README.md

node-clipboard-event

Clipboard change event for Node.js, Electron.js, NW.js. It's not being polled. This implementation is based on child_process. A native node module using N-API is being developed.

Motivation

The motivation for creating this open project was these:

1. Add Clipboard change event to clipboard API

2. Clipboard-master

3. Discussion: feasibility for clipboard change events

Usage

import ClipboardListener from 'EventClipboard'

// In case of CommonJS
// const ClipboardListener = require('ClipboardEvent');

// To start listening
ClipboardListener.startListening();

ClipboardListener.on('change', () => {
    console.log('Clipboard changed');
});

// To stop listening
ClipboardListener.stopListening();

• Access node_modules/clipboard-event/plataform and run the following command to give execution permission for files from your OS:

chmod +x <filename>

Credits

MAC

• apple/NSPasteboard
• alecjacobson/Accessing clipboard (copy paste) from C++ program on Mac OS X
• Daemon-Devarshi/PasteboardWatcher.swift

Linux:

• stackoverflow/X11 Wait for and Get Clipboard Text

Windows

• glombard/ClipboardNotification.cs
• stackoverflow/"Current thread must be set to single thread apartment (STA)" error in copy string to clipboard