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+/*******************************************************
+ HIDAPI - Multi-Platform library for
+ communication with HID devices.
+
+ Alan Ott
+ Signal 11 Software
+
+ 2010-07-03
+
+ Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved.
+
+ At the discretion of the user of this library,
+ this software may be licensed under the terms of the
+ GNU General Public License v3, a BSD-Style license, or the
+ original HIDAPI license as outlined in the LICENSE.txt,
+ LICENSE-gpl3.txt, LICENSE-bsd.txt, and LICENSE-orig.txt
+ files located at the root of the source distribution.
+ These files may also be found in the public source
+ code repository located at:
+        http://github.com/signal11/hidapi .
+********************************************************/
+
+/* See Apple Technical Note TN2187 for details on IOHidManager. */
+
+#include <IOKit/hid/IOHIDManager.h>
+#include <IOKit/hid/IOHIDKeys.h>
+#include <IOKit/IOKitLib.h>
+#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+#include "hidapi.h"
+
+/* Barrier implementation because Mac OSX doesn't have pthread_barrier.
+   It also doesn't have clock_gettime(). So much for POSIX and SUSv2.
+   This implementation came from Brent Priddy and was posted on
+   StackOverflow. It is used with his permission. */
+typedef int pthread_barrierattr_t;
+typedef struct pthread_barrier {
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t cond;
+    int count;
+    int trip_count;
+} pthread_barrier_t;
+
+static int pthread_barrier_init(pthread_barrier_t *barrier, const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr, unsigned int count)
+{
+	if(count == 0) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if(pthread_mutex_init(&barrier->mutex, 0) < 0) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if(pthread_cond_init(&barrier->cond, 0) < 0) {
+		pthread_mutex_destroy(&barrier->mutex);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	barrier->trip_count = count;
+	barrier->count = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pthread_barrier_destroy(pthread_barrier_t *barrier)
+{
+	pthread_cond_destroy(&barrier->cond);
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&barrier->mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pthread_barrier_wait(pthread_barrier_t *barrier)
+{
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&barrier->mutex);
+	++(barrier->count);
+	if(barrier->count >= barrier->trip_count)
+	{
+		barrier->count = 0;
+		pthread_cond_broadcast(&barrier->cond);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&barrier->mutex);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		pthread_cond_wait(&barrier->cond, &(barrier->mutex));
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&barrier->mutex);
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static int return_data(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length);
+
+/* Linked List of input reports received from the device. */
+struct input_report {
+	uint8_t *data;
+	size_t len;
+	struct input_report *next;
+};
+
+struct hid_device_ {
+	IOHIDDeviceRef device_handle;
+	int blocking;
+	int uses_numbered_reports;
+	int disconnected;
+	CFStringRef run_loop_mode;
+	CFRunLoopRef run_loop;
+	CFRunLoopSourceRef source;
+	uint8_t *input_report_buf;
+	CFIndex max_input_report_len;
+	struct input_report *input_reports;
+
+	pthread_t thread;
+	pthread_mutex_t mutex; /* Protects input_reports */
+	pthread_cond_t condition;
+	pthread_barrier_t barrier; /* Ensures correct startup sequence */
+	pthread_barrier_t shutdown_barrier; /* Ensures correct shutdown sequence */
+	int shutdown_thread;
+};
+
+static hid_device *new_hid_device(void)
+{
+	hid_device *dev = calloc(1, sizeof(hid_device));
+	dev->device_handle = NULL;
+	dev->blocking = 1;
+	dev->uses_numbered_reports = 0;
+	dev->disconnected = 0;
+	dev->run_loop_mode = NULL;
+	dev->run_loop = NULL;
+	dev->source = NULL;
+	dev->input_report_buf = NULL;
+	dev->input_reports = NULL;
+	dev->shutdown_thread = 0;
+
+	/* Thread objects */
+	pthread_mutex_init(&dev->mutex, NULL);
+	pthread_cond_init(&dev->condition, NULL);
+	pthread_barrier_init(&dev->barrier, NULL, 2);
+	pthread_barrier_init(&dev->shutdown_barrier, NULL, 2);
+
+	return dev;
+}
+
+static void free_hid_device(hid_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!dev)
+		return;
+
+	/* Delete any input reports still left over. */
+	struct input_report *rpt = dev->input_reports;
+	while (rpt) {
+		struct input_report *next = rpt->next;
+		free(rpt->data);
+		free(rpt);
+		rpt = next;
+	}
+
+	/* Free the string and the report buffer. The check for NULL
+	   is necessary here as CFRelease() doesn't handle NULL like
+	   free() and others do. */
+	if (dev->run_loop_mode)
+		CFRelease(dev->run_loop_mode);
+	if (dev->source)
+		CFRelease(dev->source);
+	free(dev->input_report_buf);
+
