@tauri-apps/plugin-global-shortcut

Interfaces

ShortcutEvent

Properties

Property	Type	Defined in
`id`	`number`	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L15
`shortcut`	`string`	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L14
`state`	`"Released"` \| `"Pressed"`	Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L16

Type Aliases

ShortcutHandler()

type ShortcutHandler: (event) => void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type
`event`	`ShortcutEvent`

Returns

void

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L19

Functions

isRegistered()

function isRegistered(shortcut): Promise<boolean>

Determines whether the given shortcut is registered by this application or not.

If the shortcut is registered by another application, it will still return false.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`shortcut`	`string`	shortcut definition, modifiers and key separated by ”+” e.g. CmdOrControl+Q

Returns

Promise<boolean>

Example

import { isRegistered } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-global-shortcut';
const isRegistered = await isRegistered('CommandOrControl+P');

Since

2.0.0

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L117

register()

function register(shortcuts, handler): Promise<void>

The handler is called when any of the registered shortcuts are pressed by the user.

If the shortcut is already taken by another application, the handler will not be triggered. Make sure the shortcut is as unique as possible while still taking user experience into consideration.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`shortcuts`	`string` \| `string`[]	-
`handler`	`ShortcutHandler`	Shortcut handler callback - takes the triggered shortcut as argument

Returns

Promise<void>

Example

import { register } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-global-shortcut';

// register a single hotkey
await register('CommandOrControl+Shift+C', (event) => {
  if (event.state === "Pressed") {
      console.log('Shortcut triggered');
  }
});

// or register multiple hotkeys at once
await register(['CommandOrControl+Shift+C', 'Alt+A'], (event) => {
  console.log(`Shortcut ${event.shortcut} triggered`);
});

Since

2.0.0

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L51

unregister()

function unregister(shortcuts): Promise<void>

Unregister a global shortcut or a list of shortcuts.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
`shortcuts`	`string` \| `string`[]

Returns

Promise<void>

Example

import { unregister } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-global-shortcut';

// unregister a single hotkey
await unregister('CmdOrControl+Space');

// or unregister multiple hotkeys at the same time
await unregister(['CmdOrControl+Space', 'Alt+A']);

Since

2.0.0

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L82

unregisterAll()

function unregisterAll(): Promise<void>

Unregister all global shortcuts.

Returns

Promise<void>

Example

import { unregisterAll } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-global-shortcut';
await unregisterAll();

Since

2.0.0

Source: https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace/blob/v2/plugins/global-shortcut/guest-js/index.ts#L98