11 libxtst
-```
+### 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)

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

-#### Windows
-Follow the instructions at [gtk-rs.org](https://gtk-rs.org/gtk4-rs/stable/latest/book/installation_windows.html)
+### Manual Installation

-*TLDR:*
+First make sure to [install the necessary dependencies](#installing-dependencies).

-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:
-
-```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
-```
-
-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).
-
-### Build and run
 Build in release mode:
 ```sh
 cargo build --release
@@ -131,6 +97,27 @@ 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.
@@ -151,6 +138,85 @@ 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`.
@@ -184,6 +250,17 @@ 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/`.
@@ -191,10 +268,17 @@ 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
@@ -204,7 +288,9 @@ 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"]

@@ -212,7 +298,7 @@ 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
@@ -227,11 +313,11 @@ Where `left` can be either `left`, `right`, `top` or `bottom`.
 - [x] IP Address switching
 - [x] Liveness tracking Automatically ungrab mouse when client unreachable
 - [x] Liveness tracking: Automatically release keys, when server offline
- [ ] Libei Input Capture
+- [x] MacOS KeyCode Translation
+- [x] Libei Input Capture
 - [ ] X11 Input Capture
 - [ ] Windows Input Capture
 - [ ] MacOS Input Capture
- [ ] MacOS 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 +1,8 @@
 # example configuration

+# release bind
+release_bind = [ "KeyA", "KeyS", "KeyD", "KeyF" ]
+
 # optional port (defaults to 4242)
 port = 4242
 # optional frontend -> defaults to gtk if available
@@ -8,7 +11,7 @@ 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 +19,7 @@ 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=0.5.1
--- 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": 1710806803,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qrxvLS888pNJFwJdK+hf1wpRCSQcqA6W5+Ox202NDa0=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "b06025f1533a1e07b6db3e75151caa155d1c7eb3",
+        "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": 1710987136,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Q8GRdlAIKZ8tJUXrbcRO1pA33AdoPfTUirsSnmGQnOU=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "97596b54ac34ad8184ca1eef44b1ec2e5c2b5f9e",
+        "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 +1,62 @@
+{
+  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"
+      "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.${system}.callPackage ./nix {};
+      lan-mouse = default;
+    });
+    homeManagerModules.default = import ./nix/hm-module.nix self;
+    devShells = genSystems (system: let
+      pkgs = pkgsFor system;
+      rust = mkRustToolchain pkgs;
+    in {
+      default = pkgs.mkShell {
+        packages = with pkgs; [
+          rust
+          rust-analyzer-unwrapped
+          pkg-config
+          xorg.libX11
+          gtk4
+          libadwaita
+          xorg.libXtst
+        ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+          darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
+        ];
+
+        RUST_SRC_PATH = "${rust}/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library";
+      };
+    });
+  };
+}
--- 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.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default
+    # Optional configuration in nix syntax, see config.toml for available options
+    # settings = { };
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+```
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  rustPlatform,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+}:
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = "lan-mouse";
+  version = "0.7.0";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    pkg-config
+    cmake
+    buildPackages.gtk4
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    xorg.libX11
+    gtk4
+    libadwaita
+    xorg.libXtst
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
+  ];
+
+  src = builtins.path {
+    name = "lan-mouse";
+    path = lib.cleanSource ../.;
+  };
+
+  cargoLock.lockFile = ../Cargo.lock;
+
+  # Set Environment Variables
+  RUST_BACKTRACE = "full";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Lan Mouse is a mouse and keyboard sharing software";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Lan Mouse is a mouse and keyboard sharing software similar to universal-control on Apple devices. It allows for using multiple pcs with a single set of mouse and keyboard. This is also known as a Software KVM switch.
+      The primary target is Wayland on Linux but Windows and MacOS and Linux on Xorg have partial support as well (see below for more details).
+    '';
+    mainProgram = "lan-mouse";
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
--- a/nix/hm-module.nix
+++ b/nix/hm-module.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+self: {
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+with lib; let
+  cfg = config.programs.lan-mouse;
+  defaultPackage = self.packages.${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">
@@ -66,6 +80,7 @@
 						<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
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 							<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="icon-name">de.feschber.LanMouse</property>
 								<property name="child">
 								  <object class="AdwClamp">
 									<property name="maximum-size">600</property>
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 																<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>
@@ -93,6 +94,26 @@
 																<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>
--- 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/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/libei.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/libei.rs
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use std::{io, task::Poll};
-
-use futures_core::Stream;
-
-use crate::{
-    client::{ClientEvent, 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: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn release(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-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/windows.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/windows.rs
@@ -1,35 +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, _event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn release(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-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/capture.rs
+++ b/src/capture.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use std::io;
+
+use futures_core::Stream;
+
+use crate::{
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
+    event::Event,
+};
+
+#[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 async fn create() -> Box<dyn InputCapture<Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>>> {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    match macos::MacOSInputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => return Box::new(p),
+        Err(e) => log::info!("macos input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    match windows::WindowsInputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => return Box::new(p),
+        Err(e) => log::info!("windows input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match libei::LibeiInputCapture::new().await {
+        Ok(p) => {
+            log::info!("using libei input capture");
+            return Box::new(p);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("libei input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match wayland::WaylandInputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => {
+            log::info!("using layer-shell input capture");
+            return Box::new(p);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("layer_shell input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match x11::X11InputCapture::new() {
+        Ok(p) => {
+            log::info!("using x11 input capture");
+            return Box::new(p);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("x11 input capture not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    log::error!("falling back to dummy input capture");
+    Box::new(dummy::DummyInputCapture::new())
+}
+
+pub trait InputCapture: Stream<Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>> + Unpin {
+    /// notify input capture of configuration changes
+    fn notify(&mut self, event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()>;
+
+    /// release mouse
+    fn release(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>;
+}
--- a/src/backend/producer/dummy.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/dummy.rs
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};

 use futures_core::Stream;

+use crate::capture::InputCapture;
 use crate::event::Event;
-use crate::producer::EventProducer;

 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};

-pub struct DummyProducer {}
+pub struct DummyInputCapture {}

-impl DummyProducer {
+impl DummyInputCapture {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {}
    }
 }

-impl Default for DummyProducer {
+impl Default for DummyInputCapture {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self::new()
    }
 }

-impl EventProducer for DummyProducer {
+impl InputCapture for DummyInputCapture {
    fn notify(&mut self, _event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
        Ok(())
    }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl EventProducer for DummyProducer {
    }
 }

-impl Stream for DummyProducer {
+impl Stream for DummyInputCapture {
    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;

    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
--- a/src/capture/libei.rs
+++ b/src/capture/libei.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,577 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use ashpd::{
+    desktop::{
+        input_capture::{Activated, Barrier, BarrierID, Capabilities, InputCapture, Region, Zones},
+        ResponseError, Session,
+    },
+    enumflags2::BitFlags,
+};
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use reis::{
+    ei::{self, keyboard::KeyState},
+    eis::button::ButtonState,
+    event::{DeviceCapability, EiEvent},
+    tokio::{EiConvertEventStream, EiEventStream},
+};
+use std::{
+    cell::Cell,
+    collections::HashMap,
+    io,
+    os::unix::net::UnixStream,
+    pin::Pin,
+    rc::Rc,
+    task::{ready, Context, Poll},
+};
+use tokio::{
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use futures_core::Stream;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+
+use crate::{
+    capture::InputCapture as LanMouseInputCapture,
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
+    event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum ProducerEvent {
+    Release,
+    ClientEvent(ClientEvent),
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    input_capture: Pin<Box<InputCapture<'a>>>,
+    libei_task: JoinHandle<Result<()>>,
+    event_rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
+    notify_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+}
+
+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
+});
+
+fn pos_to_barrier(r: &Region, pos: Position) -> (i32, i32, i32, i32) {
+    let (x, y) = (r.x_offset(), r.y_offset());
+    let (width, height) = (r.width() as i32, r.height() as i32);
+    match pos {
+        Position::Left => (x, y, x, y + height - 1), // start pos, end pos, inclusive
+        Position::Right => (x + width, y, x + width, y + height - 1),
+        Position::Top => (x, y, x + width - 1, y),
+        Position::Bottom => (x, y + height, x + width - 1, y + height),
+    }
+}
+
+fn select_barriers(
+    zones: &Zones,
+    clients: &Vec<(ClientHandle, Position)>,
+    next_barrier_id: &mut u32,
+) -> (Vec<Barrier>, HashMap<BarrierID, ClientHandle>) {
+    let mut client_for_barrier = HashMap::new();
+    let mut barriers: Vec<Barrier> = 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);
+                Barrier::new(id, position)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        barriers.append(&mut client_barriers);
+    }
+    (barriers, client_for_barrier)
+}
+
+async fn update_barriers(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
+    session: &Session<'_>,
+    active_clients: &Vec<(ClientHandle, Position)>,
+    next_barrier_id: &mut u32,
+) -> Result<HashMap<BarrierID, ClientHandle>> {
+    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 response = input_capture
+        .set_pointer_barriers(session, &barriers, zones.zone_set())
+        .await?;
+    let response = response.response()?;
+    log::debug!("{response:?}");
+    Ok(id_map)
+}
+
+impl<'a> Drop for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.libei_task.abort();
+    }
+}
+
+async fn create_session<'a>(
+    input_capture: &'a InputCapture<'a>,
+) -> Result<(Session<'a>, BitFlags<Capabilities>)> {
+    log::debug!("creating input capture session");
+    let (session, capabilities) = loop {
+        match input_capture
+            .create_session(
+                &ashpd::WindowIdentifier::default(),
+                Capabilities::Keyboard | Capabilities::Pointer | Capabilities::Touchscreen,
+            )
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(s) => break s,
+            Err(ashpd::Error::Response(ResponseError::Cancelled)) => continue,
+            o => o?,
+        };
+    };
+    log::debug!("capabilities: {capabilities:?}");
+    Ok((session, capabilities))
+}
+
+async fn connect_to_eis(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
