How to call ReadConsoleInputW using Zig in Windows

ReadConsoleInputW can be used to mimic kbhit() C function found in Borland C/C++.
OS: Windows 10 22H2
Zig: 0.12

	const std = @import("std");
	const c = @cImport({
	@cInclude("windows.h");
	});
	const KEY_EVENT = 0x0001;
	pub fn main() !void {
	_ = std.os.windows.kernel32.SetConsoleOutputCP(65001);
	const stdin = c.GetStdHandle(c.STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
	var input_records: [1]c.INPUT_RECORD = undefined;
	while (true) {
	var num_events_read: u32 = 0;
	const result = c.ReadConsoleInputW(
	stdin, // Handle to the console input buffer
	&input_records, // Pointer to the buffer to receive the input records
	@intCast(input_records.len), // Number of input records to read
	&num_events_read, // Pointer to the variable that receives the number of input records read
	);
	if (result != std.os.windows.TRUE) {
	const err = std.os.windows.kernel32.GetLastError();
	std.debug.print("Failed to read console input: {}\n", .{err});
	break;
	}
	for (input_records[0..num_events_read]) |record| {
	if (record.EventType == KEY_EVENT) {
	const keyEvent = record.Event.KeyEvent;
	if (keyEvent.bKeyDown != 0) {
	// std.debug.print("Key down: {} (code: {})\n", .{ keyEvent.UnicodeChar, keyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode });
	std.debug.print("Key down: {c} (code: {})\n", .{ (keyEvent.uChar.AsciiChar), keyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode });
	} else {
	// std.debug.print("Key up: {} (code: {})\n", .{ keyEvent.UnicodeChar, keyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode });
	std.debug.print("Key up: {} (code: {})\n", .{ keyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar, keyEvent.wVirtualKeyCode });
	}
	}
	}
	}
	}

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Compile ReadConsoleInputW.zig:

PS C:\prj> zig build-exe -lc .\ReadConsoleInputW.zig