basic enter hook command

prevents unnecessary state updates and makes synchronization less error prone

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github: [feschber]
+ko_fi: feschber

.github/workflows/cachix.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@ name: Binary Cache
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 jobs:
   nix:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+       os: 
+        - ubuntu-latest
+        - macos-13
+        - macos-14
     name: "Build"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -20,5 +26,15 @@ jobs:
         name: lan-mouse
         authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
 
-    - name: Build lan-mouse
+    - name: Build lan-mouse (x86_64-linux)
-      run: nix build --print-build-logs
+      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.x86_64-linux.lan-mouse
+
+    - name: Build lan-mouse (x86_64-darwin)
+      if: matrix.os == 'macos-13'
+      run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.x86_64-darwin.lan-mouse
+
+    - name: Build lan-mouse (aarch64-darwin)
+      if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
+      run: nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace .#packages.aarch64-darwin.lan-mouse
+

.github/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         path: lan-mouse-windows.zip
 
   macos-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: install dependencies
@@ -90,9 +90,25 @@ jobs:
     - name: Upload build artifact
       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]
@@ -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

.github/workflows/rust.yml

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           target/debug/*.dll
 
   build-macos:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: install dependencies
@@ -110,3 +110,23 @@ jobs:
       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

.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         path: lan-mouse-windows.zip
 
   macos-release-build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: install dependencies
@@ -86,9 +86,25 @@ jobs:
     - name: Upload build artifact
       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]
@@ -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

Cargo.lock

@@ -1131,6 +1131,51 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hickory-proto"
+version = "0.24.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "07698b8420e2f0d6447a436ba999ec85d8fbf2a398bbd737b82cac4a2e96e512"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "enum-as-inner",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-util",
+ "idna 0.4.0",
+ "ipnet",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rand",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tinyvec",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "url",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hickory-resolver"
+version = "0.24.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "28757f23aa75c98f254cf0405e6d8c25b831b32921b050a66692427679b1f243"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "futures-util",
+ "hickory-proto",
+ "ipconfig",
+ "lru-cache",
+ "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "rand",
+ "resolv-conf",
+ "smallvec",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hostname"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -1142,6 +1187,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hostname"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9c7c7c8ac16c798734b8a24560c1362120597c40d5e1459f09498f8f6c8f2ba"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "windows 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "humantime"
 version = "2.1.0"
@@ -1228,7 +1284,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lan-mouse"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ashpd",
@@ -1241,24 +1297,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "glib-build-tools",
  "gtk4",
+ "hickory-resolver",
+ "hostname 0.4.0",
  "keycode",
  "libadwaita",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "memmap",
+ "num_enum",
  "once_cell",
  "reis",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "slab",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "toml",
- "trust-dns-resolver",
  "wayland-client",
  "wayland-protocols",
  "wayland-protocols-misc",
  "wayland-protocols-wlr",
- "winapi",
+ "windows 0.54.0",
  "x11",
 ]
 
@@ -1427,6 +1486,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num_enum"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "02339744ee7253741199f897151b38e72257d13802d4ee837285cc2990a90845"
+dependencies = [
+ "num_enum_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num_enum_derive"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "681030a937600a36906c185595136d26abfebb4aa9c65701cefcaf8578bb982b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.53",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
 version = "0.32.2"
@@ -1711,7 +1791,7 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "52e44394d2086d010551b14b53b1f24e31647570cd1deb0379e2c21b329aba00"
 dependencies = [
- "hostname",
+ "hostname 0.3.1",
  "quick-error",
 ]
 
@@ -2069,52 +2149,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "trust-dns-proto"
-version = "0.23.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3119112651c157f4488931a01e586aa459736e9d6046d3bd9105ffb69352d374"
-dependencies = [
- "async-trait",
- "cfg-if",
- "data-encoding",
- "enum-as-inner",
- "futures-channel",
- "futures-io",
- "futures-util",
- "idna 0.4.0",
- "ipnet",
- "once_cell",
- "rand",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror",
- "tinyvec",
- "tokio",
- "tracing",
- "url",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "trust-dns-resolver"
-version = "0.23.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "10a3e6c3aff1718b3c73e395d1f35202ba2ffa847c6a62eea0db8fb4cfe30be6"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "futures-util",
- "ipconfig",
- "lru-cache",
- "once_cell",
- "parking_lot",
- "rand",
- "resolv-conf",
- "smallvec",
- "thiserror",
- "tokio",
- "tracing",
- "trust-dns-proto",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.17.0"
@@ -2309,6 +2343,54 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e48a53791691ab099e5e2ad123536d0fff50652600abaf43bbf952894110d0be"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.52.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.54.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9252e5725dbed82865af151df558e754e4a3c2c30818359eb17465f1346a1b49"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.54.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33ab640c8d7e35bf8ba19b884ba838ceb4fba93a4e8c65a9059d08afcfc683d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.54.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "12661b9c89351d684a50a8a643ce5f608e20243b9fb84687800163429f161d65"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-result",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-result"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cd19df78e5168dfb0aedc343d1d1b8d422ab2db6756d2dc3fef75035402a3f64"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lan-mouse"
 description = "Software KVM Switch / mouse & keyboard sharing software for Local Area Networks"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 repository = "https://github.com/ferdinandschober/lan-mouse"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ 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"] }
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.71"
 log = "0.4.20"
 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", "process", "rt", "sync", "signal"] }
 async-trait = "0.1.73"
 futures-core = "0.3.28"
 futures = "0.3.28"
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ adw = { package = "libadwaita", version = "0.6.0", features = ["v1_1"], optional
 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"
@@ -49,10 +52,18 @@ reis = { version = "0.2", features = [ "tokio" ], optional = true }
 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 = "0.19.0"
+glib-build-tools = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["wayland", "x11", "xdg_desktop_portal", "libei", "gtk"]
@@ -60,4 +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"]

README.md

@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ 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:       | :heavy_check_mark:                   |
+| 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                                  |
 
 > [!Important]
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ input capture (to send events *to* other clients) on different operating systems
 > Otherwise input capture will not work.
 
 ## Installation
+### Install via cargo
+```sh
+cargo install lan-mouse
+```
 
 ### Download from Releases
-The easiest way to install Lan Mouse is to download precompiled release binaries from the [releases section](https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/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).
 
@@ -79,7 +83,9 @@ paru -S lan-mouse-bin
 - flake: [README.md](./nix/README.md)
 
 
-### Building from Source
+### Manual Installation
+
+First make sure to [install the necessary dependencies](#installing-dependencies).
 
 Build in release mode:
 ```sh
@@ -134,56 +140,61 @@ For a detailed list of available features, checkout the [Cargo.toml](./Cargo.tom
 
 
 ## Installing Dependencies
+<details>
+    <summary>MacOS</summary>
 
-#### Macos
 ```sh
 brew install libadwaita
 ```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+    <summary>Ubuntu and derivatives</summary>
 
-#### Ubuntu and derivatives
 ```sh
 sudo apt install libadwaita-1-dev libgtk-4-dev libx11-dev libxtst-dev
 ```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+    <summary>Arch and derivatives</summary>
 
-#### Arch and derivatives
 ```sh
 sudo pacman -S libadwaita gtk libx11 libxtst
 ```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+    <summary>Fedora and derivatives</summary>
 
-#### Fedora and derivatives
 ```sh
 sudo dnf install libadwaita-devel libXtst-devel libX11-devel
 ```
+</details>
+<details>
+    <summary>Windows</summary>
 
-#### Windows
 > [!NOTE]
 > This is only necessary when building lan-mouse from source. The windows release comes with precompiled gtk dlls.
 
-Follow the instructions at [gtk-rs.org](https://gtk-rs.org/gtk4-rs/stable/latest/book/installation_windows.html)
+- 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:
+- 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) -> Has been fixed recently
+# install gvsbuild dependencies
-choco install python --version=3.11.0
+choco install python git msys2 visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
-
-# 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:
+- The following commands should be run in a **regular power shell** instance:
 
