keyboard_layout: Try to change keyboard layout on keyboard device change

Try to detect when any keyboard is plugged in by looking at its
"productName" and checking to see if it contains the word "keyboard". If
so, change the keyboard layout between the preferred for internal and
external keyboards.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/keyboard_layout.lua b/keyboard_layout.lua
index 34404b7..9e6e1aa 100644
--- a/keyboard_layout.lua
+++ b/keyboard_layout.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ keyboard_usb_watcher = hs.usb.watcher.new(function(event)
 		return
 	end
 
+	local product_name_contains_word_keyboard = string.find(
+		string.lower(event['productName']),
+		"keyboard"
+	)
+	if not product_name_contains_word_keyboard then
+		return
+	end
+
 	if event['eventType'] == 'added' then
 		hs.keycodes.setLayout('U.S.')
 	elseif event['eventType'] == 'removed' then