main.lua

--[[ 
	testing out the joystick API
]]--

--initialize the joysticks
local joysticks = love.joystick.getJoysticks()

function love.load()

	for i, joystick in ipairs(joysticks) do
		
		--give useful information		
		print("\n"..joystick:getName()..": "..joystick:getGUID()) 
		print("------------------")
		print("gamepad:\t"  ..tostring(joystick:isGamepad()))
		print("buttons:\t"  ..tostring(joystick:getButtonCount()))
		print("axesCount:\t"..tostring(joystick:getAxisCount())) -- supported: 4
		print("hatcount:\t" ..tostring(joystick:getHatCount()))  -- supported: 1 
		print("vibrate support:"  ..tostring(joystick:isVibrationSupported()))	--SDLbug, this will never work!
		
    end
end

function love.draw()   
	if #love.joystick.getJoysticks() == #joysticks then
	for i, joystick in ipairs(joysticks) do
	
			 --ANALOG STICK TEST--
		--interesting: weird analog stick order: LX, LY, RY, RX
		axX1,axY1,axY2,axX2=joystick:getAxes()
		love.graphics.print(joystick:getName(),-190+i*200,10)
		love.graphics.setColor(127,127,127)
		
		
		--represents the joysticks
		love.graphics.circle("fill",100+axX1*20+i*200-230,100+axY1*20,15,100)
		love.graphics.circle("fill",100+axX2*20+i*200-150,100+axY2*20,15,100)
		
			--BUTTONS TEST--
		total = 0
		for j=0 , 12, 1 do
			test = joystick:isDown(j) and 1 or 0
			total = total + test
		end
		love.graphics.print("buttons down: "..total,-190+i*200,30)	
		
			--HAT TEST--
		if joystick:getHatCount() ~= 0 then
			love.graphics.print("hat direction: "..joystick:getHat(1),-190+i*200,45)	
		end
	end
	end
end