 ```sh
 # install gvsbuild with python
@@ -199,11 +210,12 @@ pipx install gvsbuild
 gvsbuild build gtk4 libadwaita librsvg
 ```
 
-Make sure to add the directory `C:\gtk-build\gtk\x64\release\bin`
+- **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 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

build.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 fn main() {
     // composite_templates
+    #[cfg(feature = "gtk")]
     glib_build_tools::compile_resources(
         &["resources"],
         "resources/resources.gresource.xml",

flake.nix

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   }: let
     inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
     genSystems = lib.genAttrs [
+      "aarch64-darwin"
+      "x86_64-darwin"
       "x86_64-linux"
     ];
     pkgsFor = system:
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@
           gtk4
           libadwaita
           xorg.libXtst
+        ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+          darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
         ];
 
         RUST_SRC_PATH = "${rust}/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library";

nix/README.md

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ enable 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 = { };
+    };
   };
 }
 

nix/default.nix

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     gtk4
     libadwaita
     xorg.libXtst
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.CoreGraphics
   ];
 
   src = builtins.path {

nix/hm-module.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ self: {
 with lib; let
   cfg = config.programs.lan-mouse;
   defaultPackage = self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default;
+  tomlFormat = pkgs.formats.toml {};
 in {
   options.programs.lan-mouse = with types; {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Whether or not to enable lan-mouse.";
@@ -23,7 +24,23 @@ in {
     systemd = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       default = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
-      description = "Whether to enable to systemd service for lan-mouse.";
+      description = "Whether to enable to systemd service for lan-mouse on linux.";
+    };
+    launchd = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin;
+      description = "Whether to enable to launchd service for lan-mouse on macOS.";
+    };
+    settings = lib.mkOption {
+      inherit (tomlFormat) type;
+      default = {};
+      example = builtins.fromTOML (builtins.readFile (self + /config.toml));
+      description = ''
+        Optional configuration written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lan-mouse/config.toml`.
+
+        See <https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/> for
+        available options and documentation.
+      '';
     };
   };
 
@@ -43,8 +60,23 @@ in {
       ];
     };
 
+    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;
+    };
   };
 }

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>

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">de.feschber.LanMouse.svg</file>
+    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">de.feschber.LanMouse.svg</file>
   </gresource>
 </gresources>

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;
-}

resources/style.css

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#delete-button {
-  color: @red_3;
-}
-
-#port-edit-cancel {
-  color: @red_3;
-}
-
-#port-edit-apply {
-  color: @green_3;
-}

resources/window.ui

@@ -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>

src/backend.rs

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-pub mod consumer;
-pub mod producer;

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;

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;

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
-    }
-}

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<()>;
+}

src/capture/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>> {

src/capture/libei.rs

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ use futures_core::Stream;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
 use crate::{
+    capture::InputCapture as LanMouseInputCapture,
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
     event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent},
-    producer::EventProducer,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ enum ProducerEvent {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub struct LibeiProducer<'a> {
+pub struct LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
     input_capture: Pin<Box<InputCapture<'a>>>,
     libei_task: JoinHandle<Result<()>>,
-    event_rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<(u32, Event)>,
+    event_rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
     notify_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<ProducerEvent>,
 }
 
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ async fn update_barriers(
         .set_pointer_barriers(session, &barriers, zones.zone_set())
         .await?;
     let response = response.response()?;
-    log::info!("{response:?}");
+    log::debug!("{response:?}");
     Ok(id_map)
 }
 
-impl<'a> Drop for LibeiProducer<'a> {
+impl<'a> Drop for LibeiInputCapture<'a> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         self.libei_task.abort();
     }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl<'a> Drop for LibeiProducer<'a> {
 async fn create_session<'a>(
     input_capture: &'a InputCapture<'a>,
 ) -> Result<(Session<'a>, BitFlags<Capabilities>)> {
-    log::info!("creating input capture session");
+    log::debug!("creating input capture session");
     let (session, capabilities) = loop {
         match input_capture
             .create_session(
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ async fn connect_to_eis(
     input_capture: &InputCapture<'_>,
     session: &Session<'_>,
 ) -> Result<(ei::Context, EiConvertEventStream)> {
-    log::info!("connect_to_eis");
+    log::debug!("connect_to_eis");
     let fd = input_capture.connect_to_eis(session).await?;
 
     // create unix stream from fd
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async fn connect_to_eis(
 async fn libei_event_handler(
     mut ei_event_stream: EiConvertEventStream,
     context: ei::Context,
-    event_tx: Sender<(u32, Event)>,
+    event_tx: Sender<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
     current_client: Rc<Cell<Option<ClientHandle>>>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     loop {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ async fn wait_for_active_client(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-impl<'a> LibeiProducer<'a> {
+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>;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl<'a> LibeiProducer<'a> {
                 )
                 .await?;
 
-                log::info!("enabling session");
+                log::debug!("enabling session");
                 input_capture.enable(&session).await?;
 
                 loop {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
     ei_event: EiEvent,
     current_client: Option<ClientHandle>,
     context: &ei::Context,
-    event_tx: &Sender<(u32, Event)>,
+    event_tx: &Sender<(ClientHandle, Event)>,
 ) {
     match ei_event {
         EiEvent::SeatAdded(s) => {
@@ -466,15 +466,38 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
                     .unwrap();
             }
         }
-        EiEvent::ScrollDelta(_) => {}
+        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::Axis {
+                let event = PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
-                    time: 0,
                     axis: 0,
-                    value: scroll.discrete_dy as f64,
+                    value: scroll.discrete_dy,
                 };
                 if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
                     event_tx
@@ -484,10 +507,9 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
                 }
             }
             if scroll.discrete_dx != 0 {
-                let event = PointerEvent::Axis {
+                let event = PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 {
-                    time: 0,
                     axis: 1,
-                    value: scroll.discrete_dx as f64,
+                    value: scroll.discrete_dx,
                 };
                 if let Some(current_client) = current_client {
                     event_tx
@@ -522,7 +544,7 @@ async fn handle_ei_event(
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> EventProducer for LibeiProducer<'a> {
+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 {
@@ -543,7 +565,7 @@ impl<'a> EventProducer for LibeiProducer<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Stream for LibeiProducer<'a> {
+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>> {

src/capture/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(())
     }

src/capture/wayland.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
+    capture::InputCapture,
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
-    producer::EventProducer,
 };
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl AsRawFd for Inner {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct WaylandEventProducer(AsyncFd<Inner>);
+pub struct WaylandInputCapture(AsyncFd<Inner>);
 
 struct Window {
     buffer: wl_buffer::WlBuffer,
@@ -256,7 +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,
@@ -390,7 +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) {
@@ -587,7 +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) => {
@@ -609,7 +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>> {
@@ -761,6 +761,16 @@ impl Dispatch<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

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();
+    }
+}

src/capture/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(

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()?;
+        }
+    }
+}

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 {
@@ -61,23 +93,29 @@ impl TryFrom<&str> for Position {
 }
 
 #[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 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>,
     /// both active_addr and addrs can be None / empty so port needs to be stored seperately
     pub port: u16,
     /// position of a client on screen
     pub pos: Position,
+    /// enter hook
+    pub cmd: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Default for ClientConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            port: DEFAULT_PORT,
+            hostname: Default::default(),
+            fix_ips: Default::default(),
+            pos: Default::default(),
+            cmd: None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -86,12 +124,10 @@ pub enum ClientEvent {
     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.
@@ -100,12 +136,18 @@ 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 {
@@ -116,50 +158,15 @@ 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(
+    pub fn add_client(&mut self) -> ClientHandle {
-        &mut self,
+        let client_config = Default::default();
-        hostname: Option<String>,
+        let client_state = Default::default();
-        ips: HashSet<IpAddr>,
+        self.clients.insert((client_config, client_state)) as ClientHandle
-        port: u16,
-        pos: Position,
-        active: bool,
-    ) -> ClientHandle {
-        // get a new client_handle
-        let handle = self.free_id();
-
-        // store fix ip addresses
-        let fix_ips = ips.iter().cloned().collect();
-
-        // store the client
-        let client = Client {
-            hostname,
-            fix_ips,
-            handle,
-            ips,
-            port,
-            pos,
-        };
-
-        // client was never seen, nor pinged
-        let client_state = ClientState {
-            client,
-            active,
-            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
     }
 
     /// find a client by its address
@@ -168,49 +175,54 @@ impl ClientManager {
         // time this is likely faster than using a HashMap
         self.clients
             .iter()
-            .position(|c| {
+            .find_map(|(k, (_, s))| {
-                if let Some(c) = c {
+                if s.active && s.ips.contains(&addr.ip()) {
-                    c.active && c.client.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()
+        self.clients.try_remove(client as usize)
-    }
-
-    /// 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");
     }
 
     // returns an immutable reference to the client state corresponding to `client`
-    pub fn get(&self, client: ClientHandle) -> Option<&ClientState> {
+    pub fn get(&self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Option<&(ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
-        self.clients.get(client as usize)?.as_ref()
+        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> {
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Option<&mut (ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
-        self.clients.get_mut(client as usize)?.as_mut()
+        self.clients.get_mut(handle as usize)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_client_states(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &ClientState> {
+    pub fn get_client_states(
-        self.clients.iter().filter_map(|x| x.as_ref())
+        &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> {
+    pub fn get_client_states_mut(
-        self.clients.iter_mut().filter_map(|x| x.as_mut())
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (ClientHandle, &mut (ClientConfig, ClientState))> {
+        self.clients.iter_mut().map(|(k, v)| (k as ClientHandle, v))
     }
