UEFI Simple Text Input Ex Protocol Wrapper

This library provides a safe, idiomatic Rust wrapper for the EFI_SIMPLE_TEXT_INPUT_EX_PROTOCOL. Unlike the standard SimpleTextInput, this protocol allows for advanced key tracking, including shift state (Ctrl, Alt, Shift) and toggle state (Caps Lock, Num Lock).

Features

• Seamless Migration: Designed as a drop-in, painless replacement for the standard uefi::system::with_stdin.
• Safe Resource Management: Uses the with_stdin pattern to ensure the protocol is opened exclusively and closed automatically.
• Extended Key Data: Access to KeyShiftState and KeyToggleState.
• No-Std Compatible: Designed specifically for UEFI environments.

Usage

Simply replace your import and use the same closure-based pattern:

#![no_main]
#![no_std]
use uefi::prelude::*;
use uefi::{print, println};
use uefi::proto::console::text::Key::{Printable, Special};
use uefi::proto::console::text::ScanCode;
use uefi_input2::with_stdin;
use uefi_input2::simple_text_input_ex::{LEFT_SHIFT_PRESSED, RIGHT_SHIFT_PRESSED};

#[entry]
fn main() -> Status {
    uefi::helpers::init().unwrap();

    with_stdin(|input| {
        loop {
            if let Some(data) = input.read_key_stroke_ex() {
                if data.shift() { println!("Shift is being held!") }
                match data.key {
                   Printable(c) if u16::from(c) == 0x0D => print!("\r\n"),
                   Printable(c) => print!("{}", c),
                   Special(code) if code == ScanCode::ESCAPE => {
                       println!("Exiting...");
                       return Ok(())
                   },
                   _ => {}
               }
            }
        }
        Ok(())
    }).unwrap();

    Status::SUCCESS
}

Test

Due to a reverse-execution bug in the RustRover README runner, this script is intentionally authored in reverse order for compatibility.

qemu-system-x86_64 -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=qemu/OVMF.fd -drive format=raw,file=fat:rw:qemu -m 4G -device usb-ehci -device usb-tablet -smp 4 -cpu max -monitor stdio
mv -Force .\target\x86_64-unknown-uefi\debug\examples\*.efi .\qemu\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI
rm .\qemu\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI
cargo build --example test_input

License

This project is licensed under the Zed License.