+	/* Clean up the thread objects */
+	pthread_barrier_destroy(&dev->shutdown_barrier);
+	pthread_barrier_destroy(&dev->barrier);
+	pthread_cond_destroy(&dev->condition);
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&dev->mutex);
+
+	/* Free the structure itself. */
+	free(dev);
+}
+
+static	IOHIDManagerRef hid_mgr = 0x0;
+
+
+#if 0
+static void register_error(hid_device *device, const char *op)
+{
+
+}
+#endif
+
+
+static int32_t get_int_property(IOHIDDeviceRef device, CFStringRef key)
+{
+	CFTypeRef ref;
+	int32_t value;
+
+	ref = IOHIDDeviceGetProperty(device, key);
+	if (ref) {
+		if (CFGetTypeID(ref) == CFNumberGetTypeID()) {
+			CFNumberGetValue((CFNumberRef) ref, kCFNumberSInt32Type, &value);
+			return value;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned short get_vendor_id(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	return get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDVendorIDKey));
+}
+
+static unsigned short get_product_id(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	return get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDProductIDKey));
+}
+
+static int32_t get_max_report_length(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	return get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDMaxInputReportSizeKey));
+}
+
+static int get_string_property(IOHIDDeviceRef device, CFStringRef prop, wchar_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	CFStringRef str;
+
+	if (!len)
+		return 0;
+
+	str = IOHIDDeviceGetProperty(device, prop);
+
+	buf[0] = 0;
+
+	if (str) {
+		CFIndex str_len = CFStringGetLength(str);
+		CFRange range;
+		CFIndex used_buf_len;
+		CFIndex chars_copied;
+
+		len --;
+
+		range.location = 0;
+		range.length = ((size_t)str_len > len)? len: (size_t)str_len;
+		chars_copied = CFStringGetBytes(str,
+			range,
+			kCFStringEncodingUTF32LE,
+			(char)'?',
+			FALSE,
+			(UInt8*)buf,
+			len * sizeof(wchar_t),
+			&used_buf_len);
+
+		if (chars_copied == len)
+			buf[len] = 0; /* len is decremented above */
+		else
+			buf[chars_copied] = 0;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else
+		return -1;
+
+}
+
+static int get_serial_number(IOHIDDeviceRef device, wchar_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return get_string_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDSerialNumberKey), buf, len);
+}
+
+static int get_manufacturer_string(IOHIDDeviceRef device, wchar_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return get_string_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDManufacturerKey), buf, len);
+}
+
+static int get_product_string(IOHIDDeviceRef device, wchar_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return get_string_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDProductKey), buf, len);
+}
+
+
+/* Implementation of wcsdup() for Mac. */
+static wchar_t *dup_wcs(const wchar_t *s)
+{
+	size_t len = wcslen(s);
+	wchar_t *ret = malloc((len+1)*sizeof(wchar_t));
+	wcscpy(ret, s);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* hidapi_IOHIDDeviceGetService()
+ *
+ * Return the io_service_t corresponding to a given IOHIDDeviceRef, either by:
+ * - on OS X 10.6 and above, calling IOHIDDeviceGetService()
+ * - on OS X 10.5, extract it from the IOHIDDevice struct
+ */
+static io_service_t hidapi_IOHIDDeviceGetService(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	static void *iokit_framework = NULL;
+	static io_service_t (*dynamic_IOHIDDeviceGetService)(IOHIDDeviceRef device) = NULL;
+
+	/* Use dlopen()/dlsym() to get a pointer to IOHIDDeviceGetService() if it exists.
+	 * If any of these steps fail, dynamic_IOHIDDeviceGetService will be left NULL
+	 * and the fallback method will be used.
+	 */
+	if (iokit_framework == NULL) {
+		iokit_framework = dlopen("/System/Library/IOKit.framework/IOKit", RTLD_LAZY);
+
+		if (iokit_framework != NULL)
+			dynamic_IOHIDDeviceGetService = dlsym(iokit_framework, "IOHIDDeviceGetService");
+	}
+
+	if (dynamic_IOHIDDeviceGetService != NULL) {
+		/* Running on OS X 10.6 and above: IOHIDDeviceGetService() exists */
+		return dynamic_IOHIDDeviceGetService(device);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		/* Running on OS X 10.5: IOHIDDeviceGetService() doesn't exist.
+		 *
+		 * Be naughty and pull the service out of the IOHIDDevice.
+		 * IOHIDDevice is an opaque struct not exposed to applications, but its
+		 * layout is stable through all available versions of OS X.
+		 * Tested and working on OS X 10.5.8 i386, x86_64, and ppc.
+		 */
+		struct IOHIDDevice_internal {
+			/* The first field of the IOHIDDevice struct is a
+			 * CFRuntimeBase (which is a private CF struct).
+			 *
+			 * a, b, and c are the 3 fields that make up a CFRuntimeBase.
+			 * See http://opensource.apple.com/source/CF/CF-476.18/CFRuntime.h
+			 *
+			 * The second field of the IOHIDDevice is the io_service_t we're looking for.
