https://github.com/sudhakar3697/node-clipboard-event

Clipboard change event for Node.js/Electron.js/NW.js
https://github.com/sudhakar3697/node-clipboard-event

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Clipboard change event for Node.js/Electron.js/NW.js

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sudhakar3697/node-clipboard-event
• Owner: sudhakar3697
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-04-07T11:31:46.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-13T00:17:44.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-15T23:08:33.944Z (15 days ago)
• Topics: clipboard, clipboard-change, clipboard-event, electron, nodejs, nwjs
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/clipboard-event
• Size: 55.7 KB
• Stars: 102
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 19
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# 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.](https://github.com/sudhakar3697/node-clipboard-event/tree/v2)**

## Motivation

The motivation for creating this open project was these: 

**1.** [Add Clipboard change event to clipboard API](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/2280)

**2.** [Clipboard-master](https://github.com/DoumanAsh/clipboard-master)

**3.** [Discussion: feasibility for clipboard change events](https://github.com/aweinstock314/rust-clipboard/issues/48)

## Usage

```js

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:

```bash

chmod +x 

```

## Credits

#### MAC

* [apple/NSPasteboard](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nspasteboard?language=occ)

* [alecjacobson/Accessing clipboard (copy paste) from C++ program on Mac OS X](http://www.alecjacobson.com/weblog/?p=2376)

* [Daemon-Devarshi/PasteboardWatcher.swift](https://gist.github.com/Daemon-Devarshi/13efd24f027a775ee862)

  

#### Linux:

* [stackoverflow/X11 Wait for and Get Clipboard Text](https://stackoverflow.com/a/44992967)

#### Windows

* [glombard/ClipboardNotification.cs](https://gist.github.com/glombard/7986317)

* [stackoverflow/"Current thread must be set to single thread apartment (STA)" error in copy string to clipboard](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17762037/error-while-trying-to-copy-string-to-clipboard)