OS key mapping node module

Returns what characters are produced by pressing keys with different modifiers on the current system keyboard layout.

Installing

• On Debian-based Linux: sudo apt-get install libx11-dev
• On Red Hat-based Linux: sudo yum install libx11-devel.x86_64 # or .i686
• On FreeBSD: sudo pkg install libX11

npm install native-keymap

Using

var keymap = require('native-keymap');
console.log(keymap.getKeyMap());

Example output when using standard US keyboard layout:

[
  ...
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_2',
    value: '/',
    withShift: '?',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_3',
    value: '`',
    withShift: '~',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_4',
    value: '[',
    withShift: '{',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_5',
    value: '\\',
    withShift: '|',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_6',
    value: ']',
    withShift: '}',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_7',
    value: '\'',
    withShift: '"',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_102',
    value: '\\',
    withShift: '|',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' } ]

Example output when using German (Swiss) keyboard layout:

[
  ...
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_2',
    value: '§',
    withShift: '°',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_3',
    value: '',
    withShift: '¨!',
    withAltGr: ']',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_4',
    value: '\'',
    withShift: '?',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_5',
    value: '´ä',
    withShift: 'à',
    withAltGr: '{',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_6',
    value: '',
    withShift: '^`',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_7',
    value: '~ö',
    withShift: 'é',
    withAltGr: '',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_8',
    value: '$',
    withShift: '£',
    withAltGr: '}',
    withShiftAltGr: '' },
  { key_code: 'VKEY_OEM_102',
    value: '<',
    withShift: '>',
    withAltGr: '\\',
    withShiftAltGr: '' } ]

Supported OSes

• linux (X11)
• windows
• mac
• freebsd

Developing

• only tested on node v4.1.1
• npm install -g node-gyp
• node-gyp configure
• node-gyp build
• npm test

License

MIT