 }

src/config.rs

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub struct TomlClient {
     pub ips: Option<Vec<IpAddr>>,
     pub port: Option<u16>,
     pub activate_on_startup: Option<bool>,
+    pub enter_hook: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl ConfigToml {
@@ -59,6 +60,14 @@ 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)]
@@ -74,6 +83,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     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 {
@@ -82,6 +93,7 @@ pub struct ConfigClient {
     pub port: u16,
     pub pos: Position,
     pub active: bool,
+    pub enter_hook: Option<String>,
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_RELEASE_KEYS: [scancode::Linux; 4] =
@@ -169,6 +181,8 @@ impl Config {
         }
 
         let daemon = args.daemon;
+        let test_capture = args.test_capture;
+        let test_emulation = args.test_emulation;
 
         Ok(Config {
             daemon,
@@ -176,6 +190,8 @@ impl Config {
             clients,
             port,
             release_bind,
+            test_capture,
+            test_emulation,
         })
     }
 
@@ -194,12 +210,14 @@ impl Config {
                     None => c.host_name.clone(),
                 };
                 let active = c.activate_on_startup.unwrap_or(false);
+                let enter_hook = c.enter_hook.clone();
                 ConfigClient {
                     ips,
                     hostname,
                     port,
                     pos: *pos,
                     active,
+                    enter_hook,
                 }
             })
             .collect()

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())
-}

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,

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())
+}

src/emulate/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}");
     }

src/emulate/libei.rs

@@ -23,11 +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,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ async fn get_ei_fd() -> Result<OwnedFd, ashpd::Error> {
     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?;
@@ -107,7 +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)
@@ -163,6 +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 {

src/emulate/macos.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 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;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use tokio::task::AbortHandle;
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);
 
-pub struct MacOSConsumer {
+pub struct MacOSEmulation {
     pub event_source: CGEventSource,
     repeat_task: Option<AbortHandle>,
     button_state: ButtonState,
@@ -50,9 +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,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn key_event(event_source: CGEventSource, key: u16, state: u8) {
 }
 
 #[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 {
@@ -220,7 +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)
@@ -231,7 +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,

src/emulate/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 windows::Win32::UI::Input::KeyboardAndMouse::{
-use winapi::{
+    SendInput, INPUT_0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, MOUSEEVENTF_XDOWN, MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
-    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::{
+    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 {
+        loop {
-            type_: INPUT_MOUSE,
+            /* retval = number of successfully submitted events */
-            u: std::mem::transmute(mi),
+            if SendInput(&[input], std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32) > 0 {
-        };
+                break;
-
+            }
-        SendInput(
+        }
-            1_u32,
-            &mut input as LPINPUT,
-            std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32,
-        );
     }
 }
 
+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,
+            BTN_LEFT => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,
-            0x111 => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
+            BTN_RIGHT => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP,
-            0x112 => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP,
+            BTN_MIDDLE => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP,
+            BTN_BACK => MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
+            BTN_FORWARD => MOUSEEVENTF_XUP,
             _ => return,
         },
         1 => match button {
-            0x110 => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,
+            BTN_LEFT => MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,
-            0x111 => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN,
+            BTN_RIGHT => MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN,
-            0x112 => MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN,
+            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
+        dwFlags: flags,
-            | if extended { KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY } else { 0 }
-            | match state {
-                0 => KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,
-                1 => 0u32,
-                _ => return,
-            },
         time: 0,
         dwExtraInfo: 0,
     };
     send_keyboard_input(ki);
 }
 
-fn send_keyboard_input(ki: KEYBDINPUT) {
-    unsafe {
-        let mut input = INPUT {
-            type_: INPUT_KEYBOARD,
-            u: std::mem::zeroed(),
-        };
-        *input.u.ki_mut() = ki;
-        SendInput(1_u32, &mut input, std::mem::size_of::<INPUT>() as i32);
-    }
-}
-
 fn linux_keycode_to_windows_scancode(linux_keycode: u32) -> Option<u16> {
     let linux_scancode = match scancode::Linux::try_from(linux_keycode) {
         Ok(s) => s,

src/emulate/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() {
+        while emulate.state.keymap.is_none() {
-            consumer
+            emulate.queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut emulate.state).unwrap();
-                .queue
-                .blocking_dispatch(&mut consumer.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();

src/emulate/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 {

src/emulate/xdg_desktop_portal.rs

@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 
 use crate::{
     client::ClientEvent,
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
+    emulate::InputEmulation,
     event::{
         Event::{Keyboard, Pointer},
         KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent,
     },
 };
 
-pub struct DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
+pub struct DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
     proxy: RemoteDesktop<'a>,
     session: Session<'a>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
+impl<'a> DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
-    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalConsumer<'a>> {
+    pub async fn new() -> Result<DesktopPortalEmulation<'a>> {
         log::debug!("connecting to org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop portal ...");
         let proxy = RemoteDesktop::new().await?;
 
@@ -59,62 +59,76 @@ impl<'a> DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<'a> EventConsumer for DesktopPortalConsumer<'a> {
+impl<'a> InputEmulation for DesktopPortalEmulation<'a> {
     async fn consume(&mut self, event: crate::event::Event, _client: crate::client::ClientHandle) {
         match event {
-            Pointer(p) => {
+            Pointer(p) => match p {
-                match p {
+                PointerEvent::Motion {
-                    PointerEvent::Motion {
+                    time: _,
-                        time: _,
+                    relative_x,
-                        relative_x,
+                    relative_y,
-                        relative_y,
+                } => {
-                    } => {
+                    if let Err(e) = self
-                        if let Err(e) = self
+                        .proxy
-                            .proxy
+                        .notify_pointer_motion(&self.session, relative_x, relative_y)
-                            .notify_pointer_motion(&self.session, relative_x, relative_y)
+                        .await
-                            .await
+                    {
-                        {
+                        log::warn!("{e}");
-                            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 {} => {}
                 }
-            }
+                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 {

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;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

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 {}),
                 }
             }

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},
 };
 
@@ -84,34 +84,49 @@ pub fn wait_for_service() -> Result<std::net::TcpStream> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum FrontendEvent {
+pub enum FrontendRequest {
-    /// add a new client
-    AddClient(Option<String>, u16, Position),
     /// 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),
+    Delete(ClientHandle),
-    /// request an enumertaion of all clients
+    /// request an enumeration of all clients
     Enumerate(),
+    /// resolve dns
+    ResolveDns(ClientHandle),
     /// service shutdown
-    Shutdown(),
+    Terminate(),
-    /// update a client (hostname, port, position)
+    /// update hostname
-    UpdateClient(ClientHandle, Option<String>, u16, Position),
+    UpdateHostname(ClientHandle, Option<String>),
+    /// update port
+    UpdatePort(ClientHandle, u16),
+    /// update position
+    UpdatePosition(ClientHandle, Position),
+    /// update fix-ips
+    UpdateFixIps(ClientHandle, Vec<IpAddr>),
+    /// request the state of the given client
+    GetState(ClientHandle),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub enum FrontendNotify {
+pub enum FrontendEvent {
-    NotifyClientActivate(ClientHandle, bool),
+    /// a client was created
-    NotifyClientCreate(Client),
+    Created(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState),
-    NotifyClientUpdate(Client),
+    /// no such client
-    NotifyClientDelete(ClientHandle),
+    NoSuchClient(ClientHandle),
+    /// state changed
+    State(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState),
+    /// the client was deleted
+    Deleted(ClientHandle),
     /// new port, reason of failure (if failed)
-    NotifyPortChange(u16, Option<String>),
+    PortChanged(u16, Option<String>),
-    /// Client State, active
+    /// list of all clients, used for initial state synchronization
-    Enumerate(Vec<(Client, bool)>),
+    Enumerate(Vec<(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)>),
-    NotifyError(String),
+    /// an error occured
+    Error(String),
 }
 
 pub struct FrontendListener {
@@ -217,13 +232,12 @@ 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: {json}");
-
         let mut keep = vec![];
         // TODO do simultaneously
         for tx in self.tx_streams.iter_mut() {
@@ -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?;

src/frontend/cli.rs

@@ -1,242 +1,325 @@
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-
+use tokio::{
-use std::{
+    io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader},
-    io::{ErrorKind, Read, Write},
+    task::LocalSet,
-    str::SplitWhitespace,
-    thread,
 };
 
-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()
+        let mut cli = Cli::new(rx, tx);
-        .name("cli-frontend".to_string())
+        cli.run().await
-        .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::NotifyClientActivate(handle, active) => {
-                        if active {
-                            log::info!("client {handle} activated");
-                        } else {
-                            log::info!("client {handle} deactivated");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyClientCreate(client) => {
-                        let handle = client.handle;
-                        let port = client.port;
-                        let pos = client.pos;
-                        let hostname = client.hostname.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
-                        log::info!("new client ({handle}): {hostname}:{port} - {pos}");
-                    }
-                    FrontendNotify::NotifyClientUpdate(client) => {
-                        let handle = client.handle;
-                        let port = client.port;
-                        let pos = client.pos;
-                        let hostname = client.hostname.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
-                        log::info!("client ({handle}) updated: {hostname}:{port} - {pos}");
-                    }
-                    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
-                                    .ips
-                                    .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}");
-        }
-    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn prompt() {
+struct Cli<'a> {
+    clients: Vec<(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)>,
+    rx: ReadHalf<'a>,
+    tx: WriteHalf<'a>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Cli<'a> {
+    fn new(rx: ReadHalf<'a>, tx: WriteHalf<'a>) -> Cli<'a> {
+        Self {
+            clients: vec![],
+            rx,
+            tx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let stdin = tokio::io::stdin();
+        let stdin = BufReader::new(stdin);
+        let mut stdin = stdin.lines();
+
+        /* initial state sync */
+        let request = FrontendRequest::Enumerate();
