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+/*
+  Simple DirectMedia Layer
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2022 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+*/
+/* This driver supports the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons pair controllers */
+#include "../../SDL_internal.h"
+
+#ifdef SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI
+
+#include "SDL_hints.h"
+#include "SDL_joystick.h"
+#include "SDL_gamecontroller.h"
+#include "SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h"
+
+
+static SDL_bool
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_IsSupportedDevice(const char *name, SDL_GameControllerType type, Uint16 vendor_id, Uint16 product_id, Uint16 version, int interface_number, int interface_class, int interface_subclass, int interface_protocol)
+{
+    /* This is always explicitly created for combined devices */
+    return SDL_FALSE;
+}
+
+static const char *
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_GetDeviceName(const char *name, Uint16 vendor_id, Uint16 product_id)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static SDL_bool
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_InitDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
+{
+    return HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+}
+
+static int
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_GetDevicePlayerIndex(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_JoystickID instance_id)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static void
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SetDevicePlayerIndex(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_JoystickID instance_id, int player_index)
+{
+}
+
+static SDL_bool
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_OpenJoystick(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        if (!child->driver->OpenJoystick(child, joystick)) {
+            while (i-- > 0) {
+                SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+                child->driver->CloseJoystick(child, joystick);
+            }
+            return SDL_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    return SDL_TRUE;
+}
+
+static int
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_RumbleJoystick(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick, Uint16 low_frequency_rumble, Uint16 high_frequency_rumble)
+{
+    int i;
+    int result = -1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        if (child->driver->RumbleJoystick(child, joystick, low_frequency_rumble, high_frequency_rumble) == 0) {
+            result = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static int
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_RumbleJoystickTriggers(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick, Uint16 left_rumble, Uint16 right_rumble)
+{
+    int i;
+    int result = -1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        if (child->driver->RumbleJoystickTriggers(child, joystick, left_rumble, right_rumble) == 0) {
+            result = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static Uint32
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_GetJoystickCapabilities(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick)
+{
+    int i;
+    Uint32 caps = 0;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        caps |= child->driver->GetJoystickCapabilities(child, joystick);
+    }
+    return caps;
+}
+
+static int
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SetJoystickLED(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick, Uint8 red, Uint8 green, Uint8 blue)
+{
+    int i;
+    int result = -1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        if (child->driver->SetJoystickLED(child, joystick, red, green, blue) == 0) {
+            result = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static int
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SendJoystickEffect(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick, const void *data, int size)
+{
+    return SDL_Unsupported();
+}
+
+static int
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SetJoystickSensorsEnabled(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick, SDL_bool enabled)
+{
+    int i;
+    int result = -1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        if (child->driver->SetJoystickSensorsEnabled(child, joystick, enabled) == 0) {
+            result = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static SDL_bool
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_UpdateDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
+{
+    int i;
+    int result = SDL_TRUE;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        if (!child->driver->UpdateDevice(child)) {
+            result = SDL_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static void
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_CloseJoystick(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joystick)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
+        SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
+        child->driver->CloseJoystick(child, joystick);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+HIDAPI_DriverCombined_FreeDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
+{
+}
+
+SDL_HIDAPI_DeviceDriver SDL_HIDAPI_DriverCombined =
+{
+    SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI,
+    SDL_TRUE,
+    SDL_TRUE,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_IsSupportedDevice,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_GetDeviceName,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_InitDevice,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_GetDevicePlayerIndex,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SetDevicePlayerIndex,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_UpdateDevice,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_OpenJoystick,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_RumbleJoystick,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_RumbleJoystickTriggers,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_GetJoystickCapabilities,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SetJoystickLED,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SendJoystickEffect,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_SetJoystickSensorsEnabled,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_CloseJoystick,
+    HIDAPI_DriverCombined_FreeDevice,
+};
+
+#endif /* SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI */
+
+/* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */