The Virtual DualShock is a basic wrapper around vJoy to simplify using a vJoy device as a PlayStation style gamepad in any XInput-enabled application. This means having a fully programmable gamepad in any recent game that works with a "real" controller.
The Gamepad class requires a free vJoy device with 12 Buttons, 1 D-Pad, and X + Y + Z + rZ axes, and can be manipulated directly with various methods:
Gamepad gamepad = new Gamepad();
// Press R2 + X
gamepad.holdButton(Button.R2);
gamepad.tapButton(Button.Cross);
gamepad.releaseButton(Button.R2);
// Push left stick all the way forward
StickState state = new StickState(Stick.Left, 0.0, 1.0);
// Push right stick to bottom left
StickState state = new StickState(Stick.Right, -1.0, -1.0);
// Release all inputs back to neutral state
gamepad.releaseAll();
Alternatively, an InputSequence can be built and "played" through an existing Gamepad all at once. This helps simplify button timing and can be useful for storing or repeating sequences later:
InputSequence seq = new InputSequence();
bool isBlocking = true; // Force subsequent button presses to come after this press's duration
// Press R2 + X over 40 ms
seq.addButton(Button.R2, 40, !isBlocking); // 0 ms: Hold R2 for 40 ms but allow other inputs
seq.addWait(10); // 0 ms: Wait 10 ms from the start of holding R2
seq.addButton(Button.Cross, 20, isBlocking); // 10 ms: Tap X over 20 ms with an implied wait
// 30 ms: Wait 10 ms from the end of tapping X
// 40 ms: Release R2
seq.run(gamepad);