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+# OpenVR-InputEmulator
+
+An OpenVR driver that allows to create virtual controllers, emulate controller input, manipulate poses of existing controllers and remap buttons. A client-side library which communicates with the driver via shared-memory is also included.
+
+The OpenVR driver hooks into the HTC Vive lighthouse driver and allows to modify any pose updates or button/axis events coming from the Vive controllers. Due to the nature of this hack the driver may break when Valve decides to update the driver-side OpenVR API.
+
+The motivation of this driver is that I want to make myself a tracked gun that is guaranteed to work in any SteamVR game regardless of whether the original dev wants to support tracked guns or not. To accomplish this I need some way to add translation and rotation offsets to the poses of the motion controllers so that I can line up my tracked gun and the gun in the game. Additionally I need a way to easily switch between the tracking puck on my gun and my motion controller with the game thinking it's still the same controller (Throwing grenades with a tracked gun is not fun). But this driver should also support other use cases. 
+
+There is also a client-side API which other programs can use to communicate with the driver. This API should be powerful enough to also support the development of full-fledged motion-controller drivers.
+
+# Features
+
+- Create virtual controllers and control their positions and rotations.
+- Emulate controller input.
+- Remap controller buttons.
+- Add translation and rotation offsets to the pose of existing controllers.
+- Mirror the pose from one controller to another.
+- ...
+
+# Notes:
+
+This is a work-in-progress.
+
+# Usage
+
+## Driver
+
+Download the newest driver archive from the [release section](https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-InputEmulator/releases) and copy the contained directory into "<Your SteamVR directory>\drivers".
+
+The **activateMultipleDrivers** setting must be set to true, otherwise SteamVR will not load the driver.
+
+## Client
+
+Currently there is only a command line client available. Download the newest client archive from the [release section](https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-InputEmulator/releases) and unpack it. Enter client_commandline.exe help on the command line for usage instructions.
+
+
+# Documentation
+
+## client_commandline commands:
+
+### listdevices
+
+Lists all openvr devices.
+
+### buttonevent
+
+```
+buttonevent [press|pressandhold|unpress|touch|touchandhold|untouch] <openvrId> <buttonId>
+```
+
+Emulates a button event on the given device. See [openvr.h](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/master/headers/openvr.h#L600-L626) for available button ids.
+
+### axisevent
+
+```
+axisevent <openvrId> <axisId> <x> <y>
+```
+
+Emulates an axisevent on the given device. Valid axis ids are 0-4.
+
+### proximitysensor
+
+```
+proximitysensor <openvrId> [0|1]
+```
+
+Emulates a proximity sensor event on the given device.
+
+### getdeviceproperty
+
+```
+getdeviceproperty <openvrId> scan
+```
+
+Scans the given device for all available device properties.
+
+```
+getdeviceproperty <openvrId> <property> [int32|uint64|float|bool|string]
+```
+
+Returns the given device property. See [openvr.h](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/master/headers/openvr.h#L235-L363) for valid property ids.
+
+### listvirtual
+
+Lists all virtual devices managed by this driver.
+
+### addcontroller
+
+```
+addcontroller <serialnumber>
+```
+
+Creates a new virtual controller. Serialnumber needs to be unique. When the command is successful the id of the virtual controller is written to stdout.
+
+### publishdevice
+
+```
+publishdevice <virtualId>
+```
+
+Tells OpenVR that there is a new device. Before this command is called all device properties should have been set.
+
+### setdeviceproperty
+
+```
+setdeviceproperty <virtualId> <property> [int32|uint64|float|bool|string] <value>
+```
+
+Sets the given device property. See [openvr.h](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/master/headers/openvr.h#L235-L363) for valid property ids.
+
+### removedeviceproperty
+
+```
+removedeviceproperty <virtualId> <property>
+```
+
+Removes the given device property. See [openvr.h](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/master/headers/openvr.h#L235-L363) for valid property ids.
+
+### setdeviceconnection
+
+```
+setdeviceconnection <virtualId> [0|1]
+```
+
+Sets the connection state of the given virtual device. Default value is disconnected.
