Merge pull request #12 from QuarkTheAwesome/gui

Polish up HID-related GUI things; controller filtering; Options dialog

pom.xml

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.github.QuarkTheAwesome</groupId>
 			<artifactId>purejavahidapi</artifactId>
-			<version>3591b7e</version>
+			<version>f877704</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hid4java</groupId>

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/Controller.java

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public abstract class Controller implements Runnable {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return getType() + " " + getIdentifier();
+        return getType() + " " + getIdentifier().trim();
     }
 
     @Override

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/controller/HidController.java

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public class HidController extends Controller {
             }
         }
 
-        return "USB HID on " + getIdentifier();
+        String name = getHidDevice().getProductString();
+        return ((name != null) ? name : "USB HID") + " on " + getIdentifier();
     }
 }

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/gui/GuiInputControls.java

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import javax.swing.Box;
 import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
-import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.JTextField;
@@ -60,19 +59,6 @@ public final class GuiInputControls extends JPanel {
         final JButton connectButton = new JButton(CONNECT);
         connectButton.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
 
-        final JCheckBox cbautoScanForController = new JCheckBox();
-        cbautoScanForController.setSelected(Settings.SCAN_AUTOMATICALLY_FOR_CONTROLLERS);
-
-        cbautoScanForController.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-
-            @Override
-            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-                boolean selected = ((JCheckBox) e.getSource()).isSelected();
-                Settings.SCAN_AUTOMATICALLY_FOR_CONTROLLERS = selected;
-                cbautoScanForController.setSelected(selected);
-            }
-        });
-
         final JButton scanButton = new JButton("Scan for Controllers");
         scanButton.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
         scanButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@@ -86,11 +72,19 @@ public final class GuiInputControls extends JPanel {
             }
         });
 
-        JPanel scanWrap = new JPanel();
+        final JButton optionsButton = new JButton("Options");
-        scanWrap.setLayout(new BoxLayout(scanWrap, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
+        optionsButton.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
-        JLabel label = new JLabel("Auto Scan for Controllers: ");
+        optionsButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-        scanWrap.add(label);
+            @Override
-        scanWrap.add(cbautoScanForController);
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void run() {
+                        GuiOptionsWindow.showWindow(GuiMain.getInstance());
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
 
         ipTextBox = new JTextField();
         ipTextBox.setColumns(15);
@@ -100,23 +94,6 @@ public final class GuiInputControls extends JPanel {
         ipTextBoxWrap.add(ipTextBox);
         ipTextBoxWrap.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(1000, 20));
 
-        final JCheckBox cbautoActivateController = new JCheckBox();
-        cbautoActivateController.setSelected(Settings.AUTO_ACTIVATE_CONTROLLER);
-        cbautoActivateController.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
-
-            @Override
-            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-                boolean selected = ((JCheckBox) e.getSource()).isSelected();
-                Settings.AUTO_ACTIVATE_CONTROLLER = selected;
-                cbautoActivateController.setSelected(selected);
-            }
-        });
-
-        JPanel autoActivateWrap = new JPanel();
-        autoActivateWrap.setLayout(new BoxLayout(autoActivateWrap, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
-        autoActivateWrap.add(new JLabel("Auto Activate Controller: "));
-        autoActivateWrap.add(cbautoActivateController);
-
         add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
 
         add(ipTextBoxWrap);
@@ -126,9 +103,7 @@ public final class GuiInputControls extends JPanel {
         add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(1, 4)));
         add(scanButton);
         add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(1, 4)));
-        add(scanWrap);
+        add(optionsButton);
-        add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(1, 4)));
-        add(autoActivateWrap);
         add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
 
         add(Box.createVerticalGlue());

