From 996b1ffa62e0770f0287122cc57619f0942788f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: taj_ny <m@rcin.dev>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:02:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add TextInput interface

---
 src/CMakeLists.txt                            |  1 +
 src/libinputactions/InputActionsMain.cpp      |  3 ++
 src/libinputactions/actions/InputAction.cpp   |  3 +-
 .../input/devices/VirtualKeyboard.h           |  1 -
 src/libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h    | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h

diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b63e572..4f9bdbc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ set(libinputactions_SRCS
     libinputactions/interfaces/PointerPositionSetter.h
     libinputactions/interfaces/ProcessRunner.cpp
     libinputactions/interfaces/SessionLock.h
+    libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h
     libinputactions/interfaces/Window.h
     libinputactions/interfaces/WindowProvider.cpp
     libinputactions/triggers/core/DirectionalMotionTriggerCore.cpp
diff --git a/src/libinputactions/InputActionsMain.cpp b/src/libinputactions/InputActionsMain.cpp
index eeb561e..343b8fe 100644
--- a/src/libinputactions/InputActionsMain.cpp
+++ b/src/libinputactions/InputActionsMain.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "interfaces/PointerPositionSetter.h"
 #include "interfaces/ProcessRunner.h"
 #include "interfaces/SessionLock.h"
+#include "interfaces/TextInput.h"
 #include "interfaces/Window.h"
 #include "interfaces/WindowProvider.h"
 #include "interfaces/implementations/DBusNotificationManager.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ InputActionsMain::~InputActionsMain()
     g_pointerPositionGetter.reset();
     g_pointerPositionSetter.reset();
     g_processRunner.reset();
+    g_textInput.reset();
     g_sessionLock.reset();
     g_windowProvider.reset();
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ void InputActionsMain::setMissingImplementations()
     setMissingImplementation(g_pointerPositionSetter);
     setMissingImplementation<PlasmaGlobalShortcutInvoker, DBusPlasmaGlobalShortcutInvoker>(g_plasmaGlobalShortcutInvoker);
     setMissingImplementation<ProcessRunner, ProcessRunnerImpl>(g_processRunner);
+    setMissingImplementation(g_textInput);
     setMissingImplementation(g_sessionLock);
     setMissingImplementation(g_windowProvider);
 
diff --git a/src/libinputactions/actions/InputAction.cpp b/src/libinputactions/actions/InputAction.cpp
index 82145a3..c62c78b 100644
--- a/src/libinputactions/actions/InputAction.cpp
+++ b/src/libinputactions/actions/InputAction.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <libinputactions/input/devices/VirtualKeyboard.h>
 #include <libinputactions/input/devices/VirtualMouse.h>
 #include <libinputactions/interfaces/PointerPositionSetter.h>
+#include <libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h>
 
 namespace InputActions
 {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ void InputAction::executeImpl(const ActionExecutionArguments &args)
             } else if (item.keyboardRelease.isValid()) {
                 g_inputBackend->virtualKeyboard()->keyboardKey(item.keyboardRelease, false);
             } else if (keyboardText) {
-                g_inputBackend->virtualKeyboard()->keyboardText(keyboardText.value());
+                g_textInput->writeText(keyboardText.value());
             } else if (item.mousePress.isValid()) {
                 g_inputBackend->virtualMouse()->mouseButton(item.mousePress, true);
             } else if (item.mouseRelease.isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/libinputactions/input/devices/VirtualKeyboard.h b/src/libinputactions/input/devices/VirtualKeyboard.h
index 66cff91..383bc89 100644
--- a/src/libinputactions/input/devices/VirtualKeyboard.h
+++ b/src/libinputactions/input/devices/VirtualKeyboard.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class VirtualKeyboard
      * Must be called by the overriding method in order to track pressed keys.
      */
     virtual void keyboardKey(KeyboardKey key, bool state);
-    virtual void keyboardText(const QString &text) {}
 
 protected:
     /**
diff --git a/src/libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h b/src/libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8582270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libinputactions/interfaces/TextInput.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+    Input Actions - Input handler that executes user-defined actions
+    Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Marcin Woźniak
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace InputActions
+{
+
+class TextInput
+{
+public:
+    TextInput() = default;
+    virtual ~TextInput() = default;
+
+    virtual void writeText(const QString &text) {}
+};
+
+inline std::shared_ptr<TextInput> g_textInput;
+
+}
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