Module clipboard
Library to handle the system clipboard
Events
| paste_trigger | This event is emitted to all processes when the external clipboard is pasted using middle mouse button or when Ctrl+V is pressed and the OS clipboard is not empty. |
Functions
| cut (obj, t) | Cut the given object. |
| copy (obj, t) | Copy the given object. |
| pasteTriggered () | Returns whether if the user wants to paste the clipboard. |
| paste () | Get the current content of the clipboard. |
| retrieve () | Lookup the current clipboard object |
Events
- paste_trigger
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This event is emitted to all processes when the external clipboard is
pasted using middle mouse button or when Ctrl+V is pressed and the OS clipboard is not empty.
Arguments:
- uptime number the uptime corresponding to when the event was emitted
Functions
- cut (obj, t)
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Cut the given object.
This means that when the object is pasted, it will also be removed from the clipboard.
Parameters:
- obj Object to be put in clipboard
- t string MIME type of the object
- copy (obj, t)
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Copy the given object.
Parameters:
- obj Object to be put in clipboard
- t string MIME type of the object
- pasteTriggered ()
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Returns whether if the user wants to paste the clipboard.
This function is the polling equivalent of the paste_trigger event.
Returns:
-
bool
Whether the clipboard should be paster
- paste ()
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Get the current content of the clipboard.
If the clipboard object was cutted, then this function also removes it from the clipboard.
Returns:
-
clipboard content
- retrieve ()
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Lookup the current clipboard object
Returns:
-
clipboard content