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/gui/GuiOptionsWindow.java

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Ash (QuarkTheAwesome) & Maschell
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.gui;
+
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.GridLayout;
+import java.awt.LayoutManager;
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
+import javax.swing.Box;
+import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
+import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;
+
+import lombok.extern.java.Log;
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.util.Settings;
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.util.StatusReport;
+
+@Log
+public class GuiOptionsWindow extends JPanel {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private static final GuiOptionsWindow instance = new GuiOptionsWindow();
+    
+    private final List<Tab> tabs = new ArrayList<Tab>();
+    
+    public static void showWindow() {
+        showWindow(null);
+    }
+    
+    public static void showWindow(Component parent) {
+        instance.setOpaque(true);
+        for (Tab t : instance.tabs) {
+            t.updateTab();
+        }
+        
+        JFrame window = new JFrame("Options");
+        window.setContentPane(instance);
+        window.pack();
+        window.setLocationRelativeTo(parent);
+        window.setVisible(true);
+    }
+    
+    private GuiOptionsWindow() {
+        super(new GridLayout(1, 1));
+        
+        log.info("Hello from the Options window!");
+        
+        setPreferredSize(new Dimension(600, 200));
+        
+        JTabbedPane tabPane = new JTabbedPane();
+        tabPane.setTabLayoutPolicy(JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT);
+        
+        Tab controllerTab = new ControllerTab();
+        tabs.add(controllerTab);
+        tabPane.addTab("Controllers", controllerTab);
+        
+        Tab infoTab = new InfoTab();
+        tabs.add(infoTab);
+        tabPane.addTab("Info", infoTab);
+        
+        add(tabPane);
+    }
+
+    private class ControllerTab extends Tab {
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+        
+        private final ControllerFilteringList cFilterList;
+        private final JCheckBox cBoxScanForControllers;
+        private final JCheckBox cBoxAutoActivateControllers;
+        
+        private ControllerTab() {
+            super(new GridLayout(1, 2));
+            
+            cFilterList = new ControllerFilteringList();
+            
+            for (Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type type : Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type.values()) {
+                if (!type.isSupportedOnPlatform()) continue;
+                ControllerFilteringListItem item = new ControllerFilteringListItem(type);
+                cFilterList.add(item);
+            }
+            
+            add(cFilterList);
+            
+            JPanel rightSideControls = new JPanel();
+            rightSideControls.setLayout(new BoxLayout(rightSideControls, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
+            rightSideControls.add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
+            
+            cBoxScanForControllers = new JCheckBox("Automatically scan for controllers");
+            cBoxScanForControllers.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
+            cBoxScanForControllers.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                    Settings.SCAN_AUTOMATICALLY_FOR_CONTROLLERS = cBoxScanForControllers.isSelected();
+                }
+            });
+            rightSideControls.add(cBoxScanForControllers);
+            
+            rightSideControls.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(2));
+            
+            cBoxAutoActivateControllers = new JCheckBox("Automatically activate controllers");
+            cBoxAutoActivateControllers.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
+            cBoxAutoActivateControllers.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                    Settings.AUTO_ACTIVATE_CONTROLLER = cBoxAutoActivateControllers.isSelected();
+                }
+            });
+            rightSideControls.add(cBoxAutoActivateControllers);
+            
+            rightSideControls.add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
+            add(rightSideControls);
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public void updateTab() {
+            for (ControllerFilteringListItem c : cFilterList.items) {
+                c.updateItem();
+            }
+            cBoxScanForControllers.setSelected(Settings.SCAN_AUTOMATICALLY_FOR_CONTROLLERS);
+            cBoxAutoActivateControllers.setSelected(Settings.AUTO_ACTIVATE_CONTROLLER);
+        }
+        
+        private class ControllerFilteringList extends JPanel {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+            
+            private List<ControllerFilteringListItem> items = new ArrayList<ControllerFilteringListItem>();
+            private JPanel innerPanel;
+            
+            private ControllerFilteringList() {
+                super(new BorderLayout());
+                setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 0));
+                
+                innerPanel = new JPanel();
+                innerPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(innerPanel, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
+                
+                JScrollPane innerPanelWrap = new JScrollPane(innerPanel, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
+                innerPanelWrap.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.LOWERED));
+                add(innerPanelWrap, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+                
+                JLabel controllerFilterText = new JLabel("Controllers to show:");
+                controllerFilterText.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 0, 5, 0));
+                add(controllerFilterText, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
+            }
+            
+            public Component add(ControllerFilteringListItem c) {
+                items.add(c);
+                return innerPanel.add(c);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private class ControllerFilteringListItem extends JPanel {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+            
+            private final JCheckBox cBox;
+            private final Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type type;
+            
+            private ControllerFilteringListItem(Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type typeIn) {
+                super(new GridLayout(1, 1));
+                this.type = typeIn;
+                
+                cBox = new JCheckBox(type.getName());
+                cBox.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
+                cBox.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                        Settings.ControllerFiltering.setFilterState(type, cBox.isSelected());
+                    }
+                });
+                add(cBox);
+            }
+            
+            public void updateItem() {
+                cBox.setSelected(Settings.ControllerFiltering.getFilterState(type));
+            }
+            
+            //I can't believe I didn't figure this out for GuiControllerList
+            @Override
+            public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
+                return new Dimension(Integer.MAX_VALUE, getPreferredSize().height);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private class InfoTab extends Tab {
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+        
+        private final JTextArea infoText;
+        private final JScrollPane infoTextWrap;
+        
+        private InfoTab() {
+            super();
+            setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
+            setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 10, 5));
+            
+            infoText = new JTextArea();
+            infoText.setEditable(false);
+            infoTextWrap = new JScrollPane(infoText, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
+            infoTextWrap.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
+            add(infoTextWrap);
+            
+            add(Box.createVerticalStrut(10));
+            
+            JButton copyButton = new JButton("Copy");
+            copyButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                    StringSelection data = new StringSelection(infoText.getText());
+                    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(data, data);
+                }
+            });
+            copyButton.setAlignmentX(Component.CENTER_ALIGNMENT);
+            add(copyButton);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void updateTab() {
+            infoText.setCaretPosition(0);
+            infoText.setText(StatusReport.generateStatusReport());
+            infoText.setCaretPosition(0);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private abstract class Tab extends JPanel {
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+        public abstract void updateTab();
+        public Tab(LayoutManager l) {
+            super(l);
+        }
+        public Tab() {
+            super();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/HidDevice.java

