Changed constants, keychar type and test function

now Keychar is a rune, so it can be used as a regular character.

README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/cauefcr/gohook?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/cauefcr/gohook)
 <!-- This is a work in progress. -->
 
+Based on [libuiohook](https://github.com/kwhat/libuiohook)
+
 ```Go
 package main
 

extern.go

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ func go_send(s *C.char) {
 	str := []byte(C.GoString(s))
 	out := Event{}
 	err := json.Unmarshal(str, &out)
-	if err != nil{
+	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	//todo bury this deep into the C lib so that the time is correct
 	out.When = time.Now() //at least it's consistent
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)

hook.go

@@ -29,21 +29,28 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-//todo: add enums
 const (
-	HOOK_ENABLED   = 1 //iota
-	HOOK_DISABLED  = 2
-	KEY_TYPED      = 3
-	KEY_PRESSED    = 4
-	KEY_RELEASED   = 5
-	MOUSE_CLICKED  = 6
-	MOUSE_PRESSED  = 7
-	MOUSE_RELEASED = 8
-	MOUSE_MOVED    = 9
-	MOUSE_DRAGGED  = 10
-	MOUSE_WHEEL    = 11
+	HookEnabled  = 1 //iota
+	HookDisabled = 2
+	KeyDown      = 3
+	KeyHold   = 4
+	KeyUp        = 5
+	MouseUp    = 6
+	MouseHold    = 7
+	MouseDown      = 8
+	MouseMove    = 9
+	MouseDrag    = 10
+	MouseWheel   = 11
+	//Keychar could be   v
+	CharUndefined = 0xFFFF
+	WheelUp       = -1
+	WheelDown     = 1
 )
 
+//Holds a system event
+//If it's a Keyboard event the relevant fields are: Mask, Keycode, Rawcode, and Keychar,
+//Keychar is probably what you want. If it's a Mouse event the relevant fields are:
+//Button, Clicks, X, Y, Amount, Rotation and Direction
 type Event struct {
 	Kind      uint8 `json:"id"`
 	When      time.Time
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	Reserved  uint16 `json:"reserved"`
 	Keycode   uint16 `json:"keycode"`
 	Rawcode   uint16 `json:"rawcode"`
-	Keychar   uint16 `json:"keychar"`
+	Keychar   rune   `json:"keychar"`
 	Button    uint16 `json:"button"`
 	Clicks    uint16 `json:"clicks"`
 	X         int16  `json:"x"`
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ func Start() chan Event {
 			C.pollEv()
 			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
 			//todo: find smallest time that does not destroy the cpu utilization
-			if ! asyncon {
+			if !asyncon {
 				return
 			}
 		}

hook/iohook.h

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef struct _screen_data {
 typedef struct _keyboard_event_data {
 	uint16_t keycode;
 	uint16_t rawcode;
-	uint16_t keychar;
+	uint32_t keychar;
 	// char *keychar;
 } keyboard_event_data,
 		key_pressed_event_data,

hook/windows/input_c.h

@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ unsigned short keycode_to_scancode(DWORD vk_code, DWORD flags) {
 		scancode = keycode_scancode_table[vk_code][0];
 
 		if (flags & LLKHF_EXTENDED) {
-			logger(LOG_LEVEL_WARN,	"%s [%u]: EXTD2, vk_code %li\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, __LINE__, vk_code);
+//			logger(LOG_LEVEL_WARN,	"%s [%u]: EXTD2, vk_code %li\n",
+//					__FUNCTION__, __LINE__, vk_code);
 
 			switch (vk_code) {
 				case VK_PRIOR:

test/main.go

@@ -9,21 +9,29 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	s := hook.Start()
+	defer hook.End()
 	tout := time.After(time.Second * 10)
 	done := false
 	for !done {
 		select {
 		case i := <-s:
-			if i.Keychar == uint16('q') {
-				tout = time.After(1 * time.Millisecond)
+			if i.Kind == hook.KeyDown {
+				if i.Keychar == 'q' {
+					tout = time.After(0)
+				}
+				fmt.Printf("key: %c\n", i.Keychar)
+			} else if i.Kind >= hook.MouseDown && i.Kind < hook.MouseWheel {
+				fmt.Printf("x: %v, y: %v, button: %v\n", i.X, i.Y, i.Button)
+			}else if i.Kind == hook.MouseWheel {
+				fmt.Printf("x: %v, y: %v, button: %v, wheel: %v, rotation: %v\n", i.X, i.Y, i.Button,i.Amount,i.Rotation)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("%+v\n",i)
 			}
-			fmt.Printf("%+v\n", i)
 		case <-tout:
 			fmt.Print("Done.")
 			done = true
-			break;
+			break
 		}
 	}
-	hook.End()
 
 }