Lightweight Key Binding JavaScript Library – Keybinder

A lightweight key binding library that listens for keypress events and makes it easy to add shortcuts to your app.

With this library, you can trigger certain events with a specific key (or key shortcuts), making it potentially useful for anyone looking to facilitate keyboard control of their applications.

How to use it:

1. Import the KeyBinder.

<script type="module">
  import { KeyBinder } from './dist/cjs/index.js';
</script>

2. Create a new Keybinder instance and pass the following parameters:

• default_listener: ‘keypress’, ‘keydown’, ‘keyup’, etc.
• element: In which container the library listens for key events
• case_sensitive: Case sensitive or not

const keyController = new KeyBinder({
      default_listener: 'keypress',
      element: window,
      case_sensitive: false
})

3. Create your own keyboard shortcuts.

// single key
keyController.ListenToKey('enter', (data) => {
  // do something
});
// combination
keyController.ListenToKey('ctrl+c', () => {
  // do something
});
// multiple shortcuts
keyController.ListenToKey('ctrl+c', 'ctrl+v' () => {
  // do something
});

Changelog:

12/04/2022

• Bugfix