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react-bind-keys

react-bind-keys is a react component that makes it easy to bind key events to elements

Usage

import BindKeys from 'react-bind-keys';

export default function MyComponent({ children }) {
  const keyHandlers = {
    MOVE_LEFT: () => console.log('left'),
    MOVE_RIGHT: () => console.log('right'),
    MOVE_DOWN: () => console.log('down'),
    MOVE_UP: () => console.log('up'),
    MUTE: () => console.log('mute'),
  };
  const keyMap = {
    MOVE_LEFT: ['arrowleft', 'shift+tab'],
    MOVE_RIGHT: ['arrowright', 'tab'],
    MOVE_DOWN: ['arrowdown'],
    MOVE_UP: ['arrowup'],
    MUTE: ['meta+e', 'e+meta'],
  };

  return (
    <BindKeys keyMap={keyMap} keyHandlers={keyHandlers}>
      {children}
    </BindKeys>
  );
}

Feature Checklist

  • proper event propogation with portals
  • allow binding to window
  • add debugging logs and hook debuger