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# UI Events for Web
A library for bridging [`web-sys`] events into the [`ui-events`] model.
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[`ui-events`]: https://docs.rs/ui-events/
[`web-sys`]: https://docs.rs/web-sys/
This crate bridges [`web_sys`] DOM input events — Pointer Events (mouse, touch, pen),
Wheel, and Keyboard — into the [`ui-events`] model.
It provides lightweight helpers to convert browser events into portable
`ui-events` types you can feed into your input handling. It supports
Pointer Events (mouse, touch, pen) and keyboard.
## Keyboard
- [`keyboard::from_web_keyboard_event`]
- Optional helpers: [`keyboard::from_web_keydown_event`], [`keyboard::from_web_keyup_event`]
## Pointer (Pointer Events)
- One‑shot DOM conversion: [`pointer::pointer_event_from_dom_event`]
- Multi-touch aware DOM conversion (may return multiple events):
[`pointer::pointer_events_from_dom_event`]
- Per‑event helpers (preferred):
[`pointer::down_from_pointer_event`], [`pointer::up_from_pointer_event`],
[`pointer::move_from_pointer_event`], [`pointer::enter_from_pointer_event`],
[`pointer::leave_from_pointer_event`], [`pointer::cancel_from_pointer_event`]
- Mouse‑only helpers (legacy and less portable):
[`pointer::down_from_mouse_event`], [`pointer::up_from_mouse_event`],
[`pointer::move_from_mouse_event`], [`pointer::enter_from_mouse_event`],
[`pointer::leave_from_mouse_event`], [`pointer::scroll_from_wheel_event`]
- Conversion options: [`pointer::Options`] (controls scale/coalesced/predicted)
- Pointer capture helpers: [`pointer::set_pointer_capture`],
[`pointer::release_pointer_capture`], [`pointer::has_pointer_capture`]
## Notes
- Positions use `clientX` / `clientY` scaled by `Options::scale_factor`. Pass the
current device-pixel-ratio for physical pixels.
- **Element-local coordinates (recipe):** DOM pointer coordinates are reported in viewport
space even when you register the listener on an element. For canvas/SVG apps you often
want coordinates relative to a specific element’s top-left corner. A common recipe is:
```rust
let rect = el.get_bounding_client_rect();
let dpr = window().unwrap().device_pixel_ratio();
let x = (e.client_x() as f64 - rect.left()) * dpr;
let y = (e.client_y() as f64 - rect.top()) * dpr;
```
This does *not* undo arbitrary CSS transforms, and for SVG you may want a true transform
inversion (e.g. `getScreenCTM()`).
- Coalesced and predicted move samples are opt‑in via `Options`.
- Touch events (`touchstart`/`touchmove`/`touchend`/`touchcancel`) may correspond to multiple
changed touches; use `pointer_events_from_dom_event` to receive all of them.
- Stylus fields:
- `pressure`, `tangential_pressure`, `contact_geometry`, and `orientation` are populated
from Pointer Events data when available (preferring `altitudeAngle`/`azimuthAngle`,
otherwise falling back to `tiltX`/`tiltY`).
- Stylus rotation/twist (Pointer Events `twist`) is not currently exposed by `ui-events`,
so it is not mapped.
- Keyboard: unknown `key`/`code` map to `Unidentified`; `is_composing` reflects the DOM flag.
## Example
```rust
use web_sys::wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
use web_sys::{window, Event, KeyboardEvent};
use ui_events_web::{keyboard, pointer};
// Inside an event listener closure…
let ev: Event = /* from DOM */
let win = window().unwrap();
let opts = pointer::Options::default()
.with_scale(win.device_pixel_ratio())
.with_coalesced(true)
.with_predicted(true);
if let Some(pe) = pointer::pointer_event_from_dom_event(&ev, &opts) {
match pe {
ui_events::pointer::PointerEvent::Move(update) => {
// Use update.current; update.coalesced / update.predicted may be empty
}
ui_events::pointer::PointerEvent::Down(_) => {}
ui_events::pointer::PointerEvent::Up(_) => {}
_ => {}
}
}
if let Some(ke) = ev.dyn_ref::<KeyboardEvent>() {
let k = keyboard::from_web_keyboard_event(ke);
// Use k.state, k.code, k.key, k.modifiers …
}
```
[`ui-events`]: https://docs.rs/ui-events/
## Minimum supported Rust Version (MSRV)
This version of UI Events for Web has been verified to compile with **Rust 1.85** and later.
Future versions of UI Events for Web might increase the Rust version requirement.
It will not be treated as a breaking change and as such can even happen with small patch releases.
<details>
<summary>Click here if compiling fails.</summary>
As time has passed, some of UI Events for Web's dependencies could have released versions with a higher Rust requirement.
If you encounter a compilation issue due to a dependency and don't want to upgrade your Rust toolchain, then you could downgrade the dependency.
```sh
# Use the problematic dependency's name and version
cargo update -p package_name --precise 0.1.1
```
</details>
## Community
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## License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>)
- MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>)
at your option.
## Contribution
Contributions are welcome by pull request. The [Rust code of conduct] applies.
Please feel free to add your name to the [AUTHORS] file in any substantive pull request.
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
[Rust Code of Conduct]: https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct
[AUTHORS]: ./AUTHORS