ArtificialKeyboard.py

"""
Uses DirectInput scan codes to send 'real' keyboard commands to the currently focused window. Has the same input delay
as the user pressing a button or key, 4 frames maybe.

"""

import ctypes

SendInput = ctypes.windll.user32.SendInput
# C struct redefinitions
PUL = ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ulong)
class KeyBdInput(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("wVk", ctypes.c_ushort),
                ("wScan", ctypes.c_ushort),
                ("dwFlags", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("time", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("dwExtraInfo", PUL)]

class HardwareInput(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("uMsg", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("wParamL", ctypes.c_short),
                ("wParamH", ctypes.c_ushort)]

class MouseInput(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("dx", ctypes.c_long),
                ("dy", ctypes.c_long),
                ("mouseData", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("dwFlags", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("time",ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("dwExtraInfo", PUL)]

class Input_I(ctypes.Union):
    _fields_ = [("ki", KeyBdInput),
                 ("mi", MouseInput),
                 ("hi", HardwareInput)]

class Input(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [("type", ctypes.c_ulong),
                ("ii", Input_I)]

class ArtificalKeyboard:
    def PressKey(hexKeyCode):
        extra = ctypes.c_ulong(0)
        ii_ = Input_I()
        ii_.ki = KeyBdInput( 0, hexKeyCode, 0x0008, 0, ctypes.pointer(extra) )
        x = Input( ctypes.c_ulong(1), ii_ )
        ctypes.windll.user32.SendInput(1, ctypes.pointer(x), ctypes.sizeof(x))

    def ReleaseKey(hexKeyCode):
        extra = ctypes.c_ulong(0)
        ii_ = Input_I()
        ii_.ki = KeyBdInput( 0, hexKeyCode, 0x0008 | 0x0002, 0, ctypes.pointer(extra) )
        x = Input( ctypes.c_ulong(1), ii_ )
        ctypes.windll.user32.SendInput(1, ctypes.pointer(x), ctypes.sizeof(x))