@@ -57,11 +57,18 @@ public interface HidDevice {
     byte[] getLatestData();
 
     /**
-     * Retuns the Usage of this HID-Device
+     * Retuns the Usage Page of this HID-Device
      * 
-     * @return usage
+     * @return usage page
      */
-    short getUsage();
+    short getUsagePage();
+    
+    /**
+     * Retuns the Usage ID of this HID-Device
+     * 
+     * @return usage id
+     */
+    short getUsageID();
 
     /**
      * Returns the path of this HidDevice
@@ -69,4 +76,11 @@ public interface HidDevice {
      * @return path
      */
     String getPath();
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the HID device
+     * 
+     * @return product string (name)
+     */
+    String getProductString();
 }

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/HidManager.java

@@ -43,23 +43,50 @@ public class HidManager {
 
         for (HidDevice info : backend.enumerateDevices()) {
             if (isGamepad(info)) {
-
+                if (Settings.ControllerFiltering.getFilterState(Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type.HIDGAMEPAD)) {
-                // Skip Xbox controller under windows. We should use XInput instead.
+                 // Skip Xbox controller under windows. We should use XInput instead.
-                if (isXboxController(info) && Settings.isWindows()) {
+                    if (isXboxController(info) && Settings.isWindows()) {
-                    continue;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    connectedGamepads.add(info);
                 }
+            } else if (isKeyboard(info)) {
+                if (Settings.ControllerFiltering.getFilterState(Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type.HIDKEYBOARD)) {
+                    connectedGamepads.add(info);
+                }
+            } else if (isMouse(info)) {
+                if (Settings.ControllerFiltering.getFilterState(Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type.HIDMOUSE)) {
+                    connectedGamepads.add(info);
+                }
+            } else if (Settings.ControllerFiltering.getFilterState(Settings.ControllerFiltering.Type.HIDOTHER)) {
                 connectedGamepads.add(info);
             }
         }
         return connectedGamepads;
     }
     
+    public static List<HidDevice> getAllAttachedControllers() {
+        return backend.enumerateDevices();
+    }
+
     public static boolean isGamepad(HidDevice info) {
         if (info == null) return false;
-        short usage = info.getUsage();
+        short usage = info.getUsageID();
         return (usage == 0x05 || usage == 0x04 || isNintendoController(info) || isPlaystationController(info));
     }
     
