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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LIBINPUT_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP_H
+#define _LIBINPUT_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#if HAVE_ANDROID_OS
+#include <binder/IBinder.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <input/Input.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/KeyedVector.h>
+#include <utils/Tokenizer.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
+#include <utils/Unicode.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+/**
+ * Describes a mapping from Android key codes to characters.
+ * Also specifies other functions of the keyboard such as the keyboard type
+ * and key modifier semantics.
+ *
+ * This object is immutable after it has been loaded.
+ */
+class KeyCharacterMap : public RefBase {
+public:
+    enum KeyboardType {
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_NUMERIC = 1,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_PREDICTIVE = 2,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_ALPHA = 3,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_FULL = 4,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_SPECIAL_FUNCTION = 5,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_OVERLAY = 6,
+    };
+
+    enum Format {
+        // Base keyboard layout, may contain device-specific options, such as "type" declaration.
+        FORMAT_BASE = 0,
+        // Overlay keyboard layout, more restrictive, may be published by applications,
+        // cannot override device-specific options.
+        FORMAT_OVERLAY = 1,
+        // Either base or overlay layout ok.
+        FORMAT_ANY = 2,
+    };
+
+    // Substitute key code and meta state for fallback action.
+    struct FallbackAction {
+        int32_t keyCode;
+        int32_t metaState;
+    };
+
+    /* Loads a key character map from a file. */
+    static status_t load(const String8& filename, Format format, sp<KeyCharacterMap>* outMap);
+
+    /* Loads a key character map from its string contents. */
+    static status_t loadContents(const String8& filename,
+            const char* contents, Format format, sp<KeyCharacterMap>* outMap);
+
+    /* Combines a base key character map and an overlay. */
+    static sp<KeyCharacterMap> combine(const sp<KeyCharacterMap>& base,
+            const sp<KeyCharacterMap>& overlay);
+
+    /* Returns an empty key character map. */
+    static sp<KeyCharacterMap> empty();
+
+    /* Gets the keyboard type. */
+    int32_t getKeyboardType() const;
+
+    /* Gets the primary character for this key as in the label physically printed on it.
+     * Returns 0 if none (eg. for non-printing keys). */
+    char16_t getDisplayLabel(int32_t keyCode) const;
+
+    /* Gets the Unicode character for the number or symbol generated by the key
+     * when the keyboard is used as a dialing pad.
+     * Returns 0 if no number or symbol is generated.
+     */
+    char16_t getNumber(int32_t keyCode) const;
+
+    /* Gets the Unicode character generated by the key and meta key modifiers.
+     * Returns 0 if no character is generated.
+     */
+    char16_t getCharacter(int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState) const;
+
+    /* Gets the fallback action to use by default if the application does not
+     * handle the specified key.
+     * Returns true if an action was available, false if none.
+     */
+    bool getFallbackAction(int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState,
+            FallbackAction* outFallbackAction) const;
+
+    /* Gets the first matching Unicode character that can be generated by the key,
+     * preferring the one with the specified meta key modifiers.
+     * Returns 0 if no matching character is generated.
+     */
+    char16_t getMatch(int32_t keyCode, const char16_t* chars,
+            size_t numChars, int32_t metaState) const;
+
+    /* Gets a sequence of key events that could plausibly generate the specified
+     * character sequence.  Returns false if some of the characters cannot be generated.
+     */
+    bool getEvents(int32_t deviceId, const char16_t* chars, size_t numChars,
+            Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents) const;
+
+    /* Maps a scan code and usage code to a key code, in case this key map overrides
+     * the mapping in some way. */
+    status_t mapKey(int32_t scanCode, int32_t usageCode, int32_t* outKeyCode) const;
+
+#if HAVE_ANDROID_OS
+    /* Reads a key map from a parcel. */
+    static sp<KeyCharacterMap> readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel);
+
+    /* Writes a key map to a parcel. */
+    void writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const;
+#endif
+
+protected:
+    virtual ~KeyCharacterMap();
+
+private:
+    struct Behavior {
+        Behavior();
+        Behavior(const Behavior& other);
+
+        /* The next behavior in the list, or NULL if none. */
+        Behavior* next;
+
+        /* The meta key modifiers for this behavior. */
+        int32_t metaState;
+
+        /* The character to insert. */
+        char16_t character;
+
+        /* The fallback keycode if the key is not handled. */
+        int32_t fallbackKeyCode;
+    };
+
+    struct Key {
+        Key();
+        Key(const Key& other);
+        ~Key();
+
+        /* The single character label printed on the key, or 0 if none. */
+        char16_t label;
+
+        /* The number or symbol character generated by the key, or 0 if none. */
+        char16_t number;
+
+        /* The list of key behaviors sorted from most specific to least specific
+         * meta key binding. */
+        Behavior* firstBehavior;
+    };
+
+    class Parser {
+        enum State {
+            STATE_TOP = 0,
+            STATE_KEY = 1,
+        };
+
+        enum {
+            PROPERTY_LABEL = 1,
+            PROPERTY_NUMBER = 2,
+            PROPERTY_META = 3,
+        };
+
+        struct Property {
+            inline Property(int32_t property = 0, int32_t metaState = 0) :
+                    property(property), metaState(metaState) { }
+
+            int32_t property;
+            int32_t metaState;
+        };
+
+        KeyCharacterMap* mMap;
+        Tokenizer* mTokenizer;
+        Format mFormat;
+        State mState;
+        int32_t mKeyCode;
+
+    public:
+        Parser(KeyCharacterMap* map, Tokenizer* tokenizer, Format format);
+        ~Parser();
+        status_t parse();
+
+    private:
+        status_t parseType();
+        status_t parseMap();
+        status_t parseMapKey();
+        status_t parseKey();
+        status_t parseKeyProperty();
+        status_t finishKey(Key* key);
+        status_t parseModifier(const String8& token, int32_t* outMetaState);
+        status_t parseCharacterLiteral(char16_t* outCharacter);
+    };
+
+    static sp<KeyCharacterMap> sEmpty;
+
+    KeyedVector<int32_t, Key*> mKeys;
+    int mType;
+
+    KeyedVector<int32_t, int32_t> mKeysByScanCode;
+    KeyedVector<int32_t, int32_t> mKeysByUsageCode;
+
+    KeyCharacterMap();
+    KeyCharacterMap(const KeyCharacterMap& other);
+
+    bool getKey(int32_t keyCode, const Key** outKey) const;
+    bool getKeyBehavior(int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState,
+            const Key** outKey, const Behavior** outBehavior) const;
+    static bool matchesMetaState(int32_t eventMetaState, int32_t behaviorMetaState);
+
+    bool findKey(char16_t ch, int32_t* outKeyCode, int32_t* outMetaState) const;
+
+    static status_t load(Tokenizer* tokenizer, Format format, sp<KeyCharacterMap>* outMap);
+
+    static void addKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time);
+    static void addMetaKeys(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+    static bool addSingleEphemeralMetaKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t keyCode, int32_t keyMetaState,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+    static void addDoubleEphemeralMetaKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t leftKeyCode, int32_t leftKeyMetaState,
+            int32_t rightKeyCode, int32_t rightKeyMetaState,
+            int32_t eitherKeyMetaState,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+    static void addLockedMetaKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t keyCode, int32_t keyMetaState,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif // _LIBINPUT_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP_H