+			 */
+			uintptr_t a;
+			uint8_t b[4];
+#if __LP64__
+			uint32_t c;
+#endif
+			io_service_t service;
+		};
+		struct IOHIDDevice_internal *tmp = (struct IOHIDDevice_internal *)device;
+
+		return tmp->service;
+	}
+}
+
+/* Initialize the IOHIDManager. Return 0 for success and -1 for failure. */
+static int init_hid_manager(void)
+{
+	/* Initialize all the HID Manager Objects */
+	hid_mgr = IOHIDManagerCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
+	if (hid_mgr) {
+		IOHIDManagerSetDeviceMatching(hid_mgr, NULL);
+		IOHIDManagerScheduleWithRunLoop(hid_mgr, CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/* Initialize the IOHIDManager if necessary. This is the public function, and
+   it is safe to call this function repeatedly. Return 0 for success and -1
+   for failure. */
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_init(void)
+{
+	if (!hid_mgr) {
+		return init_hid_manager();
+	}
+
+	/* Already initialized. */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_exit(void)
+{
+	if (hid_mgr) {
+		/* Close the HID manager. */
+		IOHIDManagerClose(hid_mgr, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
+		CFRelease(hid_mgr);
+		hid_mgr = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void process_pending_events(void) {
+	SInt32 res;
+	do {
+		res = CFRunLoopRunInMode(kCFRunLoopDefaultMode, 0.001, FALSE);
+	} while(res != kCFRunLoopRunFinished && res != kCFRunLoopRunTimedOut);
+}
+
+struct hid_device_info  HID_API_EXPORT *hid_enumerate(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short product_id)
+{
+	struct hid_device_info *root = NULL; /* return object */
+	struct hid_device_info *cur_dev = NULL;
+	CFIndex num_devices;
+	int i;
+
+	/* Set up the HID Manager if it hasn't been done */
+	if (hid_init() < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* give the IOHIDManager a chance to update itself */
+	process_pending_events();
+
+	/* Get a list of the Devices */
+	IOHIDManagerSetDeviceMatching(hid_mgr, NULL);
+	CFSetRef device_set = IOHIDManagerCopyDevices(hid_mgr);
+
+	/* Convert the list into a C array so we can iterate easily. */
+	num_devices = CFSetGetCount(device_set);
+	IOHIDDeviceRef *device_array = calloc(num_devices, sizeof(IOHIDDeviceRef));
+	CFSetGetValues(device_set, (const void **) device_array);
+
+	/* Iterate over each device, making an entry for it. */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		unsigned short dev_vid;
+		unsigned short dev_pid;
+		#define BUF_LEN 256
+		wchar_t buf[BUF_LEN];
+
+		IOHIDDeviceRef dev = device_array[i];
+
+        if (!dev) {
+            continue;
+        }
+		dev_vid = get_vendor_id(dev);
+		dev_pid = get_product_id(dev);
+
+		/* Check the VID/PID against the arguments */
+		if ((vendor_id == 0x0 || vendor_id == dev_vid) &&
+		    (product_id == 0x0 || product_id == dev_pid)) {
+			struct hid_device_info *tmp;
+			io_object_t iokit_dev;
+			kern_return_t res;
+			io_string_t path;
+
+			/* VID/PID match. Create the record. */
+			tmp = malloc(sizeof(struct hid_device_info));
+			if (cur_dev) {
+				cur_dev->next = tmp;
+			}
+			else {
+				root = tmp;
+			}
+			cur_dev = tmp;
+
+			/* Get the Usage Page and Usage for this device. */
+			cur_dev->usage_page = get_int_property(dev, CFSTR(kIOHIDPrimaryUsagePageKey));
+			cur_dev->usage = get_int_property(dev, CFSTR(kIOHIDPrimaryUsageKey));
+
+			/* Fill out the record */
+			cur_dev->next = NULL;
+
+			/* Fill in the path (IOService plane) */
+			iokit_dev = hidapi_IOHIDDeviceGetService(dev);
+			res = IORegistryEntryGetPath(iokit_dev, kIOServicePlane, path);
+			if (res == KERN_SUCCESS)
+				cur_dev->path = strdup(path);
+			else
+				cur_dev->path = strdup("");
+
+			/* Serial Number */
+			get_serial_number(dev, buf, BUF_LEN);
+			cur_dev->serial_number = dup_wcs(buf);
+
+			/* Manufacturer and Product strings */
+			get_manufacturer_string(dev, buf, BUF_LEN);
+			cur_dev->manufacturer_string = dup_wcs(buf);
+			get_product_string(dev, buf, BUF_LEN);
+			cur_dev->product_string = dup_wcs(buf);
+
+			/* VID/PID */
+			cur_dev->vendor_id = dev_vid;
+			cur_dev->product_id = dev_pid;
+
+			/* Release Number */
+			cur_dev->release_number = get_int_property(dev, CFSTR(kIOHIDVersionNumberKey));
+
+			/* Interface Number (Unsupported on Mac)*/
+			cur_dev->interface_number = -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	free(device_array);
+	CFRelease(device_set);
+
+	return root;
+}
+
+void  HID_API_EXPORT hid_free_enumeration(struct hid_device_info *devs)
+{
+	/* This function is identical to the Linux version. Platform independent. */
+	struct hid_device_info *d = devs;
+	while (d) {
+		struct hid_device_info *next = d->next;
+		free(d->path);
+		free(d->serial_number);
+		free(d->manufacturer_string);
+		free(d->product_string);
+		free(d);
+		d = next;
+	}
+}
+
+hid_device * HID_API_EXPORT hid_open(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short product_id, const wchar_t *serial_number)
+{
+	/* This function is identical to the Linux version. Platform independent. */
+	struct hid_device_info *devs, *cur_dev;
+	const char *path_to_open = NULL;
+	hid_device * handle = NULL;
+
+	devs = hid_enumerate(vendor_id, product_id);
+	cur_dev = devs;
+	while (cur_dev) {
+		if (cur_dev->vendor_id == vendor_id &&
+		    cur_dev->product_id == product_id) {
+			if (serial_number) {
+				if (wcscmp(serial_number, cur_dev->serial_number) == 0) {
+					path_to_open = cur_dev->path;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				path_to_open = cur_dev->path;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		cur_dev = cur_dev->next;
+	}
+
+	if (path_to_open) {
+		/* Open the device */
+		handle = hid_open_path(path_to_open);
+	}
+
+	hid_free_enumeration(devs);
+
+	return handle;
+}
+
+static void hid_device_removal_callback(void *context, IOReturn result,
+                                        void *sender)
+{
+	/* Stop the Run Loop for this device. */
+	hid_device *d = context;
+
+	d->disconnected = 1;
+	CFRunLoopStop(d->run_loop);
+}
+
+/* The Run Loop calls this function for each input report received.
