https://github.com/octalmage/active-window

Get active window title in Node.js.
https://github.com/octalmage/active-window

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Get active window title in Node.js.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/octalmage/active-window
• Owner: octalmage
• Created: 2015-08-27T14:15:24.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-04-11T08:10:04.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-12T03:35:51.564Z (2 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 161
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 51
• Open Issues: 15
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Attention, this library is not maintained anymore!!!

# active-window

> Get active window title in Node.js.

Compatible with Linux, Windows 7+, and OSX;

## Usage

```javascript

var monitor = require('active-window');

callback = function(window){

  try {

    console.log("App: " + window.app);

    console.log("Title: " + window.title);

  }catch(err) {

      console.log(err);

  } 

}

/*Watch the active window 

  @callback

  @number of requests; infinity = -1 

  @interval between requests

*/

//monitor.getActiveWindow(callback,-1,1);

//Get the current active window

monitor.getActiveWindow(callback);

```

## Tested on

- Windows

 - Windows 10

 - Windows 7

- Linux 

  - Raspbian [lxdm]

  - Debian 8 [cinnamon]

- OSX

  - Yosemite 10.10.1

## TODO

- Test on more operating systems.

- Use native APIs. 

## License

MIT