Module: Mouse

Defined in:
ext/mouse/mouse.c,
lib/mouse/version.rb,
ext/mouse/mouse.c

Overview

A module with methods that "tap" into the system input methods. This is done by wrapping wrapping around the CoreGraphics event taps API provided by OS X.

The module provides a simple Ruby interface to performing mouse interactions such as moving and clicking.

This module can be used in a stand alone fashion or you can mix it into another class.

Reference

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
'3.0.0'

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#arbitrary_click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate a click using an arbitrary mouse button (down and up events)

Numbers are used to map the mouse buttons. At the time of writing, the documented values are:

  • kCGMouseButtonLeft = 0
  • kCGMouseButtonRight = 1
  • kCGMouseButtonCenter = 2

And the rest are not documented! Though they should be easy enough to figure out. See the CGMouseButton enum in the reference documentation for the most up to date list.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 470

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_arbitrary_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (argc == 0) {
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "arbitrary_click requires at least one arg");
    return Qnil;
  }

  uint_t button = NUM2INT(argv[0]);

  switch (argc)
    {
    case 1:
      mouse_arbitrary_click(button);
      break;
    case 2:
    default:
      mouse_arbitrary_click2(button, rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[1]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#arbitrary_click_down(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate the down click part of an arbitrary click event

This might be useful in concert with #arbitrary_click_up if you want to inject some behaviour between the down and up click events.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 393

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_arbitrary_click_down(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (argc == 0)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "arbitrary_click_down requires at least one arg");

  uint_t button = NUM2INT(argv[0]);

  switch (argc)
    {
    case 1:
      mouse_arbitrary_click_down(button);
      break;
    case 2:
    default:
      mouse_arbitrary_click_down2(button, rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[1]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#arbitrary_click_up(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate the up click part of an arbitrary click event

This might be useful in concert with #arbitrary_click_down if you want to inject some behaviour between the down and up click events.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 427

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_arbitrary_click_up(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (argc == 0)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "arbitrary_click_up requires at least one arg");

  uint_t button = NUM2INT(argv[0]);

  switch (argc)
    {
    case 1:
      mouse_arbitrary_click_up(button);
      break;
    case 2:
    default:
      mouse_arbitrary_click_up2(button, rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[1]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate a regular click event (both up and down events)

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 276

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_click();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_click2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#click_down(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate the down click part of a click event

This might be useful in concert with #click_up if you want to inject some behaviour between the down and up click events.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 221

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_click_down(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_click_down();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_click_down2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#click_up(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate the up click part of a click event

This might be useful in concert with #click_down if you want to inject some behaviour between the down and up click events.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 250

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_click_up(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_click_up();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_click_up(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#current_position ⇒ CGPoint

Returns the current co-ordinates of the mouse cursor

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 51

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_current_position(VALUE self)
{
  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#double_click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Perform a double click at the given mouse position

Implemented by first generating a single click, and then a double click., Apps seem to respond more consistently to this behaviour since that is how a human would have to generate a double click event.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 574

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_double_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_double_click();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_double_click2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#drag_to(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Drag the mouse cursor to the given co-ordinates

Parameters:

  • point (CGPoint, Array(Number,Number), #to_point)
  • duration (Number) —

    animation time, in seconds (optional)

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 91

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_drag_to(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "drag_to requires at least a one arg");
      break;
    case 1:
      mouse_drag_to(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
      break;
    case 2:
    default:
      mouse_drag_to2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]), NUM2DBL(argv[1]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#horizontal_scroll(*args) ⇒ Number Also known as: hscroll

Note:

Scrolling by :pixel may not actually be by real pixels, but instead correspond to Cocoa co-ords (I don't have a retina display, so I haven't checked it out yet).

Generate amount of horizontal scroll events at the current cursor position

Returns number of lines scrolled. A positive amount will scroll left and a negative amount will scroll right.

An animation duration can also be specified.

Parameters:

  • amount (Number)
  • units (Symbol) —

    :pixel or :line (default: :line ) (optional)

  • duration (Float) —

    (default: 0.2) (optional)

Returns:

  • (Number) 


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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 177

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_horizontal_scroll(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (argc == 0 || argc > 3)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "scroll requires 1..3 arguments, you gave %d", argc);

  int amt = NUM2INT(argv[0]);

  if (argc == 1) {
    mouse_horizontal_scroll(amt);

  } else {
    VALUE             input_units = argv[1];
    CGScrollEventUnit units;

    if (input_units == sym_pixel)
      units = kCGScrollEventUnitPixel;
    else if (input_units == sym_line)
      units = kCGScrollEventUnitLine;
    else
      rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "unknown units `%s'", rb_id2name(input_units));

    if (argc == 2)
      mouse_horizontal_scroll2(amt, units);
    else
      mouse_horizontal_scroll3(amt, units, NUM2DBL(argv[2]));
  }

  return argv[0];
}

#middle_click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate a click event for the middle mouse button (down and up events)

