Lightweight WebSocket server that listens to keyboard events and reports requested hot-keys to connected clients.
- python >= 3.4
- modules: click, keyboard, websockets
Usage: wshotkeys [OPTIONS]
WebSocket hot-key server.
Options:
-a, --addr TEXT Run WebSocket server on this address.
-p, --port INTEGER Run WebSocket server on this port.
--help Show this message and exit.
After connecting to server, you are required to send one message, describing all the hot-keys in json format. Expected json is an array of objects with fields "keys" and "message":
[ { "keys": "win+left", "message": "msg1"}, ... ]Each object descries an individual hot-key, keys field describes the hot-key. And message field describes the message that server sends back to client when the hotkey activates.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>wshotkeys demo</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
var ws = new WebSocket("ws://127.0.0.1:46724/"),
messages = document.createElement('ul');
ws.onmessage = function (event) {
var messages = document.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0],
message = document.createElement('li'),
content = document.createTextNode(event.data);
message.appendChild(content);
messages.appendChild(message);
};
ws.onopen = function() {
ws.send(JSON.stringify([{keys:'left ctrl+f1', message: 'CTRL+F1 Pressed'}]));
}
document.body.appendChild(messages);
</script>
</body>
</html>This will connect to existing server and define 1 hot-key: CTRL+F1. If everything works correctly, pressing CTRL+F1 anywhere should print "CTRL+F1 Pressed" message in browser.