+        self.send_request(request).await?;
+
+        self.clients = loop {
+            let event = self.await_event().await?;
+            if let FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients) = event {
+                break clients;
+            }
+        };
+
+        loop {
+            prompt()?;
+            tokio::select! {
+                line = stdin.next_line() => {
+                    let Some(line) = line? else {
+                        break Ok(());
+                    };
+                    let cmd: Command = match line.parse() {
+                        Ok(cmd) => cmd,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            eprintln!("{e}");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    self.execute(cmd).await?;
+                }
+                event = self.await_event() => {
+                    let event = event?;
+                    self.handle_event(event);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn update_client(&mut self, handle: ClientHandle) -> Result<()> {
+        self.send_request(FrontendRequest::GetState(handle)).await?;
+        loop {
+            let event = self.await_event().await?;
+            self.handle_event(event.clone());
+            if let FrontendEvent::State(_, _, _) | FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(_) = event {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn execute(&mut self, cmd: Command) -> Result<()> {
+        match cmd {
+            Command::None => {}
+            Command::Connect(pos, host, port) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::Create;
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                let handle = loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    match event {
+                        FrontendEvent::Created(h, c, s) => {
+                            self.clients.push((h, c, s));
+                            break h;
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            self.handle_event(event);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+                for request in [
+                    FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, Some(host.clone())),
+                    FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT)),
+                    FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, pos),
+                ] {
+                    self.send_request(request).await?;
+                }
+                self.update_client(handle).await?;
+            }
+            Command::Disconnect(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Delete(id)).await?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::Deleted(_) = event {
+                        self.handle_event(event);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Command::Activate(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Activate(id, true))
+                    .await?;
+                self.update_client(id).await?;
+            }
+            Command::Deactivate(id) => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Activate(id, false))
+                    .await?;
+                self.update_client(id).await?;
+            }
+            Command::List => {
+                self.send_request(FrontendRequest::Enumerate()).await?;
+                loop {
+                    let event = self.await_event().await?;
+                    self.handle_event(event.clone());
+                    if let FrontendEvent::Enumerate(_) = event {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Command::SetHost(handle, host) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, Some(host.clone()));
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                self.update_client(handle).await?;
+            }
+            Command::SetPort(handle, port) => {
+                let request = FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT));
+                self.send_request(request).await?;
+                self.update_client(handle).await?;
+            }
+            Command::Help => {
+                for cmd_type in [
+                    CommandType::List,
+                    CommandType::Connect,
+                    CommandType::Disconnect,
+                    CommandType::Activate,
+                    CommandType::Deactivate,
+                    CommandType::SetHost,
+                    CommandType::SetPort,
+                ] {
+                    eprintln!("{}", cmd_type.usage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn find_mut(
+        &mut self,
+        handle: ClientHandle,
+    ) -> Option<&mut (ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        self.clients.iter_mut().find(|(h, _, _)| *h == handle)
+    }
+
+    fn remove(
+        &mut self,
+        handle: ClientHandle,
+    ) -> Option<(ClientHandle, ClientConfig, ClientState)> {
+        let idx = self.clients.iter().position(|(h, _, _)| *h == handle);
+        idx.map(|i| self.clients.swap_remove(i))
+    }
+
+    fn handle_event(&mut self, event: FrontendEvent) {
+        match event {
+            FrontendEvent::Created(h, c, s) => {
+                eprint!("client added ({h}): ");
+                print_config(&c);
+                eprint!(" ");
+                print_state(&s);
+                eprintln!();
+                self.clients.push((h, c, s));
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(h) => {
+                eprintln!("no such client: {h}");
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::State(h, c, s) => {
+                if let Some((_, config, state)) = self.find_mut(h) {
+                    let old_host = config.hostname.clone().unwrap_or("\"\"".into());
+                    let new_host = c.hostname.clone().unwrap_or("\"\"".into());
+                    if old_host != new_host {
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "client {h}: hostname updated ({} -> {})",
+                            old_host, new_host
+                        );
+                    }
+                    if config.port != c.port {
+                        eprintln!("client {h} changed port: {} -> {}", config.port, c.port);
+                    }
+                    if config.fix_ips != c.fix_ips {
+                        eprintln!("client {h} ips updated: {:?}", c.fix_ips)
+                    }
+                    *config = c;
+                    if state.active ^ s.active {
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "client {h} {}",
+                            if s.active { "activated" } else { "deactivated" }
+                        );
+                    }
+                    *state = s;
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::Deleted(h) => {
+                if let Some((h, c, _)) = self.remove(h) {
+                    eprint!("client {h} removed (");
+                    print_config(&c);
+                    eprintln!(")");
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::PortChanged(p, e) => {
+                if let Some(e) = e {
+                    eprintln!("failed to change port: {e}");
+                } else {
+                    eprintln!("changed port to {p}");
+                }
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients) => {
+                self.clients = clients;
+                self.print_clients();
+            }
+            FrontendEvent::Error(e) => {
+                eprintln!("ERROR: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    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>> {
+fn print_config(c: &ClientConfig) {
-    if len == 0 {
+    eprint!(
-        return Some(vec![FrontendEvent::Shutdown()]);
+        "{}:{} ({}), ips: {:?}",
-    }
+        c.hostname.clone().unwrap_or("(no hostname)".into()),
-    let mut l = s.split_whitespace();
+        c.port,
-    let cmd = l.next()?;
+        c.pos,
-    let res = match cmd {
+        c.fix_ips
-        "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 parse_connect(mut l: SplitWhitespace) -> Result<Vec<FrontendEvent>> {
+fn print_state(s: &ClientState) {
-    let usage = "usage: connect <host> left|right|top|bottom [port]";
+    eprint!("active: {}, dns: {:?}", s.active, s.ips);
-    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)])
 }

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))
+}

src/frontend/gtk.rs

@@ -8,18 +8,17 @@ use std::{
     process, str,
 };
 
-use crate::frontend::gtk::window::Window;
+use crate::frontend::{gtk::window::Window, FrontendRequest};
 
 use adw::Application;
 use gtk::{
-    gdk::Display, glib::clone, prelude::*, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt, CssProvider,
+    gdk::Display, glib::clone, prelude::*, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt, IconTheme,
-    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");
@@ -51,23 +50,12 @@ fn gtk_main() -> glib::ExitCode {
         .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 display = &Display::default().expect("Could not connect to a display.");
     let icon_theme = IconTheme::for_display(display);
@@ -125,38 +113,38 @@ fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
         }
     });
 
-    let window = Window::new(app);
+    let window = Window::new(app, tx);
-    window.imp().stream.borrow_mut().replace(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::NotifyClientActivate(handle, active) => {
+                FrontendEvent::Created(handle, client, state) => {
-                    window.activate_client(handle, active);
+                    window.new_client(handle, client, state);
-                }
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientCreate(client) => {
-                    window.new_client(client, false);
                 },
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientUpdate(client) => {
+                FrontendEvent::Deleted(client) => {
-                    window.update_client(client);
-                }
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyError(e) => {
-                    window.show_toast(e.as_str());
-                },
-                FrontendNotify::NotifyClientDelete(client) => {
                     window.delete_client(client);
                 }
-                FrontendNotify::Enumerate(clients) => {
+                FrontendEvent::State(handle, config, state) => {
-                    for (client, active) in clients {
+                    window.update_client_config(handle, config);
-                        if window.client_idx(client.handle).is_some() {
+                    window.update_client_state(handle, state);
-                            window.activate_client(client.handle, active);
+                }
-                            window.update_client(client);
+                FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(_) => { }
+                FrontendEvent::Error(e) => {
+                    window.show_toast(e.as_str());
+                },
+                FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients) => {
+                    for (handle, client, state) in clients {
+                        if window.client_idx(handle).is_some() {
+                            window.update_client_config(handle, client);
+                            window.update_client_state(handle, state);
                         } else {
-                            window.new_client(client, active);
+                            window.new_client(handle, client, state);
                         }
                     }
                 },
-                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()),

src/frontend/gtk/client_object.rs

@@ -3,20 +3,29 @@ mod imp;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use gtk::glib::{self, Object};
 
-use crate::client::{Client, ClientHandle};
+use crate::client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientState};
 
 glib::wrapper! {
     pub struct ClientObject(ObjectSubclass<imp::ClientObject>);
 }
 
 impl ClientObject {
-    pub fn new(client: Client, active: bool) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(handle: ClientHandle, client: ClientConfig, state: ClientState) -> Self {
         Object::builder()
-            .property("handle", client.handle)
+            .property("handle", handle)
             .property("hostname", client.hostname)
             .property("port", client.port as u32)
             .property("position", client.pos.to_string())
-            .property("active", active)
+            .property("active", state.active)
+            .property(
+                "ips",
+                state
+                    .ips
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|ip| ip.to_string())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            )
+            .property("resolving", state.resolving)
             .build()
     }
 
@@ -32,4 +41,6 @@ pub struct ClientData {
     pub port: u32,
     pub active: bool,
     pub position: String,
+    pub resolving: bool,
+    pub ips: Vec<String>,
 }

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>,
 }
 

src/frontend/gtk/client_row.rs

@@ -109,6 +109,27 @@ 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);
@@ -116,6 +137,8 @@ impl ClientRow {
         bindings.push(port_binding);
         bindings.push(subtitle_binding);
         bindings.push(position_binding);
+        bindings.push(resolve_binding);
+        bindings.push(ip_binding);
     }
 
     pub fn unbind(&self) {

src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs

@@ -14,6 +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>,
@@ -23,6 +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>>,
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ impl ObjectImpl for ClientRow {
         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(),
@@ -76,6 +81,11 @@ impl ClientRow {
         true // dont run default handler
     }
 
