input.json

Describes the button input mappings shown in the Core Settings > Controls menu. Currently read-only.

Per-Asset Functionality

Default

By default, the Controls menu is loaded from:
/Cores/AuthorName.CoreName/input.json

Per-Asset

It is possible to have completely unique Controls menus for every single primary asset loaded by the core. APF will check in a specific location, generated from the very first data slot 0. If it is found, it will override the core’s existing input.json.

A per-asset Controls menu, if it exists, is loaded from:
/Presets/AuthorName.CoreName/Input/<path_to_slot0_asset>.json

Example

For example, with an primary asset loaded into data slot 0 with current path and filename of:
/Assets/myplatform/common/subfolder1/asset.bin

APF will check for a JSON file mirroring the same folder structure, but in a different base folder:
/Presets/AuthorName.CoreName/Input/myplatform/common/subfolder1/asset.json

JSON Definition

magic: string
Must be APF_VER_1.

controllers (array)

A maximum of 4 controllers are allowed.

type: string
Type of the controller. Must be "default".

controllers.mappings (array)

A maximum of 8 mappings are allowed.

id: integer / hex string
Limited to 16-bit unsigned.

name: string
Name of the button shown in the menu. Maximum length of 19 chars.

key: string / keycode
See "Keycode list” below.

Keycode List

pad_btn_a: A button
pad_btn_b: B button
pad_btn_x: X button
pad_btn_y: Y button
pad_trig_l: L button
pad_trig_r: R button
pad_btn_start: Start button
pad_btn_select: Select button

Sample File

{
  "input": {
    "magic": "APF_VER_1",
    "controllers": [
      {
        "type": "default",
        "mappings": [
          {
            "id": 0,
            "name": "A",
            "key": "pad_btn_a"
          },
          {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "B",
            "key": "pad_btn_b"
          },
          {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "X",
            "key": "pad_btn_x"
          },
          {
            "id": 3,
            "name": "Y",
            "key": "pad_btn_y"
          },
          {
            "id": 4,
            "name": "L",
            "key": "pad_trig_l"
          },
          {
            "id": 5,
            "name": "R",
            "key": "pad_trig_r"
          },
          {
            "id": 6,
            "name": "Start",
            "key": "pad_btn_start"
          },
          {
            "id": 7,
            "name": "Select",
            "key": "pad_btn_select"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}