copy-paste.d.ts

// Type definitions for copy-paste v1.1.3
// Project: https://github.com/xavi-/node-copy-paste
// Definitions by: Tobias Kahlert <https://github.com/SrTobi>
// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped

declare module 'copy-paste' {
    
    export type CopyCallback = (err: Error) => void;
    export type PasteCallback = (err: Error, content: string) => void;

    /**
     * Asynchronously replaces the current contents of the clip board with text.
     * 
     * @param {T} content Takes either a string, array, object, or readable stream.
     * @return {T} Returns the same value passed in.
     */
    export function copy<T>(content: T): T;
    
    /**
     * Asynchronously replaces the current contents of the clip board with text.
     * 
     * @param {T} content Takes either a string, array, object, or readable stream.
     * @param {CopyCallback} callback will fire when the copy operation is complete.
     * @return {T} Returns the same value passed in.
     */
    export function copy<T>(content: T, callback: CopyCallback): T;


    /**
     * Synchronously returns the current contents of the system clip board.
     * 
     * Note: The synchronous version of paste is not always availabled.
     * An error message is shown if the synchronous version of paste is used on an unsupported platform.
     * The asynchronous version of paste is always available.
     * 
     * @return {string} Returns the current contents of the system clip board.
     */
    export function paste(): string;
    
    /**
     * Asynchronously returns the current contents of the system clip board.
     * 
     * @param {PasteCallback} callback The contents of the system clip board are passed to the callback as the second parameter.
     */
    export function paste(callback: PasteCallback): void;
}