cpress
cpress was made for simulating keyboard input on Linux systems. It interacts with /dev/uinput and therefore is very low level and X Window System independent. There are Python and Go bindings provided.
Installation and usage
Before installation
Be aware that by default /dev/uinput is writable only for root.
You can start cpress as root or, before doing that, change permissions level on uinput:
cpress handles this automatically. If permissions level is not sufficient, it asks for root password and sets modes on its own. If you want avoid permissions changes for some reason, start as root.
C
Installation
See Makefile or more informations. To compile examples, type:
Usage
Before doing anything with cpress, you'll have to call initialize() function. Then feel free to use these:
press_combination(3, KEY_C, KEY_D, KEY_E);
hold_key(KEY_LEFTSHIFT);
press_key(KEY_E);
press_key(KEY_E);
release_key(KEY_LEFTSHIFT);
When you're done with cpress, simply call finish().
For more examples, see self-explanatory file examples/example.c.
Python
Installation
Simply run as root:
Usage
Import module with:
See self-explanatory file examples/example.py for more informations.
Go
Installation
Just use that command:
go get github.com/solusipse/cpress/go
Usage
Import package with:
import "github.com/solusipse/cpress/go"
See self-explanatory file examples/example.go for more informations.
License
See LICENSE.