import { ref } from "vue"; import keyboardNameMap from "./keyBoardMaps/keyboardNameMap"; import keyboardCharMap from "./keyBoardMaps/keyboardCharMap"; interface KeyDownEvent { keyCode: number; shiftKey: boolean; } // This catches keys from a physical keyboard, a soft keyboard on a tablet, or a // scanner attached via USB export default function useKeyDownHandler(enterCallback: (input: string) => void | null) { const input = ref(""); function keyDownHandler(e: KeyDownEvent) { // keyboardCharMap is an array of arrays, with each inner // array having 2 columns - un-shifted, and shifted values. // iCol = 0 is the un-shifted value, while iCol=1 is the shifted value. // See the "keyboardCharMap", below, for printable characters. // MODIFY keyboardCharMap to suit your needs if you want // more/less/different characters to be considered "printable". let iCol = 0; if (e.shiftKey) { iCol = 1; } const ch = keyboardCharMap[e.keyCode][iCol]; // Optionally do things with non-printables, // like CR, ESC, Backspace, LF, Tab, Arrows, F1-F24, etc. // See the arrary "keyboardNameMap", below, for possible keys. const cmd = keyboardNameMap[e.keyCode]; switch (cmd) { case "ENTER": enterCallback(input.value); break; case "BACK_SPACE": input.value = input.value.slice(0, -1); break; case "ESCAPE": input.value = ""; break; default: input.value += ch; } } return { keyDownHandler, input }; }