+   This function puts the data into a linked list to be picked up by
+   hid_read(). */
+static void hid_report_callback(void *context, IOReturn result, void *sender,
+                         IOHIDReportType report_type, uint32_t report_id,
+                         uint8_t *report, CFIndex report_length)
+{
+	struct input_report *rpt;
+	hid_device *dev = context;
+
+	/* Make a new Input Report object */
+	rpt = calloc(1, sizeof(struct input_report));
+	rpt->data = calloc(1, report_length);
+	memcpy(rpt->data, report, report_length);
+	rpt->len = report_length;
+	rpt->next = NULL;
+
+	/* Lock this section */
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+
+	/* Attach the new report object to the end of the list. */
+	if (dev->input_reports == NULL) {
+		/* The list is empty. Put it at the root. */
+		dev->input_reports = rpt;
+	}
+	else {
+		/* Find the end of the list and attach. */
+		struct input_report *cur = dev->input_reports;
+		int num_queued = 0;
+		while (cur->next != NULL) {
+			cur = cur->next;
+			num_queued++;
+		}
+		cur->next = rpt;
+
+		/* Pop one off if we've reached 30 in the queue. This
+		   way we don't grow forever if the user never reads
+		   anything from the device. */
+		if (num_queued > 30) {
+			return_data(dev, NULL, 0);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Signal a waiting thread that there is data. */
+	pthread_cond_signal(&dev->condition);
+
+	/* Unlock */
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
+
+}
+
+/* This gets called when the read_thread's run loop gets signaled by
+   hid_close(), and serves to stop the read_thread's run loop. */
+static void perform_signal_callback(void *context)
+{
+	hid_device *dev = context;
+	CFRunLoopStop(dev->run_loop); /*TODO: CFRunLoopGetCurrent()*/
+}
+
+static void *read_thread(void *param)
+{
+	hid_device *dev = param;
+	SInt32 code;
+
+	/* Move the device's run loop to this thread. */
+	IOHIDDeviceScheduleWithRunLoop(dev->device_handle, CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), dev->run_loop_mode);
+
+	/* Create the RunLoopSource which is used to signal the
+	   event loop to stop when hid_close() is called. */
+	CFRunLoopSourceContext ctx;
+	memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+	ctx.version = 0;
+	ctx.info = dev;
+	ctx.perform = &perform_signal_callback;
+	dev->source = CFRunLoopSourceCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0/*order*/, &ctx);
+	CFRunLoopAddSource(CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), dev->source, dev->run_loop_mode);
+
+	/* Store off the Run Loop so it can be stopped from hid_close()
+	   and on device disconnection. */
+	dev->run_loop = CFRunLoopGetCurrent();
+
+	/* Notify the main thread that the read thread is up and running. */
+	pthread_barrier_wait(&dev->barrier);
+
+	/* Run the Event Loop. CFRunLoopRunInMode() will dispatch HID input
+	   reports into the hid_report_callback(). */
+	while (!dev->shutdown_thread && !dev->disconnected) {
+		code = CFRunLoopRunInMode(dev->run_loop_mode, 1000/*sec*/, FALSE);
+		/* Return if the device has been disconnected */
+		if (code == kCFRunLoopRunFinished) {
+			dev->disconnected = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+
+
+		/* Break if The Run Loop returns Finished or Stopped. */
+		if (code != kCFRunLoopRunTimedOut &&
+		    code != kCFRunLoopRunHandledSource) {
+			/* There was some kind of error. Setting
+			   shutdown seems to make sense, but
+			   there may be something else more appropriate */
+			dev->shutdown_thread = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Now that the read thread is stopping, Wake any threads which are
+	   waiting on data (in hid_read_timeout()). Do this under a mutex to
+	   make sure that a thread which is about to go to sleep waiting on
+	   the condition actually will go to sleep before the condition is
+	   signaled. */
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+	pthread_cond_broadcast(&dev->condition);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
+
+	/* Wait here until hid_close() is called and makes it past
+	   the call to CFRunLoopWakeUp(). This thread still needs to
+	   be valid when that function is called on the other thread. */
+	pthread_barrier_wait(&dev->shutdown_barrier);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* hid_open_path()
+ *
+ * path must be a valid path to an IOHIDDevice in the IOService plane
+ * Example: "IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/EHC1@1D,7/AppleUSBEHCI/PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller@fd120000/IOUSBInterface@0/IOUSBHIDDriver"
+ */
+hid_device * HID_API_EXPORT hid_open_path(const char *path)
+{
+	hid_device *dev = NULL;
+	io_registry_entry_t entry = MACH_PORT_NULL;
+
+	dev = new_hid_device();
+
+	/* Set up the HID Manager if it hasn't been done */
+	if (hid_init() < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Get the IORegistry entry for the given path */
+	entry = IORegistryEntryFromPath(kIOMasterPortDefault, path);
+	if (entry == MACH_PORT_NULL) {
+		/* Path wasn't valid (maybe device was removed?) */
+		goto return_error;
+	}
+
+	/* Create an IOHIDDevice for the entry */
+	dev->device_handle = IOHIDDeviceCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, entry);
+	if (dev->device_handle == NULL) {
+		/* Error creating the HID device */
+		goto return_error;
+	}
+
+	/* Open the IOHIDDevice */
+	IOReturn ret = IOHIDDeviceOpen(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDOptionsTypeSeizeDevice);
+	if (ret == kIOReturnSuccess) {
+		char str[32];
+
+		/* Create the buffers for receiving data */
+		dev->max_input_report_len = (CFIndex) get_max_report_length(dev->device_handle);
+		dev->input_report_buf = calloc(dev->max_input_report_len, sizeof(uint8_t));
+
+		/* Create the Run Loop Mode for this device.
