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const maxValue = 1<<15 - 1

// Capture returns a chan, for each registree, getting the events the registree indicates.

// Finds the first unused joystick, from a max of 4.

// Finds the first unused device, from a max of 4.

// Intended for bacic use since doesn't return state object.

func Capture(registrees ...Channel) []chan event {

	h := Connect(1)

var inputPathSlice = []byte("/dev/input/js ")[0:13]

// Connect sets up a go routine that puts a joysticks events onto registered channels.

// Connect sets up a go routine that puts a devices events onto registered channels.

// register channels by using the returned state object's On<xxx>(index) methods.

// Note: only one event, of each type '<xxx>', for each 'index', re-registering stops events going on the old channel.

// then activate using state objects ParcelOutEvents() method.(blocking.)

		return nil

	}

	h = &HID{make(chan osEventRecord), make(map[uint8]button), make(map[uint8]hatAxis), make(map[uint8]chan event), make(map[uint8]chan event), make(map[uint8]chan event), make(map[uint8]chan event), make(map[uint8]chan event), make(map[uint8]chan event), make(map[uint8]chan event)}

	// start thread to read joystick events to the joystick.state osEvent channel

	// start thread to read device events to the HID.osEvent channel

	go eventPipe(r, h.OSEvent)

	h.populate()

	return h

}

// fill in the joysticks available events from the synthetic state events burst produced initially by the driver.

// fill in the devices available events from the synthetic state events burst produced initially by the driver.

func (h HID) populate() {

	for buttonNumber, hatNumber, axisNumber := 1, 1, 1; ; {

		evt := <-h.OSEvent