isXander / isXander/Controlify

Analog keyboard support

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enhancement
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
There are keyboards that can send analog input (from the brands like Wooting, Razer, Keychron, NuPhy, DrunkDeer, Madlions and many more). Currently there is no way to use that input to the full potential in Minecraft. Emulation controller inputs can be very buggy, is not supported by all keyboard brands and shows unnecessary controller UI.

Describe the solution you'd like
Wooting makes an analog SDK to easily read the analog values from their keyboards. There is also a universal analog plugin for this SDK. So, by integrating with wooting-analog-sdk (if available on a system) you can support most of analog keyboards with one simple API.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Mods like AnalogMovement talk to the keyboard directly which significantly limits the number of supported devices. Also they are not updated very often.

Additional context
The SDK repo also has a virtual keyboard app to test the integration without owning an actual analog keyboard

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Research direction

No project files or tests are named. Start by reviewing Controlify's existing input integration and the linked wooting-analog-sdk and universal-analog-plugin documentation; use the SDK's virtual keyboard for testing. Done should mean analog values from supported keyboards can be used in Minecraft without controller emulation or controller UI.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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