Retransmit OSC gamepad packets every 100 ms to recover from dropped events in GFE

app/src/main/java/com/limelight/Game.java

@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ public class Game extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
                     (FrameLayout)streamView.getParent(),
                     this);
             virtualController.refreshLayout();
+            virtualController.show();
         }
 
         if (prefConfig.usbDriver) {
@@ -692,6 +693,10 @@ public class Game extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
         SpinnerDialog.closeDialogs(this);
         Dialog.closeDialogs();
 
+        if (virtualController != null) {
+            virtualController.hide();
+        }
+
         if (conn != null) {
             int videoFormat = decoderRenderer.getActiveVideoFormat();
 

app/src/main/java/com/limelight/binding/input/virtual_controller/AnalogStick.java

@@ -339,15 +339,6 @@ public class AnalogStick extends VirtualControllerElement {
             stick_state = STICK_STATE.NO_MOVEMENT;
             notifyOnRevoke();
 
-            // HACK: We can sometimes generate back-to-back controller events
-            // that cause GFE to drop newer data. Dropping zeroing events would
-            // be disastrous because we may not get a follow-up joystick event to
-            // correct the dropped zeroing packet. Delay 5 ms when raising the
-            // analog stick to ensure this doesn't happen.
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(5);
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
-
             // not longer pressed reset analog stick
             notifyOnMovement(0, 0);
         }

app/src/main/java/com/limelight/binding/input/virtual_controller/VirtualController.java

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import com.limelight.nvstream.NvConnection;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
 
 public class VirtualController {
     public class ControllerInputContext {
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ public class VirtualController {
     private FrameLayout frame_layout = null;
     private RelativeLayout relative_layout = null;
 
+    private Timer retransmitTimer;
+
     ControllerMode currentMode = ControllerMode.Active;
     ControllerInputContext inputContext = new ControllerInputContext();
 
@@ -88,11 +92,24 @@ public class VirtualController {
     }
 
     public void hide() {
+        retransmitTimer.cancel();
         relative_layout.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
     }
 
     public void show() {
         relative_layout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
+        // HACK: GFE sometimes discards gamepad packets when they are received
+        // very shortly after another. This can be critical if an axis zeroing packet
+        // is lost and causes an analog stick to get stuck. To avoid this, we send
+        // a gamepad input packet every 100 ms to ensure any loss can be recovered.
+        retransmitTimer = new Timer("OSC timer", true);
+        retransmitTimer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                sendControllerInputContext();
+            }
+        }, 100, 100);
     }
 
     public void removeElements() {
@@ -149,18 +166,13 @@ public class VirtualController {
         return inputContext;
     }
 
-    public void sendControllerInputContext() {
+    void sendControllerInputContext() {
-        sendControllerInputPacket();
-    }
-
-    private void sendControllerInputPacket() {
         try {
             _DBG("INPUT_MAP + " + inputContext.inputMap);
             _DBG("LEFT_TRIGGER " + inputContext.leftTrigger);
             _DBG("RIGHT_TRIGGER " + inputContext.rightTrigger);
             _DBG("LEFT STICK X: " + inputContext.leftStickX + " Y: " + inputContext.leftStickY);
             _DBG("RIGHT STICK X: " + inputContext.rightStickX + " Y: " + inputContext.rightStickY);
-            _DBG("RIGHT STICK X: " + inputContext.rightStickX + " Y: " + inputContext.rightStickY);
 
             if (connection != null) {
                 connection.sendControllerInput(