+    session: &Session<'_>,
+) -> Result<(ei::Context, EiConvertEventStream)> {
+    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 = match reis::tokio::ei_handshake(
+        &mut event_stream,
+        "de.feschber.LanMouse",
+        ei::handshake::ContextType::Receiver,
+        &INTERFACES,
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(res) => res,
+        Err(e) => return Err(anyhow!("ei handshake failed: {e:?}")),
+    };
+    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<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
+    current_client: Rc<Cell<Option<ClientHandle>>>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    loop {
+        let ei_event = match ei_event_stream.next().await {
+            Some(Ok(event)) => event,
+            Some(Err(e)) => return Err(anyhow!("libei connection closed: {e:?}")),
+            None => return Err(anyhow!("libei connection closed")),
+        };
+        log::trace!("from ei: {ei_event:?}");
+        let client = current_client.get();
+        handle_ei_event(ei_event, client, &context, &event_tx).await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn wait_for_active_client(
+    notify_rx: &mut Receiver<ProducerEvent>,
+    active_clients: &mut Vec<(ClientHandle, Position)>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    // wait for a client update
+    while let Some(producer_event) = notify_rx.recv().await {
+        if let ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(c) = producer_event {
+            handle_producer_event(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(c), active_clients)?;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+impl<'a> LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        let input_capture = Box::pin(InputCapture::new().await?);
+        let input_capture_ptr = input_capture.as_ref().get_ref() as *const InputCapture<'static>;
+        let mut first_session = Some(create_session(unsafe { &*input_capture_ptr }).await?);
+
+        let (event_tx, event_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+        let (notify_tx, mut notify_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+        let libei_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            /* safety: libei_task does not outlive Self */
+            let input_capture = unsafe { &*input_capture_ptr };
+
+            let mut active_clients: Vec<(ClientHandle, Position)> = vec![];
+            let mut next_barrier_id = 1u32;
+
+            /* 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 recreated when the barriers are updated */
+
+            loop {
+                // otherwise it asks to capture input even with no active clients
+                if active_clients.is_empty() {
+                    wait_for_active_client(&mut notify_rx, &mut active_clients).await?;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let current_client = Rc::new(Cell::new(None));
+
+                // create session
+                let (session, _) = match first_session.take() {
+                    Some(s) => s,
+                    _ => create_session(input_capture).await?,
+                };
+
+                // connect to eis server
+                let (context, ei_event_stream) = connect_to_eis(input_capture, &session).await?;
+
+                // async event task
+                let mut ei_task: JoinHandle<Result<(), anyhow::Error>> =
+                    tokio::task::spawn_local(libei_event_handler(
+                        ei_event_stream,
+                        context,
+                        event_tx.clone(),
+                        current_client.clone(),
+                    ));
+
+                let mut activated = input_capture.receive_activated().await?;
+                let mut zones_changed = input_capture.receive_zones_changed().await?;
+
+                // set barriers
+                let client_for_barrier_id = update_barriers(
+                    input_capture,
+                    &session,
+                    &active_clients,
+                    &mut next_barrier_id,
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+                log::debug!("enabling session");
+                input_capture.enable(&session).await?;
+
+                loop {
+                    tokio::select! {
+                        activated = activated.next() => {
+                            let activated = activated.ok_or(anyhow!("error receiving activation token"))?;
+                            log::debug!("activated: {activated:?}");
+
+                            let client = *client_for_barrier_id
+                                .get(&activated.barrier_id())
+                                .expect("invalid barrier id");
+                            current_client.replace(Some(client));
+
+                            event_tx.send((client, Event::Enter())).await?;
+
+                            tokio::select! {
+                                producer_event = notify_rx.recv() => {
+                                    let producer_event = producer_event.expect("channel closed");
+                                    if handle_producer_event(producer_event, &mut active_clients)? {
+                                        break; /* clients updated */
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                zones_changed = zones_changed.next() => {
+                                    log::debug!("zones changed: {zones_changed:?}");
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                res = &mut ei_task => {
+                                    if let Err(e) = res.expect("ei task paniced") {
+                                        log::warn!("libei task exited: {e}");
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            release_capture(
+                                input_capture,
+                                &session,
+                                activated,
+                                client,
+                                &active_clients,
+                            ).await?;
+                        }
+                        producer_event = notify_rx.recv() => {
+                            let producer_event = producer_event.expect("channel closed");
+                            if handle_producer_event(producer_event, &mut active_clients)? {
+                                /* clients updated */
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        res = &mut ei_task => {
+                            if let Err(e) = res.expect("ei task paniced") {
+                                log::warn!("libei task exited: {e}");
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ei_task.abort();
+                input_capture.disable(&session).await?;
+            }
+        });
+
+        let producer = Self {
+            input_capture,
+            event_rx,
+            libei_task,
+            notify_tx,
+        };
+
+        Ok(producer)
+    }
+}
+
+async fn release_capture(
+    input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
+    session: &Session<'_>,
+    activated: Activated,
+    current_client: ClientHandle,
+    active_clients: &[(ClientHandle, Position)],
+) -> Result<()> {
+    log::debug!("releasing input capture {}", activated.activation_id());
+    let (x, y) = activated.cursor_position();
+    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(), cursor_position)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn handle_producer_event(
+    producer_event: ProducerEvent,
+    active_clients: &mut Vec<(ClientHandle, Position)>,
+) -> Result<bool> {
+    log::debug!("handling event: {producer_event:?}");
+    let updated = match producer_event {
+        ProducerEvent::Release => false,
+        ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Create(c, p)) => {
+            active_clients.push((c, p));
+            true
+        }
+        ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(c)) => {
+            active_clients.retain(|(h, _)| *h != c);
+            true
+        }
+    };
+    Ok(updated)
+}
+
+async fn handle_ei_event(
+    ei_event: EiEvent,
+    current_client: Option<ClientHandle>,
+    context: &ei::Context,
+    event_tx: &Sender<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
+) {
+    match ei_event {
+        EiEvent::SeatAdded(s) => {
+            s.seat.bind_capabilities(&[
+                DeviceCapability::Pointer,
+                DeviceCapability::PointerAbsolute,
+                DeviceCapability::Keyboard,
+                DeviceCapability::Touch,
+                DeviceCapability::Scroll,
+                DeviceCapability::Button,
+            ]);
+            context.flush().unwrap();
+        }
+        EiEvent::SeatRemoved(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::DeviceAdded(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::DeviceRemoved(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::DevicePaused(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::DeviceResumed(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::KeyboardModifiers(mods) => {
+            let modifier_event = KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+                mods_depressed: mods.depressed,
+                mods_latched: mods.latched,
+                mods_locked: mods.locked,
+                group: mods.group,
+            };
+            if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
+                event_tx
+                    .send((current_client, Event::Keyboard(modifier_event)))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::Frame(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::DeviceStartEmulating(_) => {
+            log::debug!("START EMULATING =============>");
+        }
+        EiEvent::DeviceStopEmulating(_) => {
+            log::debug!("==================> STOP EMULATING");
+        }
+        EiEvent::PointerMotion(motion) => {
+            let motion_event = PointerEvent::Motion {
+                time: motion.time as u32,
+                relative_x: motion.dx as f64,
+                relative_y: motion.dy as f64,
+            };
+            if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
+                event_tx
+                    .send((current_client, Event::Pointer(motion_event)))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::PointerMotionAbsolute(_) => {}
+        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,
+                },
+            };
+            if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
+                event_tx
+                    .send((current_client, Event::Pointer(button_event)))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::ScrollDelta(delta) => {
+            if let Some(handle) = current_client {
+                let mut events = vec![];
+                if delta.dy != 0. {
+                    events.push(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                        time: 0,
+                        axis: 0,
+                        value: delta.dy as f64,
+                    });
+                }
+                if delta.dx != 0. {
+                    events.push(PointerEvent::Axis {
+                        time: 0,
+                        axis: 1,
+                        value: delta.dx as f64,
+                    });
+                }
+                for event in events {
+                    event_tx
+                        .send((handle, Event::Pointer(event)))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::ScrollStop(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::ScrollCancel(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::ScrollDiscrete(scroll) => {
+            if scroll.discrete_dy != 0 {
+                let event = PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                    axis: 0,
+                    value: scroll.discrete_dy,
+                };
+                if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
+                    event_tx
+                        .send((current_client, Event::Pointer(event)))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+            if scroll.discrete_dx != 0 {
+                let event = PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                    axis: 1,
+                    value: scroll.discrete_dx,
+                };
+                if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
+                    event_tx
+                        .send((current_client, Event::Pointer(event)))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        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,
+            };
+            if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
+                event_tx
+                    .send((current_client, Event::Keyboard(key_event)))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        EiEvent::TouchDown(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::TouchUp(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::TouchMotion(_) => {}
+        EiEvent::Disconnected(d) => {
+            log::error!("disconnect: {d:?}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> LanMouseInputCapture for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    fn notify(&mut self, event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let notify_tx = self.notify_tx.clone();
+        tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            log::debug!("notifying {event:?}");
+            let _ = notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
+            log::debug!("done !");
+        });
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn release(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let notify_tx = self.notify_tx.clone();
+        tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+            log::debug!("notifying Release");
