Global key press event emitter
NOTE: requires sudo privileges. GUI prompt will appear asking for sudo access if not running as root.
Supports Mac OS X and Linux.
npm install global-keypresscompile native module
npm run compileconst GK = require('global-keypress');
// instantiate
const gk = new GK();
// launch keypress daemon process
gk.start();
// emitted events by process
gk.on('press', data => {
console.log(data);
// example output
/*
{ data: 'a' }
{ data: 'b' }
{ data: '1' }
{ data: '2' }
{ data: '<RShift>' }
{ data: 'A' }
{ data: 'B' }
{ data: '!' }
{ data: '@' }
{ data: '[released <RShift>]' }
{ data: '<Enter>' }
*/
});
// process error
gk.on('error', error => {
console.error(error);
});
// process closed
gk.on('close', () => {
console.log('closed');
});
// manual stop
gk.stop();MIT