+    #[template_callback]
+    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");

src/frontend/gtk/window.rs

@@ -2,19 +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::{self, closure_local},
-    NoSelection,
+    ListBox, NoSelection,
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    client::{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;
@@ -27,8 +33,14 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl Window {
-    pub(crate) fn new(app: &adw::Application) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
-        Object::builder().property("application", app).build()
+        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 {
@@ -39,6 +51,10 @@ impl Window {
             .expect("Could not get clients")
     }
 
+    fn client_by_idx(&self, idx: u32) -> Option<ClientObject> {
+        self.clients().item(idx).map(|o| o.downcast().unwrap())
+    }
+
     fn setup_clients(&self) {
         let model = gio::ListStore::new::<ClientObject>();
         self.imp().clients.replace(Some(model));
@@ -50,16 +66,24 @@ impl Window {
                 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;
+                    if let Some(client) = window.client_by_idx(row.index() as u32) {
-                    let Some(client) = window.clients().item(index) else {
+                        window.request_client_activate(&client, active);
-                        return;
+                        window.request_client_update(&client);
-                    };
+                        window.request_client_state(&client);
-                    let client = client.downcast_ref::<ClientObject>().unwrap();
+                    }
-                    window.request_client_update(client, active);
                 }));
                 row.connect_closure("request-delete", false, closure_local!(@strong window => move |row: ClientRow| {
-                    let index = row.index() as u32;
+                    if let Some(client) = window.client_by_idx(row.index() as u32) {
-                    window.request_client_delete(index);
+                        window.request_client_delete(&client);
+                    }
+                }));
+                row.connect_closure("request-dns", false, closure_local!(@strong window => move
+                |row: ClientRow| {
+                    if let Some(client) = window.client_by_idx(row.index() as u32) {
+                        window.request_client_update(&client);
+                        window.request_dns(&client);
+                        window.request_client_state(&client);
+                    }
                 }));
                 row.upcast()
             })
@@ -87,10 +111,11 @@ impl Window {
         row
     }
 
-    pub fn new_client(&self, client: Client, active: bool) {
+    pub fn new_client(&self, handle: ClientHandle, client: ClientConfig, state: ClientState) {
-        let client = ClientObject::new(client, active);
+        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> {
@@ -115,9 +140,9 @@ impl Window {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn update_client(&self, client: Client) {
+    pub fn update_client_config(&self, handle: ClientHandle, client: ClientConfig) {
-        let Some(idx) = self.client_idx(client.handle) else {
+        let Some(idx) = self.client_idx(handle) else {
-            log::warn!("could not find client with handle {}", client.handle);
+            log::warn!("could not find client with handle {}", handle);
             return;
         };
         let client_object = self.clients().item(idx as u32).unwrap();
@@ -137,70 +162,106 @@ impl Window {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn activate_client(&self, handle: ClientHandle, active: bool) {
+    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}");
+            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 data.active != active {
+
-            client_object.set_active(active);
+        if state.active != data.active {
-            log::debug!("set active to {active}");
+            client_object.set_active(state.active);
+            log::debug!("set active to {}", state.active);
         }
+
+        if state.resolving != data.resolving {
+            client_object.set_resolving(state.resolving);
+            log::debug!("resolving {}: {}", data.handle, state.resolving);
+        }
+
+        self.update_dns_state(handle, !state.ips.is_empty());
+        let ips = state
+            .ips
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|ip| ip.to_string())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        client_object.set_ips(ips);
     }
 
-    pub fn request_client_create(&self) {
+    pub fn update_dns_state(&self, handle: ClientHandle, resolved: bool) {
-        let event = FrontendEvent::AddClient(None, DEFAULT_PORT, Position::default());
+        let Some(idx) = self.client_idx(handle) else {
-        self.imp().set_port(DEFAULT_PORT);
+            log::warn!("could not find client with handle {}", handle);
-        self.request(event);
+            return;
+        };
+        let list_box: ListBox = self.imp().client_list.get();
+        let row = list_box.row_at_index(idx as i32).unwrap();
+        let client_row: ClientRow = row.downcast().expect("expected ClientRow Object");
+        if resolved {
+            client_row.imp().dns_button.set_css_classes(&["success"])
+        } else {
+            client_row.imp().dns_button.set_css_classes(&["warning"])
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn request_port_change(&self) {
         let port = self.imp().port_entry.get().text().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, active: bool) {
+    pub fn request_client_state(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
-        let data = client.get_data();
+        let handle = client.handle();
-        let position = match Position::try_from(data.position.as_str()) {
+        let event = FrontendRequest::GetState(handle);
-            Ok(pos) => pos,
-            _ => {
-                log::error!("invalid position: {}", data.position);
-                return;
-            }
-        };
-        let hostname = data.hostname;
-        let port = data.port as u16;
-
-        let event = FrontendEvent::UpdateClient(client.handle(), hostname, port, position);
-        log::debug!("requesting update: {event:?}");
-        self.request(event);
-
-        let event = FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(client.handle(), active);
-        log::debug!("requesting activate: {event:?}");
         self.request(event);
     }
 
-    pub fn request_client_delete(&self, idx: u32) {
+    pub fn request_client_create(&self) {
-        if let Some(obj) = self.clients().item(idx) {
+        let event = FrontendRequest::Create;
-            let client_object: &ClientObject = obj
+        self.request(event);
-                .downcast_ref()
+    }
-                .expect("Expected object of type `ClientObject`.");
+
-            let handle = client_object.handle();
+    pub fn request_dns(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
-            let event = FrontendEvent::DelClient(handle);
+        let data = client.get_data();
+        let event = FrontendRequest::ResolveDns(data.handle);
+        self.request(event);
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_update(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        let handle = client.handle();
+        let data = client.get_data();
+        let position = Position::try_from(data.position.as_str()).expect("invalid position");
+        let hostname = data.hostname;
+        let port = data.port as u16;
+
+        for event in [
+            FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, hostname),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, position),
+            FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port),
+        ] {
             self.request(event);
         }
     }
 
-    fn request(&self, event: FrontendEvent) {
+    pub fn request_client_activate(&self, client: &ClientObject, active: bool) {
+        let handle = client.handle();
+        let event = FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, active);
+        self.request(event);
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_client_delete(&self, client: &ClientObject) {
+        let handle = client.handle();
+        let event = FrontendRequest::Delete(handle);
+        self.request(event);
+    }
+
+    pub fn request(&self, event: FrontendRequest) {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
-        log::debug!("requesting {json}");
+        log::debug!("requesting: {json}");
         let mut stream = self.imp().stream.borrow_mut();
         let stream = stream.as_mut().unwrap();
         let bytes = json.as_bytes();

src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 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;
 
@@ -26,6 +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)]
@@ -61,6 +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);
@@ -95,6 +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();

src/lib.rs

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ pub mod dns;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod server;
 
-pub mod consumer;
+pub mod capture;
-pub mod producer;
+pub mod emulate;
 
-pub mod backend;
+pub mod capture_test;
+pub mod emulation_test;
 pub mod frontend;
 pub mod scancode;

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;
 
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<()> {
     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 {

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().await {
-        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<()>;
-}

src/scancode.rs

@@ -1,10 +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,
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ pub enum Windows {
  * https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h
  */
 #[repr(u32)]
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, TryFromPrimitive)]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub enum Linux {
     KeyReserved = 0,
@@ -428,18 +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 = ();
 
@@ -698,3 +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),
+        }
+    }
+}

src/server.rs

@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 use log;
 use std::{
     cell::{Cell, RefCell},
+    collections::HashSet,
     rc::Rc,
 };
 use tokio::signal;
 
 use crate::{
-    client::{ClientHandle, ClientManager},
+    client::{ClientConfig, ClientHandle, ClientManager, ClientState},
     config::Config,
     dns,
-    frontend::{FrontendEvent, FrontendListener},
+    frontend::{FrontendListener, FrontendRequest},
-    server::producer_task::ProducerEvent,
+    server::capture_task::CaptureEvent,
 };
-use crate::{consumer, producer};
 
-use self::{consumer_task::ConsumerEvent, resolver_task::DnsRequest};
+use self::{emulation_task::EmulationEvent, resolver_task::DnsRequest};
 
-mod consumer_task;
+mod capture_task;
+mod emulation_task;
 mod frontend_task;
 mod network_task;
 mod ping_task;
-mod producer_task;
 mod resolver_task;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
@@ -50,13 +50,22 @@ impl Server {
         let state = Rc::new(Cell::new(State::Receiving));
         let port = Rc::new(Cell::new(config.port));
         for config_client in config.get_clients() {
-            client_manager.borrow_mut().add_client(
+            let client = ClientConfig {
-                config_client.hostname,
+                hostname: config_client.hostname,
-                config_client.ips,
+                fix_ips: config_client.ips.into_iter().collect(),
-                config_client.port,
+                port: config_client.port,
-                config_client.pos,
+                pos: config_client.pos,
-                config_client.active,
+                cmd: config_client.enter_hook,
-            );
+            };
+            let state = ClientState {
+                active: config_client.active,
+                ips: HashSet::from_iter(client.fix_ips.iter().cloned()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            let mut client_manager = client_manager.borrow_mut();
+            let handle = client_manager.add_client();
+            let c = client_manager.get_mut(handle).expect("invalid handle");
+            *c = (client, state);
         }
         let release_bind = config.release_bind.clone();
         Self {
@@ -78,45 +87,43 @@ impl Server {
                 return anyhow::Ok(());
             }
         };
-        let (consumer, producer) = tokio::join!(consumer::create(), producer::create());
 
         let (timer_tx, timer_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
         let (frontend_notify_tx, frontend_notify_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
 
         // udp task
         let (mut udp_task, sender_tx, receiver_rx, port_tx) =
-            network_task::new(self.clone(), frontend_notify_tx).await?;
+            network_task::new(self.clone(), frontend_notify_tx.clone()).await?;
 
-        // event producer
+        // input capture
-        let (mut producer_task, producer_channel) = producer_task::new(
+        let (mut capture_task, capture_channel) = capture_task::new(
-            producer,
             self.clone(),
             sender_tx.clone(),
             timer_tx.clone(),
             self.release_bind.clone(),
         );
 
-        // event consumer
+        // input emulation
-        let (mut consumer_task, consumer_channel) = consumer_task::new(
+        let (mut emulation_task, emulate_channel) = emulation_task::new(
-            consumer,
             self.clone(),
             receiver_rx,
             sender_tx.clone(),
-            producer_channel.clone(),
+            capture_channel.clone(),