+            let _ = notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::Release).await;
+        });
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Stream for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
+    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
+
+    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))),
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/macos.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
+use crate::capture::InputCapture;
 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;
+pub struct MacOSInputCapture;

-impl MacOSProducer {
+impl MacOSInputCapture {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        Err(anyhow!("not yet implemented"))
    }
 }

-impl Stream for MacOSProducer {
+impl Stream for MacOSInputCapture {
    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;

    fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Stream for MacOSProducer {
    }
 }

-impl EventProducer for MacOSProducer {
+impl InputCapture for MacOSInputCapture {
    fn notify(&mut self, _event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
        Ok(())
    }
--- a/src/backend/producer/wayland.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/wayland.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
+    capture::InputCapture,
    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
-    producer::EventProducer,
 };

 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ 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,
 };
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ 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,
 }

@@ -95,6 +98,8 @@ impl OutputInfo {
 }

 struct State {
+    pointer: Option<WlPointer>,
+    keyboard: Option<WlKeyboard>,
    pointer_lock: Option<ZwpLockedPointerV1>,
    rel_pointer: Option<ZwpRelativePointerV1>,
    shortcut_inhibitor: Option<ZwpKeyboardShortcutsInhibitorV1>,
@@ -119,11 +124,11 @@ 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,
 }
@@ -136,6 +141,7 @@ 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 {
@@ -217,6 +223,7 @@ 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
@@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ fn draw(f: &mut File, (width, height): (u32, u32)) {
    }
 }

-impl WaylandEventProducer {
+impl WaylandInputCapture {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        let conn = match Connection::connect_to_env() {
            Ok(c) => c,
@@ -331,6 +338,8 @@ impl WaylandEventProducer {
        std::mem::drop(read_guard);

        let mut state = State {
+            pointer: None,
+            keyboard: None,
            g,
            pointer_lock: None,
            rel_pointer: None,
@@ -381,7 +390,7 @@ impl WaylandEventProducer {

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

-        Ok(WaylandEventProducer(inner))
+        Ok(WaylandInputCapture(inner))
    }

    fn add_client(&mut self, handle: ClientHandle, pos: Position) {
@@ -406,8 +415,8 @@ impl WaylandEventProducer {
 impl State {
    fn grab(
        &mut self,
-        surface: &wl_surface::WlSurface,
-        pointer: &wl_pointer::WlPointer,
+        surface: &WlSurface,
+        pointer: &WlPointer,
        serial: u32,
        qh: &QueueHandle<State>,
    ) {
@@ -489,6 +498,7 @@ impl State {
    fn add_client(&mut self, client: ClientHandle, 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);
@@ -577,7 +587,7 @@ impl Inner {
    }
 }

-impl EventProducer for WaylandEventProducer {
+impl InputCapture for WaylandInputCapture {
    fn notify(&mut self, client_event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
        match client_event {
            ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos) => {
@@ -599,7 +609,7 @@ impl EventProducer for WaylandEventProducer {
    }
 }

-impl Stream for WaylandEventProducer {
+impl Stream for WaylandInputCapture {
    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;

    fn poll_next(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
@@ -654,7 +664,7 @@ 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,
        _: &(),
@@ -665,21 +675,21 @@ 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>,
@@ -719,6 +729,9 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_pointer::WlPointer, ()> for State {
                 * 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 {
@@ -748,6 +761,16 @@ impl Dispatch<wl_pointer::WlPointer, ()> for State {
                    }),
                ));
            }
+            wl_pointer::Event::AxisValue120 { axis, value120 } => {
+                let (_, client) = app.focused.as_ref().unwrap();
+                app.pending_events.push_back((
+                    *client,
+                    Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+                        axis: u32::from(axis) as u8,
+                        value: value120,
+                    }),
+                ));
+            }
            wl_pointer::Event::Frame {} => {
                // TODO properly handle frame events
                // we simply insert a frame event on the client side
@@ -758,10 +781,10 @@ 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,
@@ -914,7 +937,7 @@ 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 { .. } => {}
@@ -959,11 +982,11 @@ impl Dispatch<ZxdgOutputV1, WlOutput> for State {
    }
 }

-impl Dispatch<wl_output::WlOutput, ()> for State {
+impl Dispatch<WlOutput, ()> for State {
    fn event(
        state: &mut Self,
-        _proxy: &wl_output::WlOutput,
-        event: <wl_output::WlOutput as wayland_client::Proxy>::Event,
+        _proxy: &WlOutput,
+        event: <WlOutput as wayland_client::Proxy>::Event,
        _data: &(),
        _conn: &Connection,
        _qhandle: &QueueHandle<Self>,
@@ -987,6 +1010,6 @@ delegate_noop!(State: ZwpPointerConstraintsV1);
 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/src/capture/windows.rs
+++ b/src/capture/windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,612 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+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;
+use std::task::ready;
+use std::{io, 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 crate::client::Position;
+use crate::event::{
+    KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT,
+};
+use crate::scancode::Linux;
+use crate::{
+    capture::InputCapture,
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
+    event::Event,
+    scancode,
+};
+
+pub struct WindowsInputCapture {
+    event_rx: Receiver<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
+    msg_thread: Option<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+enum EventType {
+    ClientEvent = 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 {
+        log::warn!("lost event");
+    }
+}
+
+impl InputCapture for WindowsInputCapture {
+    fn notify(&mut self, event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
+        unsafe {
+            EVENT_BUFFER.push(event);
+            signal_message_thread(EventType::ClientEvent);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn release(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        unsafe { signal_message_thread(EventType::Release) };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+static mut EVENT_BUFFER: Vec<ClientEvent> = Vec::new();
+static mut ACTIVE_CLIENT: Option<ClientHandle> = None;
+static mut CLIENT_FOR_POS: Lazy<HashMap<Position, ClientHandle>> = Lazy::new(HashMap::new);
+static mut EVENT_TX: Option<Sender<(ClientHandle, 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 { *std::mem::transmute::<LPARAM, *const MSLLHOOKSTRUCT>(lparam) };
+    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);
+            Some(PointerEvent::Motion {
+                time: 0,
+                relative_x: dx as f64,
+                relative_y: dy as f64,
+            })
+        },
+        WPARAM(p) if p == WM_MOUSEWHEEL as usize => Some(PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
+            axis: 0,
+            value: -(mouse_low_level.mouseData as i32),
+        }),
+        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 =
+        *std::mem::transmute::<LPARAM, *const KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT>(lparam);
+    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 =
+        unsafe { *std::mem::transmute::<LPARAM, *const MSLLHOOKSTRUCT>(lparam) };
+    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 {
+                log::info!("{:?}", device.DeviceName);
+                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 */
+        let ret = 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,
+        );
+        if ret.0 == 0 {
+            panic!("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 == 0 {
+                /* 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::ClientEvent as usize => {
+                        while let Some(event) = EVENT_BUFFER.pop() {
+                            update_clients(event)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            } else {
+                /* other messages for window_procs */
+                TranslateMessage(&msg);
+                DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn update_clients(client_event: ClientEvent) {
+    match client_event {
+        ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos) => {
+            unsafe { CLIENT_FOR_POS.insert(pos, handle) };
+        }
+        ClientEvent::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() -> Result<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");
+            Ok(Self {
+                msg_thread,
+                event_rx: rx,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Stream for WindowsInputCapture {
+    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;
+    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/src/backend/producer/x11.rs
+++ b/src/backend/producer/x11.rs
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ use std::task::Poll;

 use futures_core::Stream;

+use crate::capture::InputCapture;
 use crate::event::Event;
-use crate::producer::EventProducer;

 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};

-pub struct X11Producer {}
+pub struct X11InputCapture {}

-impl X11Producer {
+impl X11InputCapture {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        Err(anyhow!("not implemented"))
    }
 }

-impl EventProducer for X11Producer {
+impl InputCapture for X11InputCapture {
    fn notify(&mut self, _event: ClientEvent) -> io::Result<()> {
        Ok(())
    }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl EventProducer for X11Producer {
    }
 }

-impl Stream for X11Producer {
+impl Stream for X11InputCapture {
    type Item = io::Result<(ClientHandle, Event)>;

    fn poll_next(
--- a/src/capture_test.rs
+++ b/src/capture_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use crate::capture;
+use crate::client::{ClientEvent, Position};
+use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use tokio::task::LocalSet;
+
+pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
+    log::info!("running input capture test");
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_io()
+        .enable_time()
+        .build()?;
+
+    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(input_capture_test()))
+}
+
+async fn input_capture_test() -> Result<()> {
+    log::info!("creating input capture");
+    let mut input_capture = capture::create().await;
+    log::info!("creating clients");
+    input_capture.notify(ClientEvent::Create(0, Position::Left))?;
+    input_capture.notify(ClientEvent::Create(1, Position::Right))?;
+    input_capture.notify(ClientEvent::Create(2, Position::Top))?;
+    input_capture.notify(ClientEvent::Create(3, Position::Bottom))?;
+    loop {
+        let (client, event) = input_capture
+            .next()
+            .await
+            .ok_or(anyhow!("capture stream closed"))??;
+        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()?;
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 use std::{
    collections::HashSet,
+    error::Error,
    fmt::Display,
    net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
+    str::FromStr,
 };

 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use slab::Slab;
+
+use crate::config::DEFAULT_PORT;

 #[derive(Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Position {
@@ -20,6 +25,33 @@ impl Default for Position {
    }
 }

+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct PositionParseError {
+    string: String,
+}
+
+impl Display for PositionParseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "not a valid position: {}", self.string)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for PositionParseError {}
+
+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 { string: s.into() }),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Position {
    pub fn opposite(&self) -> Self {
        match self {
@@ -46,38 +78,53 @@ 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,
-    /// 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,
 }

+impl Default for ClientConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            port: DEFAULT_PORT,
+            hostname: Default::default(),
+            fix_ips: Default::default(),
+            pos: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 pub enum ClientEvent {
    Create(ClientHandle, Position),
    Destroy(ClientHandle),
 }

-pub type ClientHandle = u32;
+pub type ClientHandle = u64;

-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ClientState {
-    /// information about the client
-    pub client: Client,
    /// events should be sent to and received from the client
    pub active: bool,
    /// `active` address of the client, used to send data to.
