option to enable/disable background input

src/game/config.cpp

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void save_general_config(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     nlohmann::json config_json{};
 
     recomp::to_json(config_json["targeting_mode"], recomp::get_targeting_mode());
+    recomp::to_json(config_json["background_input_mode"], recomp::get_background_input_mode());
     config_json["rumble_strength"] = recomp::get_rumble_strength();
     config_json["gyro_sensitivity"] = recomp::get_gyro_sensitivity();
     config_json["debug_mode"] = recomp::get_debug_mode_enabled();
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ void load_general_config(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     config_file >> config_json;
     
     recomp::set_targeting_mode(from_or_default(config_json, "targeting_mode", recomp::TargetingMode::Switch));
+    recomp::set_background_input_mode(from_or_default(config_json, "background_input_mode", recomp::BackgroundInputMode::On));
     recomp::set_rumble_strength(from_or_default(config_json, "rumble_strength", 25));
     recomp::set_gyro_sensitivity(from_or_default(config_json, "gyro_sensitivity", 50));
     recomp::set_debug_mode_enabled(from_or_default(config_json, "debug_mode", false));

src/ui/ui_config.cpp

@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ struct ControlOptionsContext {
 	int rumble_strength = 50; // 0 to 100
 	int gyro_sensitivity = 50; // 0 to 200
 	recomp::TargetingMode targeting_mode = recomp::TargetingMode::Switch;
+	recomp::BackgroundInputMode background_input_mode = recomp::BackgroundInputMode::On;
 };
 
 ControlOptionsContext control_options_context;
@@ -286,6 +287,23 @@ void recomp::set_targeting_mode(recomp::TargetingMode mode) {
 	}
 }
 
+recomp::BackgroundInputMode recomp::get_background_input_mode() {
+	return control_options_context.background_input_mode;
+}
+
+void recomp::set_background_input_mode(recomp::BackgroundInputMode mode) {
+	control_options_context.background_input_mode = mode;
+	if (general_model_handle) {
+		general_model_handle.DirtyVariable("background_input_mode");
+	}
+	SDL_SetHint(
+		SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS,
+		mode == recomp::BackgroundInputMode::On
+			? "1"
+			: "0"
+	);
+}
+
 struct SoundOptionsContext {
 	std::atomic<int> bgm_volume;
 	std::atomic<int> low_health_beeps_enabled; // RmlUi doesn't seem to like "true"/"false" strings for setting variants so an int is used here instead.
@@ -737,6 +755,7 @@ public:
 		constructor.Bind("rumble_strength", &control_options_context.rumble_strength);
 		constructor.Bind("gyro_sensitivity", &control_options_context.gyro_sensitivity);
 		bind_option(constructor, "targeting_mode", &control_options_context.targeting_mode);
+		bind_option(constructor, "background_input_mode", &control_options_context.background_input_mode);
 
 		general_model_handle = constructor.GetModelHandle();
 	}

src/ui/ui_renderer.cpp

@@ -1150,9 +1150,27 @@ int cont_axis_to_key(SDL_ControllerAxisEvent& axis, float value) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+void apply_background_input_mode() {
+    static recomp::BackgroundInputMode last_input_mode = recomp::BackgroundInputMode::OptionCount;
+
+    recomp::BackgroundInputMode cur_input_mode = recomp::get_background_input_mode();
+
+    if (last_input_mode != cur_input_mode) {
+        SDL_SetHint(
+            SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS,
+            cur_input_mode == recomp::BackgroundInputMode::On
+                ? "1"
+                : "0"
+        );
+    }
+    last_input_mode = cur_input_mode;
+}
+
 void draw_hook(RT64::RenderCommandList* command_list, RT64::RenderFramebuffer* swap_chain_framebuffer) {
     std::lock_guard lock {ui_context_mutex};
 
+    apply_background_input_mode();
+
     // Return early if the ui context has been destroyed already.
     if (!ui_context) {
         return;