             timer_tx,
         );
 
         // create dns resolver
         let resolver = dns::DnsResolver::new().await?;
-        let (mut resolver_task, resolve_tx) = resolver_task::new(resolver, self.clone());
+        let (mut resolver_task, resolve_tx) =
+            resolver_task::new(resolver, self.clone(), frontend_notify_tx);
 
         // frontend listener
         let (mut frontend_task, frontend_tx) = frontend_task::new(
             frontend,
             frontend_notify_rx,
             self.clone(),
-            producer_channel.clone(),
+            capture_channel.clone(),
-            consumer_channel.clone(),
+            emulate_channel.clone(),
             resolve_tx.clone(),
             port_tx,
         );
@@ -125,8 +132,8 @@ impl Server {
         let mut ping_task = ping_task::new(
             self.clone(),
             sender_tx.clone(),
-            consumer_channel.clone(),
+            emulate_channel.clone(),
-            producer_channel.clone(),
+            capture_channel.clone(),
             timer_rx,
         );
 
@@ -134,9 +141,9 @@ impl Server {
             .client_manager
             .borrow()
             .get_client_states()
-            .filter_map(|s| {
+            .filter_map(|(h, (c, s))| {
                 if s.active {
-                    Some((s.client.handle, s.client.hostname.clone()))
+                    Some((h, c.hostname.clone()))
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
@@ -144,7 +151,7 @@ impl Server {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         for (handle, hostname) in active {
             frontend_tx
-                .send(FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(handle, true))
+                .send(FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, true))
                 .await?;
             if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
                 let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
@@ -156,14 +163,14 @@ impl Server {
             _ = signal::ctrl_c() => {
                 log::info!("terminating service");
             }
-            e = &mut producer_task => {
+            e = &mut capture_task => {
                 if let Ok(Err(e)) = e {
-                    log::error!("error in event producer: {e}");
+                    log::error!("error in input capture task: {e}");
                 }
             }
-            e = &mut consumer_task => {
+            e = &mut emulation_task => {
                 if let Ok(Err(e)) = e {
-                    log::error!("error in event consumer: {e}");
+                    log::error!("error in input emulation task: {e}");
                 }
             }
             e = &mut frontend_task => {
@@ -176,18 +183,18 @@ impl Server {
             _ = &mut ping_task => { }
         }
 
-        let _ = consumer_channel.send(ConsumerEvent::Terminate).await;
+        let _ = emulate_channel.send(EmulationEvent::Terminate).await;
-        let _ = producer_channel.send(ProducerEvent::Terminate).await;
+        let _ = capture_channel.send(CaptureEvent::Terminate).await;
-        let _ = frontend_tx.send(FrontendEvent::Shutdown()).await;
+        let _ = frontend_tx.send(FrontendRequest::Terminate()).await;
 
-        if !producer_task.is_finished() {
+        if !capture_task.is_finished() {
-            if let Err(e) = producer_task.await {
+            if let Err(e) = capture_task.await {
-                log::error!("error in event producer: {e}");
+                log::error!("error in input capture task: {e}");
             }
         }
-        if !consumer_task.is_finished() {
+        if !emulation_task.is_finished() {
-            if let Err(e) = consumer_task.await {
+            if let Err(e) = emulation_task.await {
-                log::error!("error in event consumer: {e}");
+                log::error!("error in input emulation task: {e}");
             }
         }
 

src/server/capture_task.rs

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::{collections::HashSet, net::SocketAddr};
 
-use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
+use tokio::{process::Command, sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
 
 use crate::{
+    capture::{self, InputCapture},
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
     event::{Event, KeyboardEvent},
-    producer::EventProducer,
     scancode,
     server::State,
 };
@@ -15,45 +15,45 @@ use crate::{
 use super::Server;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
-pub enum ProducerEvent {
+pub enum CaptureEvent {
-    /// producer must release the mouse
+    /// capture must release the mouse
     Release,
-    /// producer is notified of a change in client states
+    /// capture is notified of a change in client states
     ClientEvent(ClientEvent),
     /// termination signal
     Terminate,
 }
 
 pub fn new(
-    mut producer: Box<dyn EventProducer>,
     server: Server,
     sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
     timer_tx: Sender<()>,
     release_bind: Vec<scancode::Linux>,
-) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<ProducerEvent>) {
+) -> (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 = producer.next() => {
+                event = capture.next() => {
                     match event {
-                        Some(Ok(event)) => handle_producer_event(&server, &mut producer, &sender_tx, &timer_tx, event, &mut pressed_keys, &release_bind).await?,
+                        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!("event producer: {e:?}")),
+                        Some(Err(e)) => return Err(anyhow!("input capture: {e:?}")),
-                        None => return Err(anyhow!("event producer closed")),
+                        None => return Err(anyhow!("input capture terminated")),
                     }
                 }
                 e = rx.recv() => {
-                    log::debug!("producer notify rx: {e:?}");
+                    log::debug!("input capture notify rx: {e:?}");
                     match e {
                         Some(e) => match e {
-                            ProducerEvent::Release => {
+                            CaptureEvent::Release => {
-                                producer.release()?;
+                                capture.release()?;
                                 server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
 
                             }
-                            ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(e) => producer.notify(e)?,
+                            CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(e) => capture.notify(e)?,
-                            ProducerEvent::Terminate => break,
+                            CaptureEvent::Terminate => break,
                         },
                         None => break,
                     }
@@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ fn update_pressed_keys(pressed_keys: &mut HashSet<scancode::Linux>, key: u32, st
     }
 }
 
-async fn handle_producer_event(
+async fn handle_capture_event(
     server: &Server,
-    producer: &mut Box<dyn EventProducer>,
+    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 (c, mut e) = event;
+    let (handle, mut e) = event;
-    log::trace!("({c}) {e:?}");
+    log::trace!("({handle}) {e:?}");
 
     if let Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key { key, state, .. }) = e {
         update_pressed_keys(pressed_keys, key, state);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ async fn handle_producer_event(
         if release_bind.iter().all(|k| pressed_keys.contains(k)) {
             pressed_keys.clear();
             log::info!("releasing pointer");
-            producer.release()?;
+            capture.release()?;
             server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
             log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
             // send an event to release all the modifiers
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ async fn handle_producer_event(
 
         // get client state for handle
         let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
-        let client_state = match client_manager.get_mut(c) {
+        let client_state = match client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
-            Some(state) => state,
+            Some((_, s)) => s,
             None => {
                 // should not happen
                 log::warn!("unknown client!");
-                producer.release()?;
+                capture.release()?;
                 server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
                 log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
                 return Ok(());
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@ async fn handle_producer_event(
         // we get a leave event
         if let Event::Enter() = e {
             server.state.replace(State::AwaitingLeave);
-            server
+            server.active_client.replace(Some(handle));
-                .active_client
+            log::trace!("Active client => {}", handle);
-                .replace(Some(client_state.client.handle));
-            log::trace!("Active client => {}", client_state.client.handle);
             start_timer = true;
             log::trace!("STATE ===> AwaitingLeave");
             enter = true;
@@ -142,6 +140,9 @@ async fn handle_producer_event(
     if start_timer {
         let _ = timer_tx.try_send(());
     }
+    if enter {
+        spawn_hook_command(server, handle);
+    }
     if let Some(addr) = addr {
         if enter {
             let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Enter(), addr)).await;
@@ -150,3 +151,34 @@ async fn handle_producer_event(
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn spawn_hook_command(server: &Server, handle: ClientHandle) {
+    let Some(cmd) = server
+        .client_manager
+        .borrow()
+        .get(handle)
+        .and_then(|(c, _)| c.cmd.clone())
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+        log::info!("spawning command!");
+        let mut child = match Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(cmd.as_str()).spawn() {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("could not execute cmd: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        match child.wait().await {
+            Ok(s) => {
+                if s.success() {
+                    log::info!("{cmd} exited successfully");
+                } else {
+                    log::warn!("{cmd} exited with {s}");
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => log::warn!("{cmd}: {e}"),
+        }
+    });
+}

src/server/emulation_task.rs

@@ -8,53 +8,53 @@ use tokio::{
 
 use crate::{
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle},
-    consumer::EventConsumer,
+    emulate::{self, InputEmulation},
     event::{Event, KeyboardEvent},
     scancode,
     server::State,
 };
 
-use super::{ProducerEvent, Server};
+use super::{CaptureEvent, Server};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub enum ConsumerEvent {
+pub enum EmulationEvent {
-    /// consumer is notified of a change in client states
+    /// input emulation is notified of a change in client states
     ClientEvent(ClientEvent),
-    /// consumer must release keys for client
+    /// input emulation must release keys for client
     ReleaseKeys(ClientHandle),
     /// termination signal
     Terminate,
 }
 
 pub fn new(
-    mut consumer: Box<dyn EventConsumer>,
     server: Server,
     mut udp_rx: Receiver<Result<(Event, SocketAddr)>>,
     sender_tx: Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
-    producer_tx: Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture_tx: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
     timer_tx: Sender<()>,
-) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<ConsumerEvent>) {
+) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<EmulationEvent>) {
     let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
-    let consumer_task = tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
+    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, &producer_tx, &mut consumer, &sender_tx, &mut last_ignored, udp_event, &timer_tx).await;
+                    handle_udp_rx(&server, &capture_tx, &mut emulate, &sender_tx, &mut last_ignored, udp_event, &timer_tx).await;
                 }
-                consumer_event = rx.recv() => {
+                emulate_event = rx.recv() => {
-                    match consumer_event {
+                    match emulate_event {
                         Some(e) => match e {
-                            ConsumerEvent::ClientEvent(e) => consumer.notify(e).await,
+                            EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(e) => emulate.notify(e).await,
-                            ConsumerEvent::ReleaseKeys(c) => release_keys(&server, &mut consumer, c).await,
+                            EmulationEvent::ReleaseKeys(c) => release_keys(&server, &mut emulate, c).await,
-                            ConsumerEvent::Terminate => break,
+                            EmulationEvent::Terminate => break,
                         },
                         None => break,
                     }
                 }
-                res = consumer.dispatch() => {
+                res = emulate.dispatch() => {
                     res?;
                 }
             }
@@ -65,23 +65,23 @@ pub fn new(
             .client_manager
             .borrow()
             .get_client_states()
-            .map(|s| s.client.handle)
+            .map(|(h, _)| h)
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         for client in clients {
-            release_keys(&server, &mut consumer, client).await;
+            release_keys(&server, &mut emulate, client).await;
