[Feature suggestion] load supported devices list from disk

[Kanuan]

Currently it's too much work to test if third-party controllers are supported by DS4Windows.

Basically we always have to compile new versions, which have the following cons:

• only people who know their way around compiling DS4Windows can do so
• make it so users who have new, unsupported controllers dependent on devs helping them test
• lock new controllers out of support if DS4Windows goes unmaintained again

My idea would be the following:

1. On start-up make DS4Windows read from disk a .json file with a list of custom supported controllers, making it easy for anyone to test new controllers by just filling the name/vid/pid/flags themselves
2. Keep the hard-coded supported devices list in DS4Windows
3. Have a property called "EnableDetection" for each device on the list of custom supported devices. If it's false then support is disabled even if it's on the list
   • The intention of this is to have a way to disable support for a given hard-coded device by adding it to the list of custom devices but with the "EnableDetection" property set to false
4. Add a GUI for easy adding/removing support for devices so they don't need to mess with manually editing the .Json file

I'm interested in implementing this, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on if the way I envision seems ok

[Kanuan]

Basically done, just fine tuning some things then need to convert all the changes I've made into proper commits

[Kanuan]

Implemented on #89

[bigboytvbox]

What version has this. got a weird ps4 controller that isn't recognized.
Is there a discord server for helping testing / bug reporting?

[nefarius]

What version has this. got a weird ps4 controller that isn't recognized. Is there a discord server for helping testing / bug reporting?

There is none. Both the author of this change and the repository owner have been silent for quite some time now, I assume life keeps them busy. So you can either wait for progress, try to make your own build or abandon it. IDK if you gain anything from it but you're always welcome on my Discord (easy to find).

Cheers

[bigboytvbox]

I'm already in your server nefarius (joined yesterday, techtaxi) thanks for being so welcoming btw.