example.js

'use strict';

const {BrowserWindow, app, Menu} = require('electron');
const electronLocalshortcut = require('.');

app.on('ready', () => {
	const win = new BrowserWindow({});
	const win2 = new BrowserWindow({});

	// Should raise a warning in console
	try {
		electronLocalshortcut.register(win, 'C+C', () => {});
	} catch (err) {}

	electronLocalshortcut.register(win, 'CmdOrCtrl+Z', () => {
		process.stdout.write('A\n');
	});

	electronLocalshortcut.register(win, 'Ctrl+B', () => {
		process.stdout.write('B\n');
	});

	electronLocalshortcut.register(win2, 'Ctrl+A', () => {
		process.stdout.write('A2\n');
	});

	electronLocalshortcut.register(win2, 'Ctrl+B', () => {
		process.stdout.write('B2\n');
	});

	electronLocalshortcut.register(win2, 'Ctrl+C', () => {
		process.stdout.write('C2\n');
	});

	const template = [
		{
			label: 'test',
			submenu: [
				{
					label: 'Unregister all shortcuts',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.unregisterAll(win);
					}
				}
			]
		}
	];

	win.setMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate(template));
	win.loadURL('about://blank');
	win.show();

	const template2 = [
		{
			label: 'test',
			submenu: [
				{
					label: 'Unregister C2',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.unregister(win2, 'Ctrl+C');
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Register unvalid shortcut',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.unregister(win2, 'Ctrl+Alt');
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Register C2',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.register(win2, 'Ctrl+C', () => {
							process.stdout.write('C2\n');
						});
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Disable shortcuts',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.disableAll(win2);
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Enable shortcuts',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.enableAll(win2);
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Check C2',
					click() {
						const isRegistered = electronLocalshortcut.isRegistered(
							win2,
							'Ctrl+C'
						);
						process.stdout.write(`${isRegistered}\n`);
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Check existing global shortcut',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.register(win2, 'Ctrl+E', () => {
							console.log('Control E !');
						});
					}
				}
			]
		},
		{
			label: 'test all window',
			submenu: [
				{
					label: 'Unregister ALL',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.unregister('Alt+A');
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Unregister any ALL',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.unregisterAll();
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Register ALL',
					click() {
						electronLocalshortcut.register('Alt+A', () => {
							process.stdout.write('ALL\n');
						});
					}
				},
				{
					label: 'Check ALL',
					click() {
						const isRegistered = electronLocalshortcut.isRegistered('Alt+A');
						process.stdout.write(`${isRegistered}\n`);
					}
				}
			]
		}
	];

	win2.setMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate(template2));
	win2.loadURL('about://blank');
	win2.show();
	win2.openDevTools();
	win2.webContents.executeJavaScript(`
		document.body.innerHTML = '<textarea></textarea>';
		document.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
			console.log(e);
		});
	`);
});