         }
 
-        // destroy consumer
+        // destroy emulator
-        consumer.destroy().await;
+        emulate.destroy().await;
         anyhow::Ok(())
     });
-    (consumer_task, tx)
+    (emulate_task, tx)
 }
 
 async fn handle_udp_rx(
     server: &Server,
-    producer_notify_tx: &Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture_tx: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-    consumer: &mut Box<dyn EventConsumer>,
+    emulate: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
     sender_tx: &Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
     last_ignored: &mut Option<SocketAddr>,
     event: (Event, SocketAddr),
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
     {
         let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
         let client_state = match client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
-            Some(s) => s,
+            Some((_, s)) => s,
             None => {
                 log::error!("unknown handle");
                 return;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
             let _ = sender_tx.send((Event::Pong(), addr)).await;
         }
         (Event::Disconnect(), _) => {
-            release_keys(server, consumer, handle).await;
+            release_keys(server, emulate, handle).await;
         }
         (event, addr) => {
             // tell clients that we are ready to receive events
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
                     } else {
                         // upon receiving any event, we go back to receiving mode
                         server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-                        let _ = producer_notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::Release).await;
+                        let _ = capture_tx.send(CaptureEvent::Release).await;
                         log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
                     }
                 }
@@ -156,13 +156,12 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
                     }) = event
                     {
                         let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
-                        let client_state =
+                        let client_state = if let Some((_, s)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
-                            if let Some(client_state) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) {
+                            s
-                                client_state
+                        } else {
-                            } else {
+                            log::error!("unknown handle");
-                                log::error!("unknown handle");
+                            return;
-                                return;
+                        };
-                            };
                         if state == 0 {
                             // ignore release event if key not pressed
                             ignore_event = !client_state.pressed_keys.remove(&key);
@@ -176,8 +175,8 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
                     // workaround buggy rdp backend.
                     if !ignore_event {
                         // consume event
-                        consumer.consume(event, handle).await;
+                        emulate.consume(event, handle).await;
-                        log::trace!("{event:?} => consumer");
+                        log::trace!("{event} => emulate");
                     }
                 }
                 State::AwaitingLeave => {
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
                     // event should still be possible
                     if let Event::Enter() = event {
                         server.state.replace(State::Receiving);
-                        let _ = producer_notify_tx.send(ProducerEvent::Release).await;
+                        let _ = capture_tx.send(CaptureEvent::Release).await;
                         log::trace!("STATE ===> Receiving");
                     }
                 }
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ async fn handle_udp_rx(
 
 async fn release_keys(
     server: &Server,
-    consumer: &mut Box<dyn EventConsumer>,
+    emulate: &mut Box<dyn InputEmulation>,
     client: ClientHandle,
 ) {
     let keys = server
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ async fn release_keys(
         .borrow_mut()
         .get_mut(client)
         .iter_mut()
-        .flat_map(|s| s.pressed_keys.drain())
+        .flat_map(|(_, s)| s.pressed_keys.drain())
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     for key in keys {
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ async fn release_keys(
             key,
             state: 0,
         });
-        consumer.consume(event, client).await;
+        emulate.consume(event, client).await;
         if let Ok(key) = scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
             log::warn!("releasing stuck key: {key:?}");
         }
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ async fn release_keys(
         mods_locked: 0,
         group: 0,
     };
-    consumer
+    emulate
         .consume(Event::Keyboard(modifiers_event), client)
         .await;
 }

src/server/frontend_task.rs

@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ use tokio::{
 
 use crate::{
     client::{ClientEvent, ClientHandle, Position},
-    frontend::{self, FrontendEvent, FrontendListener, FrontendNotify},
+    frontend::{self, FrontendEvent, FrontendListener, FrontendRequest},
 };
 
 use super::{
-    consumer_task::ConsumerEvent, producer_task::ProducerEvent, resolver_task::DnsRequest, Server,
+    capture_task::CaptureEvent, emulation_task::EmulationEvent, resolver_task::DnsRequest, Server,
 };
 
 pub(crate) fn new(
     mut frontend: FrontendListener,
-    mut notify_rx: Receiver<FrontendNotify>,
+    mut notify_rx: Receiver<FrontendEvent>,
     server: Server,
-    producer_notify: Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-    consumer_notify: Sender<ConsumerEvent>,
+    emulate: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
     resolve_ch: Sender<DnsRequest>,
     port_tx: Sender<u16>,
-) -> (JoinHandle<Result<()>>, Sender<FrontendEvent>) {
+) -> (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 {
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
                 }
                 event = event_rx.recv() => {
                     let frontend_event = event.ok_or(anyhow!("frontend channel closed"))?;
-                    if handle_frontend_event(&server, &producer_notify, &consumer_notify, &resolve_ch, &mut frontend, &port_tx, frontend_event).await {
+                    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.notify_all(notify).await;
+                    let _ = frontend.broadcast_event(notify).await;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
 }
 
 async fn handle_frontend_stream(
-    frontend_tx: &Sender<FrontendEvent>,
+    frontend_tx: &Sender<FrontendRequest>,
     #[cfg(unix)] mut stream: ReadHalf<UnixStream>,
     #[cfg(windows)] mut stream: ReadHalf<TcpStream>,
 ) {
@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@ async fn handle_frontend_stream(
 
     let tx = frontend_tx.clone();
     tokio::task::spawn_local(async move {
-        let _ = tx.send(FrontendEvent::Enumerate()).await;
         loop {
-            let event = frontend::read_event(&mut stream).await;
+            let request = frontend::wait_for_request(&mut stream).await;
-            match event {
+            match request {
-                Ok(event) => {
+                Ok(request) => {
-                    let _ = tx.send(event).await;
+                    let _ = tx.send(request).await;
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     if let Some(e) = e.downcast_ref::<io::Error>() {
@@ -98,238 +97,258 @@ async fn handle_frontend_stream(
 
 async fn handle_frontend_event(
     server: &Server,
-    producer_tx: &Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-    consumer_tx: &Sender<ConsumerEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
     resolve_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
     frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
     port_tx: &Sender<u16>,
-    event: FrontendEvent,
+    event: FrontendRequest,
 ) -> bool {
     log::debug!("frontend: {event:?}");
-    let response = match event {
+    match event {
-        FrontendEvent::AddClient(hostname, port, pos) => {
+        FrontendRequest::Create => {
-            let handle = add_client(server, resolve_tx, hostname, HashSet::new(), port, pos).await;
+            add_client(server, frontend).await;
-
-            let client = server
-                .client_manager
-                .borrow()
-                .get(handle)
-                .unwrap()
-                .client
-                .clone();
-            Some(FrontendNotify::NotifyClientCreate(client))
         }
-        FrontendEvent::ActivateClient(handle, active) => {
+        FrontendRequest::Activate(handle, active) => {
-            activate_client(server, producer_tx, consumer_tx, handle, active).await;
+            if active {
-            Some(FrontendNotify::NotifyClientActivate(handle, active))
+                activate_client(server, capture, emulate, handle).await;
+            } else {
+                deactivate_client(server, capture, emulate, handle).await;
+            }
         }
-        FrontendEvent::ChangePort(port) => {
+        FrontendRequest::ChangePort(port) => {
             let _ = port_tx.send(port).await;
-            None
         }
-        FrontendEvent::DelClient(handle) => {
+        FrontendRequest::Delete(handle) => {
-            remove_client(server, producer_tx, consumer_tx, frontend, handle).await;
+            remove_client(server, capture, emulate, handle).await;
-            Some(FrontendNotify::NotifyClientDelete(handle))
+            broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::Deleted(handle)).await;
         }
-        FrontendEvent::Enumerate() => {
+        FrontendRequest::Enumerate() => {
             let clients = server
                 .client_manager
                 .borrow()
                 .get_client_states()
-                .map(|s| (s.client.clone(), s.active))
+                .map(|(h, (c, s))| (h, c.clone(), s.clone()))
                 .collect();
-            Some(FrontendNotify::Enumerate(clients))
+            broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::Enumerate(clients)).await;
         }
-        FrontendEvent::Shutdown() => {
+        FrontendRequest::GetState(handle) => {
+            broadcast_client(server, frontend, handle).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::Terminate() => {
             log::info!("terminating gracefully...");
             return true;
         }
-        FrontendEvent::UpdateClient(handle, hostname, port, pos) => {
+        FrontendRequest::UpdateFixIps(handle, fix_ips) => {
-            update_client(
+            update_fix_ips(server, resolve_tx, handle, fix_ips).await;
-                server,
+        }
-                producer_tx,
+        FrontendRequest::UpdateHostname(handle, hostname) => {
-                consumer_tx,
+            update_hostname(server, resolve_tx, handle, hostname).await;
-                resolve_tx,
+        }
-                (handle, hostname, port, pos),
+        FrontendRequest::UpdatePort(handle, port) => {
-            )
+            update_port(server, handle, port).await;
-            .await;
+        }
-
+        FrontendRequest::UpdatePosition(handle, pos) => {
-            let client = server
+            update_pos(server, handle, capture, emulate, pos).await;
+        }
+        FrontendRequest::ResolveDns(handle) => {
+            let hostname = server
                 .client_manager
                 .borrow()
                 .get(handle)
-                .unwrap()
+                .and_then(|(c, _)| c.hostname.clone());
-                .client
+            if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
-                .clone();
+                let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
-            Some(FrontendNotify::NotifyClientUpdate(client))
+            }
         }
     };
-    let Some(response) = response else {
-        return false;
-    };
-    if let Err(e) = frontend.notify_all(response).await {
-        log::error!("error notifying frontend: {e}");
-    }
     false
 }
 
-pub async fn add_client(
+async fn broadcast(frontend: &mut FrontendListener, event: FrontendEvent) {
-    server: &Server,
+    if let Err(e) = frontend.broadcast_event(event).await {
-    resolver_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
+        log::error!("error notifying frontend: {e}");
-    hostname: Option<String>,
-    addr: HashSet<IpAddr>,
-    port: u16,
-    pos: Position,
-) -> ClientHandle {
-    log::info!(
-        "adding client [{}]{} @ {:?}",
-        pos,
-        hostname.as_deref().unwrap_or(""),
-        &addr
-    );
-    let handle =
-        server
-            .client_manager
-            .borrow_mut()
-            .add_client(hostname.clone(), addr, port, pos, false);
-
-    log::debug!("add_client {handle}");
-
-    if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
-        let _ = resolver_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
     }
+}
 
-    handle
+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,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+) {
+    match server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+        Some((_, s)) => {
+            s.active = false;
+        }
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    let event = ClientEvent::Destroy(handle);
+    let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