+    public static boolean isKeyboard(HidDevice info) {
+        if (info == null) return false;
+        short usage = info.getUsageID();
+        return (usage == 0x06);
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean isMouse(HidDevice info) {
+        if (info == null) return false;
+        short usage = info.getUsageID();
+        return (usage == 0x02);
+    }
+
     private static boolean isPlaystationController(HidDevice info) {
         if (info == null) return false;
         return (info.getVendorId() == (short) 0x054c);
@@ -75,13 +102,17 @@ public class HidManager {
         return (info.getVendorId() == (short) 0x045e) && ((info.getProductId() == (short) 0x02ff) || (info.getProductId() == (short) 0x02a1));
     }
 
+    public static String getBackendType() {
+        return backend.getClass().getSimpleName();
+    }
+    
     static {
         if (Settings.isMacOSX()) {
             backend = new Hid4JavaHidManagerBackend();
         } else if (Settings.isWindows()) {
             backend = new PureJavaHidManagerBackend();
         } else if (Settings.isLinux()) {
-            backend = new Hid4JavaHidManagerBackend();
+            backend = new PureJavaHidManagerBackend();
         } else {
             backend = null;
         }

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/hid4java/Hid4JavaHidDevice.java

@@ -67,12 +67,22 @@ class Hid4JavaHidDevice implements HidDevice {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String toString() {
+    public String getProductString() {
-        return "Hid4JavaHidDevice [vid= " + getVendorId() + ", pid= " + getProductId() + ", data=" + Arrays.toString(data) + "]";
+        return myDevice.getProduct();
     }
     
     @Override
-    public short getUsage() {
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Hid4JavaHidDevice [vid= " + getVendorId() + ", pid= " + getProductId() + ", usage= " + String.format("%04X:%04X", getUsagePage(), getUsageID()) + ", data=" + Arrays.toString(data) + "]";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getUsageID() {
         return (short) myDevice.getUsage();
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public short getUsagePage() {
+        return (short) myDevice.getUsagePage();
+    }
 }

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/hid/purejavahid/PureJavaHidDevice.java

@@ -81,18 +81,28 @@ class PureJavaHidDevice implements HidDevice, InputReportListener {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public short getUsage() {
+    public short getUsagePage() {
         return myDeviceInfo.getUsagePage();
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public short getUsageID() {
+        return myDeviceInfo.getUsageID();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPath() {
         return myDeviceInfo.getPath();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getProductString() {
+        return myDeviceInfo.getProductString();
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "PureJavaHidDevice [vid= " + String.format("%04X", getVendorId()) + ", pid= " + String.format("%04X", getProductId()) + ", path= " + getPath()
+        return "PureJavaHidDevice [vid= " + String.format("%04X", getVendorId()) + ", pid= " + String.format("%04X", getProductId()) + ", path= " + getPath().trim()
-                + ", data=" + Arrays.toString(currentData) + "]";
+                + ", usage= " + String.format("%04X:%04X", getUsagePage(), getUsageID()) + ", data=" + Arrays.toString(currentData) + "]";
     }
 }

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/util/Settings.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -117,6 +118,13 @@ public final class Settings {
             }
         }
 
+        String filterStates = prop.getProperty("filterStates");
+        if (filterStates != null) {
+            ControllerFiltering.loadFilterStates(filterStates);
+        } else {
+            ControllerFiltering.setDefaultFilterStates();
+        }
+        
         log.info("Loaded config successfully!");
     }
 
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@ public final class Settings {
         prop.setProperty("autoActivatingController", Boolean.toString(Settings.AUTO_ACTIVATE_CONTROLLER));
         prop.setProperty("sendDataOnlyOnChanges", Boolean.toString(Settings.SEND_DATA_ONLY_ON_CHANGE));
         prop.setProperty("scanAutomaticallyForControllers", Boolean.toString(Settings.SCAN_AUTOMATICALLY_FOR_CONTROLLERS));
+        prop.setProperty("filterStates", ControllerFiltering.getFilterStates());
         
         try {
             FileOutputStream outStream = new FileOutputStream(configFile);
@@ -183,10 +192,65 @@ public final class Settings {
         } else if (os.contains("Mac OS X")) {
             return Platform.MAC_OS_X;
         }
-        return null;
+        return Platform.UNKNOWN;
     }
 
