Litkey

🔥 Litkey makes keyboard shortcuts simple and enjoyable.

Install

# Using npm
npm install litkey

# Using yarn
yarn add litkey

Usage

import litkey from 'litkey';

// Add a global keyboard shortcut
litkey('mod+k', () => {
  // do something
});

// Add a keyboard shortcut to a specific element
litkey('mod+k', () => {
  // do something
}, myElement);

Usage with React

import { useShortcut } from 'litkey';

let Component = () => {
  let [clicked, setClicked] = useState(false);

  useShortcut('mod+a', () => {
    setClicked(true);
  });

  // You can also specify hook dependencies which will 
  // get passed on to the underlying useEffect
  useShortcut('mod+k', () => {
    setClicked(true);
  }, [/* react hook dependency list */]);

  // Using the fourth parameter, you can specify a
  // specific DOM element, in which the keyboard 
  // shortcut will be fired
  useShortcut('mod+k', () => {
    setClicked(true);
  }, [], myElement);

  return (
    <p>{ clicked ? 'clicked' : 'not clicked' }</p>
  );
};

API

litkey(shortcut, handler, [context])

The litkey function is the default export of litkey.

shortcut: string | string[]

shortcut is a string or an array of strings, which specify the key combinations which will fire the callback.

handler: (event: KeyboardEvent) => any

The handler is a callback function which will be called if the keyboard shortcut is pressed. It receives the KeyboardEvent as its first parameter.

context?: HTMLElement

The context is optional and can be used to specify the HTMLElement, in which litkey will listen for keyboard shortcuts.

useShortcut(shortcut, handler, [dependencies, [context]])

shortcut: string | string[]

shortcut is a string or an array of strings, which specify the key combinations which will fire the callback.

handler: (event: KeyboardEvent) => any

The handler is a callback function which will be called if the keyboard shortcut is pressed. It receives the KeyboardEvent as its first parameter.

dependencies: any[]

dependencies is an optional array, which will be passed on directly to useEffect to serve as React hook dependencies.

context?: HTMLElement

context is optional and can be used to specify the HTMLElement, in which litkey will listen for keyboard shortcuts.

License

MIT © Tobias Herber