From 50474f9fb2a9e7d56b0ecebce8cb713860ebb4a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anna Rose Wiggins <annabunches@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 23:30:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add an 'evlist' command to help get the exact strings for
 device names.

---
 cmd/evlist/main.go              | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 internal/config/configparser.go |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 cmd/evlist/main.go

diff --git a/cmd/evlist/main.go b/cmd/evlist/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..568ce87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/evlist/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"git.annabunches.net/annabunches/joyful/internal/logger"
+	"github.com/holoplot/go-evdev"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	devices, err := evdev.ListDevicePaths()
+	logger.FatalIfError(err, "")
+
+	for _, device := range devices {
+		fmt.Printf("%s: '%s'\n", device.Path, device.Name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/configparser.go b/internal/config/configparser.go
index 43caeeb..ae464d8 100644
--- a/internal/config/configparser.go
+++ b/internal/config/configparser.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) ConnectPhysicalDevices() map[string]*evdev.InputDevi
 
 		device, err := evdev.OpenByName(deviceConfig.DeviceName)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.LogError(err, "Failed to open physical device, skipping. Confirm the device name with 'evtest'")
+			logger.LogError(err, "Failed to open physical device, skipping. Confirm the device name with 'evlist'. Watch out for spaces.")
 			continue
 		}