NEW: Added canRunInBackground flag in device debug view

Assets/Tests/InputSystem/CoreTests_Devices.cs

@@ -4550,6 +4550,13 @@ void DeviceChangeCallback(InputDevice device, InputDeviceChange change)
                     Assert.That(gamepad.canRunInBackground, Is.True);
                     Assert.That(joystick.canRunInBackground, Is.True);
                     Assert.That(keyboard.canRunInBackground, Is.False);
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+                    Assert.That(trackedDevice.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(mouse.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(gamepad.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(joystick.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(keyboard.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+#endif
                     break;
 
                 case InputSettings.EditorInputBehaviorInPlayMode.AllDevicesRespectGameViewFocus:
@@ -4558,6 +4565,13 @@ void DeviceChangeCallback(InputDevice device, InputDeviceChange change)
                     Assert.That(gamepad.canRunInBackground, Is.False);
                     Assert.That(joystick.canRunInBackground, Is.False);
                     Assert.That(keyboard.canRunInBackground, Is.False);
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+                    Assert.That(trackedDevice.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(mouse.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(gamepad.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(joystick.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+                    Assert.That(keyboard.canDeviceRunInBackground, Is.True);
+#endif
                     break;
             }
         }

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ however, it has to be formatted properly to pass verification tests.
 - Renamed editor Resources directories to PackageResources to fix package validation warnings.
 - Changed representation of GamepadButton enum values in Inspector to display aliased enum values as a single item to avoid confusion around selection and aliased value display when multiple enum items map to the same numerical value. [ISXB-543](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/ISXB-543)
 - PlayerInput component now warns if the system cannot find matching control scheme, which can occur if all control schemes already paired (e.g. to other game objects with PlayerInput components) [ISXB-1020](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/ISXB-1020)
+### Added
+- Added the display of the device flag CanRunInBackground in device debug view.
 
 ## [1.11.0] - 2024-09-10
 

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/Devices/InputDevice.cs

@@ -247,14 +247,27 @@ public bool canRunInBackground
                 // In the editor, "background" refers to "game view not focused", not to the editor not being active.
                 // So, we modulate canRunInBackground depending on how input should behave WRT game view according
                 // to the input settings.
-                #if UNITY_EDITOR
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
                 var gameViewFocus = InputSystem.settings.editorInputBehaviorInPlayMode;
                 if (gameViewFocus == InputSettings.EditorInputBehaviorInPlayMode.AllDevicesRespectGameViewFocus)
                     return false; // No device considered being able to run without game view focus.
                 if (gameViewFocus == InputSettings.EditorInputBehaviorInPlayMode.PointersAndKeyboardsRespectGameViewFocus)
                     return !(this is Pointer || this is Keyboard); // Anything but pointers and keyboards considered as being able to run in background.
-                #endif
 
+
+                return canDeviceRunInBackground;
+            }
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// In editor, it may differ from canRunInBackground depending on the gameViewFocus setting.
+        /// This property is used by Device Debug View
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>Whether the device should generate input while in the background.</value>
+        internal bool canDeviceRunInBackground
+        {
+            get
+            {
+#endif
                 if ((m_DeviceFlags & DeviceFlags.CanRunInBackgroundHasBeenQueried) != 0)
                     return (m_DeviceFlags & DeviceFlags.CanRunInBackground) != 0;
 

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/Editor/Debugger/InputDeviceDebuggerWindow.cs

@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ private void UpdateDeviceFlags()
                 flags.Add("DisabledInRuntime");
             if (m_Device.disabledWhileInBackground)
                 flags.Add("DisabledWhileInBackground");
+            if (m_Device.canDeviceRunInBackground)
+                flags.Add("CanRunInBackground");
             m_DeviceFlags = m_Device.m_DeviceFlags;
             m_DeviceFlagsString = string.Join(", ", flags.ToArray());
         }

Packages/com.unity.inputsystem/InputSystem/InputManager.cs

@@ -2893,22 +2893,8 @@ internal void AddAvailableDevicesThatAreNowRecognized()
 
         private bool ShouldRunDeviceInBackground(InputDevice device)
         {
-            var runDeviceInBackground =
-                m_Settings.backgroundBehavior != InputSettings.BackgroundBehavior.ResetAndDisableAllDevices &&
+            return m_Settings.backgroundBehavior != InputSettings.BackgroundBehavior.ResetAndDisableAllDevices &&
                 device.canRunInBackground;
-
-            // In editor, we may override canRunInBackground depending on the gameViewFocus setting.
-            #if UNITY_EDITOR
-            if (runDeviceInBackground)
-            {
-                if (m_Settings.editorInputBehaviorInPlayMode == InputSettings.EditorInputBehaviorInPlayMode.AllDevicesRespectGameViewFocus)
-                    runDeviceInBackground = false;
-                else if (m_Settings.editorInputBehaviorInPlayMode == InputSettings.EditorInputBehaviorInPlayMode.PointersAndKeyboardsRespectGameViewFocus)
-                    runDeviceInBackground = !(device is Pointer || device is Keyboard);
-            }
-            #endif
-
-            return runDeviceInBackground;
         }
 
         internal void OnFocusChanged(bool focus)