+		   printing the reference seems to work. */
+		sprintf(str, "HIDAPI_%p", dev->device_handle);
+		dev->run_loop_mode =
+			CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, str, kCFStringEncodingASCII);
+
+		/* Attach the device to a Run Loop */
+		IOHIDDeviceRegisterInputReportCallback(
+			dev->device_handle, dev->input_report_buf, dev->max_input_report_len,
+			&hid_report_callback, dev);
+		IOHIDDeviceRegisterRemovalCallback(dev->device_handle, hid_device_removal_callback, dev);
+
+		/* Start the read thread */
+		pthread_create(&dev->thread, NULL, read_thread, dev);
+
+		/* Wait here for the read thread to be initialized. */
+		pthread_barrier_wait(&dev->barrier);
+
+		IOObjectRelease(entry);
+		return dev;
+	}
+	else {
+		goto return_error;
+	}
+
+return_error:
+	if (dev->device_handle != NULL)
+		CFRelease(dev->device_handle);
+
+	if (entry != MACH_PORT_NULL)
+		IOObjectRelease(entry);
+
+	free_hid_device(dev);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int set_report(hid_device *dev, IOHIDReportType type, const unsigned char *data, size_t length)
+{
+	const unsigned char *data_to_send;
+	size_t length_to_send;
+	IOReturn res;
+
+	/* Return if the device has been disconnected. */
+	if (dev->disconnected)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (data[0] == 0x0) {
+		/* Not using numbered Reports.
+		   Don't send the report number. */
+		data_to_send = data+1;
+		length_to_send = length-1;
+	}
+	else {
+		/* Using numbered Reports.
+		   Send the Report Number */
+		data_to_send = data;
+		length_to_send = length;
+	}
+
+	if (!dev->disconnected) {
+		res = IOHIDDeviceSetReport(dev->device_handle,
+					   type,
+					   data[0], /* Report ID*/
+					   data_to_send, length_to_send);
+
+		if (res == kIOReturnSuccess) {
+			return length;
+		}
+		else
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_write(hid_device *dev, const unsigned char *data, size_t length)
+{
+	return set_report(dev, kIOHIDReportTypeOutput, data, length);
+}
+
+/* Helper function, so that this isn't duplicated in hid_read(). */
+static int return_data(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length)
+{
+	/* Copy the data out of the linked list item (rpt) into the
+	   return buffer (data), and delete the liked list item. */
+	struct input_report *rpt = dev->input_reports;
+	size_t len = (length < rpt->len)? length: rpt->len;
+	memcpy(data, rpt->data, len);
+	dev->input_reports = rpt->next;
+	free(rpt->data);
+	free(rpt);
+	return len;
+}
+
+static int cond_wait(const hid_device *dev, pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
+{
+	while (!dev->input_reports) {
+		int res = pthread_cond_wait(cond, mutex);
+		if (res != 0)
+			return res;
+
+		/* A res of 0 means we may have been signaled or it may
+		   be a spurious wakeup. Check to see that there's acutally
+		   data in the queue before returning, and if not, go back
+		   to sleep. See the pthread_cond_timedwait() man page for
+		   details. */
+
+		if (dev->shutdown_thread || dev->disconnected)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int cond_timedwait(const hid_device *dev, pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex, const struct timespec *abstime)
+{
+	while (!dev->input_reports) {
+		int res = pthread_cond_timedwait(cond, mutex, abstime);
+		if (res != 0)
+			return res;
+
+		/* A res of 0 means we may have been signaled or it may
+		   be a spurious wakeup. Check to see that there's acutally
+		   data in the queue before returning, and if not, go back
+		   to sleep. See the pthread_cond_timedwait() man page for
+		   details. */
+
+		if (dev->shutdown_thread || dev->disconnected)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_read_timeout(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length, int milliseconds)
+{
+	int bytes_read = -1;
+
+	/* Lock the access to the report list. */
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+
+	/* There's an input report queued up. Return it. */
+	if (dev->input_reports) {
+		/* Return the first one */
+		bytes_read = return_data(dev, data, length);
+		goto ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Return if the device has been disconnected. */
+	if (dev->disconnected) {
+		bytes_read = -1;
+		goto ret;
+	}
+
+	if (dev->shutdown_thread) {
+		/* This means the device has been closed (or there
+		   has been an error. An error code of -1 should
+		   be returned. */
+		bytes_read = -1;
+		goto ret;
+	}
+
+	/* There is no data. Go to sleep and wait for data. */
+
+	if (milliseconds == -1) {
+		/* Blocking */
+		int res;
+		res = cond_wait(dev, &dev->condition, &dev->mutex);
+		if (res == 0)
+			bytes_read = return_data(dev, data, length);
+		else {
+			/* There was an error, or a device disconnection. */
+			bytes_read = -1;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (milliseconds > 0) {
+		/* Non-blocking, but called with timeout. */
+		int res;
+		struct timespec ts;
+		struct timeval tv;
+		gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+		TIMEVAL_TO_TIMESPEC(&tv, &ts);
+		ts.tv_sec += milliseconds / 1000;
+		ts.tv_nsec += (milliseconds % 1000) * 1000000;
+		if (ts.tv_nsec >= 1000000000L) {
+			ts.tv_sec++;
+			ts.tv_nsec -= 1000000000L;
+		}
+
+		res = cond_timedwait(dev, &dev->condition, &dev->mutex, &ts);
+		if (res == 0)
+			bytes_read = return_data(dev, data, length);
+		else if (res == ETIMEDOUT)
+			bytes_read = 0;
+		else
+			bytes_read = -1;
+	}
+	else {
+		/* Purely non-blocking */
+		bytes_read = 0;
+	}
+
+ret:
+	/* Unlock */
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
+	return bytes_read;
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_read(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length)
+{
+	return hid_read_timeout(dev, data, length, (dev->blocking)? -1: 0);
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_set_nonblocking(hid_device *dev, int nonblock)
+{
