Web app: 3D mouse navigation through the Gamepad API (#1473)

The web app reads a 3D mouse through the Gamepad API and drives the camera through navigation::device, so it follows each page's navigation capabilities (#1336).

Co-authored-by: CamWight <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <[email protected]>
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@@ -15,79 +15,18 @@ use hid_descriptor::Layout;
use hidapi::{DeviceInfo, HidApi};
use quick_xml::Reader;
use quick_xml::events::Event;
use solidcraft_engine::render::Camera;
use solidcraft_ui_egui::SolveApp;
use solidcraft_ui_egui::space_mouse::{Axes, AxisRule, DriverMapping, navigate_frame};
const STALE_AFTER: Duration = Duration::from_millis(150);
const RETRY_AFTER: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
const MAX_PROFILE_BYTES: u64 = 1024 * 1024;
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
struct Axes {
translation: [i16; 3],
rotation: [i16; 3],
}
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
struct AxisRule {
output: usize,
enabled: bool,
reversed: bool,
scale: f64,
}
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
struct DriverMapping {
axes: [AxisRule; 6],
overall_scale: f64,
}
impl Default for DriverMapping {
fn default() -> Self {
Self { axes: std::array::from_fn(|output| AxisRule { output, enabled: true, reversed: false, scale: 1.0 }), overall_scale: 1.0 }
}
}
impl DriverMapping {
/// The mapping used when no 3DxWare profile is found. On Linux there is no 3DxWare, so it is
/// what the driver applies by default in object mode (#1172): the physical Ry and Rz swapped
/// and reversed, so a tilt left/right rolls and a twist spins. Elsewhere the driver writes a
/// profile, and the raw axes are used until it does.
fn without_profile() -> Self {
let mut mapping = Self::default();
if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
mapping.axes[4] = AxisRule { output: 5, enabled: true, reversed: true, scale: 1.0 };
mapping.axes[5] = AxisRule { output: 4, enabled: true, reversed: true, scale: 1.0 };
}
mapping
}
}
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
struct Motion {
translation: [f64; 3],
rotation: [f64; 3],
}
impl DriverMapping {
fn apply(self, axes: Axes) -> Motion {
let raw = [
normalized(axes.translation[0]),
normalized(axes.translation[1]),
normalized(axes.translation[2]),
normalized(axes.rotation[0]),
normalized(axes.rotation[1]),
normalized(axes.rotation[2]),
];
let mut logical = [0.0; 6];
for (input, rule) in self.axes.iter().enumerate() {
if rule.enabled {
let sign = if rule.reversed { -1.0 } else { 1.0 };
logical[rule.output] = raw[input] * sign * rule.scale * self.overall_scale;
}
}
Motion { translation: [logical[0], logical[1], logical[2]], rotation: [logical[3], logical[4], logical[5]] }
}
/// The mapping used when no 3DxWare profile is found. On Linux there is no 3DxWare, so it is what
/// the driver applies by default in object mode (#1172). Elsewhere the driver writes a profile,
/// and the raw axes are used until it does.
fn without_profile() -> DriverMapping {
if cfg!(target_os = "linux") { DriverMapping::object_mode() } else { DriverMapping::default() }
}
#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
@@ -392,87 +331,38 @@ impl SpaceMouse {
if let Err(error) = std::thread::Builder::new().name("solidcraft-3d-mouse".into()).spawn(move || reader(worker_ctx, worker_state)) {
log::warn!("3D mouse: reader could not start: {error}");
}
Self {
shared,
last_frame: now,
driver_mapping: load_driver_mapping().unwrap_or_else(DriverMapping::without_profile),
mapping_checked_at: now,
}
Self { shared, last_frame: now, driver_mapping: load_driver_mapping().unwrap_or_else(without_profile), mapping_checked_at: now }
}
pub fn tick(&mut self, app: &mut SolveApp, ctx: &Context) {
let now = Instant::now();
let seconds = now.duration_since(self.last_frame).as_secs_f64().min(0.05);
let seconds = now.duration_since(self.last_frame).as_secs_f64();
self.last_frame = now;
if now.duration_since(self.mapping_checked_at) >= RETRY_AFTER {
let updated = load_driver_mapping().unwrap_or_else(DriverMapping::without_profile);
let updated = load_driver_mapping().unwrap_or_else(without_profile);
if updated != self.driver_mapping {
log::info!("3D mouse: applying updated 3DxWare axis profile");
self.driver_mapping = updated;
}
self.mapping_checked_at = now;
}
if !app.preferences.space_mouse_enabled || app.home.open {
return;
}
let axes = match self.shared.lock() {
Ok(reading) => reading.current(now),
Err(_) => return,
};
if axes == Axes::default() {
return;
}
let speed = f64::from(app.preferences.space_mouse_speed);
if !speed.is_finite() {
return;
}
app.begin_external_navigation();
let height = app.viewport.rect.map_or(600.0, |rect| f64::from(rect.height().max(1.0)));
navigate(
&mut app.cam,
self.driver_mapping.apply(axes),
seconds * speed.clamp(0.1, 5.0),
height,
app.session.active_sketch.is_some(),
app.preferences.zoom_reverse,
);
ctx.request_repaint_after(Duration::from_millis(16));
}
}
/// A small dead zone avoids drift at rest. A full cap deflection takes roughly one viewport
/// per second to pan and about two radians per second to turn, independent of frame rate.
