Phase 1a: per-slot poll viz + input-path diagnostics

Surfaced by a game (Life is Strange: Before the Storm) that ignores
controller input when it lacks true OS focus even though it still polls
XInput. To find the focus-gated detection path, instrument the hook.

Protocol v3 status back-channel now reports:
- per-slot XInputGetState and XInputGetCapabilities counters (replacing the
  single aggregate), so the overlay shows exactly which slots the game polls
  and how fast;
- focus-API call counts (GetForegroundWindow/GetActiveWindow/GetFocus) to see
  whether the game consults the APIs we spoof;
- input-path diagnostics: whether the process registered Raw Input for a
  gamepad usage and whether it set RIDEV_INPUTSINK (background delivery), and
  whether a DirectInput dll is loaded.

Host overlay gains a per-slot poll table and an "Input path" section. The DLL
refreshes input diagnostics each worker tick via GetRegisteredRawInputDevices.
hook_selftest updated for per-slot counters; passes.

This is diagnostic-only: once a real run shows which path LiS uses, the
targeted focus fix (e.g. forcing RIDEV_INPUTSINK or DI background coop) follows.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

hook/src/dllmain.cpp

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI worker_thread(LPVOID)
 		{
 			focus_installed = coop::hook::install_focus_spoof(g_ipc);
 		}
+		coop::hook::update_input_diagnostics(g_ipc); // refreshes each tick; registrations can change
 		g_ipc.heartbeat();
 		Sleep(250);
 	}

hook/src/focus_spoof.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ HWND g_game_hwnd = nullptr;
 WNDPROC g_orig_proc = nullptr;
 bool g_unicode = true;
 std::vector<safetyhook::InlineHook> g_focus_hooks;
+IpcClient* g_focus_ipc = nullptr;
 
 struct EnumContext
 {
@@ -85,16 +86,28 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK subclass_proc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam
 
 HWND WINAPI hk_GetForegroundWindow()
 {
+	if (g_focus_ipc != nullptr)
+	{
+		g_focus_ipc->note_focus_query(FocusApi_Foreground);
+	}
 	return g_game_hwnd;
 }
 
 HWND WINAPI hk_GetActiveWindow()
 {
+	if (g_focus_ipc != nullptr)
+	{
+		g_focus_ipc->note_focus_query(FocusApi_Active);
+	}
 	return g_game_hwnd;
 }
 
 HWND WINAPI hk_GetFocus()
 {
+	if (g_focus_ipc != nullptr)
+	{
+		g_focus_ipc->note_focus_query(FocusApi_Focus);
+	}
 	return g_game_hwnd;
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +123,7 @@ void hook_export(HMODULE module, const char* name, void* detour)
 
 bool install_focus_spoof(IpcClient& ipc)
 {
+	g_focus_ipc = &ipc;
 	if (g_game_hwnd != nullptr)
 	{
 		return true; // already active
@@ -142,6 +156,40 @@ bool install_focus_spoof(IpcClient& ipc)
 	return true;
 }
 
+void update_input_diagnostics(IpcClient& ipc)
+{
+	// Inspect how the game currently reads input, to find a focus-gated path that
+	// would explain a controller working only when the game has true focus.
+	bool raw_registered = false;
+	bool raw_gamepad = false;
+	bool raw_gamepad_sink = false;
+
+	UINT count = 0;
+	if (GetRegisteredRawInputDevices(nullptr, &count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICE)) == 0 && count > 0)
+	{
+		std::vector<RAWINPUTDEVICE> devices(count);
+		const UINT got = GetRegisteredRawInputDevices(devices.data(), &count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICE));
+		if (got != static_cast<UINT>(-1))
+		{
+			raw_registered = got > 0;
+			for (UINT i = 0; i < got; ++i)
+			{
+				// Generic Desktop (0x01) joystick (0x04) / gamepad (0x05).
+				const bool is_pad =
+				    devices[i].usUsagePage == 0x01 && (devices[i].usUsage == 0x04 || devices[i].usUsage == 0x05);
+				if (is_pad)
+				{
+					raw_gamepad = true;
+					raw_gamepad_sink = (devices[i].dwFlags & RIDEV_INPUTSINK) != 0;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	const bool dinput = GetModuleHandleW(L"dinput8.dll") != nullptr || GetModuleHandleW(L"dinput.dll") != nullptr;
+	ipc.set_input_diagnostics(raw_registered, raw_gamepad, raw_gamepad_sink, dinput);
+}
+
 void remove_focus_spoof()
 {
 	if (g_game_hwnd != nullptr && g_orig_proc != nullptr)
@@ -158,6 +206,7 @@ void remove_focus_spoof()
 	g_focus_hooks.clear();
 	g_game_hwnd = nullptr;
 	g_orig_proc = nullptr;
+	g_focus_ipc = nullptr;
 }
 
