enumerating HID devices

Hi all,

Is there an easy way in Linux to enumerate all HID devices, other than iterating /dev/usb/hiddev* ? E.g. in OS X, one accesses a linked list of all HID devices to connect to one.

Also, is there a different way to access these devices than through the device node? The problem is that the assignment of node to device is not at all static and makes it difficult to work with.

Pointers, hints, tipps, tricks, and friendly flames (e.g. RTFM) are greatly appreciated.

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