+    let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(event)).await;
 }
 
 pub async fn activate_client(
     server: &Server,
-    producer_notify_tx: &Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-    consumer_notify_tx: &Sender<ConsumerEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
-    client: ClientHandle,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
-    active: bool,
 ) {
-    let (client, pos) = match server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(client) {
+    /* deactivate potential other client at this position */
-        Some(state) => {
+    let pos = match server.client_manager.borrow().get(handle) {
-            state.active = active;
+        Some((client, _)) => client.pos,
-            (state.client.handle, state.client.pos)
-        }
         None => return,
     };
-    if active {
+
-        let _ = producer_notify_tx
+    let other = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().find_client(pos);
-            .send(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Create(client, pos)))
+    if let Some(other) = other {
-            .await;
+        if other != handle {
-        let _ = consumer_notify_tx
+            deactivate_client(server, capture, emulate, other).await;
-            .send(ConsumerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Create(client, pos)))
+        }
-            .await;
-    } else {
-        let _ = producer_notify_tx
-            .send(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(client)))
-            .await;
-        let _ = consumer_notify_tx
-            .send(ConsumerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(client)))
-            .await;
     }
+
+    /* activate the client */
+    if let Some((_, s)) = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+        s.active = true;
+    } 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;
 }
 
 pub async fn remove_client(
     server: &Server,
-    producer_notify_tx: &Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture: &Sender<CaptureEvent>,
-    consumer_notify_tx: &Sender<ConsumerEvent>,
+    emulate: &Sender<EmulationEvent>,
-    frontend: &mut FrontendListener,
+    handle: ClientHandle,
-    client: ClientHandle,
+) {
-) -> Option<ClientHandle> {
+    let Some(active) = server
-    let Some((client, active)) = server
         .client_manager
         .borrow_mut()
-        .remove_client(client)
+        .remove_client(handle)
-        .map(|s| (s.client.handle, s.active))
+        .map(|(_, s)| s.active)
     else {
-        return None;
+        return;
     };
 
     if active {
-        let _ = producer_notify_tx
+        let destroy = ClientEvent::Destroy(handle);
-            .send(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(client)))
+        let _ = capture.send(CaptureEvent::ClientEvent(destroy)).await;
-            .await;
+        let _ = emulate.send(EmulationEvent::ClientEvent(destroy)).await;
-        let _ = consumer_notify_tx
-            .send(ConsumerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(client)))
-            .await;
     }
-
-    let notify = FrontendNotify::NotifyClientDelete(client);
-    log::debug!("{notify:?}");
-    if let Err(e) = frontend.notify_all(notify).await {
-        log::error!("error notifying frontend: {e}");
-    }
-    Some(client)
 }
 
-async fn update_client(
+async fn update_fix_ips(
     server: &Server,
-    producer_notify_tx: &Sender<ProducerEvent>,
-    consumer_notify_tx: &Sender<ConsumerEvent>,
     resolve_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
-    client_update: (ClientHandle, Option<String>, u16, Position),
+    handle: ClientHandle,
+    fix_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
 ) {
-    let (handle, hostname, port, pos) = client_update;
+    let hostname = {
-    let mut changed = false;
-    let (hostname, handle, active) = {
-        // retrieve state
         let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
-        let Some(state) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
+        let Some((c, _)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
             return;
         };
 
-        // update pos
+        c.fix_ips = fix_ips;
-        if state.client.pos != pos {
+        c.hostname.clone()
-            state.client.pos = pos;
-            changed = true;
-        }
-
-        // update port
-        if state.client.port != port {
-            state.client.port = port;
-            state.active_addr = state.active_addr.map(|a| SocketAddr::new(a.ip(), port));
-            changed = true;
-        }
-
-        // update hostname
-        if state.client.hostname != hostname {
-            state.client.ips = HashSet::new();
-            state.active_addr = None;
-            state.client.hostname = hostname;
-            changed = true;
-        }
-
-        log::debug!("client updated: {:?}", state);
-        (
-            state.client.hostname.clone(),
-            state.client.handle,
-            state.active,
-        )
     };
 
-    // update state in event consumer & producer
+    if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
-    if changed && active {
+        let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
-        // resolve dns
+    }
-        if let Some(hostname) = hostname {
+}
-            let _ = resolve_tx.send(DnsRequest { hostname, handle }).await;
+
-        }
+async fn update_hostname(
-
+    server: &Server,
-        // update state
+    resolve_tx: &Sender<DnsRequest>,
-        let _ = producer_notify_tx
+    handle: ClientHandle,
-            .send(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(handle)))
+    hostname: Option<String>,
-            .await;
+) {
-        let _ = consumer_notify_tx
+    let hostname = {
-            .send(ConsumerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Destroy(handle)))
+        let mut client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow_mut();
-            .await;
+        let Some((c, s)) = client_manager.get_mut(handle) else {
-        let _ = producer_notify_tx
+            return;
-            .send(ProducerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos)))
+        };
-            .await;
+
-        let _ = consumer_notify_tx
+        // update hostname
-            .send(ConsumerEvent::ClientEvent(ClientEvent::Create(handle, pos)))
+        if c.hostname != hostname {
-            .await;
+            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(server: &Server, frontend: &mut FrontendListener, handle: ClientHandle) {
+    let client = server.client_manager.borrow().get(handle).cloned();
+    if let Some((config, state)) = client {
+        broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::State(handle, config, state)).await;
+    } else {
+        broadcast(frontend, FrontendEvent::NoSuchClient(handle)).await;
     }
 }

src/server/network_task.rs

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ use tokio::{
     task::JoinHandle,
 };
 
-use crate::{event::Event, frontend::FrontendNotify};
+use crate::{event::Event, frontend::FrontendEvent};
 
 use super::Server;
 
 pub async fn new(
     server: Server,
-    frontend_notify_tx: Sender<FrontendNotify>,
+    frontend_notify_tx: Sender<FrontendEvent>,
 ) -> Result<(
     JoinHandle<()>,
     Sender<(Event, SocketAddr)>,
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ pub async fn new(
                         Ok(new_socket) => {
                             socket = new_socket;
                             server.port.replace(port);
-                            let _ = frontend_notify_tx.send(FrontendNotify::NotifyPortChange(port, None)).await;
+                            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(FrontendNotify::NotifyPortChange(
+                            let _ = frontend_notify_tx.send(FrontendEvent::PortChanged(
                                     port,
                                     Some(format!("could not change port: {e}")),
                                 )).await;
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ 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 event
+    // Dropping events is better than potentially crashing the input capture.
-    // producer.
     Ok(sock.try_send_to(&data, addr)?)
 }

src/server/ping_task.rs

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ use tokio::{
 
 use crate::{client::ClientHandle, event::Event};
 
-use super::{consumer_task::ConsumerEvent, producer_task::ProducerEvent, Server, State};
+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)>,
-    consumer_notify: Sender<ConsumerEvent>,
+    emulate_notify: Sender<EmulationEvent>,
-    producer_notify: Sender<ProducerEvent>,
+    capture_notify: Sender<CaptureEvent>,
     mut timer_rx: Receiver<()>,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     // timer task
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ pub fn new(
                         // if receiving we care about clients with pressed keys
                         client_manager
                             .get_client_states_mut()
-                            .filter(|s| !s.pressed_keys.is_empty())
+                            .filter(|(_, (_, s))| !s.pressed_keys.is_empty())
-                            .map(|s| s.client.handle)
+                            .map(|(h, _)| h)
                             .collect()
                     } else {
                         // if sending we care about the active client
@@ -46,17 +46,15 @@ pub fn new(
                     let ping_addrs: Vec<SocketAddr> = {
                         ping_clients
                             .iter()
-                            .flat_map(|&c| client_manager.get(c))
+                            .flat_map(|&h| client_manager.get(h))
-                            .flat_map(|state| {
+                            .flat_map(|(c, s)| {
-                                if state.alive && state.active_addr.is_some() {
+                                if s.alive && s.active_addr.is_some() {
-                                    vec![state.active_addr.unwrap()]
+                                    vec![s.active_addr.unwrap()]
                                 } else {
-                                    state
+                                    s.ips
-                                        .client
-                                        .ips
                                         .iter()
                                         .cloned()
-                                        .map(|ip| SocketAddr::new(ip, state.client.port))
+                                        .map(|ip| SocketAddr::new(ip, c.port))
                                         .collect()
                                 }
                             })
@@ -64,8 +62,8 @@ pub fn new(
                     };
 
                     // reset alive
-                    for state in client_manager.get_client_states_mut() {
+                    for (_, (_, s)) in client_manager.get_client_states_mut() {
-                        state.alive = false;
+                        s.alive = false;
                     }
 
                     (ping_clients, ping_addrs)
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ pub fn new(
                     let client_manager = server.client_manager.borrow();
                     ping_clients
                         .iter()
-                        .filter_map(|&c| match client_manager.get(c) {
+                        .filter_map(|&h| match client_manager.get(h) {
-                            Some(state) if !state.alive => Some(c),
+                            Some((_, s)) if !s.alive => Some(h),
                             _ => None,
                         })
                         .collect()
@@ -112,16 +110,16 @@ pub fn new(
                 // we may not be receiving anymore but we should respond
                 // to the original state and not the "new" one
                 if receiving {
-                    for c in unresponsive_clients {
+                    for h in unresponsive_clients {
                         log::warn!("device not responding, releasing keys!");
-                        let _ = consumer_notify.send(ConsumerEvent::ReleaseKeys(c)).await;
+                        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 _ = producer_notify.send(ProducerEvent::Release).await;
+                        let _ = capture_notify.send(CaptureEvent::Release).await;
                     }
                 }
             }

src/server/resolver_task.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinHandle};
 
-use crate::{client::ClientHandle, dns::DnsResolver};
+use crate::{client::ClientHandle, dns::DnsResolver, frontend::FrontendEvent};
 
 use super::Server;
 
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ pub struct DnsRequest {
     pub handle: ClientHandle,
 }
 
-pub fn new(resolver: DnsResolver, server: Server) -> (JoinHandle<()>, Sender<DnsRequest>) {
+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 {
@@ -20,21 +24,45 @@ pub fn new(resolver: DnsResolver, server: Server) -> (JoinHandle<()>, Sender<Dns
                 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;
+                    vec![]
                 }
             };
-            if let Some(state) = server.client_manager.borrow_mut().get_mut(handle) {
+
-                let mut addrs = HashSet::from_iter(state.client.fix_ips.iter().cloned());
+            /* 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);
                 }
-                state.client.ips = addrs;
+                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).cloned();
+    if let Some((config, state)) = state {
+        let _ = frontend
+            .send(FrontendEvent::State(handle, config, state))
+            .await;
+    }
+}