Generate and listen to global keyboard and mouse events?

[ufoscout]

I need to write a Go application that can:

• listen to global keyboard and mouse events
• generate global keyboard (and maybe mouse) events

When I say "global" I mean that the application runs in background and it should be able to listen to events on whatever window. For example, it should intercept everytime the user presses "ctrl+a" and the emit a series of key presses as if they were pressed by the user on his keyboard.

I wonder if what I need can be achieved with this library.

[BurntSushi]

@ufoscout If it can be done using standard X11, then it can be done with this library. That is, if you have an XCB program that does this, then it should be easy to port to XGB. The one exception is if you are using an extension not supported by XGB.

You're on your own for the rest. :-) There are examples in xgbutil you might find helpful: https://github.com/BurntSushi/xgbutil

[ufoscout]

@BurntSushi thanks for your rapid answer!
My issue is that I know Go but I have absolutely zero experience of C and X11 (and whatever else related to it).
Would it be possible to have a small code example? I checked the link you posted but I am completely lost :(

[BurntSushi]

Sorry, but I don't have time for that. X11 is a source of significant complexity, so you will need to either learn the X11 protocol specifics yourself (which translate directly to XGB since it is the thinnest possible layer between you and the X protocol), or failing that, find some higher level library. The xgbutil repo has examples in it. Find them. Some of them work with keypresses. I am on mobile otherwise I would send a direct link.

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