@@ -86,12 +133,18 @@ pub struct ClientState {
    pub active_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
    /// tracks whether or not the client is responding to pings
    pub alive: bool,
+    /// 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,
 }

 pub struct ClientManager {
-    clients: Vec<Option<ClientState>>, // HashMap likely not beneficial
+    clients: Slab<(ClientConfig, ClientState)>,
 }

 impl Default for ClientManager {
@@ -102,52 +155,15 @@ impl Default for ClientManager {

 impl ClientManager {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self { clients: vec![] }
+        let clients = Slab::new();
+        Self { clients }
    }

    /// 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();
-
-        // 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,
-            addrs,
-            port,
-            pos,
-        };
-
-        // client was never seen, nor pinged
-        let client_state = ClientState {
-            client,
-            active: false,
-            active_addr: None,
-            alive: false,
-            pressed_keys: HashSet::new(),
-        };
-
-        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 {
+        let client_config = Default::default();
+        let client_state = Default::default();
+        self.clients.insert((client_config, client_state)) as ClientHandle
    }

    /// find a client by its address
@@ -156,49 +172,54 @@ 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
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use std::{error::Error, fs};
 use toml;

 use crate::client::Position;
+use crate::scancode;
+use crate::scancode::Linux::{KeyLeftAlt, KeyLeftCtrl, KeyLeftMeta, KeyLeftShift};

 pub const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 4242;

@@ -15,17 +17,20 @@ pub const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 4242;
 pub struct ConfigToml {
    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 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 hostname: Option<String>,
    pub host_name: Option<String>,
    pub ips: Option<Vec<IpAddr>>,
    pub port: Option<u16>,
+    pub activate_on_startup: Option<bool>,
 }

 impl ConfigToml {
@@ -54,6 +59,14 @@ 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,
 }

 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -66,10 +79,24 @@ pub enum Frontend {
 pub struct Config {
    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,
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS: [scancode::Linux; 4] =
+    [KeyLeftCtrl, KeyLeftShift, KeyLeftMeta, KeyLeftAlt];
+
 impl Config {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        let args = CliArgs::parse();
@@ -93,7 +120,7 @@ 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
            }
@@ -128,7 +155,13 @@ impl Config {
            },
        };

-        let mut clients: Vec<(Client, Position)> = vec![];
+        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<(TomlClient, Position)> = vec![];

        if let Some(config_toml) = config_toml {
            if let Some(c) = config_toml.right {
@@ -146,27 +179,42 @@ impl Config {
        }

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

        Ok(Config {
            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);
+                ConfigClient {
+                    ips,
+                    hostname,
+                    port,
+                    pos: *pos,
+                    active,
+                }
            })
            .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
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::{error::Error, net::IpAddr};

-use trust_dns_resolver::TokioAsyncResolver;
+use hickory_resolver::TokioAsyncResolver;

 pub struct DnsResolver {
    resolver: TokioAsyncResolver,
--- a/src/emulate.rs
+++ b/src/emulate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use std::future;
+
+use crate::{
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
+    event::Event,
+};
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+#[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;
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait InputEmulation: 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 InputEmulation> {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    match windows::WindowsEmulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => return Box::new(c),
+        Err(e) => log::warn!("windows input emulation unavailable: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    match macos::MacOSEmulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using macos input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::error!("macos input emulatino not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "wayland", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match wlroots::WlrootsEmulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using wlroots input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("wayland backend not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "libei", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match libei::LibeiEmulation::new().await {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using libei input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("libei not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "xdg_desktop_portal", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match xdg_desktop_portal::DesktopPortalEmulation::new().await {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using xdg-remote-desktop-portal input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("remote desktop portal not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "x11", not(target_os = "macos")))]
+    match x11::X11Emulation::new() {
+        Ok(c) => {
+            log::info!("using x11 input emulation");
+            return Box::new(c);
+        }
+        Err(e) => log::info!("x11 input emulation not available: {e}"),
+    }
+
+    log::error!("falling back to dummy input emulation");
+    Box::new(dummy::DummyEmulation::new())
+}
--- a/src/backend/consumer/dummy.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/dummy.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 use crate::{
    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
+    emulate::InputEmulation,
    event::Event,
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;

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

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

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for DummyConsumer {
+impl InputEmulation for DummyEmulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, client_handle: ClientHandle) {
        log::info!("received event: ({client_handle}) {event}");
    }
--- a/src/backend/consumer/libei.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/libei.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use std::{
    collections::HashMap,
-    io,
-    os::{
-        fd::{FromRawFd, RawFd},
-        unix::net::UnixStream,
-    },
+    os::{fd::OwnedFd, unix::net::UnixStream},
    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };

 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use ashpd::desktop::remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop};
+use ashpd::{
+    desktop::{
+        remote_desktop::{DeviceType, RemoteDesktop},
+        ResponseError,
+    },
+    WindowIdentifier,
+};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures::StreamExt;

@@ -21,11 +23,11 @@ use reis::{

 use crate::{
    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
+    emulate::InputEmulation,
    event::Event,
 };

-pub struct LibeiConsumer {
+pub struct LibeiEmulation {
    handshake: bool,
    context: ei::Context,
    events: EiEventStream,
@@ -43,38 +45,42 @@ pub struct LibeiConsumer {
    serial: u32,
 }

-async fn get_ei_fd() -> Result<RawFd, ashpd::Error> {
+async fn get_ei_fd() -> Result<OwnedFd, 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?;
+    // retry when user presses the cancel button
+    let (session, _) = loop {
+        log::debug!("creating session ...");
+        let session = proxy.create_session().await?;
+
+        log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
+        proxy
+            .select_devices(&session, DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer)
+            .await?;
+
+        log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
+        match proxy
+            .start(&session, &WindowIdentifier::default())
+            .await?
+            .response()
+        {
+            Ok(d) => break (session, d),
+            Err(ashpd::Error::Response(ResponseError::Cancelled)) => {
+                log::warn!("request cancelled!");
+                continue;
+            }
+            e => e?,
+        };
+    };

-    proxy
-        .start(&session, &ashpd::WindowIdentifier::default())
-        .await?
-        .response()?;
    proxy.connect_to_eis(&session).await
 }

-impl LibeiConsumer {
+impl LibeiEmulation {
    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::from(eifd);
        // let stream = UnixStream::connect("/run/user/1000/eis-0")?;
        stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
        let context = ei::Context::new(stream)?;
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ impl LibeiConsumer {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for LibeiConsumer {
+impl InputEmulation for LibeiEmulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _client_handle: ClientHandle) {
        let now = SystemTime::now()
            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
@@ -157,6 +163,18 @@ impl EventConsumer for LibeiConsumer {
                        d.frame(self.serial, now);
                    }
                }
+                crate::event::PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                    if !self.has_scroll {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if let Some((d, s)) = self.scroll.as_mut() {
+                        match axis {
+                            0 => s.scroll_discrete(0, value),
+                            _ => s.scroll_discrete(value, 0),
+                        }
+                        d.frame(self.serial, now);
+                    }
+                }
                crate::event::PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(k) => match k {
--- 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::emulate::InputEmulation;
 use crate::event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use core_graphics::display::{CGDisplayBounds, CGMainDisplayID, CGPoint};
 use core_graphics::event::{
-    CGEvent, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventType, CGMouseButton, EventField, ScrollEventUnit,
+    CGEvent, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventType, CGKeyCode, CGMouseButton, EventField, ScrollEventUnit,
 };
 use core_graphics::event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID};
+use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::task::AbortHandle;

-pub struct MacOSConsumer {
+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,
 }

@@ -43,9 +50,9 @@ impl IndexMut<CGMouseButton> for ButtonState {
    }
 }

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

-impl MacOSConsumer {
+impl MacOSEmulation {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        let event_source = match CGEventSource::new(CGEventSourceStateID::CombinedSessionState) {
            Ok(e) => e,
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ impl MacOSConsumer {
        Ok(Self {
            event_source,
            button_state,
+            repeat_task: None,
        })
    }

@@ -66,10 +74,41 @@ 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 {
+impl InputEmulation for MacOSEmulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _client_handle: ClientHandle) {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
@@ -181,7 +220,7 @@ 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)
@@ -192,7 +231,32 @@ impl EventConsumer for MacOSConsumer {
                    };
                    let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
                        self.event_source.clone(),
-                        ScrollEventUnit::LINE,
+                        ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
+                        count,
+                        wheel1,
+                        wheel2,
+                        wheel3,
+                    ) {
+                        Ok(e) => e,
+                        Err(()) => {
+                            log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    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;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
+                        self.event_source.clone(),
+                        ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
                        count,
                        wheel1,
                        wheel2,
@@ -209,22 +273,24 @@ 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;
                        }
                    };
-                    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 { .. } => {}
            },
--- a/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/windows.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 use crate::{
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
+    emulate::InputEmulation,
    event::{KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent},
    scancode,
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use std::ops::BitOrAssign;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::task::AbortHandle;
-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 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 crate::event::{BTN_BACK, BTN_FORWARD, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT};
 use crate::{
    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
    event::Event,
@@ -26,18 +28,18 @@ use crate::{
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);

-pub struct WindowsConsumer {
+pub struct WindowsEmulation {
