ignore any keyboard named "Karabiner ..." as it is VirtualHID / output

Examples: Karabiner VirtualHIDKeyboard Karabiner DriverKit VirtualHIDKeyboard 1.6.0 Karabiner DriverKit VirtualHIDKeyboard 1.7.0
brttbndr · Dec 27, 2023 · a525a00 · a525a00
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commit a525a00
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/c_src/mac/keyio_mac.hpp b/c_src/mac/keyio_mac.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void open_matching_devices(char *product, io_iterator_t iter) {
  return;
  }
  }
- CFStringRef cfkarabiner = CFStringCreateWithCString(kCFAllocatorDefault, "Karabiner VirtualHIDKeyboard", CFStringGetSystemEncoding());
+ CFStringRef cfkarabiner = CFStringCreateWithCString(kCFAllocatorDefault, "Karabiner ", CFStringGetSystemEncoding());
  if(cfkarabiner == NULL) {
  print_iokit_error("CFStringCreateWithCString");
  if(product) {
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ void open_matching_devices(char *product, io_iterator_t iter) {
  print_iokit_error("IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty");
  continue;
  }
- bool match = (CFStringCompare(cfcurr, cfkarabiner, 0) != kCFCompareEqualTo);
+
+ // any device named "Karabiner ..." should be ignored
+ bool match = !CFStringHasPrefix(cfcurr, cfkarabiner);
  if(product) {
  match = match && (CFStringCompare(cfcurr, cfproduct, 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo);
  }