 } // namespace coop::hook

hook/src/focus_spoof.hpp

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ namespace coop::hook
 // status through `ipc`.
 bool install_focus_spoof(IpcClient& ipc);
 
+// Reports how the game currently reads input (Raw Input gamepad usage + sink
+// flag, DirectInput presence) so the host can identify a focus-gated path. Cheap
+// to call each tick.
+void update_input_diagnostics(IpcClient& ipc);
+
 // Restores the original window procedure and removes the focus API hooks.
 void remove_focus_spoof();
 

hook/src/ipc_client.hpp

@@ -57,14 +57,28 @@ public:
 
 	// --- Status back-channel (hook -> host diagnostics) --------------------
 
-	// Record that the game queried a controller slot; the host turns the
-	// cumulative count into a poll rate to prove the hook is live.
-	void note_query(std::uint32_t user_index)
+	// Record that the game queried a controller slot via XInputGetState/Ex.
+	void note_state_query(std::uint32_t user_index)
 	{
-		if (block_ != nullptr)
+		if (block_ != nullptr && user_index < kMaxPads)
 		{
-			block_->status.xinput_queries.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-			block_->status.last_user_index = user_index;
+			block_->status.get_state_calls[user_index].fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void note_caps_query(std::uint32_t user_index)
+	{
+		if (block_ != nullptr && user_index < kMaxPads)
+		{
+			block_->status.get_caps_calls[user_index].fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+		}
+	}
+
+	void note_focus_query(FocusApi which)
+	{
+		if (block_ != nullptr && which < FocusApi_Count)
+		{
+			block_->status.focus_query_calls[which].fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -86,6 +100,17 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+	void set_input_diagnostics(bool raw_registered, bool raw_gamepad, bool raw_gamepad_sink, bool dinput)
+	{
+		if (block_ != nullptr)
+		{
+			block_->status.raw_input_registered = raw_registered ? 1u : 0u;
+			block_->status.raw_input_gamepad = raw_gamepad ? 1u : 0u;
+			block_->status.raw_input_gamepad_sink = raw_gamepad_sink ? 1u : 0u;
+			block_->status.dinput_loaded = dinput ? 1u : 0u;
+		}
+	}
+
 	void heartbeat()
 	{
 		if (block_ != nullptr)

hook/src/xinput_hook.cpp

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ DWORD query_state(DWORD user_index, XINPUT_STATE* state, bool keep_guide)
 	}
 	if (g_ipc != nullptr)
 	{
-		g_ipc->note_query(user_index); // proves to the host the game is polling us
+		g_ipc->note_state_query(user_index); // proves to the host the game is polling us
 	}
 	refresh_cache();
 	const CoopPadState& pad = g_cache[user_index];
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ DWORD WINAPI hk_XInputGetCapabilities(DWORD user_index, DWORD /*flags*/, XINPUT_
 	{
 		return ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED;
 	}
+	if (g_ipc != nullptr)
+	{
+		g_ipc->note_caps_query(user_index);
+	}
 	refresh_cache();
 	if (!g_cache[user_index].connected)
 	{