    repeat_task: Option<AbortHandle>,
 }

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

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for WindowsConsumer {
+impl InputEmulation for WindowsEmulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: ClientHandle) {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ impl EventConsumer for WindowsConsumer {
                    time: _,
                    axis,
                    value,
-                } => scroll(axis, value),
+                } => scroll(axis, value as i32),
+                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => scroll(axis, value),
                PointerEvent::Frame {} => {}
            },
            Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ impl EventConsumer for WindowsConsumer {
    async fn destroy(&mut self) {}
 }

-impl WindowsConsumer {
+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
@@ -108,21 +111,30 @@ impl WindowsConsumer {
    }
 }

-fn send_mouse_input(mi: MOUSEINPUT) {
+fn send_input_safe(input: INPUT) {
    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,
-        );
+        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,
@@ -138,23 +150,32 @@ fn rel_mouse(dx: i32, dy: i32) {
 fn mouse_button(button: u32, state: u32) {
    let dw_flags = match state {
        0 => match button {
-            0x110 => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,
-            0x111 => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
-            0x112 => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP,
+            BTN_LEFT => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,
+            BTN_RIGHT => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
+            BTN_MIDDLE => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP,
+            BTN_BACK => MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
+            BTN_FORWARD => MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
            _ => return,
        },
        1 => match button {
-            0x110 => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,
-            0x111 => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN,
-            0x112 => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN,
+            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: 0,
+        mouseData: mouse_data,
        dwFlags: dw_flags,
        time: 0,
        dwExtraInfo: 0,
@@ -162,7 +183,7 @@ fn mouse_button(button: u32, state: u32) {
    send_mouse_input(mi);
 }

-fn scroll(axis: u8, value: f64) {
+fn scroll(axis: u8, value: i32) {
    let event_type = match axis {
        0 => MOUSEEVENTF_WHEEL,
        1 => MOUSEEVENTF_HWHEEL,
@@ -171,7 +192,7 @@ fn scroll(axis: u8, value: f64) {
    let mi = MOUSEINPUT {
        dx: 0,
        dy: 0,
-        mouseData: (-value * 15.0) as i32 as u32,
+        mouseData: -value as u32,
        dwFlags: event_type,
        time: 0,
        dwExtraInfo: 0,
@@ -186,33 +207,23 @@ fn key_event(key: u32, state: u8) {
    };
    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: 0,
+        wVk: Default::default(),
        wScan: scancode,
-        dwFlags: KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE
-            | if extended { KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY } else { 0 }
-            | match state {
-                0 => KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,
-                1 => 0u32,
-                _ => return,
-            },
+        dwFlags: flags,
        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,
--- a/src/backend/consumer/wlroots.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/wlroots.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle};
-use crate::consumer::EventConsumer;
+use crate::emulate::InputEmulation;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io;
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ 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 {
+impl WlrootsEmulation {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        let conn = Connection::connect_to_env()?;
        let (globals, queue) = registry_queue_init::<State>(&conn)?;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl WlrootsConsumer {

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

-        let mut consumer = WlrootsConsumer {
+        let mut emulate = WlrootsEmulation {
            last_flush_failed: false,
            state: State {
                keymap: None,
@@ -74,16 +74,13 @@ 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).unwrap();
        }
-        // 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)
    }
 }

@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ impl State {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for WlrootsConsumer {
+impl InputEmulation for WlrootsEmulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, client_handle: ClientHandle) {
        if let Some(virtual_input) = self.state.input_for_client.get(&client_handle) {
            if self.last_flush_failed {
@@ -183,6 +180,11 @@ 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(0, axis, (value / 15) as f64);
+                        self.pointer.frame();
+                    }
                    PointerEvent::Frame {} => self.pointer.frame(),
                }
                self.pointer.frame();
--- a/src/backend/consumer/x11.rs
+++ b/src/backend/consumer/x11.rs
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ use x11::{

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

-pub struct X11Consumer {
+pub struct X11Emulation {
    display: *mut xlib::Display,
 }

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

-impl X11Consumer {
+impl X11Emulation {
    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
        let display = unsafe {
            match xlib::XOpenDisplay(ptr::null()) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl X11Consumer {
    }
 }

-impl Drop for X11Consumer {
+impl Drop for X11Emulation {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        unsafe {
            XCloseDisplay(self.display);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Drop for X11Consumer {
 }

 #[async_trait]
-impl EventConsumer for X11Consumer {
+impl InputEmulation for X11Emulation {
    async fn consume(&mut self, event: Event, _: ClientHandle) {
        match event {
            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ 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 {
--- a/src/emulate/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
+++ b/src/emulate/xdg_desktop_portal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use ashpd::{
+    desktop::{
+        remote_desktop::{Axis, DeviceType, KeyState, RemoteDesktop},
+        ResponseError, Session,
+    },
+    WindowIdentifier,
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use crate::{
+    client::ClientEvent,
+    emulate::InputEmulation,
+    event::{
+        Event::{Keyboard, Pointer},
+        KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent,
+    },
+};
+
+pub struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+    proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
+    session: Session<'a>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>> {
+        log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
+        let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
+
+        // retry when user presses the cancel button
+        let (session, _) = loop {
+            log::debug!("creating session ...");
+            let session = proxy.create_session().await?;
+
+            log::debug!("selecting devices ...");
+            proxy
+                .select_devices(&session, DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer)
+                .await?;
+
+            log::info!("requesting permission for input emulation");
+            match proxy
+                .start(&session, &WindowIdentifier::default())
+                .await?
+                .response()
+            {
+                Ok(d) => break (session, d),
+                Err(ashpd::Error::Response(ResponseError::Cancelled)) => {
+                    log::warn!("request cancelled!");
+                    continue;
+                }
+                e => e?,
+            };
+        };
+
+        log::debug!("started session");
+
+        Ok(Self { proxy, session })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<'a> InputEmulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'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::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                    let axis = match axis {
+                        0 => Axis::Vertical,
+                        _ => Axis::Horizontal,
+                    };
+                    if let Err(e) = self
+                        .proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_axis_discrete(&self.session, axis, value)
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        log::warn!("{e}");
+                    }
+                }
+                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.),
+                    };
+                    if let Err(e) = self
+                        .proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_axis(&self.session, dx, dy, true)
+                        .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/emulation_test.rs
+++ b/src/emulation_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use crate::client::{ClientEvent, Position};
+use crate::emulate;
+use crate::event::{Event, PointerEvent};
+use anyhow::Result;
+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()?;
+
+    runtime.block_on(LocalSet::new().run_until(input_emulation_test()))
+}
+
+const FREQUENCY_HZ: f64 = 1.0;
+const RADIUS: f64 = 100.0;
+
+async fn input_emulation_test() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut emulation = emulate::create().await;
+    emulation
+        .notify(ClientEvent::Create(0, Position::Left))
+        .await;
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    let mut offset = (0, 0);
+    loop {
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = emulation.dispatch() => {}
+            _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1)) => {
+                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 (relative_x, relative_y) = (relative_motion.0 as f64, relative_motion.1 as f64);
+                    emulation.consume(Event::Pointer(PointerEvent::Motion {time: 0, relative_x, relative_y }), 0).await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::scancode;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use std::{
    error::Error,
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ pub enum PointerEvent {
        axis: u8,
        value: f64,
    },
+    AxisDiscrete120 {
+        axis: u8,
+        value: i32,
+    },
    Frame {},
 }

@@ -83,12 +88,29 @@ impl Display for PointerEvent {
                time: _,
                button,
                state,
-            } => write!(f, "button({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()"),
        }
    }
@@ -101,7 +123,14 @@ impl Display for KeyboardEvent {
                time: _,
                key,
                state,
-            } => write!(f, "key({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,
@@ -149,6 +178,7 @@ impl PointerEvent {
            Self::Motion { .. } => PointerEventType::Motion,
            Self::Button { .. } => PointerEventType::Button,
            Self::Axis { .. } => PointerEventType::Axis,
+            Self::AxisDiscrete120 { .. } => PointerEventType::AxisDiscrete120,
            Self::Frame { .. } => PointerEventType::Frame,
        }
    }
@@ -167,6 +197,7 @@ enum PointerEventType {
    Motion,
    Button,
    Axis,
+    AxisDiscrete120,
    Frame,
 }
 enum KeyboardEventType {
@@ -191,6 +222,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for PointerEventType {
            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(anyhow!(ProtocolError {
                msg: format!("invalid pointer event type {}", value),
@@ -291,6 +323,11 @@ impl From<&PointerEvent> for Vec<u8> {
                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![]
            }
@@ -399,6 +436,25 @@ impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for PointerEvent {
                        };
                        Ok(Self::Axis { time, axis, value })
                    }
+                    PointerEventType::AxisDiscrete120 => {
+                        let axis = match data.get(2) {
+                            Some(d) => *d,
+                            None => {
+                                return Err(anyhow!(ProtocolError {
+                                    msg: "Expected 1 Byte at index 2".into(),
+                                }));
+                            }
+                        };
+                        let value = match data.get(3..7) {
+                            Some(d) => i32::from_be_bytes(d.try_into()?),
+                            None => {
+                                return Err(anyhow!(ProtocolError {
+                                    msg: "Expected 4 Bytes at index 3".into(),
+                                }));
+                            }
+                        };
+                        Ok(Self::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value })
+                    }
                    PointerEventType::Frame => Ok(Self::Frame {}),
                }
            }
--- 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},
 };

@@ -84,33 +84,47 @@ 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(),
+    /// resolve dns
+    ResolveDns(ClientHandle),
    /// service shutdown
-    Shutdown(),
-    /// update a client (hostname, port, position)
-    UpdateClient(ClientHandle, Option<String>, u16, Position),
+    Terminate(),
+    /// update hostname
+    UpdateHostname(ClientHandle, Option<String>),
+    /// update port
+    UpdatePort(ClientHandle, u16),
+    /// update position
+    UpdatePosition(ClientHandle, Position),
+    /// update fix-ips