     public enum Platform {
-        LINUX, WINDOWS, MAC_OS_X, UNKNOWN
+        LINUX (0x1), WINDOWS (0x2), MAC_OS_X (0x4), UNKNOWN (0x8);
+        
+        private int mask;
+        private Platform(int mask) {
+            this.mask = mask;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    //TODO rename this to something less nonsensical
+    public static class ControllerFiltering {
+        public static enum Type {
+            HIDGAMEPAD (0, "HID Gamepads", Platform.LINUX.mask | Platform.WINDOWS.mask | Platform.MAC_OS_X.mask),
+            HIDKEYBOARD (1, "HID Keyboards", Platform.LINUX.mask | Platform.MAC_OS_X.mask),
+            HIDMOUSE (2, "HID Mice", Platform.LINUX.mask | Platform.MAC_OS_X.mask),
+            HIDOTHER (3, "Other HIDs", Platform.LINUX.mask | Platform.WINDOWS.mask | Platform.MAC_OS_X.mask);
+            
+            private int index;
+            @Getter private String name;
+            private int platforms;
+            private Type(int index, String name, int platforms) {
+                this.index = index;
+                this.name = name;
+                this.platforms = platforms;
+            }
+            public boolean isSupportedOnPlatform() {
+                return (platforms & getPlattform().mask) != 0;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private static boolean[] filterStates = new boolean[Type.values().length];
+        public static String getFilterStates() {
+            return Arrays.toString(filterStates);
+        }
+        public static void loadFilterStates(String newFilterStates) {
+            boolean[] newFilterStatesParsed = Utilities.stringToBoolArray(newFilterStates);
+            if (newFilterStatesParsed.length != filterStates.length) {
+                //TODO handle changes in filtering more gracefully
+                log.warning("Number of controller filters in config does not match reality, using defaults...");
+                setDefaultFilterStates();
+            } else {
+                filterStates = newFilterStatesParsed;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        public static void setFilterState(Type filter, boolean state) {
+            filterStates[filter.index] = state;
+        }
+        public static boolean getFilterState(Type filter) {
+            return filterStates[filter.index] || !filter.isSupportedOnPlatform();
+        }
+        public static void setDefaultFilterStates() {
+            filterStates[Type.HIDGAMEPAD.index] = true;
+            filterStates[Type.HIDKEYBOARD.index] = false;
+            filterStates[Type.HIDMOUSE.index] = false;
+            filterStates[Type.HIDOTHER.index] = false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/util/StatusReport.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.util;
+
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.controller.Controller;
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.hid.HidDevice;
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.hid.HidManager;
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.manager.ControllerManager;
+import net.ash.HIDToVPADNetworkClient.network.NetworkManager;
+
+public class StatusReport {
+    public static String generateStatusReport() {
+        String report = "HID to VPAD Network Client\n\nRunning on ";
+        report += Settings.getPlattform();
+        
+        report += "\nHID Backend: ";
+        report += HidManager.getBackendType();
+        
+        report += "\nCurrently ";
+        report += (NetworkManager.getInstance().isConnected()) ? "Connected.\n" : "Disconnected.\n";
+        report += (NetworkManager.getInstance().isReconnecting()) ? "" : "Not ";
+        report += "Reconnecting.";
+        
+        report += "\n\nCurrently attached controllers:";
+        for (Controller c : ControllerManager.getAttachedControllers()) {
+            report += "\n";
+            report += c.toString();
+        }
+        
+        report += "\n\nFiltering settings:\n";
+        report += Settings.ControllerFiltering.getFilterStates();
+        
+        report += "\n\nAll HIDs:";
+        for (HidDevice d : HidManager.getAllAttachedControllers()) {
+            report += "\n";
+            report += d.toString();
+        }
+        
+        return report;
+    }
+}

src/net/ash/HIDToVPADNetworkClient/util/Utilities.java

@@ -76,4 +76,19 @@ public final class Utilities {
     public static short signedShortToByte(short value) {
         return signedShortToByte((int) value);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Arrays.toString(boolean[]) in reverse.
+     * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/456367/
+     * @param string
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static boolean[] stringToBoolArray(String string) {
+        String[] strings = string.replace("[", "").replace("]", "").split(", ");
+        boolean result[] = new boolean[strings.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+          result[i] = Boolean.parseBoolean(strings[i]);
+        }
+        return result;
+      }
 }