gamepad

Pure Go gamepad and joystick input library. Zero CGO.

Part of the GoGPU ecosystem.

Status

🚧 Early development — not yet functional. Tracking issue: gogpu#476.

Planned Features

• Standard gamepad layout — positional buttons (South/East/West/North), 6 axes, D-pad
• Controller mapping database — SDL community gamecontrollerdb.txt (800+ controllers)
• Hot-plug detection — connect/disconnect events
• Rumble/haptics — basic force feedback
• Zero CGO — pure Go on all platforms

Platform Support

Platform	API	Status
Windows	XInput	Planned
Linux	evdev + inotify	Planned
macOS	IOKit HID	Planned
Browser	W3C Gamepad API	Planned
Android	InputDevice	Future

Architecture

Two-layer design following SDL3:

1. Raw joystick layer — OS-specific device enumeration, raw axes/buttons/hats
2. Gamepad mapping layer — standard layout normalization via controller database

Enterprise references: SDL3 (architecture), Ebiten (zero-CGO Go proof).

Installation

go get github.com/gogpu/gamepad

Note: The package is not yet functional. This import path is reserved.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.