sdk/fidl/fuchsia.ui.pointerinjector/device.fidl

// Copyright 2020 The Fuchsia Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.
library fuchsia.ui.pointerinjector;

const MAX_INJECT uint32 = 128;

/// A coordination mechanism to clearly define the *injecting* of pointer events
/// into the scene (injection policy, injection context, etc), for *dispatching*
/// pointer events to UI clients (referenced by |fuchsia.ui.views.ViewRef|).
///
/// NOTE WELL! ONLY COMPONENTS IN THE TRUSTED COMPUTING BASE SHOULD BE GRANTED
///            ACCESS TO THIS PROTOCOL.
/// (1) The injector device acts with the user's authority. UI clients cannot
///     tell the difference between a real user and an injector device.
/// (2) The context is self-specified when registering the injector device. An
///     injector device that gains access to a sensitive context will operate in
///     that scope.
/// (3) The injected events may be arbitrary. An injector device can inject
///     whatever it wants to the clients it can reach.
///
/// This protocol defines the context and target for an injector |Device|,
/// places a viewport in spatial relation to the target, and connects the
/// |Device| to the viewport. These parameters are set up in the |Config|. A
/// |Device| may *inject* pointer events on the viewport, but the *dispatch* of
/// pointer events to UI clients in the target will depend on the dispatch
/// policy and the scene topology.
///
/// A |Device| operates within a context, and it serves two purposes:
/// (1) Scoping. It confirms the |Device|'s authority to inject pointer events
///     on the specified target.
/// (2) Coordinate system. It provides the reference coordinate system to define
///     the viewport's position and size, relative to the target.
///
/// Guarantees. A |Device| is directed at a specified target in the scene, and
/// such a target is afforded some guarantees against snooping and interference
/// from UI clients outside the target's view tree ("non-target clients").
/// Non-target clients never have injected events dispatched to them: a |Device|
/// preserves *confidentiality* for target clients.  Non-target clients never
/// block injected events from reaching the target on injection, or from
/// reaching target clients on dispatch: a |Device| preserves *integrity* and
/// *availability* for target clients. However, the |Device| itself is subject
/// to disruption by ancestor views of the target (see connectivity invariant).
///
/// Note. This protocol, and its policies, are *not* a sufficient guard against
///       UI redress attacks! The confidentiality, integrity, and availability
///       guarantees apply only with respect to non-target clients. Within a
///       target, UI redress attacks can still happen, between target clients.
///
/// Connectivity invariant. A |Device| operates in a stable view tree that is
/// connected to the root view. When either the target, or both context and
/// target, are disconnected from the view tree by a UI client, the |Device|
/// channel is closed. If an event stream was in flight, the server dispatches a
/// final CANCEL event following channel closure; this CANCEL event is then
/// propagated according to dispatch policy.
@discoverable
protocol Registry {
    /// Sets up a context for a |Device|, the target for the |Device|, and
    /// directs the |Device| at the target via a viewport, positioned in the
    /// context. These parameters are specified in a |Config|.
    ///
    /// If |config| is invalid (e.g., missing important data), the |Device|
    /// request will be denied: the channel will be closed.
    ///
    /// The return event tells the caller that (1) the server has processed the
    /// call, and (2) the |Device| is connected.
    Register(resource struct {
        config Config;
        injector server_end:Device;
    }) -> ();
};

/// The channel for injecting pointer events into a target.
/// The associated |Config| applies to injected pointer events.
///
/// A |Device| may *inject* pointer events into a target in the scene, but the
/// *dispatch* of pointer events to UI clients within that target's view tree
/// will depend on the dispatch policy and the scene topology.
protocol Device {
    /// Injects events into a target.
    ///
    /// Batching: The caller is expected to batch-inject all events that share the
    /// same timestamp (e.g., multiple finger samples). There may be multiple such
    /// batches per injection call.
    ///
    /// Flow control: The caller is allowed at most one in-flight |Inject| call
    /// at at time: subsequent |Inject| calls must wait until the acknowledgment
    /// returns. Non-compliance results in channel closure.
    Inject(struct {
        events vector<Event>:MAX_INJECT;
    }) -> ();
};