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noccylabs/joystick
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Joystick access via /dev/input (linux only)

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Since Nov 4Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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noccylabs/joystick: Joystick access via /dev/input
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[](#noccylabsjoystick-joystick-access-via-devinput)

This is a small library to read connected gamepads via `/dev/input/js0` etc. As it uses `/dev/input` it only supports Linux. It can be used to create configs with keybindings for games, xboxdrv etc.

Install
-------

[](#install)

For development version:

```
$ composer require noccylabs/joystick:dev-master

```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Example 1: Using raw events

```
$js = new \NoccyLabs\Joystick\Joystick(0);
echo "Press a button on joystick 0 ... ";
while (true) {
    $raw = $js->getRawEvent();
    if ($raw['type'] & JS_EVENT_BUTTON) {
        echo "Thank you!\n";
        break;
    }
}

```

Example 2: Using the JoystickState

```
$js = new \NoccyLabs\Joystick\Joystick(0);
echo "Press button 1 on joystick 0 ... ";
while ($state = $js->update()) {
    if ($state->getButton(1)) {
        echo "Thank you!\n";
        break;
    }
}

```

###  Health Score

22

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LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

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