+    UpdateFixIps(ClientHandle, Vec<IpAddr>),
 }

 #[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),
+    /// a client was updated
+    Updated(ClientHandle, ClientConfig),
+    /// state changed
+    StateChange(ClientHandle, ClientState),
+    /// the client was deleted
+    Deleted(ClientHandle),
    /// new port, reason of failure (if failed)
-    NotifyPortChange(u16, Option<String>),
-    /// Client State, active
-    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),
 }

 pub struct FrontendListener {
@@ -216,15 +230,15 @@ impl FrontendListener {
        Ok(rx)
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn notify_all(&mut self, notify: FrontendNotify) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn broadcast_event(&mut self, notify: FrontendEvent) -> Result<()> {
        // 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: {:?}", self.tx_streams);
        let mut keep = vec![];
-
        // TODO do simultaneously
        for tx in self.tx_streams.iter_mut() {
            // write len + payload
@@ -255,7 +269,7 @@ 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];
@@ -264,7 +278,7 @@ 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 +1,347 @@
-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 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?;
+                    loop {
+                        let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                        self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                        if let FrontendEvent::Updated(_, _) = event {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            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?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::StateChange(_, _) = event {
+                        self.handle_event(event);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Command::Deactivate(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Activate(id, false))
+                    .await?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::StateChange(_, _) = event {
+                        self.handle_event(event);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            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?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::Updated(_, _) = event {
+                        self.handle_event(event);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Command::SetPort(handle, port) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT));
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::Updated(_, _) = event {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            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::Updated(h, c) => {
+                if let Some((_, config, _)) = 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;
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::StateChange(h, s) => {
+                if let Some((_, _, state)) = self.find_mut(h) {
+                    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}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    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 +8,17 @@ use std::{
    process, str,
 };

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

 use adw::Application;
 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 +33,12 @@ 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 +46,19 @@ 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");
 }

@@ -124,44 +113,39 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
        }
    });

-    let window = Window::new(app);
-    window.imp().stream.borrow_mut().replace(tx);
+    let window = Window::new(app, tx);
+    window.request(FrontendRequest::Enumerate());
+
    glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(@weak window => async move {
        loop {
-            let notify = receiver.recv().await.unwrap();
+            let notify = receiver.recv().await.unwrap_or_else(|_| process::exit(1));
            match notify {
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientCreate(client, hostname, port, position) => {
-                    window.new_client(client, hostname, port, position, false);
+                FrontendEvent::Created(handle, client, state) => {
+                    window.new_client(handle, client, state);
                },
-                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) => {
+                FrontendEvent::Deleted(client) => {
                    window.delete_client(client);
                }
-                FrontendNotify::Enumerate(clients) => {
-                    for (client, active) in clients {
-                        if window.client_idx(client.handle).is_some() {
-                            continue
+                FrontendEvent::Updated(handle, client) => {
+                    window.update_client_config(handle, client);
+                }
+                FrontendEvent::StateChange(handle, state) => {
+                    window.update_client_state(handle, state);
+                }
+                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) => {
+                FrontendEvent::PortChanged(port, msg) => {
                    match msg {
                        None => window.show_toast(format!("port changed: {port}").as_str()),
                        Some(msg) => window.show_toast(msg.as_str()),
@@ -172,37 +156,5 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
        }
    }));

-    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;

@@ -49,28 +57,39 @@ impl ObjectImpl for ClientRow {
                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 +2,25 @@ 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 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 +33,14 @@ 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 {
@@ -45,6 +61,29 @@ impl Window {
            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.connect_closure("request-update", false, closure_local!(@strong window => move |row: ClientRow, active: bool| {
+                    let index = row.index() as u32;
+                    let Some(client) = window.clients().item(index) else {
+                        return;
+                    };
+                    let client = client.downcast_ref::<ClientObject>().unwrap();
+                    window.request_client_update(client);
+                    window.request_client_activate(client, active)
+                }));
+                row.connect_closure("request-delete", false, closure_local!(@strong window => move |row: ClientRow| {
+                    let index = row.index() as u32;
+                    window.request_client_delete(index);
+                }));
+                row.connect_closure("request-dns", false, closure_local!(@strong window => move
+                |row: ClientRow| {
+                    let index = row.index() as u32;
+                    let Some(client) = window.clients().item(index) else {
+                        return;
+                    };
+                    let client = client.downcast_ref::<ClientObject>().unwrap();
+                    window.request_client_update(client);
+                    window.request_dns(index);
+                }));
                row.upcast()
            })
        );
@@ -62,7 +101,7 @@ 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 +110,11 @@ 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> {
@@ -106,8 +139,81 @@ impl Window {
        }
    }

+    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();
+
+        /* 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 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 client_object = self.clients().item(idx as u32).unwrap();
+        let client_object: &ClientObject = client_object.downcast_ref().unwrap();
+        let data = client_object.get_data();
+
+        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.active);
+        }
+
+        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 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_dns(&self, idx: u32) {
+        let client_object = self.clients().item(idx).unwrap();
+        let client_object: &ClientObject = client_object.downcast_ref().unwrap();
+        let data = client_object.get_data();
+        let event = FrontendRequest::ResolveDns(data.handle);
+        self.request(event);
+    }
+
    pub fn request_client_create(&self) {
-        let event = FrontendEvent::AddClient(None, DEFAULT_PORT, Position::default());
+        let event = FrontendRequest::Create;
        self.imp().set_port(DEFAULT_PORT);
        self.request(event);
    }
@@ -115,30 +221,34 @@ impl Window {
    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));
+            self.request(FrontendRequest::ChangePort(port));
        } else {
-            self.request(FrontendEvent::ChangePort(DEFAULT_PORT));
+            self.request(FrontendRequest::ChangePort(DEFAULT_PORT));
        }
    }

    pub fn request_client_update(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        let handle = client.handle();
        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;
-            }
-        };
+        let position = Position::try_from(data.position.as_str()).expect("invalid position");
        let hostname = data.hostname;
        let port = data.port as u16;
-        let event = FrontendEvent::UpdateClient(client.handle(), hostname, port, position);
-        self.request(event);

-        let event = FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(client.handle(), !client.active());
+        for event in [
+            FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, hostname),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, position),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port),
+        ] {
+            log::debug!("requesting: {event:?}");
+            self.request(event);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_activate(&self, client: &ClientObject, active: bool) {
+        let handle = client.handle();
+
+        let event = FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, active);
+        log::debug!("requesting: {event:?}");
        self.request(event);
    }

@@ -148,12 +258,12 @@ impl Window {
                .downcast_ref()
                .expect("Expected object of type `ClientObject`.");
            let handle = client_object.handle();
-            let event = FrontendEvent::DelClient(handle);
+            let event = FrontendRequest::Delete(handle);
            self.request(event);
        }
    }

-    fn request(&self, event: FrontendEvent) {
+    pub fn request(&self, event: FrontendRequest) {
        let json = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
        log::debug!("requesting {json}");
        let mut stream = self.imp().stream.borrow_mut();
--- 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, 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;

@@ -29,6 +27,8 @@ pub struct Window {
    #[template_child]
    pub port_entry: TemplateChild<Entry>,
    #[template_child]
+    pub hostname_label: TemplateChild<Label>,
+    #[template_child]
    pub toast_overlay: TemplateChild<ToastOverlay>,
    pub clients: RefCell<Option<gio::ListStore>>,
    #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pub struct Window {
 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 +64,22 @@ 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);
@@ -96,6 +114,10 @@ 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
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ pub mod dns;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod server;

-pub mod consumer;
-pub mod producer;
+pub mod capture;
+pub mod emulate;

-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;

@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ 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)?;
    } else {
@@ -38,7 +43,6 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
        //  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
--- 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) -> io::Result<()>;
-
-    /// release mouse
-    fn release(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>;
-}
--- a/src/scancode.rs
+++ b/src/scancode.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+use num_enum::TryFromPrimitive;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
 /*
 * https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/about-keyboard-input
 */
 #[repr(u32)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, TryFromPrimitive)]
 pub enum Windows {
    Shutdown = 0xE05E,
    SystemSleep = 0xE05F,
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ 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 +213,7 @@ pub enum Linux {
    KeySemicolon = 39,
    KeyApostrophe = 40,
    KeyGrave = 41,
-    KeyLeftshift = 42,
+    KeyLeftShift = 42,
    KeyBackslash = 43,
    KeyZ = 44,
    KeyX = 45,
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ pub enum Linux {
    KeySlash = 53,
    KeyRightShift = 54,
    KeyKpAsterisk = 55,
-    KeyLeftalt = 56,
+    KeyLeftAlt = 56,
    KeySpace = 57,
    KeyCapsLock = 58,
    KeyF1 = 59,
@@ -294,7 +297,7 @@ pub enum Linux {
    // KEY_HANGUEL = KeyHangeul,
    KeyHanja = 123,
    KeyYen = 124,
-    KeyLeftmeta = 125,
+    KeyLeftMeta = 125,
    KeyRightmeta = 126,
    KeyCompose = 127,
    KeyStop = 128, /* AC Stop */
@@ -426,18 +429,6 @@ 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 +476,7 @@ 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 +490,7 @@ 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),
@@ -567,7 +558,7 @@ impl TryFrom<Linux> for Windows {
            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::KeyLeftMeta => Ok(Self::KeyLeftGUI),
            Linux::KeyRightmeta => Ok(Self::KeyRightGUI),
            Linux::KeyCompose => Ok(Self::KeyApplication),
            Linux::KeyStop => Ok(Self::ACStop),
@@ -696,3 +687,161 @@ 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::KeyHangeul),
+            Windows::KeyInternational2 => Ok(Self::KeyHanja),
+            Windows::KeyInternational3 => Ok(Self::KeyYen),