It doesn't matter if you don't have a middle mouse button.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 505

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_middle_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_middle_click();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_middle_click(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#move_to(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Move the mouse cursor to the given co-ordinates

Parameters:

  • point (CGPoint, Array(Number,Number), #to_point)
  • duration (Number) —

    animation time, in seconds (optional)

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 65

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_move_to(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "move_to requires at least a one arg");
      break;
    case 1:
      mouse_move_to(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
      break;
    case 2:
    default:
      mouse_move_to2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]), NUM2DBL(argv[1]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#multi_click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Generate a multi-click event at the current mouse position

Unlike #double_click and #triple_click this will generate a single event with the given number of clicks.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 535

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_multi_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{

  if (argc == 0) {
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "multi_click requires at least one arg");
    return Qnil;
  }

  // TODO: there has got to be a more idiomatic way to do this coercion
  size_t num_clicks = NUM2SIZET(argv[0]);

  switch (argc)
    {
    case 1:
      mouse_multi_click(num_clicks);
      break;
    case 2:
    default:
      mouse_multi_click2(num_clicks, rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[1]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#pinch(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Perform a pinch gesture in given direction

You can optionally specify the magnification factor and/or duration for the pinch event.

Available pinch directions are:

  • :zoom or :expand
  • :unzoom or :contract

Magnification is a relative magnification setting. A zoom value of 1.0 means 1.0 more than the current zoom level. 2.0 would be 2.0 levels higher than the current zoom.

You can also optionally specify a point on screen for the mouse pointer to be moved to before the gesture begins. The movement will be instantaneous.

An animation duration can also be specified.

Parameters:

  • direction (Symbol)
  • magnification (Float) —

    (default: 1.0) (optional)

  • point (CGPoint) —

    (default: #current_position) (optional)

  • duration (Float) —

    (default: 0.2) (optional)

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 731

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_pinch(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (!argc)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "wrong number of arguments (%d for 1+)", argc);

  VALUE            input_direction = argv[0];
  CGPinchDirection       direction = kCGPinchNone;

  if (input_direction == sym_expand || input_direction == sym_zoom)
    direction = kCGPinchExpand;
  else if (input_direction == sym_contract || input_direction == sym_unzoom)
    direction = kCGPinchContract;
  else
    rb_raise(
	     rb_eArgError,
	     "invalid pinch direction `%s'",
	     rb_id2name(SYM2ID(input_direction))
	     );

  if (argc == 1) {
    mouse_pinch(direction);
    return CURRENT_POSITION;
  }

  double magnification = NUM2DBL(argv[1]);
  if (argc == 2) {
    mouse_pinch2(direction, magnification);
    return CURRENT_POSITION;
  }

  CGPoint point = rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[2]);
  if (argc == 3) {
    mouse_pinch3(direction, magnification, point);
    return CURRENT_POSITION;
  }

  double duration = NUM2DBL(argv[3]);
  mouse_pinch4(direction, magnification, point, duration);
  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#rotate(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Perform a rotation gesture in the given direction the given angle degrees

Possible directions are:

  • :cw, ':clockwise, ':clock_wise to rotate in the clockwise direction
  • :ccw, ':counter_clockwise,:counter_clock_wise` to rotate in the the counter clockwise direction

The angle parameter is a number of degrees to rotate. There are 360 degrees in a full rotation, as you would expect in Euclidian geometry.

You can also optionally specify a point on screen for the mouse pointer to be moved to before the gesture begins. The movement will be instantaneous.

An animation duration can also be specified.

Parameters:

  • direction (Symbol)
  • angle (Float)
  • point (CGPoint) —

    (default: #current_position) (optional)

  • duration (Float) —

    (default: 0.2) (optional)

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 799

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_rotate(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (argc < 2)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "wrong number of arguments (%d for 2+)", argc);

  CGRotateDirection direction = kCGRotateNone;
  VALUE             input_dir = argv[0];
  if (
      input_dir == sym_cw ||
      input_dir == sym_clockwise ||
      input_dir == sym_clock_wise
      )
    direction = kCGRotateClockwise;
  else if (
      input_dir == sym_ccw ||
      input_dir == sym_counter_clockwise ||
      input_dir == sym_counter_clock_wise
	   )
    direction = kCGRotateCounterClockwise;
  else
    rb_raise(
	     rb_eArgError,
	     "invalid rotation direction `%s'",
	     rb_id2name(SYM2ID(input_dir))
	     );

  double angle = NUM2DBL(argv[1]);

  if (argc == 2) {
    mouse_rotate(direction, angle);
    return CURRENT_POSITION;
  }

  CGPoint point = rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[2]);
  if (argc == 3) {
    mouse_rotate2(direction, angle, point);
    return CURRENT_POSITION;
  }

  mouse_rotate3(direction, angle, point, NUM2DBL(argv[3]));
  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#scroll(*args) ⇒ Number

Note:

Scrolling by :pixel may not actually be by real pixels, but instead correspond to Cocoa co-ords (I don't have a retina display, so I haven't checked it out yet).

