psx_mod_allow_direct_shortcut(PSX_MOD_SHORTCUT_*) lets a host shortcut
bound to one controller button act on that button alone. Without it a
one-button binding means Select + button, like the legacy encoding, so a
title can default to a one-button binding safely whether or not its mod is
enabled. While allowed (Rewind: while Rewind is enabled) the runtime claims
the host button: it never reaches P1's guest pad, and a claim made while it
is held lasts until release. Allowances clear at every mod session start.
Multi-button bindings behave as before.
game.toml [controller] direct_shortcut / direct_shortcut_button lets the
title default that shortcut to one button and tells the launcher to capture
it as one button (RECOMP_LAUNCHER_HAS_DIRECT_ASSIST_BIND). No title id is
checked anywhere.
Debug: set_input {"layer":"host", buttons, lx..ry, lt, rt} arms a
virtual P1 gamepad that feeds stage 1 of the offline input path (so sources,
title transforms and trigger values see it) and shortcut polling. A plain
set_input override still wins. Headless runs with the layer armed resolve
P1 through the same path and poll Rewind and the fast-forward latch; the
Rewind pause loop keeps the debug endpoint live and runs without a window.
Binding semantics and the claim latch are pure (psx_hotkey_pad.h) and
covered by psx_hotkey_pad_test.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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