+
+### setdeviceposition
+
+```
+setdeviceposition <virtualId> <x> <y> <z>
+```
+
+Sets the position of the given virtual device.
+
+### setdevicerotation
+
+```
+setdeviceposition <virtualId> <x> <y> <z>
+```
+
+setdevicerotation <virtualId> <yaw> <pitch> <roll>.
+
+### devicebuttonmapping
+
+```
+devicebuttonmapping <openvrId> [enable|disable]
+```
+
+Enables/disables device button mapping on the given device.
+
+```
+devicebuttonmapping <openvrId> add <buttonId> <mappedButtonId>
+```
+
+Adds a new button mapping to the given device. See [openvr.h](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/master/headers/openvr.h#L600-L626) for available button ids.
+
+```
+devicebuttonmapping <openvrId> remove [<buttonId>|all]
+```
+
+Removes a button mapping from the given device. 
+
+### devicetranslationoffset
+
+```
+devicetranslationoffset <openvrId> [enable|disable]
+```
+
+Enables/disables pose translation offset on the given device.
+
+```
+devicetranslationoffset <openvrId> set <x> <y> <z>
+```
+
+Sets the pose translation offset on the given device.
+
+### devicerotationoffset
+
+```
+devicerotationoffset <openvrId> [enable|disable]
+```
+
+Enables/disables pose rotation offset on the given device.
+
+```
+devicerotationoffset <openvrId> set <yaw> <pitch> <roll>
+```
+
+Sets the pose rotation offset on the given device.
+
+### devicemirrormode
+
+```
+devicemirrormode <openvrId> off
+```
+
+Turns mirror mode off on the given device.
+
+```
+devicemirrormode <openvrId> [mirror|redirect] <targetOpenvrId>
+```
+
+Mirrors/Redirects the pose of the given device to another device.
+
+## Client API
+
+ToDo. See [vrinputemulator.h](https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-InputEmulator/blob/master/lib_vrinputemulator/include/vrinputemulator.h).
+
+# Examples
+
+## Create virtual controller
+
+```
+# Create virtual controller
+client_commandline.exe addcontroller controller01 # Writes virtual device id to stdout (Let's assume it is 0)
+# Set device properties
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1000	string	lighthouse
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1001	string	"Vive Controller MV"
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1003	string	vr_controller_vive_1_5
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1004	bool	0
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1005	string	HTC
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1006	string	"1465809478 htcvrsoftware@firmware-win32 2016-06-13 FPGA 1.6/0/0 VRC 1465809477 Radio 1466630404"
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1007	string	"product 129 rev 1.5.0 lot 2000/0/0 0"
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1010	bool	1
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1017	uint64	2164327680
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1018	uint64	1465809478
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 1029	int32	2
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3001	uint64	12884901895
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3002	int32	1
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3003	int32	3
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3004	int32	0
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3005	int32	0
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3006	int32	0
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 3007	int32	0
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5000	string	icons
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5001	string	{htc}controller_status_off.png
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5002	string	{htc}controller_status_searching.gif
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5003	string	{htc}controller_status_searching_alert.gif
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5004	string	{htc}controller_status_ready.png
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5005	string	{htc}controller_status_ready_alert.png
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5006	string	{htc}controller_status_error.png
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5007	string	{htc}controller_status_standby.png
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceproperty 0 5008	string	{htc}controller_status_ready_low.png
+# Let OpenVR know that there is a new device
+client_commandline.exe publishdevice 0
+# Connect the device
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceconnection 0 1
+# Set the device position
+client_commandline.exe setdeviceposition 0 -1 -1 -1
+```
+
+## Map the grip-button to the trigger-button and vice-versa on the controller with id 3
+
+```
+client_commandline.exe devicebuttonmapping 3 add 2 33
+client_commandline.exe devicebuttonmapping 3 add 33 2
+client_commandline.exe devicebuttonmapping 3 enable
+```
+
+
+# Known Bugs
+
+- The shared-memory message queue is prone to deadlock the driver when the client crashes or is exited ungracefully.
+
+# License
+
+This software is released under GPL 3.0.