OpenTabletDriver / OpenTabletDriver/HIDSharpCore

Cannot differentiate HID devices on Bluetooth

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C#
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Description

From: https://github.com/OpenTabletDriver/OpenTabletDriver/pull/2628#issuecomment-1412535654

HidSharp reports the VID/PID and strings of the bluetooth modem of the system instead of the hardware across the bluetooth connection.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how HIDSharpCore discovers Bluetooth HID devices and reports their VID/PID and strings. Reproduce the case described in the linked report, then verify that the hardware identity is returned instead of the system Bluetooth modem identity.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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