+            Windows::KeyInternational4 => Err(()),
+            Windows::KeyInternational5 => Err(()),
+            Windows::KeyLANG1 => Ok(Self::KeyKatakana),
+            Windows::KeyLANG2 => Ok(Self::KeyHiragana),
+            Windows::KeyLANG3 => Ok(Self::KeyHenkan),
+            Windows::KeyLANG4 => Ok(Self::KeyKatakanahiragana),
+            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::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/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
--- a/src/server/capture_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/capture_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use std::{collections::HashSet, net::SocketAddr};
+
+use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
+
+use crate::{
+    capture::{self, InputCapture},
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
+    event::{Event, KeyboardEvent},
+    scancode,
+    server::State,
+};
+
+use super::Server;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum CaptureEvent {
+    /// capture must release the mouse
+    Release,
+    /// capture is notified of a change in client states
+    ClientEvent(ClientEvent),
+    /// termination signal
+    Terminate,
+}
+
+pub fn new(
+    server: Server,
+    sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    timer_tx: Sender<()>,
+    release_bind: Vec<scancode::Linux>,
+) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<CaptureEvent>) {
+    let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+    let task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        let mut capture = capture::create().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, &timer_tx, event, &mut pressed_keys, &release_bind).await?,
+                        Some(Err(e)) => return Err(anyhow!("input capture: {e:?}")),
+                        None => return Err(anyhow!("input capture terminated")),
+                    }
+                }
+                e = rx.recv() => {
+                    log::debug!("input capture notify rx: {e:?}");
+                    match e {
+                        Some(e) => match e {
+                            CaptureEvent::Release => {
+                                capture.release()?;
+                                server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
+
+                            }
+                            CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(e) => capture.notify(e)?,
+                            CaptureEvent::Terminate => break,
+                        },
+                        None => break,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        anyhow::Ok(())
+    });
+    (task, tx)
+}
+
+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)>,
+    timer_tx: &Sender<()>,
+    event: (ClientHandle, Event),
+    pressed_keys: &mut HashSet<scancode::Linux>,
+    release_bind: &[scancode::Linux],
+) -> Result<()> {
+    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 release_bind.iter().all(|k| pressed_keys.contains(k)) {
+            pressed_keys.clear();
+            log::info!("releasing pointer");
+            capture.release()?;
+            server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
+            log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
+            // send an event to release all the modifiers
+            e = Event::Disconnect();
+        }
+    }
+
+    let (addr, enter, start_timer) = {
+        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 = match client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
+            Some((_, s)) => s,
+            None => {
+                // should not happen
+                log::warn!("unknown client!");
+                capture.release()?;
+                server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
+                log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        };
+
+        // 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(());
+            }
+        }
+
+        (client_state.active_addr, enter, start_timer)
+    };
+    if start_timer {
+        let _ = timer_tx.try_send(());
+    }
+    if let Some(addr) = addr {
+        if enter {
+            let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Enter(), addr)).await;
+        }
+        let _ = sender_tx.send((e, addr)).await;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
--- a/src/server/emulation_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/emulation_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use tokio::{
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
+    emulate::{self, InputEmulation},
+    event::{Event, KeyboardEvent},
+    scancode,
+    server::State,
+};
+
+use super::{CaptureEvent, Server};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum EmulationEvent {
+    /// input emulation is notified of a change in client states
+    ClientEvent(ClientEvent),
+    /// input emulation must release keys for client
+    ReleaseKeys(ClientHandle),
+    /// termination signal
+    Terminate,
+}
+
+pub fn new(
+    server: Server,
+    mut udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr)>>,
+    sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    capture_tx: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    timer_tx: Sender<()>,
+) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<EmulationEvent>) {
+    let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+    let emulate_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        let mut emulate = emulate::create().await;
+        let mut last_ignored = None;
+
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                udp_event = udp_rx.recv() => {
+                    let udp_event = udp_event.ok_or(anyhow!("receiver closed"))??;
+                    handle_udp_rx(&server, &capture_tx, &mut emulate, &sender_tx, &mut last_ignored, udp_event, &timer_tx).await;
+                }
+                emulate_event = rx.recv() => {
+                    match emulate_event {
+                        Some(e) => match e {
+                            EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(e) => emulate.notify(e).await,
+                            EmulationEvent::ReleaseKeys(c) => release_keys(&server, &mut emulate, c).await,
+                            EmulationEvent::Terminate => break,
+                        },
+                        None => break,
+                    }
+                }
+                res = emulate.dispatch() => {
+                    res?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // release potentially still pressed keys
+        let clients = server
+            .client_manager
+            .borrow()
+            .get_client_states()
+            .map(|(h, _)| h)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        for client in clients {
+            release_keys(&server, &mut emulate, client).await;
+        }
+
+        // destroy emulator
+        emulate.destroy().await;
+        anyhow::Ok(())
+    });
+    (emulate_task, tx)
+}
+
+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),
+    timer_tx: &Sender<()>,
+) {
+    let (event, addr) = event;
+
+    // get handle for addr
+    let handle = match server.client_manager.borrow().get_client(addr) {
+        Some(a) => a,
+        None => {
+            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;
+        }
+    };
+
+    // next event can be logged as ignored again
+    last_ignored.take();
+
+    log::trace!("{:20} <-<-<-<------ {addr} ({handle})", event.to_string());
+    {
+        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+        let client_state = match client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
+            Some((_, s)) => s,
+            None => {
+                log::error!("unknown handle");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // reset ttl for client and
+        client_state.alive = true;
+        // set addr as new default for this client
+        client_state.active_addr = Some(addr);
+    }
+
+    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 mut ignore_event = false;
+                    if let Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                        time: _,
+                        key,
+                        state,
+                    }) = event
+                    {
+                        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+                        let client_state = if let Some((_, s)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
+                            s
+                        } else {
+                            log::error!("unknown handle");
+                            return;
+                        };
+                        if state == 0 {
+                            // ignore release event if key not pressed
+                            ignore_event = !client_state.pressed_keys.remove(&key);
+                        } else {
+                            // ignore press event if key not released
+                            ignore_event = !client_state.pressed_keys.insert(key);
+                            let _ = timer_tx.try_send(());
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // ignore double press / release events to
+                    // 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");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn release_keys(
+    server: &Server,
+    emulate: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
+    client: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    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) = scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
+            log::warn!("releasing stuck key: {key:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    let modifiers_event = KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
+        mods_depressed: 0,
+        mods_latched: 0,
+        mods_locked: 0,
+        group: 0,
+    };
+    emulate
+        .consume(Event::Keyboard(modifiers_event), client)
+        .await;
+}
--- a/src/server/frontend_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/frontend_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::HashSet,
+    io::ErrorKind,
+    net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
+};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio::net::UnixStream;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use tokio::{
+    io::ReadHalf,
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
+    frontend::{self, FrontendEvent, FrontendListener, FrontendRequest},
+};
+
+use super::{
+    capture_task::CaptureEvent, emulation_task::EmulationEvent, resolver_task::DnsRequest, Server,
+};
+
+pub(crate) fn new(
+    mut frontend: FrontendListener,
+    mut notify_rx: Receiver<FrontendEvent>,
+    server: Server,
+    capture: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    resolve_ch: Sender<DnsRequest>,
+    port_tx: Sender<u16>,
+) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<FrontendRequest>) {
+    let (event_tx, mut event_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+    let event_tx_clone = event_tx.clone();
+    let frontend_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                stream = frontend.accept() => {
+                    let stream = match stream {
+                        Ok(s) => s,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            log::warn!("error accepting frontend connection: {e}");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    handle_frontend_stream(&event_tx_clone, stream).await;
+                }
+                event = event_rx.recv() => {
+                    let frontend_event = event.ok_or(anyhow!("frontend channel closed"))?;
+                    if handle_frontend_event(&server, &capture, &emulate, &resolve_ch, &mut frontend, &port_tx, frontend_event).await {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                notify = notify_rx.recv() => {
+                    let notify = notify.ok_or(anyhow!("frontend notify closed"))?;
+                    let _ = frontend.broadcast_event(notify).await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        anyhow::Ok(())
+    });
+    (frontend_task, event_tx)
+}
+
+async fn handle_frontend_stream(
+    frontend_tx: &Sender<FrontendRequest>,
+    #[cfg(unix)] mut stream: ReadHalf<UnixStream>,
+    #[cfg(windows)] mut stream: ReadHalf<TcpStream>,
+) {
+    use std::io;
+
+    let tx = frontend_tx.clone();
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        loop {
+            let request = frontend::wait_for_request(&mut stream).await;
+            match request {
+                Ok(request) => {
+                    let _ = tx.send(request).await;
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    if let Some(e) = e.downcast_ref::<io::Error>() {
+                        if e.kind() == ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    log::error!("error reading frontend event: {e}");
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+async fn handle_frontend_event(
+    server: &Server,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    resolve_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
+    frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
+    port_tx: &Sender<u16>,
+    event: FrontendRequest,
+) -> bool {
+    log::debug!("frontend: {event:?}");
+    match event {
+        FrontendRequest::Create => {
+            add_client(server, frontend).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, active) => {
+            if active {
+                activate_client(server, frontend, capture, emulate, handle).await;
+            } else {
+                deactivate_client(server, frontend, capture, emulate, handle).await;
+            }
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::ChangePort(port) => {
+            let _ = port_tx.send(port).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::Delete(handle) => {
+            remove_client(server, frontend, capture, emulate, handle).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::Enumerate() => {
+            let clients = server
+                .client_manager
+                .borrow()
+                .get_client_states()
+                .map(|(h, (c, s))| (h, c.clone(), s.clone()))
+                .collect();
+            broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients)).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::Terminate() => {
+            log::info!("terminating gracefully...");
+            return true;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::UpdateFixIps(handle, fix_ips) => {
+            update_fix_ips(server, resolve_tx, handle, fix_ips).await;
+            broadcast_client_update(server, frontend, handle).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, hostname) => {
+            update_hostname(server, resolve_tx, handle, hostname).await;
+            broadcast_client_update(server, frontend, handle).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port) => {
+            update_port(server, handle, port).await;
+            broadcast_client_update(server, frontend, handle).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, pos) => {
+            update_pos(server, handle, capture, emulate, pos).await;
+            broadcast_client_update(server, frontend, handle).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::ResolveDns(handle) => {
+            let hostname = server
+                .client_manager
+                .borrow()
+                .get(handle)
+                .and_then(|(c, _)| c.hostname.clone());
+            if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
+                let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    false
+}
+
+async fn broadcast(frontend: &mut FrontendListener, event: FrontendEvent) {
+    if let Err(e) = frontend.broadcast_event(event).await {
+        log::error!("error notifying frontend: {e}");
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn add_client(server: &Server, frontend: &mut FrontendListener) {
+    let handle = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().add_client();
+    log::info!("added client {handle}");
+
+    let (c, s) = server.client_manager.borrow().get(handle).unwrap().clone();
+    broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::Created(handle, c, s)).await;
+}
+
+pub async fn deactivate_client(
+    server: &Server,
+    frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    let state = match server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+        Some((_, s)) => {
+            s.active = false;
+            s.clone()
+        }
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    let event = ClientEvent::Destroy(handle);
+    let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
+    let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
+    let event = FrontendEvent::StateChange(handle, state);
+    broadcast(frontend, event).await;
+}
+
+pub async fn activate_client(
+    server: &Server,
+    frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    /* deactivate potential other client at this position */
+    let pos = match server.client_manager.borrow().get(handle) {
+        Some((client, _)) => client.pos,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    let other = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().find_client(pos);
+    if let Some(other) = other {
+        if other != handle {
+            deactivate_client(server, frontend, capture, emulate, other).await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* activate the client */
+    let state = if let Some((_, s)) = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+        s.active = true;
+        s.clone()
+    } else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    /* notify emulation, capture and frontends */
+    let event = ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos);
+    let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
+    let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
+    let event = FrontendEvent::StateChange(handle, state);
+    broadcast(frontend, event).await;
+}
+
+pub async fn remove_client(
+    server: &Server,
+    frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    let Some(active) = server
+        .client_manager
+        .borrow_mut()
+        .remove_client(handle)
+        .map(|(_, s)| s.active)
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    if active {
+        let destroy = ClientEvent::Destroy(handle);
+        let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(destroy)).await;
+        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(destroy)).await;
+    }
+
+    let event = FrontendEvent::Deleted(handle);
+    broadcast(frontend, event).await;
+}
+
+async fn update_fix_ips(
+    server: &Server,
+    resolve_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+    fix_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
+) {
+    let hostname = {
+        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+        let Some((c, _)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        c.fix_ips = fix_ips;
+        c.hostname.clone()
+    };
+
+    if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
+        let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn update_hostname(
+    server: &Server,
+    resolve_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+    hostname: Option<String>,
+) {
+    let hostname = {
+        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+        let Some((c, s)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // update hostname
+        if c.hostname != hostname {
+            c.hostname = hostname;
+            s.ips = HashSet::from_iter(c.fix_ips.iter().cloned());
+            s.active_addr = None;
+            c.hostname.clone()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    };
+
+    // resolve to update ips in state
+    if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
+        let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn update_port(server: &Server, handle: ClientHandle, port: u16) {
+    let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+    let Some((c, s)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    if c.port != port {
+        c.port = port;
+        s.active_addr = s.active_addr.map(|a| SocketAddr::new(a.ip(), port));
+    }
+}
+
+async fn update_pos(
+    server: &Server,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    pos: Position,
+) {
+    let (changed, active) = {
+        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
+        let Some((c, s)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let changed = c.pos != pos;
+        c.pos = pos;
+        (changed, s.active)
+    };
+
+    // update state in event input emulator & input capture
+    if changed {
+        if active {
+            let destroy = ClientEvent::Destroy(handle);
+            let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(destroy)).await;
+            let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(destroy)).await;
+        }
+        let create = ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos);
+        let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(create)).await;
+        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(create)).await;
+    }
+}
+
+async fn broadcast_client_update(
+    server: &Server,
+    frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    let (client, _) = server.client_manager.borrow().get(handle).unwrap().clone();
+    broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::Updated(handle, client)).await;
+}
--- a/src/server/network_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/network_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use tokio::{
+    net::UdpSocket,
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use crate::{event::Event, frontend::FrontendEvent};
+
+use super::Server;
+
+pub async fn new(
+    server: Server,
+    frontend_notify_tx: Sender<FrontendEvent>,
+) -> Result<(
+    JoinHandle<()>,
+    Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr)>>,
+    Sender<u16>,
+)> {
+    // 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?;
+    let (receiver_tx, receiver_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+    let (sender_tx, mut sender_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+    let (port_tx, mut port_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+
+    let udp_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                event = receive_event(&socket) => {
+                    let _ = receiver_tx.send(event).await;
+                }
+                event = sender_rx.recv() => {
+                    let Some((event, addr)) = event else {
+                        break;
+                    };
+                    if let Err(e) = send_event(&socket, event, addr) {
+                        log::warn!("udp send failed: {e}");
+                    };
+                }
+                port = port_rx.recv() => {
+                    let Some(port) = port else {
+                        break;
+                    };
+
+                    if socket.local_addr().unwrap().port() == port {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    let listen_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse().unwrap(), port);
+                    match UdpSocket::bind(listen_addr).await {
+                        Ok(new_socket) => {
+                            socket = new_socket;
+                            server.port.replace(port);
+                            let _ = frontend_notify_tx.send(FrontendEvent::PortChanged(port, None)).await;
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            log::warn!("could not change port: {e}");
+                            let port = socket.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+                            let _ = frontend_notify_tx.send(FrontendEvent::PortChanged(
+                                    port,
+                                    Some(format!("could not change port: {e}")),
+                                )).await;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    Ok((udp_task, sender_tx, receiver_rx, port_tx))
+}
+
+async fn receive_event(socket: &UdpSocket) -> Result<(Event, SocketAddr)> {
+    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> {
+    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 +1,129 @@
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};
+
+use tokio::{
+    sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use crate::{client::ClientHandle, event::Event};
+
+use super::{capture_task::CaptureEvent, emulation_task::EmulationEvent, Server, State};
+
+const MAX_RESPONSE_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
+
+pub fn new(
+    server: Server,
+    sender_ch: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
+    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    mut timer_rx: Receiver<()>,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    // timer task
+    let ping_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        loop {
+            // wait for wake up signal
+            let Some(_): Option<()> = timer_rx.recv().await else {
+                break;
+            };
+            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;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    ping_task
+}
--- a/src/server/resolver_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/resolver_task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
+
+use crate::{client::ClientHandle, dns::DnsResolver, frontend::FrontendEvent};
+
+use super::Server;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DnsRequest {
+    pub hostname: String,
+    pub handle: ClientHandle,
+}
+
+pub fn new(
+    resolver: DnsResolver,
+    mut server: Server,
+    mut frontend: Sender<FrontendEvent>,
+) -> (JoinHandle<()>, Sender<DnsRequest>) {
+    let (dns_tx, mut dns_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<DnsRequest>(32);
+    let resolver_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        loop {
+            let (host, handle) = match dns_rx.recv().await {
+                Some(r) => (r.hostname, r.handle),
+                None => break,
+            };
+
+            /* update resolving status */
+            if let Some((_, s)) = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+                s.resolving = true;
+            }
+            notify_state_change(&mut frontend, &mut server, handle).await;
+
+            let ips = match resolver.resolve(&host).await {
+                Ok(ips) => ips,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    log::warn!("could not resolve host '{host}': {e}");
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+
+            /* update ips and resolving state */
+            if let Some((c, s)) = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+                let mut addrs = HashSet::from_iter(c.fix_ips.iter().cloned());
+                for ip in ips {
+                    addrs.insert(ip);
+                }
+                s.ips = addrs;
+                s.resolving = false;
+            }
+            notify_state_change(&mut frontend, &mut server, handle).await;
+        }
+    });
+    (resolver_task, dns_tx)
+}
+
+async fn notify_state_change(
+    frontend: &mut Sender<FrontendEvent>,
+    server: &mut Server,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    let state = server
+        .client_manager
+        .borrow_mut()
+        .get_mut(handle)
+        .map(|(_, s)| s.clone());
+    if let Some(state) = state {
+        let _ = frontend
+            .send(FrontendEvent::StateChange(handle, state))
+            .await;
+    }
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Ferdinand Schober	bc6d35c457	windows: fix resolution with scaling enabled	2024-05-06 20:42:24 +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
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`(builtins.getFlake ("git+file://" + toString ./.)).devShells.${builtins.currentSystem}.default`