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I'm wondering how it be possible to configure a keybind to use RapidFire with xdotool and xbindkeys to a gamepad input?

I have a Logitech F310, and I want to know how I can pass keybinds to simulate RapidFire to the gamepad while playing games. Linux registers this gamepad as Generic X-Box pad the device input is /dev/input/js0 with help of jstest-gtk it can tell me the key mappings of the gamepad and they are as follows;

Axis ABS_X ABS_Y ABS_Z ABS_RX ABS_RY ABS_RZ ABS_HAT0X ABS_HAT0Y Buttons BTN_A BTN_B BTN_X BTN_Y BTN_TL BTN_TR BTN_START BTN_SELECT BTN_MODE BTN_THUMBL BTN_THUMBR

I often play games on emulators and button mappings will be different names, like with ppsspp for example;

Dpad UP = pad1.Y HAT- Dpad DWN = pad1.Y HAT+ Dpad LEFT = pad1.X HAT- Dpad RIGHT = pad1.X HAT+ CIRCLE = pad1.DOWN X = pad1.UP SQUARE = pad1.LEFT TRIANGLE = pad1.RIGHT START = pad1.b6 SELECT = pad1.b5 L = pad1.b10 R = pad1.b9 Analogue UP = pad1.Y AXIS- Analogue DWN = pad1.Y AXIS+ Analogue LEFT = pad1.X AXIS- Analogue RIGHT = pad1.X AXIS+

How would I be able to use this to map the keybinds I want to simulate RapidFire? For example I want to simulate RapidFire presses for Y button on the gamepad, how would I map this be translated for xbindkeys and xdotool so it performs the automated button presses to the gamepad?

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Ok so I had a little figuring out myself and ended up coming across this of getting it to work with what I wanted in mind, it could be improved on to make it better though, perhaps shorter lines of code?

#!/bin/bash ## RapidFire key modifier for games. ## if you need it to work for something other then ## edit the search parameter name to focus it on that window only. ## You may want to modify the command to include the 'windowactivate' option. winid=$(xdotool search "PPSSPP 1.0.1" | head -n1) while true do # This will spam the console with echo messages. # edit out '| echo' if you want a quiet console. xdotool keydown --window $winid "x" | echo "RapidFire ON" # holding key X down xdotool keyup --window $winid "x" | echo "RapidFire OFF" # release key X up done exit 0 # Press C^ to stop it when done. # # See manpage for 'xdotool' for more options. # http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/xdotool.xhtml
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  • This works to infinitely spam the specified key ("x"). Is there a while condition to monitor the hotkey to only do this while the key is pressed? (or until condition until the key is released). Commented Feb 15, 2019 at 23:34

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