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[WIP] feat: add support for meta keys #323

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Add Meta key support to bootcommand VNC and USB drivers
PrashantRaj18198 Apr 1, 2026
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Merge pull request #1 from WarpBuilds/feature/add-meta-key-support
PrashantRaj18198 Apr 2, 2026
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66 changes: 39 additions & 27 deletions bootcommand/boot_command.go
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions bootcommand/boot_command.pigeon
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Expand Up @@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ ExprStart = "<"
SpecialKey = "bs"i / "del"i / "enter"i / "esc"i / "f10"i / "f11"i / "f12"i
/ "f1"i / "f2"i / "f3"i / "f4"i / "f5"i / "f6"i / "f7"i / "f8"i / "f9"i
/ "return"i / "tab"i / "up"i / "down"i / "spacebar"i / "insert"i / "home"i
/ "end"i / "pageUp"i / "pageDown"i / "leftAlt"i / "leftCtrl"i / "leftShift"i
/ "rightAlt"i / "rightCtrl"i / "rightShift"i / "leftSuper"i / "rightSuper"i
/ "end"i / "pageUp"i / "pageDown"i / "leftAlt"i / "leftCtrl"i / "leftMeta"i / "leftShift"i
/ "rightAlt"i / "rightCtrl"i / "rightMeta"i / "rightShift"i / "leftSuper"i / "rightSuper"i
/ "left"i / "right"i / "menu"i

NonZeroDigit = [1-9]
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions bootcommand/config.go
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Expand Up @@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ const PackerKeyDefault = 100 * time.Millisecond
//
// - `<leftCtrl> <rightCtrl>` - Simulates pressing the ctrl key.
//
// - `<leftMeta> <rightMeta>` - Simulates pressing the Meta modifier key.
//
// - `<leftShift> <rightShift>` - Simulates pressing the shift key.
//
// - `<leftSuper> <rightSuper>` - Simulates pressing the ⌘ or Windows key.
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions bootcommand/usb_driver.go
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Expand Up @@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ func NewUSBDriver(send SendUsbScanCodes, interval time.Duration) *usbDriver {
"down": key.CodeDownArrow,
"leftalt": key.CodeLeftAlt,
"leftctrl": key.CodeLeftControl,
"leftmeta": key.CodeLeftGUI, // USB HID uses GUI for Meta
"leftshift": key.CodeLeftShift,
"rightalt": key.CodeRightAlt,
"rightctrl": key.CodeRightControl,
"rightmeta": key.CodeRightGUI, // USB HID uses GUI for Meta
"rightshift": key.CodeRightShift,
"leftsuper": key.CodeLeftGUI,
"rightsuper": key.CodeRightGUI,
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions bootcommand/vnc_driver.go
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Expand Up @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func NewVNCDriver(c VNCKeyEvent, interval time.Duration) *vncDriver {
sMap["left"] = 0xFF51
sMap["leftalt"] = 0xFFE9
sMap["leftctrl"] = 0xFFE3
sMap["leftmeta"] = 0xFFE7
sMap["leftshift"] = 0xFFE1
sMap["leftsuper"] = 0xFFEB
sMap["menu"] = 0xFF67
Expand All @@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func NewVNCDriver(c VNCKeyEvent, interval time.Duration) *vncDriver {
sMap["right"] = 0xFF53
sMap["rightalt"] = 0xFFEA
sMap["rightctrl"] = 0xFFE4
sMap["rightmeta"] = 0xFFE8
sMap["rightshift"] = 0xFFE2
sMap["rightsuper"] = 0xFFEC
sMap["spacebar"] = 0x020
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions .../internal/renderdocs/docs-partials/packer-plugin-sdk/bootcommand/BootConfig.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ command, they will be replaced by the proper key:

- `<leftCtrl> <rightCtrl>` - Simulates pressing the ctrl key.

- `<leftMeta> <rightMeta>` - Simulates pressing the Meta modifier key.

- `<leftShift> <rightShift>` - Simulates pressing the shift key.

- `<leftSuper> <rightSuper>` - Simulates pressing the ⌘ or Windows key.
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