Generate amount scroll events at the current cursor position

Returns number of lines scrolled. A positive amount will scroll up and a negative amount will scroll down.

An animation duration can also be specified.

Parameters:

  • amount (Number)
  • units (Symbol) —

    :pixel or :line (default: :line ) (optional)

  • duration (Float) —

    (default: 0.2) (optional)

Returns:

  • (Number) 


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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 128

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_scroll(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (argc == 0 || argc > 3)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "scroll requires 1..3 arguments, you gave %d", argc);

  int amt = NUM2INT(argv[0]);

  if (argc == 1) {
    mouse_scroll(amt);

  } else {
    VALUE             input_units = argv[1];
    CGScrollEventUnit units;

    if (input_units == sym_pixel)
      units = kCGScrollEventUnitPixel;
    else if (input_units == sym_line)
      units = kCGScrollEventUnitLine;
    else
      rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "unknown units `%s'", rb_id2name(input_units));

    if (argc == 2)
      mouse_scroll2(amt, units);
    else
      mouse_scroll3(amt, units, NUM2DBL(argv[2]));
  }

  return argv[0];
}

#secondary_click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint Also known as: right_click

Generate a secondary click (both down and up events)

Secondary click is often referred to as "right click".

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 363

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_secondary_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_secondary_click();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_secondary_click2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#secondary_click_down(*args) ⇒ CGPoint Also known as: right_click_down

Generate the down click part of a secondary/right click event

This might be useful in concert with #secondary_click_up if you want to inject some behaviour between the down and up click events.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 306

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_secondary_click_down(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_secondary_click_down();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_secondary_click_down2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#secondary_click_up(*args) ⇒ CGPoint Also known as: right_click_up

Generate the up click part of a secondary/right click event

This might be useful in concert with #secondary_click_down if you want to inject some behaviour between the down and up click events.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 335

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_secondary_click_up(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_secondary_click_up();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_secondary_click_up2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#smart_magnify(*args) ⇒ CGPoint Also known as: two_finger_double_tap

Perform a smart magnify (double tap on trackpad)

You can optionally specify the point on the screen where to perform the smart magnification.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 634

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_smart_magnify(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_smart_magnify();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_smart_magnify2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#swipe(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Perform a swipe gesture in the given direction

You can optionally specify a point on screen for the mouse pointer to be moved to before the gesture begins. The movement will be instantaneous.

You can also optionally specify the duration of the swipe event.

Parameters:

  • direction (Symbol)
  • point (CGPoint) —

    (default: #current_position) (optional)

  • duration (Float) —

    (default: 0.2) (optional)

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 665

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_swipe(int argc, VALUE* argv, VALUE self)
{
  if (!argc)
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "wrong number of arguments (0 for 1+)");

  CGSwipeDirection direction;
  VALUE direction_input = argv[0];
  if (direction_input == sym_up)
    direction = kCGSwipeDirectionUp;
  else if (direction_input == sym_down)
    direction = kCGSwipeDirectionDown;
  else if (direction_input == sym_left)
    direction = kCGSwipeDirectionLeft;
  else if (direction_input == sym_right)
    direction = kCGSwipeDirectionRight;
  else
    rb_raise(
	     rb_eArgError,
	     "invalid swipe direction `%s'",
	     rb_id2name(SYM2ID(direction_input))
	     );

  if (argc == 1) {
    mouse_swipe(direction);
    return CURRENT_POSITION;
  }

  CGPoint point = rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[1]);

  if (argc == 2)
    mouse_swipe2(direction, point);
  else
    mouse_swipe3(direction, point, NUM2DBL(argv[1]));

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}

#triple_click(*args) ⇒ CGPoint

Perform a triple click at the given mouse position

Implemented by first generating a single click, then a double click, and finally a triple click. Apps seem to respond more consistently to this behaviour since that is how a human would have to generate a triple click event.

You can optionally specify a point to click; the mouse cursor will instantly jump to the given point.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'ext/mouse/mouse.c', line 605

static
VALUE
rb_mouse_triple_click(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  switch (argc)
    {
    case 0:
      mouse_triple_click();
      break;
    case 1:
    default:
      mouse_triple_click2(rb_mouse_unwrap_point(argv[0]));
    }

  return CURRENT_POSITION;
}