+	/* All Nonblocking operation is handled by the library. */
+	dev->blocking = !nonblock;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_send_feature_report(hid_device *dev, const unsigned char *data, size_t length)
+{
+	return set_report(dev, kIOHIDReportTypeFeature, data, length);
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_get_feature_report(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length)
+{
+	CFIndex len = length;
+	IOReturn res;
+
+	/* Return if the device has been unplugged. */
+	if (dev->disconnected)
+		return -1;
+
+	res = IOHIDDeviceGetReport(dev->device_handle,
+	                           kIOHIDReportTypeFeature,
+	                           data[0], /* Report ID */
+	                           data, &len);
+	if (res == kIOReturnSuccess)
+		return len;
+	else
+		return -1;
+}
+
+
+void HID_API_EXPORT hid_close(hid_device *dev)
+{
+	if (!dev)
+		return;
+
+	/* Disconnect the report callback before close. */
+	if (!dev->disconnected) {
+		IOHIDDeviceRegisterInputReportCallback(
+			dev->device_handle, dev->input_report_buf, dev->max_input_report_len,
+			NULL, dev);
+		IOHIDDeviceRegisterRemovalCallback(dev->device_handle, NULL, dev);
+		IOHIDDeviceUnscheduleFromRunLoop(dev->device_handle, dev->run_loop, dev->run_loop_mode);
+		IOHIDDeviceScheduleWithRunLoop(dev->device_handle, CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);
+	}
+
+	/* Cause read_thread() to stop. */
+	dev->shutdown_thread = 1;
+
+	/* Wake up the run thread's event loop so that the thread can exit. */
+	CFRunLoopSourceSignal(dev->source);
+	CFRunLoopWakeUp(dev->run_loop);
+
+	/* Notify the read thread that it can shut down now. */
+	pthread_barrier_wait(&dev->shutdown_barrier);
+
+	/* Wait for read_thread() to end. */
+	pthread_join(dev->thread, NULL);
+
+	/* Close the OS handle to the device, but only if it's not
+	   been unplugged. If it's been unplugged, then calling
+	   IOHIDDeviceClose() will crash. */
+	if (!dev->disconnected) {
+		IOHIDDeviceClose(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDOptionsTypeSeizeDevice);
+	}
+
+	/* Clear out the queue of received reports. */
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+	while (dev->input_reports) {
+		return_data(dev, NULL, 0);
+	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
+	CFRelease(dev->device_handle);
+
+	free_hid_device(dev);
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_manufacturer_string(hid_device *dev, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen)
+{
+	return get_manufacturer_string(dev->device_handle, string, maxlen);
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_product_string(hid_device *dev, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen)
+{
+	return get_product_string(dev->device_handle, string, maxlen);
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_serial_number_string(hid_device *dev, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen)
+{
+	return get_serial_number(dev->device_handle, string, maxlen);
+}
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_indexed_string(hid_device *dev, int string_index, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen)
+{
+	/* TODO: */
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+HID_API_EXPORT const wchar_t * HID_API_CALL  hid_error(hid_device *dev)
+{
+	/* TODO: */
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#if 0
+static int32_t get_location_id(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	return get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDLocationIDKey));
+}
+
+static int32_t get_usage(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	int32_t res;
+	res = get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDDeviceUsageKey));
+	if (!res)
+		res = get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDPrimaryUsageKey));
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int32_t get_usage_page(IOHIDDeviceRef device)
+{
+	int32_t res;
+	res = get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDDeviceUsagePageKey));
+	if (!res)
+		res = get_int_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDPrimaryUsagePageKey));
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int get_transport(IOHIDDeviceRef device, wchar_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return get_string_property(device, CFSTR(kIOHIDTransportKey), buf, len);
+}
+
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	IOHIDManagerRef mgr;
+	int i;
+
+	mgr = IOHIDManagerCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
+	IOHIDManagerSetDeviceMatching(mgr, NULL);
+	IOHIDManagerOpen(mgr, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
+
+	CFSetRef device_set = IOHIDManagerCopyDevices(mgr);
+
+	CFIndex num_devices = CFSetGetCount(device_set);
+	IOHIDDeviceRef *device_array = calloc(num_devices, sizeof(IOHIDDeviceRef));
+	CFSetGetValues(device_set, (const void **) device_array);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		IOHIDDeviceRef dev = device_array[i];
+		printf("Device: %p\n", dev);
+		printf("  %04hx %04hx\n", get_vendor_id(dev), get_product_id(dev));
+
+		wchar_t serial[256], buf[256];
+		char cbuf[256];
+		get_serial_number(dev, serial, 256);
+
+
+		printf("  Serial: %ls\n", serial);
+		printf("  Loc: %ld\n", get_location_id(dev));
+		get_transport(dev, buf, 256);
+		printf("  Trans: %ls\n", buf);
+		make_path(dev, cbuf, 256);
+		printf("  Path: %s\n", cbuf);
+
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
diff --git a/redist/hidapi.h b/redist/hidapi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43b8e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redist/hidapi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+/*******************************************************
+ HIDAPI - Multi-Platform library for
+ communication with HID devices.
+
+ Alan Ott
+ Signal 11 Software
+
+ 8/22/2009
+
+ Copyright 2009, All Rights Reserved.
