GoController

Gocontroller is a library for using a web browser as a controller for games and applications. It uses Go to host a gamepad webpage locally, which can be used by multiple devices simultaneously to play games and/or send keys. Gocontroller can be used for:

• Writing Go-SDL games with mobile controller support.
• Using mobile phones as a substitute for physical controllers for local multiplayer games and emulators
• Controlling applications on the RaspberryPi
• With custom gamepads it could be adapted to multiplayer simulation games

Video of an example program using Gocontroller

##Installation

go get github.com/thefryscorer/gocontroller

Features

• Multiple players with IP address checking
• Support for multiple instances on different ports
• User defined buttons and styles

Examples

Example code for sending keys to a linux desktop using Gocontroller is available here.

More examples

Simple custom gamepad

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/thefryscorer/gocontroller"
)

func main() {
	layout := gocontroller.Layout{Style: gocontroller.DefaultCSS, Buttons: []gocontroller.Button{
		{Left: 30, Top: 50, Key: "On"},
		{Left: 70, Top: 50, Key: "Off"},
	}}
	server := gocontroller.NewServer(layout, gocontroller.DefaultPort)
	server.Start()
	fmt.Println("Server started.")
	inAgg := server.NewInputAggregator()
	for {
		inAgg.Collect()
		for _, in := range inAgg.Inputs {
			if in.Event == gocontroller.PRESS {
				switch in.Key {
				case "On":
					fmt.Println("On was pressed")
				case "Off":
					fmt.Println("Off was pressed")
				}
			}
		}
		inAgg.Clear()
	}
}