IMPORTANT! It seems there is a fatal bug in [GCControllerSnapshot snapshotData] that prevents them from being used on OS X 10.11. Until Apple fixes it, this library can only be used on 10.9 or 10.10.

CCController

I rather like Apple's GameController.framework API. It's clean, simple, and fairly complete, and (mildly) cross-platform. Unfortunately it's nearly useless on the Mac since nobody really has controllers to use with it. Most computer players use their console controllers on their computer, and using gamepad snapshots it's easy to trick GameController.framework into supporting them.

• PS4 controllers work out of the box using both USB and bluetooth.
• 360 wired controllers work if you install a driver for them. Wireless controllers also work if you have the Microsoft USB reciever dongle.
• I've been told Xbox One and PS3 controllers work as well.

Use:

Instead of calling [GCController controllers] to get the list of controllers, call [CCController controllers] instead. That's all! Everything else should "just work" as expected.

More Controllers!

Right now the mappings are hard coded specifically for Xbox/PS controllers. I'd like to make it more configurable using a plist file though. Feral Interactive gave me permission to use their controller mapping files. @geowar1 also pointed me to some existing data. It's mostly a matter of time (or pull a request?).

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