keystroke-recorder v2.3.0

keystroke-recorder

record and playback user keystrokes. use this tool ethically -- never collect user data without their explicit knowledge + consent.

install

npm i --save keystroke-recorder

usage

import $ from 'jquery'
import KeystrokeRecorder from 'keystroke-recorder'
var keystrokeRecorder = new KeystrokeRecorder({
  omittedKeys: ['Tab', 'Meta', 'Control', 'Alt', 'Shift']
})

$('#record-btn').click(() => {
  keystrokeRecorder.record()
})

$('#stop-btn').click(() => {
  keystrokeRecorder.stop()
  console.log(keystrokeRecorder.json)
})

$('#replay-btn').click(() => {
  keystrokeRecorder.replay('#replay-pad').then(() => {
    console.log('done replaying!')
  })
})

API

options

• omittedKeys

  an array of keys to be ignored during recording. default: []

methods

• record()

  starts collecting keystroke data as json

• stop()

  stops collecting keystroke data

• replay(selector)

  replays recorded keystrokes in DOM element with specified selector. returns a promise that resolves on completion.

• load(json)

  stops recording and loads given json into keystrokeRecorder

• timeElapsed()

  return milliseconds since recording started

properties

• json

  returns json data for last keystroke recording

  [
      {
          keyCode: 65,
          key: "a",
          ms: 562
      },
      {
          keyCode: 83,
          key: "s",
          ms: 771
      },
      {
          keyCode: 68,
          key: "d",
          ms: 998
      },
      {
          keyCode: 70,
          key: "f",
          ms: 1642
      }
  ]

• startTime

  time that last recording started at

• recording

  boolean indicating whether keystrokeRecorder is recording or not