Grab the input device

Cargo.lock

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Cargo.toml

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+evdev = "0.11.3"

src/input.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extern crate evdev;
+
+use evdev::Device;
+
+pub fn select_device() -> Device {
+    // TODO: stop hard-coding the device
+    let device = Device::open("/dev/input/event2");
+    return device.unwrap()
+}

src/main.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+use std::error::Error;
+
+mod input;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let mut device = input::select_device();
+    device.grab()?;
+    device.ungrab()?;
+    Ok(())
 }