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Keyboard
This project is a cross-platform input interception library and global keyboard event simulator for Windows and Linux. It provides a programmatic interface to monitor global keyboard events, simulate hardware input, and block system events to create custom hotkeys and shortcuts.
The tool functions as a keyboard macro automation utility and a text expansion engine. It can record keystroke sequences and replay them with precise timing, or detect specific typed character sequences and replace them with predefined strings using simulated backspaces.
The library covers a broad range of input control capabilities, including key and hotkey remapping, mouse action simulation, and real-time string deduction. It also includes utilities for keyboard state detection and the serialization of event data into JSON format.
Features
- OS-Level Input Hooks - Implements low-level system hooks to intercept global keyboard and mouse input across Windows and Linux.
- Keyboard and Mouse Input Simulations - Sends programmatic key presses and releases for media keys, keypad events, and Unicode characters.
- Mouse and Keyboard Simulation Tools - Simulates clicks, typing, and keyboard shortcuts programmatically on the desktop.
- Keyboard State Queries - Provides capabilities to poll and check whether specific keys are currently pressed.
- Global Input Listeners - Captures system-wide keyboard and mouse events to trigger actions regardless of window focus.
- Keyboard Automation - Provides programmatic simulation of key presses and mouse actions to automate repetitive desktop tasks.
- Text Expansion Utilities - Automatically replaces typed shorthand abbreviations with predefined longer strings by simulating backspaces and text insertion.
- Cross-Platform Input Simulation - Provides a cross-platform system for capturing keyboard events and simulating input across different OSs.
- Input Event Interception - Provides system-level hooks to intercept and discard hardware input events before they reach the OS.
- Input Event Interceptors - Provides system-level hooks to capture, modify, or block hardware input signals for custom hotkeys.
- Input Blocking and Redirection - Allows suppressing specific keys or redirecting key presses to customize OS input handling.
- Input Stream Deduction - Implements real-time translation of raw keyboard scan codes into readable text strings.
- Input Suppression - Enables blocking of specific keyboard events to prevent accidental inputs or system-level conflicts.
- Synthetic Input Device Injectors - Simulates hardware input by injecting programmatic events directly into the system input buffer.
- Hardware Key Remapping - Intercepts physical keyboard inputs and redirects them to trigger alternative keys or custom input sequences.
- Global Hotkey Mappings - Allows the creation of system-wide keyboard shortcuts that trigger custom functions or internal commands across all applications.
- Keyboard Input Listeners - Intercepts and monitors system-wide keyboard events to trigger actions based on key states.
- Key State Trackers - Maintains an internal map of currently pressed keys to resolve complex hotkey combinations.
- Sequence-Based Triggers - Provides a mechanism to trigger specific actions based on the detection of typed character sequences.
- Input Recording and Playback - Captures keyboard event sequences and high-precision timestamps for later playback with original or custom timing.
- Keyboard Macro Engines - Records keystroke sequences and replays them with precise timing to automate typing.
- Text Expansion Mappings - Detects typed character sequences and replaces them with predefined strings via OS input injection.
- Mouse Action Simulations - Simulates complex mouse actions including clicks, drags, and scroll wheel movements programmatically.
- Event Stream Recording - Provides capabilities to record keyboard events and timestamps for later replay.
- Media and Communication - Library for hooking and simulating global keyboard events.
