jquery.sendkeys.js

jquery.sendkeys.js is a javascript bililiteRange plugin (see https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/24818-bililiterange/code and https://github.com/dwachss/bililiteRange )

This script should not be not be installed directly. It is a library for other scripts to include with the meta directive // @require https://update.greasyfork.org/scripts/374554/646475/jquerysendkeysjs.js

// insert characters in a textarea or text input field
// special characters are enclosed in {}; use {{} for the { character itself
// documentation: http://bililite.com/blog/2008/08/20/the-fnsendkeys-plugin/
// Version: 4
// Copyright (c) 2013 Daniel Wachsstock
// MIT license:
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
// conditions:

// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
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// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

(function($){

$.fn.sendkeys = function (x){
	x = x.replace(/([^{])\n/g, '$1{enter}'); // turn line feeds into explicit break insertions, but not if escaped
	return this.each( function(){
		bililiteRange(this).bounds('selection').sendkeys(x).select();
		this.focus();
	});
}; // sendkeys

// add a default handler for keydowns so that we can send keystrokes, even though code-generated events 
// are untrusted (http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#trusted-events)
// documentation of special event handlers is at http://learn.jquery.com/events/event-extensions/
$.event.special.keydown = $.event.special.keydown || {};
$.event.special.keydown._default = function (evt){
	if (evt.isTrusted) return false;
	if (evt.ctrlKey || evt.altKey || evt.metaKey) return false; // only deal with printable characters. This may be a false assumption
	if (evt.key == null) return false; // nothing to print. Use the keymap plugin to set this 
	var target = evt.target;
	if (target.isContentEditable || target.nodeName == 'INPUT' || target.nodeName == 'TEXTAREA') {
		// only insert into editable elements
		var key = evt.key;
		if (key.length > 1 && key.charAt(0) != '{') key = '{'+key+'}'; // sendkeys notation
		$(target).sendkeys(key);
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}
})(jQuery)