fn normalized(value: i16) -> f64 {
let v = f64::from(value);
if v.abs() <= 20.0 { 0.0 } else { v.signum() * ((v.abs() - 20.0) / 330.0).min(1.0) }
}
fn navigate(cam: &mut Camera, motion: Motion, seconds: f64, height: f64, sketch: bool, reverse_zoom: bool) {
if !(seconds > 0.0) || !seconds.is_finite() {
return;
}
let [x, y, z] = motion.translation;
let [rx, ry, rz] = motion.rotation;
// Logical 3DxWare coordinates are X = left/right, Y = zoom and Z = up/down. The user's
// profile above can swap the physical forward/back and up/down axes before they reach here.
cam.pan(x * height * 0.6 * seconds, z * height * 0.6 * seconds, height);
let zoom_sign = if reverse_zoom { -1.0 } else { 1.0 };
cam.zoom_at((-y * zoom_sign * 1.5 * seconds).exp(), None);
if !sketch {
// These are logical 3DxWare coordinates after the profile mapping above: Rx is Tilt,
// Ry is Roll and Rz is Spin. The KMJ profile swaps physical Ry/Rz for the selected
// navigation mode, so swapping them again here would make Roll behave like Spin.
cam.orbit(ry * 250.0 * seconds, rx * 250.0 * seconds);
cam.roll_by(rz * 2.0 * seconds);
navigate_frame(app, ctx, self.driver_mapping, axes, seconds);
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use solidcraft_ui_egui::space_mouse::{DeviceMotion, Motion};
fn raw(axes: Axes) -> Motion {
DriverMapping::default().apply(axes)
/// The logical axes a reading reaches. Logical Rz rolls the view and logical Ry turns it about
/// its vertical (`navigation::device_camera` in solidcraft-ui-egui, tested there).
fn rotation(mapping: DriverMapping, rotation: [i16; 3]) -> [f64; 3] {
mapping.apply(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation }).rotation
}
#[test]
@@ -519,69 +409,6 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(reading.current(now), Axes { translation: [1, 2, 3], rotation: [4, 5, 6] });
}
#[test]
fn six_axes_move_the_camera_and_sketches_keep_their_orientation() {
let mut cam = Camera::default();
let before = cam;
navigate(&mut cam, raw(Axes { translation: [350, 350, 350], rotation: [350, 350, 350] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_ne!(cam.target, before.target);
assert!(cam.distance < before.distance);
assert_ne!(cam.yaw, before.yaw);
assert_ne!(cam.pitch, before.pitch);
assert_ne!(cam.roll, before.roll);
let orientation = (cam.yaw, cam.pitch, cam.roll);
navigate(&mut cam, raw(Axes { translation: [350, 0, 0], rotation: [350, 350, 350] }), 0.02, 600.0, true, false);
assert_eq!((cam.yaw, cam.pitch, cam.roll), orientation);
assert!(cam.is_valid());
}
#[test]
fn individual_axes_have_physical_spacemouse_meaning() {
let before = Camera::default();
let mut slide = before;
navigate(&mut slide, raw(Axes { translation: [350, 0, 0], rotation: [0; 3] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_ne!(slide.target, before.target);
assert_eq!(slide.distance, before.distance);
let mut push = before;
navigate(&mut push, raw(Axes { translation: [0, 350, 0], rotation: [0; 3] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_eq!(push.target, before.target);
assert!(push.distance < before.distance);
let mut lift = before;
navigate(&mut lift, raw(Axes { translation: [0, 0, 350], rotation: [0; 3] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_ne!(lift.target, before.target);
assert_eq!(lift.distance, before.distance);
let mut tilt = before;
navigate(&mut tilt, raw(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [350, 0, 0] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_eq!((tilt.yaw, tilt.roll), (before.yaw, before.roll));
assert_ne!(tilt.pitch, before.pitch);
let mut roll = before;
navigate(&mut roll, raw(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [0, 350, 0] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_eq!((roll.pitch, roll.roll), (before.pitch, before.roll));
assert_ne!(roll.yaw, before.yaw);
let mut twist = before;
navigate(&mut twist, raw(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [0, 0, 350] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_eq!((twist.yaw, twist.pitch), (before.yaw, before.pitch));
assert_ne!(twist.roll, before.roll);
}
#[test]
fn reverse_zoom_setting_applies_to_spacemouse() {
let before = Camera::default();
let motion = raw(Axes { translation: [0, 350, 0], rotation: [0; 3] });
let mut normal = before;
navigate(&mut normal, motion, 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
let mut reversed = before;
navigate(&mut reversed, motion, 0.02, 600.0, false, true);
assert!(normal.distance < before.distance);
assert!(reversed.distance > before.distance);
}
#[test]
fn applies_3dxware_axis_swaps_and_reversals() {
let profile = br#"
@@ -615,38 +442,17 @@ mod tests {
"#;
let profile = parse_driver_mapping(object_mode).expect("valid 3DxWare profile");
if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
assert_eq!(DriverMapping::without_profile(), profile);
assert_eq!(without_profile(), profile);
// Tilting the cap rolls the view and twisting it spins it, as with the driver.
