CopperPad.HidSharp 2.0.0-preview.1

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of CopperPad.HidSharp. 
dotnet add package CopperPad.HidSharp --version 2.0.0-preview.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package CopperPad.HidSharp -Version 2.0.0-preview.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="CopperPad.HidSharp" Version="2.0.0-preview.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="CopperPad.HidSharp" Version="2.0.0-preview.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="CopperPad.HidSharp" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add CopperPad.HidSharp --version 2.0.0-preview.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: CopperPad.HidSharp, 2.0.0-preview.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package CopperPad.HidSharp@2.0.0-preview.1
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=CopperPad.HidSharp&version=2.0.0-preview.1&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=CopperPad.HidSharp&version=2.0.0-preview.1&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

CopperPad.HidSharp

CopperPad.HidSharp is the desktop HID provider for the platform-neutral CopperPad core API. It contains HidSharp enumeration/reading, raw report diagnostics, profile-backed mapping, SDL_GameControllerDB lookup, and fallback mappers.

Mapping precedence is:

  1. user/app profile JSON
  2. provider-native mappings where available
  3. bundled SDL_GameControllerDB data
  4. built-in fallback mappers
  5. raw diagnostics only

The bundled SDL_GameControllerDB snapshot is third-party mapping data under the zlib license. See the package THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md and ThirdParty/SDL_GameControllerDB/LICENSE.

In version 2, diagnostics report descriptors and raw input reports are immutable ReadOnlyMemory<byte> values. Reader sessions automatically retry transient HID open/read failures until stopped or the device disappears.

Quick example

using CopperPad;

using var host = new CopperControllerHost(new HidSharpControllerProvider());
host.ControllersChanged += (_, args) =>
{
	foreach (var info in args.Controllers)
	{
		Console.WriteLine($"{info.DisplayName} ({info.MappingSource}: {info.MappingName})");
	}
};

host.Start();

Read the latest normalized state from a selected controller:

var controller = host.GetControllers().FirstOrDefault();
var snapshot = controller?.GetSnapshot();

if (snapshot?.ExtendedGamepad is { } gamepad)
{
	Console.WriteLine($"Left stick: {gamepad.LeftStickX:0.00}, {gamepad.LeftStickY:0.00}");
	Console.WriteLine($"South/A pressed: {gamepad.South}");
}

Pass user/app profiles when an override should take precedence over SDL_GameControllerDB:

var provider = new HidSharpControllerProvider(new HidSharpControllerProviderOptions
{
	Profiles = profiles,
	ReadTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100)
});
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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2.0.0-preview.1 75 7/12/2026