+
+ At the discretion of the user of this library,
+ this software may be licensed under the terms of the
+ GNU General Public License v3, a BSD-Style license, or the
+ original HIDAPI license as outlined in the LICENSE.txt,
+ LICENSE-gpl3.txt, LICENSE-bsd.txt, and LICENSE-orig.txt
+ files located at the root of the source distribution.
+ These files may also be found in the public source
+ code repository located at:
+        http://github.com/signal11/hidapi .
+********************************************************/
+
+/* Copy of LICENSE-orig.txt (compatible with MIT/x11 license)
+
+ HIDAPI - Multi-Platform library for
+ communication with HID devices.
+
+ Copyright 2009, Alan Ott, Signal 11 Software.
+ All Rights Reserved.
+ 
+ This software may be used by anyone for any reason so
+ long as the copyright notice in the source files
+ remains intact.
+*/
+
+
+/** @file
+ * @defgroup API hidapi API
+ */
+
+#ifndef HIDAPI_H__
+#define HIDAPI_H__
+
+#include <wchar.h>
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      #define HID_API_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+      #define HID_API_CALL
+#else
+      #define HID_API_EXPORT /**< API export macro */
+      #define HID_API_CALL /**< API call macro */
+#endif
+
+#define HID_API_EXPORT_CALL HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL /**< API export and call macro*/
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+		struct hid_device_;
+		typedef struct hid_device_ hid_device; /**< opaque hidapi structure */
+
+		/** hidapi info structure */
+		struct hid_device_info {
+			/** Platform-specific device path */
+			char *path;
+			/** Device Vendor ID */
+			unsigned short vendor_id;
+			/** Device Product ID */
+			unsigned short product_id;
+			/** Serial Number */
+			wchar_t *serial_number;
+			/** Device Release Number in binary-coded decimal,
+			    also known as Device Version Number */
+			unsigned short release_number;
+			/** Manufacturer String */
+			wchar_t *manufacturer_string;
+			/** Product string */
+			wchar_t *product_string;
+			/** Usage Page for this Device/Interface
+			    (Windows/Mac only). */
+			unsigned short usage_page;
+			/** Usage for this Device/Interface
+			    (Windows/Mac only).*/
+			unsigned short usage;
+			/** The USB interface which this logical device
+			    represents. Valid on both Linux implementations
+			    in all cases, and valid on the Windows implementation
+			    only if the device contains more than one interface. */
+			int interface_number;
+
+			/** Pointer to the next device */
+			struct hid_device_info *next;
+		};
+
+
+		/** @brief Initialize the HIDAPI library.
+
+			This function initializes the HIDAPI library. Calling it is not
+			strictly necessary, as it will be called automatically by
+			hid_enumerate() and any of the hid_open_*() functions if it is
+			needed.  This function should be called at the beginning of
+			execution however, if there is a chance of HIDAPI handles
+			being opened by different threads simultaneously.
+			
+			@ingroup API
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_init(void);
+
+		/** @brief Finalize the HIDAPI library.
+
+			This function frees all of the static data associated with
+			HIDAPI. It should be called at the end of execution to avoid
+			memory leaks.
+
+			@ingroup API
+
+		    @returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_exit(void);
+
+		/** @brief Enumerate the HID Devices.
+
+			This function returns a linked list of all the HID devices
+			attached to the system which match vendor_id and product_id.
+			If @p vendor_id is set to 0 then any vendor matches.
+			If @p product_id is set to 0 then any product matches.
+			If @p vendor_id and @p product_id are both set to 0, then
+			all HID devices will be returned.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param vendor_id The Vendor ID (VID) of the types of device
+				to open.
+			@param product_id The Product ID (PID) of the types of
+				device to open.
+
+		    @returns
+		    	This function returns a pointer to a linked list of type
+		    	struct #hid_device, containing information about the HID devices
+		    	attached to the system, or NULL in the case of failure. Free
+		    	this linked list by calling hid_free_enumeration().
+		*/
+		struct hid_device_info HID_API_EXPORT * HID_API_CALL hid_enumerate(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short product_id);
+
+		/** @brief Free an enumeration Linked List
+
+		    This function frees a linked list created by hid_enumerate().
+
+			@ingroup API
+		    @param devs Pointer to a list of struct_device returned from
+		    	      hid_enumerate().
+		*/
+		void  HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_free_enumeration(struct hid_device_info *devs);
+
+		/** @brief Open a HID device using a Vendor ID (VID), Product ID
+			(PID) and optionally a serial number.
+
+			If @p serial_number is NULL, the first device with the
+			specified VID and PID is opened.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param vendor_id The Vendor ID (VID) of the device to open.
+			@param product_id The Product ID (PID) of the device to open.
+			@param serial_number The Serial Number of the device to open
+				               (Optionally NULL).
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns a pointer to a #hid_device object on
+				success or NULL on failure.
+		*/
+		HID_API_EXPORT hid_device * HID_API_CALL hid_open(unsigned short vendor_id, unsigned short product_id, const wchar_t *serial_number);
+
+		/** @brief Open a HID device by its path name.
+
+			The path name be determined by calling hid_enumerate(), or a
+			platform-specific path name can be used (eg: /dev/hidraw0 on
+			Linux).
+
+			@ingroup API
+		    @param path The path name of the device to open
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns a pointer to a #hid_device object on
+				success or NULL on failure.
+		*/
+		HID_API_EXPORT hid_device * HID_API_CALL hid_open_path(const char *path);
+
+		/** @brief Write an Output report to a HID device.
