0.0.1

rsi-clicker.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ exactly what's missing.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import getpass
 import grp
 import os
 import random
@@ -127,11 +128,29 @@ fix:  echo 'KERNEL=="uinput", GROUP="input", MODE="0660", OPTIONS+="static_node=
         | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-uinput.rules
       sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger""")
 
+    # Two distinct failures here, with completely different fixes:
+    #   (a) not in the group at all           -> usermod
+    #   (b) in the group, but this login       -> log out / newgrp
+    #       session predates the change
+    user = getpass.getuser()
     try:
-        in_input = grp.getgrnam("input").gr_gid in os.getgroups()
+        group = grp.getgrnam("input")
+        in_db = user in group.gr_mem
+        in_session = group.gr_gid in os.getgroups()
     except KeyError:
-        in_input = False
-    check("you are in the 'input' group", in_input, """
+        in_db = in_session = False
+
+    if in_session:
+        check("you are in the 'input' group", True)
+    elif in_db:
+        check("'input' group active in this session", False, """
+You ARE in the group, but this login session started before that
+happened, so your processes never got it.
+
+fix:  log out and back in (or reboot)
+      to test right now without logging out:  newgrp input""")
+    else:
+        check("you are in the 'input' group", False, """
 fix:  sudo usermod -aG input $USER
       then LOG OUT and back in — group changes need a new session""")
 
@@ -503,4 +522,4 @@ def main() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()