windows gamepad access

[rbi...@cox.net]

Hi all,

    I'm just getting started with Go and, for various reasons, want to run under Windows 10.   I need to read a gamepad (x360) which is read by a Windows hid driver.  I can't find any posts here or elsewhere that give an easy explanation of how to do so.  Is there anything in the standard libraries?  or any other libraries?  or do I have to do it by calling a Win32 dll or something?    

   Thanks in advance for any help.  And I apologize if this question is naive, but I am a newbie.

Alex

[Egon]

You can use glfw or windows api directly:

https://gist.github.com/egonelbre/eda3b78db47236a453f5ed257da7b2e2

+ Egon

[leew...@gmail.com]

<shameless plug> I have written a library that will do what you want, https://github.com/simulatedsimian/joystick

[rbi...@cox.net]

Thanks, Egon and Lee, for your suggestions.   It's nice to know I actually have choices on how to proceed.  I'll be looking at both your proposals.