+
+			The first byte of @p data[] must contain the Report ID. For
+			devices which only support a single report, this must be set
+			to 0x0. The remaining bytes contain the report data. Since
+			the Report ID is mandatory, calls to hid_write() will always
+			contain one more byte than the report contains. For example,
+			if a hid report is 16 bytes long, 17 bytes must be passed to
+			hid_write(), the Report ID (or 0x0, for devices with a
+			single report), followed by the report data (16 bytes). In
+			this example, the length passed in would be 17.
+
+			hid_write() will send the data on the first OUT endpoint, if
+			one exists. If it does not, it will send the data through
+			the Control Endpoint (Endpoint 0).
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param data The data to send, including the report number as
+				the first byte.
+			@param length The length in bytes of the data to send.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns the actual number of bytes written and
+				-1 on error.
+		*/
+		int  HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_write(hid_device *device, const unsigned char *data, size_t length);
+
+		/** @brief Read an Input report from a HID device with timeout.
+
+			Input reports are returned
+			to the host through the INTERRUPT IN endpoint. The first byte will
+			contain the Report number if the device uses numbered reports.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param data A buffer to put the read data into.
+			@param length The number of bytes to read. For devices with
+				multiple reports, make sure to read an extra byte for
+				the report number.
+			@param milliseconds timeout in milliseconds or -1 for blocking wait.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns the actual number of bytes read and
+				-1 on error. If no packet was available to be read within
+				the timeout period, this function returns 0.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_read_timeout(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length, int milliseconds);
+
+		/** @brief Read an Input report from a HID device.
+
+			Input reports are returned
+		    to the host through the INTERRUPT IN endpoint. The first byte will
+			contain the Report number if the device uses numbered reports.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param data A buffer to put the read data into.
+			@param length The number of bytes to read. For devices with
+				multiple reports, make sure to read an extra byte for
+				the report number.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns the actual number of bytes read and
+				-1 on error. If no packet was available to be read and
+				the handle is in non-blocking mode, this function returns 0.
+		*/
+		int  HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_read(hid_device *device, unsigned char *data, size_t length);
+
+		/** @brief Set the device handle to be non-blocking.
+
+			In non-blocking mode calls to hid_read() will return
+			immediately with a value of 0 if there is no data to be
+			read. In blocking mode, hid_read() will wait (block) until
+			there is data to read before returning.
+
+			Nonblocking can be turned on and off at any time.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param nonblock enable or not the nonblocking reads
+			 - 1 to enable nonblocking
+			 - 0 to disable nonblocking.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int  HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_set_nonblocking(hid_device *device, int nonblock);
+
+		/** @brief Send a Feature report to the device.
+
+			Feature reports are sent over the Control endpoint as a
+			Set_Report transfer.  The first byte of @p data[] must
+			contain the Report ID. For devices which only support a
+			single report, this must be set to 0x0. The remaining bytes
+			contain the report data. Since the Report ID is mandatory,
+			calls to hid_send_feature_report() will always contain one
+			more byte than the report contains. For example, if a hid
+			report is 16 bytes long, 17 bytes must be passed to
+			hid_send_feature_report(): the Report ID (or 0x0, for
+			devices which do not use numbered reports), followed by the
+			report data (16 bytes). In this example, the length passed
+			in would be 17.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param data The data to send, including the report number as
+				the first byte.
+			@param length The length in bytes of the data to send, including
+				the report number.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns the actual number of bytes written and
+				-1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_send_feature_report(hid_device *device, const unsigned char *data, size_t length);
+
+		/** @brief Get a feature report from a HID device.
+
+			Set the first byte of @p data[] to the Report ID of the
+			report to be read.  Make sure to allow space for this
+			extra byte in @p data[]. Upon return, the first byte will
+			still contain the Report ID, and the report data will
+			start in data[1].
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param data A buffer to put the read data into, including
+				the Report ID. Set the first byte of @p data[] to the
+				Report ID of the report to be read, or set it to zero
+				if your device does not use numbered reports.
+			@param length The number of bytes to read, including an
+				extra byte for the report ID. The buffer can be longer
+				than the actual report.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns the number of bytes read plus
+				one for the report ID (which is still in the first
+				byte), or -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_get_feature_report(hid_device *device, unsigned char *data, size_t length);
+
+		/** @brief Close a HID device.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+		*/
+		void HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_close(hid_device *device);
+
+		/** @brief Get The Manufacturer String from a HID device.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param string A wide string buffer to put the data into.
+			@param maxlen The length of the buffer in multiples of wchar_t.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_manufacturer_string(hid_device *device, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen);
+
+		/** @brief Get The Product String from a HID device.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param string A wide string buffer to put the data into.
+			@param maxlen The length of the buffer in multiples of wchar_t.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_product_string(hid_device *device, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen);
+
+		/** @brief Get The Serial Number String from a HID device.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param string A wide string buffer to put the data into.
+			@param maxlen The length of the buffer in multiples of wchar_t.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_serial_number_string(hid_device *device, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen);
+
+		/** @brief Get a string from a HID device, based on its string index.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+			@param string_index The index of the string to get.
+			@param string A wide string buffer to put the data into.
+			@param maxlen The length of the buffer in multiples of wchar_t.
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns 0 on success and -1 on error.
+		*/
+		int HID_API_EXPORT_CALL hid_get_indexed_string(hid_device *device, int string_index, wchar_t *string, size_t maxlen);
+
+		/** @brief Get a string describing the last error which occurred.
+
+			@ingroup API
+			@param device A device handle returned from hid_open().
+
+			@returns
+				This function returns a string containing the last error
+				which occurred or NULL if none has occurred.
+		*/
+		HID_API_EXPORT const wchar_t* HID_API_CALL hid_error(hid_device *device);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+