# async-hid
A Rust library for asynchronously interacting with HID devices.
This crate aims the be a replacement for [hidapi-rs](https://github.com/ruabmbua/hidapi-rs) without the baggage that comes from being a wrapper around a C library.
This crate generally offers a simpler and more streamlined api while also supporting async as best as possible.
## Example
```rust
use async_hid::{AccessMode, DeviceInfo, HidResult};
use simple_logger::SimpleLogger;
use futures_lite::StreamExt;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> HidResult<()> {
SimpleLogger::new().init().unwrap();
let device = DeviceInfo::enumerate()
.await?
//Steelseries Arctis Nova 7X headset
.find(|info: &DeviceInfo | info.matches(0xFFC0, 0x1, 0x1038, 0x2206))
.await
.expect("Could not find device")
.open(AccessMode::ReadWrite)
.await?;
device.write_output_report(&[0x0, 0xb0]).await?;
let mut buffer = [0u8; 8];
let size = device.read_input_report(&mut buffer).await?;
println!("{:?}", &buffer[..size]);
Ok(())
}
```
## Platform Support
| Windows | Win32 (`Windows.Win32.Devices`) |
| Windows | WinRT (`Windows.Devices.HumanInterfaceDevice`) |
| Linux | hidraw |
| MacOs | IOHIDManager |
Under Windows this crate uses either `win32` (default) or `winrt` feature for backend.
## Async
The amount of asynchronicity that each OS provides varies. The following tables gives a rough overview which calls utilize async under the hood.
| Windows (Win32) | ❌️ | ️️ ❌️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Windows (WinRT) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Linux | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| MacOS | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Under Linux this crate uses either `async-io` (default) or `tokio` feature for the async functionality.
## Planned Features
- [ ] Reading / Writing feature reports
- [ ] Listening for changes to the device list
- [ ] More unified error handling
## License
MIT License