diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3787dd9..6ae33df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-demangle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bumpalo"
+version = "3.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0d261e256854913907f67ed06efbc3338dfe6179796deefc1ff763fc1aee5535"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.79"
@@ -50,6 +62,22 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core-foundation"
+version = "0.9.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "194a7a9e6de53fa55116934067c844d9d749312f75c6f6d0980e8c252f8c2146"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "core-foundation-sys"
+version = "0.8.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5827cebf4670468b8772dd191856768aedcb1b0278a04f989f7766351917b9dc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "failure"
 version = "0.1.8"
@@ -72,6 +100,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fnv"
+version = "1.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
 version = "0.3.27"
@@ -105,6 +139,39 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gilrs"
+version = "0.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d0342acdc7b591d171212e17c9350ca02383b86d5f9af33c6e3598e03a6c57e"
+dependencies = [
+ "fnv",
+ "gilrs-core",
+ "log",
+ "uuid",
+ "vec_map",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "gilrs-core"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6789d356476c3280a4e15365d23f62b4b4f1bcdac81fdd552f65807bce4666dd"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation",
+ "io-kit-sys",
+ "js-sys",
+ "libc",
+ "libudev-sys",
+ "log",
+ "nix",
+ "uuid",
+ "vec_map",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
+ "windows",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gimli"
 version = "0.27.2"
@@ -140,18 +207,47 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "io-kit-sys"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7789f7f3c9686f96164f5109d69152de759e76e284f736bd57661c6df5091919"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "mach",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "453ad9f582a441959e5f0d088b02ce04cfe8d51a8eaf077f12ac6d3e94164ca6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "js-sys"
+version = "0.3.61"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "445dde2150c55e483f3d8416706b97ec8e8237c307e5b7b4b8dd15e6af2a0730"
+dependencies = [
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.140"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "99227334921fae1a979cf0bfdfcc6b3e5ce376ef57e16fb6fb3ea2ed6095f80c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libudev-sys"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c8469b4a23b962c1396b9b451dda50ef5b283e8dd309d69033475fa9b334324"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libusb1-sys"
 version = "0.6.4"
@@ -185,6 +281,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mach"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b823e83b2affd8f40a9ee8c29dbc56404c1e34cd2710921f2801e2cf29527afa"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
 version = "2.5.0"
@@ -200,6 +305,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "adler",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.25.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f346ff70e7dbfd675fe90590b92d59ef2de15a8779ae305ebcbfd3f0caf59be4"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "bitflags",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num_enum"
 version = "0.5.11"
@@ -332,6 +449,7 @@ checksum = "7ef03e0a2b150c7a90d01faf6254c9c48a41e95fb2a8c2ac1c6f0d2b9aefc342"
 name = "rusty-pipe"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "gilrs",
  "hidapi",
  "rdkafka",
  "rusb",
@@ -467,12 +585,103 @@ version = "0.2.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ad2024452afd3874bf539695e04af6732ba06517424dbf958fdb16a01f3bef6c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uuid"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1674845326ee10d37ca60470760d4288a6f80f304007d92e5c53bab78c9cfd79"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
 version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vec_map"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1bddf1187be692e79c5ffeab891132dfb0f236ed36a43c7ed39f1165ee20191"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen"
+version = "0.2.84"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "31f8dcbc21f30d9b8f2ea926ecb58f6b91192c17e9d33594b3df58b2007ca53b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
+version = "0.2.84"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "95ce90fd5bcc06af55a641a86428ee4229e44e07033963a2290a8e241607ccb9"
+dependencies = [
+ "bumpalo",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
+version = "0.2.84"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c21f77c0bedc37fd5dc21f897894a5ca01e7bb159884559461862ae90c0b4c5"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
+version = "0.2.84"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2aff81306fcac3c7515ad4e177f521b5c9a15f2b08f4e32d823066102f35a5f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-backend",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
+version = "0.2.84"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0046fef7e28c3804e5e38bfa31ea2a0f73905319b677e57ebe37e49358989b5d"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "web-sys"
+version = "0.3.61"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e33b99f4b23ba3eec1a53ac264e35a755f00e966e0065077d6027c0f575b0b97"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.43.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04662ed0e3e5630dfa9b26e4cb823b817f1a9addda855d973a9458c236556244"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.45.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index df1f40f..865a62d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ serde_yaml = "0.9.19"
 rdkafka = "0.29.0"
 rusb = "0.9.1"
 hidapi = "0.5.0"
+gilrs = "0.10.1"
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index c154c53..45fdb71 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::config::Engine;
 
 use hidapi::HidApi;
 use rusb::UsbContext;
+use gilrs::{Gilrs, Button, Event};
 
 pub trait InputEngine {
    fn get(&mut self) -> Vec<char>;
@@ -20,13 +21,50 @@ struct InputEngineDevice {
 }
 
 pub fn build_input_engine_device(cfg: &Engine) -> Result<Box<dyn InputEngine>, String> {
+   return build_input_engine_device_gilrs(cfg)
+}
+
+pub fn build_input_engine_device_gilrs(cfg: &Engine) -> Result<Box<dyn InputEngine>, String> {
    let _device_cfg = cfg.device.as_ref().unwrap();
 
+   let mut gilrs = Gilrs::new().unwrap();
+
+   println!("printing gamepads");
+   for (_id, gamepad) in gilrs.gamepads() {
+      println!("{} is {:?}", gamepad.name(), gamepad.power_info());
+   }
+
+   println!("printing gamepads events");
+   let mut active_gamepad = None;
+   loop {
+      // println!("reading gamepads events");
+      // Examine new events
+      while let Some(Event { id, event, time }) = gilrs.next_event() {
+         println!("{:?} New event from {}: {:?}", time, id, event);
+         active_gamepad = Some(id);
+
+         println!("inspecting event");
+         // You can also use cached gamepad state
+         if let Some(gamepad) = active_gamepad.map(|id| gilrs.gamepad(id)) {
+            if gamepad.is_pressed(Button::South) {
+                println!("Button South is pressed (XBox - A, PS - X)");
+            }
+         }
+         break;
+      }
+      std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(15));
+   }
+
+   return Err("do what".to_string());
+}
+
+pub fn build_input_engine_device_hidapi(cfg: &Engine) -> Result<Box<dyn InputEngine>, String> {
+   let _device_cfg = cfg.device.as_ref().unwrap();
 
    match HidApi::new() {
       Ok(api) => {
          for device in api.devices() {
-            println!("{:#?}", device.product_string);
+            println!("{:#?}", device);
          }
       },
       Err(e) => {
diff --git a/todo.yaml b/todo.yaml
index 7eb68a0..79dc2ff 100755
--- a/todo.yaml
+++ b/todo.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 todo:
+- https://docs.rs/gilrs/latest/gilrs/
 - https://github.com/framp/joystick-mapper/tree/master/joystick-mapper-lib
 - https://dev.to/jeikabu/gamepad-input-with-rust-2oji
 - https://docs.rs/rusb/latest/rusb/struct.DeviceHandle.html