Add last activity functions for pointing device (#20079)

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.c b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.c
index 75bb5f81fc..abb3817b5f 100644
--- a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.c
+++ b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ uint16_t pointing_device_get_shared_cpi(void) {
 
 #endif // defined(SPLIT_POINTING_ENABLE)
 
-static report_mouse_t local_mouse_report = {};
+static report_mouse_t local_mouse_report         = {};
+static bool           pointing_device_force_send = false;
 
 extern const pointing_device_driver_t pointing_device_driver;
 
@@ -163,11 +164,11 @@ __attribute__((weak)) void pointing_device_init(void) {
  * This sends the mouse report generated by pointing_device_task if changed since the last report. Once send zeros mouse report except buttons.
  *
  */
-__attribute__((weak)) void pointing_device_send(void) {
-    static report_mouse_t old_report = {};
+__attribute__((weak)) bool pointing_device_send(void) {
+    static report_mouse_t old_report         = {};
+    bool                  should_send_report = has_mouse_report_changed(&local_mouse_report, &old_report);
 
-    // If you need to do other things, like debugging, this is the place to do it.
-    if (has_mouse_report_changed(&local_mouse_report, &old_report)) {
+    if (should_send_report) {
         host_mouse_send(&local_mouse_report);
     }
     // send it and 0 it out except for buttons, so those stay until they are explicity over-ridden using update_pointing_device
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ __attribute__((weak)) void pointing_device_send(void) {
     memset(&local_mouse_report, 0, sizeof(local_mouse_report));
     local_mouse_report.buttons = buttons;
     memcpy(&old_report, &local_mouse_report, sizeof(local_mouse_report));
+
+    return should_send_report || buttons;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -220,18 +223,18 @@ report_mouse_t pointing_device_adjust_by_defines(report_mouse_t mouse_report) {
  * It applies any optional configuration e.g. rotation or axis inversion and then initiates a send.
  *
  */
-__attribute__((weak)) void pointing_device_task(void) {
+__attribute__((weak)) bool pointing_device_task(void) {
 #if defined(SPLIT_POINTING_ENABLE)
     // Don't poll the target side pointing device.
     if (!is_keyboard_master()) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     };
 #endif
 
 #if (POINTING_DEVICE_TASK_THROTTLE_MS > 0)
     static uint32_t last_exec = 0;
     if (timer_elapsed32(last_exec) < POINTING_DEVICE_TASK_THROTTLE_MS) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     last_exec = timer_read32();
 #endif
@@ -286,7 +289,11 @@ __attribute__((weak)) void pointing_device_task(void) {
     report_mouse_t mousekey_report = mousekey_get_report();
     local_mouse_report.buttons     = local_mouse_report.buttons | mousekey_report.buttons;
 #endif
-    pointing_device_send();
+
+    const bool send_report     = pointing_device_send() || pointing_device_force_send;
+    pointing_device_force_send = false;
+
+    return send_report;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -304,7 +311,8 @@ report_mouse_t pointing_device_get_report(void) {
  * @param[in] mouse_report
  */
 void pointing_device_set_report(report_mouse_t mouse_report) {
-    local_mouse_report = mouse_report;
+    pointing_device_force_send = has_mouse_report_changed(&local_mouse_report, &mouse_report);
+    memcpy(&local_mouse_report, &mouse_report, sizeof(local_mouse_report));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.h b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.h
index d430e6cfa4..eacc6418dd 100644
--- a/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.h
+++ b/quantum/pointing_device/pointing_device.h
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ typedef int16_t clamp_range_t;
 #endif
 
 void           pointing_device_init(void);
-void           pointing_device_task(void);
-void           pointing_device_send(void);
+bool           pointing_device_task(void);
+bool           pointing_device_send(void);
 report_mouse_t pointing_device_get_report(void);
 void           pointing_device_set_report(report_mouse_t mouse_report);
 uint16_t       pointing_device_get_cpi(void);