Updating the noodlepad_micro keymaps with custom keycodes

keyboards/themadnoodle/noodlepad_micro/keyboard.json

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         "mousekey": true,
         "nkro": true,
         "rgblight": true,
-        "encoder": true
+        "encoder": true,
+        "unicode": true
     },
     "rgblight": {
         "hue_steps": 10,
@@ -30,7 +31,13 @@
             "rgb_test": true,
             "alternating": true,
             "twinkle": true
-        }
+        },
+    "layers": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "blink": true,
+        "max": 8,
+        "override_rgb": false
+    }
     },
     "matrix_pins": {
         "cols": ["GP6", "GP7", "GP0"],

keyboards/themadnoodle/noodlepad_micro/keymaps/default/keymap.c

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 #include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
 
+enum custom_keycodes {
+    L_IND = QK_USER, // Toggle the Layer Indicators Modes
+    L_CYC               // Cycle through the layers
+};
+
 const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 
     /* LAYER 0
@@ -53,6 +58,22 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
       KC_TRNS,          KC_TRNS, 
       KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, 
       KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS
+    ),
+
+        /* LAYER 3 (ENCODER)
+     * ,--ENC2--       --ENC1--.
+     * |       |       |       |  
+     * |-------+-------+-------|
+     * |       |       |       |
+     * |-------+-------+-------|
+     * |       |       |       |
+     * `-----------------------'
+     */
+
+    [3] = LAYOUT(
+      KC_TRNS,          KC_TRNS, 
+      KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, 
+      KC_TRNS, L_IND, KC_TRNS
     )
 };
 
@@ -63,6 +84,146 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 const uint16_t PROGMEM encoder_map[][NUM_ENCODERS][NUM_DIRECTIONS] = {
     [0] =  { ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_LEFT, KC_RGHT),      ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_VOLD, KC_VOLU)  },
     [1] =  { ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_HUD, RGB_HUI),      ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_SAD, RGB_SAI)  },
-    [2] =  { ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_VAD, RGB_VAI),      ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_SPD, RGB_SPI)  }
+    [2] =  { ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_VAD, RGB_VAI),      ENCODER_CCW_CW(RGB_SPD, RGB_SPI)  },
+    [3] =  { ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_LEFT, KC_RGHT),      ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_DOWN, KC_UP)    }
 };
 #endif
+
+/*Custom Keycodes*/
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_zero_all[]  = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({0, 4, HSV_WHITE});
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_one_all[]   = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({0, 4, HSV_RED});
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_two_all[]   = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({0, 4, HSV_GREEN});
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_three_all[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({0, 4, HSV_BLUE});
+
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_zero[]  = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({0, 1, HSV_WHITE});
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_one[]   = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({1, 1, HSV_WHITE});
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_two[]   = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({2, 1, HSV_WHITE});
+const rgblight_segment_t PROGMEM layer_three[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYER_SEGMENTS({3, 1, HSV_WHITE});
+
+const rgblight_segment_t *const PROGMEM my_rgb_layers[] = RGBLIGHT_LAYERS_LIST(
+
+    layer_zero_all,  // 0
+    layer_one_all,   // 1
+    layer_two_all,   // 2
+    layer_three_all, // 3
+    layer_zero,      // 4
+    layer_one,       // 5
+    layer_two,       // 6
+    layer_three      // 7
+
+);
+
+void keyboard_post_init_user(void) {
+    // Enable the LED layers
+    rgblight_layers = my_rgb_layers;
+}
+
+#define LAYER_CYCLE_START 0 // 1st layer on the cycle
+#define LAYER_CYCLE_END 3 // Last layer on the cycle
+
+bool led_mode; // false for Blinking Mode, true for Static Mode
+
+bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
+    switch (keycode) {
+        case L_IND:
+            if (record->event.pressed) {
+                // Code to toggle between the two Layer Indicators
+                led_mode = !led_mode; // Toggle the mode
+
+                // Updateing lighting layer when key is pressed
+                if (led_mode) {
+                    if (layer_state_is(0)) {
+                        rgblight_set_layer_state(4, true);
+                    }
+                    if (layer_state_is(1)) {
+                        rgblight_set_layer_state(5, true);
+                    }
+                    if (layer_state_is(2)) {
+                        rgblight_set_layer_state(6, true);
+                    }
+                    if (layer_state_is(3)) {
+                        rgblight_set_layer_state(7, true);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    rgblight_set_layer_state(4, false);
+                    rgblight_set_layer_state(5, false);
+                    rgblight_set_layer_state(6, false);
+                    rgblight_set_layer_state(7, false);
+
+                    if (layer_state_is(0)) {
+                        rgblight_blink_layer(0, 1000);
+                    }
+                    if (layer_state_is(1)) {
+                        rgblight_blink_layer(1, 1000);
+                    }
+                    if (layer_state_is(2)) {
+                        rgblight_blink_layer(2, 1000);
+                    }
+                    if (layer_state_is(3)) {
+                        rgblight_blink_layer(3, 1000);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+            }
+            return false; // Skip all further processing of this key
+
+        case L_CYC:
+            // Our logic will happen on presses, nothing is done on releases
+            if (!record->event.pressed) {
+                // We've already handled the keycode (doing nothing), let QMK know so no further code is run unnecessarily
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            uint8_t current_layer = get_highest_layer(layer_state);
+
+            // Check if we are within the range, if not quit
+            if (current_layer > LAYER_CYCLE_END || current_layer < LAYER_CYCLE_START) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            uint8_t next_layer = current_layer + 1;
+            if (next_layer > LAYER_CYCLE_END) {
+                next_layer = LAYER_CYCLE_START;
+            }
+            layer_move(next_layer);
+            return false;
+
+        default:
+            return true; // Process all other keycodes normally
+    }
+}
+
+layer_state_t layer_state_set_user(layer_state_t state) {
+    if (led_mode) {
+        // Code for Static Layer Indicators
+
+        rgblight_set_layer_state(4, layer_state_cmp(state, 0));
+        rgblight_set_layer_state(5, layer_state_cmp(state, 1));
+        rgblight_set_layer_state(6, layer_state_cmp(state, 2));
+        rgblight_set_layer_state(7, layer_state_cmp(state, 3));
+
+    } else {
+        // Code for Blinking Layer Indicators
+
+        uint8_t layer = get_highest_layer(state);
+
+        switch (layer) {
+            case 0:
+                rgblight_blink_layer(0, 500);
+                break;
+            case 1:
+                rgblight_blink_layer(1, 500);
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                rgblight_blink_layer(2, 500);
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                rgblight_blink_layer(3, 500);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                rgblight_blink_layer(0, 500);
+        }
+    }
+    return state;
+}