caps2esc/caps2esc.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include <unistd.h>
#include <linux/input.h>

// clang-format off
const struct input_event
syn         = {.type = EV_SYN, .code = SYN_REPORT,   .value = 0},
esc_up      = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_ESC,      .value = 0},
ctrl_up     = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_LEFTCTRL, .value = 0},
esc_down    = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_ESC,      .value = 1},
ctrl_down   = {.type = EV_KEY, .code = KEY_LEFTCTRL, .value = 1};
// clang-format on

void print_usage(FILE *stream, const char *program) {
    // clang-format off
    fprintf(stream,
            "caps2esc - transforming the most useless key ever in the most useful one\n"
            "\n"
            "usage: %s [-h] [-m mode] [-t delay]\n"
            "\n"
            "options:\n"
            "    -h        show this message and exit\n"
            "    -t        delay used for key sequences (default: 20000 microseconds)\n"
            "    -m mode   0: default\n"
            "                 - caps as esc/ctrl\n"
            "                 - esc as caps\n"
            "              1: minimal\n"
            "                 - caps as esc/ctrl\n"
            "              2: useful on 60%% layouts\n"
            "                 - caps as esc/ctrl\n"
            "                 - esc as grave accent\n"
            "                 - grave accent as caps\n",
            program);
    // clang-format on
}

int read_event(struct input_event *event) {
    return fread(event, sizeof(struct input_event), 1, stdin) == 1;
}

void write_event(const struct input_event *event) {
    if (fwrite(event, sizeof(struct input_event), 1, stdout) != 1)
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

void write_event_with_mode(struct input_event *event, int mode) {
    switch (mode) {
        case 0:
            if (event->code == KEY_ESC)
                event->code = KEY_CAPSLOCK;
            break;
        case 2:
            switch (event->code) {
                case KEY_ESC:
                    event->code = KEY_GRAVE;
                    break;
                case KEY_GRAVE:
                    event->code = KEY_CAPSLOCK;
                    break;
            }
            break;
    }
    write_event(event);
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    int opt, mode = 0, delay = 20000;
    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ht:m:")) != -1) {
        switch (opt) {
            case 'h':
                return print_usage(stdout, argv[0]), EXIT_SUCCESS;
            case 't':
                delay = atoi(optarg);
                continue;
            case 'm':
                mode = atoi(optarg);
                continue;
        }

        return print_usage(stderr, argv[0]), EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    struct input_event input;
    enum { START, CAPSLOCK_HELD, CAPSLOCK_IS_CTRL } state = START;

    setbuf(stdin, NULL), setbuf(stdout, NULL);

    while (read_event(&input)) {
        if (input.type == EV_MSC && input.code == MSC_SCAN)
            continue;

        if (input.type != EV_KEY) {
            write_event(&input);
            continue;
        }

        switch (state) {
            case START:
                if (input.code == KEY_CAPSLOCK && input.value)
                    state = CAPSLOCK_HELD;
                else
                    write_event_with_mode(&input, mode);
                break;
            case CAPSLOCK_HELD:
                if (input.code == KEY_CAPSLOCK) {
                    if (input.value == 0) {
                        write_event(&esc_down);
                        write_event(&syn);
                        usleep(delay);
                        write_event(&esc_up);
                        state = START;
                    }
                } else if (input.value == 1) {
                    write_event(&ctrl_down);
                    write_event(&syn);
                    usleep(delay);
                    write_event_with_mode(&input, mode);
                    state = CAPSLOCK_IS_CTRL;
                } else
                    write_event_with_mode(&input, mode);
                break;
            case CAPSLOCK_IS_CTRL:
                if (input.code == KEY_CAPSLOCK) {
                    input.code = KEY_LEFTCTRL;
                    write_event(&input);
                    if (input.value == 0)
                        state = START;
                } else
                    write_event_with_mode(&input, mode);
                break;
        }
    }
}