Ape · Jan 24, 2014
diff --git a/bin/rumbletest.py b/bin/rumbletest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+'''
+Example of a device listening to rumble events.
+
+Test using any program that sends rumble events to the uinput device (e.g. fftest)
+'''
+
+import time
+
+from evdev import UInput, UInputError, ecodes
+
+joystick = UInput()
+
+had_event = True
+
+while True:
+    event = joystick.read()
+
+    if event == None:
+        if had_event:
+            had_event = False
+            print('Waiting for events', end='', flush=True)
+        else:
+            print('.', end='', flush=True)
+    else:
+        had_event = True
+        print()
+        print()
+
+        if event == ecodes.FF_STATUS_PLAYING:
+            print("Rumble playing!")
+        elif event == ecodes.FF_STATUS_STOPPED:
+            print("Rumble stopped!")
+        else:
+            print("Received an unknown event!")
+
+    time.sleep(0.2)
diff --git a/evdev/uinput.c b/evdev/uinput.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ uinput_open(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     int ret = PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &devnode);
     if (!ret) return NULL;
 
-    int fd = open(devnode, O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
+    int fd = open(devnode, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
     if (fd < 0) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "could not open uinput device in write mode");
         return NULL;
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ uinput_create(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
         uidev.absflat[abscode] = PyLong_AsLong(PyList_GetItem(item, 4));
     }
 
+    uidev.ff_effects_max = 1;
+
+    if (ioctl(fd, UI_SET_EVBIT, EV_FF) < 0)
+        goto on_err;
+
+    if (ioctl(fd, UI_SET_FFBIT, FF_RUMBLE) < 0)
+        goto on_err;
+
     if (write(fd, &uidev, sizeof(uidev)) != sizeof(uidev))
         goto on_err;
 
@@ -142,6 +150,58 @@ uinput_write(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 
+static PyObject *
+uinput_read(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    int fd;
+
+    int ret = PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &fd);
+    if (!ret) return NULL;
+
+    size_t len;
+    struct input_event event;
+
+    struct uinput_ff_upload upload;
+    struct uinput_ff_erase erase;
+
+    len = read(fd, &event, sizeof(event));
+    if (len == -1) {
+        if (errno == EAGAIN) {
+            // No events available
+            Py_RETURN_NONE;
+        } else {
+            PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_IOError);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else if (len != sizeof(event)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    switch (event.type) {
+        case EV_UINPUT:
+            switch (event.code) {
+                case UI_FF_UPLOAD:
+                    upload.request_id = event.value;
+                    if (ioctl(fd, UI_BEGIN_FF_UPLOAD, &upload) < 0) return NULL;
+                    if (ioctl(fd, UI_END_FF_UPLOAD, &upload) < 0) return NULL;
+                    return Py_BuildValue("i", UI_FF_UPLOAD);
+
+                case UI_FF_ERASE:
+                    erase.request_id = event.value;
+                    if (ioctl(fd, UI_BEGIN_FF_ERASE, &erase) < 0) return NULL;
+                    if (ioctl(fd, UI_END_FF_ERASE, &erase) < 0) return NULL;
+                    return Py_BuildValue("i", UI_FF_ERASE);
+
+                default: break;
+            }
+
+        default: break;
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
 static PyObject *
 uinput_enable_event(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -197,6 +257,9 @@ static PyMethodDef MethodTable[] = {
     { "write",  uinput_write, METH_VARARGS,
       "Write event to uinput device."},
 
+    { "read", uinput_read, METH_VARARGS,
+      "Read event from uinput device."},
+
     { "enable", uinput_enable_event, METH_VARARGS,
       "Enable a type of event."},
 

diff --git a/evdev/uinput.py b/evdev/uinput.py
@@ -159,6 +159,24 @@ def write(self, etype, code, value):
 
         _uinput.write(self.fd, etype, code, value)
 
+    def read(self):
+        '''
+        Read a queued event from the uinput device. Returns None if no events
+        are available.
+        '''
+        event = _uinput.read(self.fd)
+
+        # Return values from uinput.h
+        UI_FF_UPLOAD = 1 # start rumble
+        UI_FF_ERASE  = 2 # stop rumble
+
+        if event == UI_FF_UPLOAD:
+            return ecodes.FF_STATUS_PLAYING
+        elif event == UI_FF_ERASE:
+            return ecodes.FF_STATUS_STOPPED
+
+        # No supported events available
+
     def syn(self):
         '''
         Inject a ``SYN_REPORT`` event into the input subsystem. Events