Clipboardy: Node.js library

Clipboardy is a popular Node.js library that provides a cross-platform solution for interacting with the system clipboard. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous operations, and it can be used to copy, paste, and read the clipboard contents.

Features of Clipboardy:

1. Cross-platform compatibility: It works on macOS, Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Android with Termux, and modern browsers.
2. Synchronous and asynchronous operations: It provides both synchronous and asynchronous methods for clipboard operations, making it suitable for a variety of use cases.
3. Copy, paste, and read operations: It supports copying, pasting, and reading the clipboard contents, making it a versatile tool for interacting with the clipboard.
4. Promise-based API: It is an asynchronous method that returns promises, making it easy to handle asynchronous operations in a clean and concise way.
5. Easy to use: It has a simple and intuitive API that is easy to learn and use.

How to Use Clipboardy:

To use Clipboardy in Node.js, you first need to install the library. Once installed, you can import the library and use its methods to interact with the clipboard. For example, the following code will copy the text “Hi, DG!” to the clipboard

const clipboardy = require(‘clipboardy’);
clipboardy.write(‘Hi, DG!’);

To read the contents of the clipboard, you can use the read() method:

const clipboardContents = clipboardy.readSync();
console.log(clipboardContents);

Additional features of Clipboardy:

In addition to the basic copy, paste, and read operations, it also supports a number of other features, such as:

-> Cutting text to the clipboard
-> Reading and writing clipboard contents in different formats (plain text, HTML, etc.)
-> Detecting changes in the clipboard contents
-> Customizing clipboard operations with options

Overall, it is a powerful and versatile library that provides a comprehensive solution for interacting with the system clipboard in Node.js applications.

Further details: https://github.com/sindresorhus/clipboardy

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