Global User Input

😎 Bi-directional global user input; Read/Write key events on Windows!

Last Update (2.0.0)

• Added bi-directional support! Now you can control the mouse and keyboard!

Example

const gui = require("globaluserinput").default;
gui.init();

gui.on("keyboard:keydown", ({ key }) => {
  console.log("User pressed to key:", key);
});

gui.on("mouse:move", ({ x, y }) => {
  console.log("User moved the mouse:", x, y);
});

// Click the left mouse button every one second.
setInterval(()=>{
  gui.mouse.click(1);
}, 1000);

API

init(): void: Initializes the global user input.

keyboard: Object

• isDown(key): boolean: Key code is required. And it returns true if the key is down.

• down(key): any: Key code is required. Sends a keydown event to the active window/desktop.

• up(key): any: Key code is required. Sends a keyup event to the active window/desktop.

• press(key): any: Key code is required. Sends a keypress event to the active window/desktop. Basicly it sends a keydown and a keyup event.

mouse: Object

• x: number: X position of the mouse.

• y: number: Y position of the mouse.

• isDown(key): boolean: Key code is required. And it returns true if the key is down.

• down(key, x?, y?): any: Key code is required. Sends a mousedown event to the active window/desktop.

• up(key, x?, y?): any: Key code is required. Sends a mouseup event to the active window/desktop.

• move(x, y): any: X and Y is required. Sends a mousemove event to the active window/desktop.

• click(key, x?, y?): any: Key code is required. Basicly sends a mousedown and a mouseup event.

on(event, listener): any

Shortcut for the this.events.on(). Also you can listen for these events:

• mouse:move: Object
  • x: number: X position of the mouse.
  • y: number: Y position of the mouse.
• mouse:keyup: Object
  • x: number: X position of the mouse.
  • y: number: Y position of the mouse.
  • key: number: Keycode of the key.
• mouse:keydown: Object
  • x: number: X position of the mouse.
  • y: number: Y position of the mouse.
  • key: number: Keycode of the key.
• keyboard:keyup: Object
  • key: number: Keycode of the key.
• keyboard:keydown: Object
  • key: number: Keycode of the key.
• keyboard:keypress: Object
  • key: number: Keycode of the key.

off(event, listener): any

Shortcut for the this.events.off().

events: EventEmitter

• Node.js event emitter.