Instructing python-evdev upgrade

README.md

@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ input-remapper is now part of [Debian Unstable](https://packages.debian.org/sid/
 
 ##### pip
 
-Dependencies from your distros repo: `python3-evdev`, `gtksourceview4`, `python3-devel`, `python3-pydantic`
+Dependencies: `python3-evdev` ≥1.3.0, `gtksourceview4`, `python3-devel`, `python3-pydantic`
 
 ```bash
+sudo pip install evdev -U # If newest version not in distros repo
 sudo pip uninstall key-mapper
-sudo pip install --no-binary :all: git+https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper.git
+sudo pip install --no-binary :all: git+https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper.git # no --user
 sudo systemctl enable input-remapper
 sudo systemctl restart input-remapper
 ```

inputremapper/gui/user_interface.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 from inputremapper.event_combination import EventCombination
 from inputremapper.gui.reader import reader
 from inputremapper.gui.helper import is_helper_running
-from inputremapper.injection.injector import RUNNING, FAILED, NO_GRAB
+from inputremapper.injection.injector import RUNNING, FAILED, NO_GRAB, UPGRADE_EVDEV
 from inputremapper.daemon import Daemon
 from inputremapper.configs.global_config import global_config
 from inputremapper.injection.macros.parse import is_this_a_macro, parse
@@ -629,6 +629,14 @@ def show_injection_result(self):
             )
             return False
 
+        if state == UPGRADE_EVDEV:
+            self.show_status(
+                CTX_ERROR,
+                "Upgrade python-evdev",
+                "Your python-evdev version is too old.",
+            )
+            return False
+
         # keep the timeout running until a relevant state is found
         return True
 

inputremapper/injection/injector.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 """Keeps injecting keycodes in the background based on the preset."""
 
 import os
+import sys
 import asyncio
 import time
 import multiprocessing
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # messages
 CLOSE = 0
-OK = 1
+UPGRADE_EVDEV = 7
 
 # states
 UNKNOWN = -1
@@ -80,18 +81,6 @@ def get_udev_name(name: str, suffix: str) -> str:
     return name
 
 
-def create_uinput(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Safely create an UInput, compatible with various versions of evdev."""
-    try:
-        return evdev.UInput(*args, **kwargs)
-    except TypeError as e:
-        if "input_props" in str(e):
-            del kwargs["input_props"]
-            return evdev.UInput(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        raise e
-
-
 class Injector(multiprocessing.Process):
     """Initializes, starts and stops injections.
 
@@ -139,27 +128,26 @@ def get_state(self) -> int:
 
         Can be safely called from the main process.
         """
-        # slowly figure out what is going on
+        # figure out what is going on step by step
         alive = self.is_alive()
 
         if self._state == UNKNOWN and not alive:
-            # didn't start yet
+            # `self.start()` has not been called yet
             return self._state
 
-        # if it is alive, it is definitely at least starting up
         if self._state == UNKNOWN and alive:
+            # if it is alive, it is definitely at least starting up.
             self._state = STARTING
 
-        # if there is a message available, it might have finished starting up
         if self._state == STARTING and self._msg_pipe[1].poll():
+            # if there is a message available, it might have finished starting up
+            # and the injector has the real status for us
             msg = self._msg_pipe[1].recv()
-            if msg == OK:
-                self._state = RUNNING
-
-            if msg == NO_GRAB:
-                self._state = NO_GRAB
+            self._state = msg
 
         if self._state in [STARTING, RUNNING] and not alive:
+            # we thought it is running (maybe it was when get_state was previously),
+            # but the process is not alive. It probably crashed
             self._state = FAILED
             logger.error("Injector was unexpectedly found stopped")
 
@@ -340,19 +328,29 @@ def run(self) -> None:
             # copy as much information as possible, because libinput uses the extra
             # information to enable certain features like "Disable touchpad while
             # typing"
-            forward_to = create_uinput(
-                name=get_udev_name(source.name, "forwarded"),
-                events=self._copy_capabilities(source),
-                # phys=source.phys,  # this leads to confusion. the appearance of an uinput with this "phys" property
-                # causes the udev rule to autoload for the original device, overwriting our previous attempts at
-                # starting an injection.
-                vendor=source.info.vendor,
-                product=source.info.product,
-                version=source.info.version,
-                bustype=source.info.bustype,
-                # input_props has been missing in one case
-                input_props=getattr(source, "input_props", lambda: None)(),
-            )
+            try:
+                forward_to = evdev.UInput(
+                    name=get_udev_name(source.name, "forwarded"),
+                    events=self._copy_capabilities(source),
+                    # phys=source.phys,  # this leads to confusion. the appearance of
+                    # an uinput with this "phys" property causes the udev rule to
+                    # autoload for the original device, overwriting our previous
+                    # attempts at starting an injection.
+                    vendor=source.info.vendor,
+                    product=source.info.product,
+                    version=source.info.version,
+                    bustype=source.info.bustype,
+                    input_props=source.input_props(),
+                )
+            except TypeError as e:
+                if "input_props" in str(e):
+                    # UInput constructor doesn't support input_props and
+                    # source.input_props doesn't exist with old python-evdev versions.
+                    logger.error("Please upgrade your python-evdev version. Exiting")
+                    self._msg_pipe[0].send(UPGRADE_EVDEV)
+                    sys.exit(12)
+
+                raise e
 
             # actually doing things
             consumer_control = ConsumerControl(self.context, source, forward_to)
@@ -365,7 +363,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
         # grabbing devices screws this up
         set_numlock(numlock_state)
 
-        self._msg_pipe[0].send(OK)
+        self._msg_pipe[0].send(RUNNING)
 
         try:
             loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(*coroutines))

tests/unit/test_injector.py

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     NO_GRAB,
     UNKNOWN,
     get_udev_name,
-    create_uinput,
 )
 from inputremapper.injection.numlock import is_numlock_on
 from inputremapper.configs.system_mapping import (
@@ -129,27 +128,6 @@ def find_joystick_to_mouse(self):
             if isinstance(consumer, JoystickToMouse)
         ][0]
 
-    def test_create_uinput(self):
-        # can create an uinput with an input_props argument,
-        # which is ignored if it fails
-        def patch(
-            events=None,
-            name="py-evdev-uinput",
-            vendor=0x1,
-            product=0x1,
-            version=0x1,
-            bustype=0x3,
-            devnode="/dev/uinput",
-            phys="py-evdev-uinput",
-        ):
-            # act like some outdated python-evdev version or something that doesn't
-            # support input_props
-            pass
-
-        with mock.patch.object(evdev, "UInput", patch):
-            # should not raise an error
-            create_uinput(input_props=[])
-
     def test_grab(self):
         # path is from the fixtures
         path = "/dev/input/event10"