let before = Camera::default();
let mut tilt = before;
navigate(
&mut tilt,
DriverMapping::without_profile().apply(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [0, 350, 0] }),
0.02,
600.0,
false,
false,
);
assert_eq!((tilt.yaw, tilt.pitch), (before.yaw, before.pitch));
assert_ne!(tilt.roll, before.roll);
let mut twist = before;
navigate(
&mut twist,
DriverMapping::without_profile().apply(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [0, 0, 350] }),
0.02,
600.0,
false,
false,
);
assert_ne!(twist.yaw, before.yaw);
assert_eq!(twist.roll, before.roll);
assert_eq!(rotation(without_profile(), [0, 350, 0]), [0.0, 0.0, -1.0]);
assert_eq!(rotation(without_profile(), [0, 0, 350]), [0.0, -1.0, 0.0]);
} else {
assert_eq!(DriverMapping::without_profile(), DriverMapping::default());
assert_eq!(without_profile(), DriverMapping::default());
}
}
#[test]
fn mapped_roll_and_spin_reach_distinct_camera_rotations() {
fn mapped_roll_and_spin_reach_the_roll_and_turn_axes() {
let profile = br#"
<AppCfg><Devices><Device><AxisBank>
<Axis><Enabled>true</Enabled><Input><ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Ry</ActionID></Input><Output><ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Rz</ActionID><Reversed>false</Reversed></Output></Axis>
@@ -654,16 +460,28 @@ mod tests {
</AxisBank></Device></Devices></AppCfg>
"#;
let mapping = parse_driver_mapping(profile).expect("valid 3DxWare profile");
let before = Camera::default();
// The physical roll reaches the roll axis only, and the physical spin the turn only.
assert_eq!(rotation(mapping, [0, 350, 0]), [0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
assert_eq!(rotation(mapping, [0, 0, 350]), [0.0, -1.0, 0.0]);
}
let mut physical_roll = before;
navigate(&mut physical_roll, mapping.apply(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [0, 350, 0] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_eq!((physical_roll.yaw, physical_roll.pitch), (before.yaw, before.pitch));
assert_ne!(physical_roll.roll, before.roll);
let mut physical_spin = before;
navigate(&mut physical_spin, mapping.apply(Axes { translation: [0; 3], rotation: [0, 0, 350] }), 0.02, 600.0, false, false);
assert_ne!(physical_spin.yaw, before.yaw);
assert_eq!((physical_spin.pitch, physical_spin.roll), (before.pitch, before.roll));
#[test]
fn each_frame_hands_the_view_its_motion_through_the_drivers_mapping() {
// The reader's latest tilt, and a profile that makes tilt roll: the frame's motion rolls.
let now = Instant::now();
let mut reading = Reading::new(now);
reading.axes.rotation = [0, 350, 0];
let mut mouse = SpaceMouse {
shared: Arc::new(Mutex::new(reading)),
last_frame: now - Duration::from_millis(20),
driver_mapping: DriverMapping::object_mode(),
mapping_checked_at: now,
};
let mut app = SolveApp::new(solidcraft_engine::Session::default(), solidcraft_ui_egui::Services::default());
app.home.open = false;
mouse.tick(&mut app, &Context::default());
let DeviceMotion { motion, seconds } = app.viewport.device_motion.expect("the frame hands the page its motion");
assert_eq!(motion, Motion { translation: [0.0; 3], rotation: [0.0, 0.0, -1.0] });
assert!(seconds > 0.0);
}
}