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Angular Example: InjectHotkeyRecorder Sequences

import { Component, signal } from '@angular/core'
import {
  formatForDisplay,
  injectHeldKeys,
  injectHotkeyRecorder,
  injectHotkeyRegistrations,
  injectHotkeys,
} from '@tanstack/angular-hotkeys'
import type { Hotkey, InjectHotkeyDefinition } from '@tanstack/angular-hotkeys'

interface Shortcut {
  id: string
  name: string
  description: string
  /** A chord or a sequence; null when unassigned */
  hotkey: Hotkey | null
}

let nextId = 0
function createId(): string {
  return `shortcut_${++nextId}`
}

const INITIAL_SHORTCUTS: Array<Shortcut> = [
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Save',
    description: 'Save the current document',
    hotkey: 'Mod+S',
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Open (gg)',
    description: 'Open the file browser',
    hotkey: ['G', 'G'],
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'New (dd)',
    description: 'Create a new document',
    hotkey: ['D', 'D'],
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Close',
    description: 'Close the current tab',
    hotkey: 'Mod+Shift+K',
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Undo (yy)',
    description: 'Undo the last action',
    hotkey: ['Y', 'Y'],
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Redo',
    description: 'Redo the last undone action',
    hotkey: 'Mod+Shift+G',
  },
]

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  standalone: true,
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrl: './app.component.css',
})
export class AppComponent {
  shortcuts = signal<Array<Shortcut>>(INITIAL_SHORTCUTS)
  editingId = signal<string | null>(null)
  draftName = signal('')
  draftDescription = signal('')

  formatForDisplay = formatForDisplay
  heldKeys = injectHeldKeys()

  private readonly recorder = injectHotkeyRecorder({
    // Record up to four chords; Enter or the fourth chord commits.
    maxSteps: 4,
    onRecord: (hotkey: Hotkey) => {
      const id = this.editingId()
      if (id) {
        this.shortcuts.update((prev) =>
          prev.map((s) =>
            s.id === id
              ? {
                  ...s,
                  hotkey,
                  name: this.draftName(),
                  description: this.draftDescription(),
                }
              : s,
          ),
        )
        this.editingId.set(null)
      }
    },
    onCancel: () => {
      const id = this.editingId()
      if (id) {
        this.shortcuts.update((prev) => {
          const shortcut = prev.find((s) => s.id === id)
          if (shortcut && shortcut.hotkey === null) {
            return prev.filter((s) => s.id !== id)
          }
          return prev
        })
      }
      this.editingId.set(null)
    },
    onClear: () => {
      const id = this.editingId()
      if (id) {
        this.shortcuts.update((prev) =>
          prev.map((s) =>
            s.id === id
              ? {
                  ...s,
                  hotkey: null,
                  name: this.draftName(),
                  description: this.draftDescription(),
                }
              : s,
          ),
        )
        this.editingId.set(null)
      }
    },
  })

  readonly isRecording = this.recorder.isRecording
  readonly recorderSteps = this.recorder.steps

  readonly registrations = injectHotkeyRegistrations()

  constructor() {
    // Register every assigned shortcut, chords and sequences alike, with meta
    injectHotkeys(() =>
      this.shortcuts().flatMap((s): Array<InjectHotkeyDefinition> =>
        s.hotkey === null
          ? []
          : [
              {
                hotkey: s.hotkey,
                callback: () => {
                  console.log(`${s.name} triggered:`, s.hotkey)
                },
                options: {
                  meta: { name: s.name, description: s.description },
                },
              },
            ],
      ),
    )
  }

  handleEdit(id: string): void {
    const shortcut = this.shortcuts().find((s) => s.id === id)
    if (!shortcut) return
    this.editingId.set(id)
    this.draftName.set(shortcut.name)
    this.draftDescription.set(shortcut.description)
    this.recorder.startRecording()
  }

  handleSaveEditing(): void {
    const id = this.editingId()
    if (id) {
      this.shortcuts.update((prev) =>
        prev.map((s) =>
          s.id === id
            ? {
                ...s,
                name: this.draftName(),
                description: this.draftDescription(),
              }
            : s,
        ),
      )
      this.recorder.stopRecording()
      this.editingId.set(null)
    }
  }

  handleCancel(): void {
    this.recorder.cancelRecording()
  }

  handleDelete(id: string): void {
    this.shortcuts.update((prev) => prev.filter((s) => s.id !== id))
  }

  handleCreateNew(): void {
    const newShortcut: Shortcut = {
      id: createId(),
      name: '',
      description: '',
      hotkey: null,
    }
    this.shortcuts.update((prev) => [...prev, newShortcut])
    this.editingId.set(newShortcut.id)
    this.draftName.set('')
    this.draftDescription.set('')
    this.recorder.startRecording()
  }

  onDraftNameInput(event: Event): void {
    this.draftName.set((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
  }

  onDraftDescriptionInput(event: Event): void {
    this.draftDescription.set((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
  }

  recordingStepsLabel(): string {
    return formatForDisplay(this.recorder.steps())
  }
}
import { Component, signal } from '@angular/core'
import {
  formatForDisplay,
  injectHeldKeys,
  injectHotkeyRecorder,
  injectHotkeyRegistrations,
  injectHotkeys,
} from '@tanstack/angular-hotkeys'
import type { Hotkey, InjectHotkeyDefinition } from '@tanstack/angular-hotkeys'

interface Shortcut {
  id: string
  name: string
  description: string
  /** A chord or a sequence; null when unassigned */
  hotkey: Hotkey | null
}

let nextId = 0
function createId(): string {
  return `shortcut_${++nextId}`
}

const INITIAL_SHORTCUTS: Array<Shortcut> = [
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Save',
    description: 'Save the current document',
    hotkey: 'Mod+S',
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Open (gg)',
    description: 'Open the file browser',
    hotkey: ['G', 'G'],
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'New (dd)',
    description: 'Create a new document',
    hotkey: ['D', 'D'],
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Close',
    description: 'Close the current tab',
    hotkey: 'Mod+Shift+K',
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Undo (yy)',
    description: 'Undo the last action',
    hotkey: ['Y', 'Y'],
  },
  {
    id: createId(),
    name: 'Redo',
    description: 'Redo the last undone action',
    hotkey: 'Mod+Shift+G',
  },
]

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  standalone: true,
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrl: './app.component.css',
})
export class AppComponent {
  shortcuts = signal<Array<Shortcut>>(INITIAL_SHORTCUTS)
  editingId = signal<string | null>(null)
  draftName = signal('')
  draftDescription = signal('')

  formatForDisplay = formatForDisplay
  heldKeys = injectHeldKeys()

  private readonly recorder = injectHotkeyRecorder({
    // Record up to four chords; Enter or the fourth chord commits.
    maxSteps: 4,
    onRecord: (hotkey: Hotkey) => {
      const id = this.editingId()
      if (id) {
        this.shortcuts.update((prev) =>
          prev.map((s) =>
            s.id === id
              ? {
                  ...s,
                  hotkey,
                  name: this.draftName(),
                  description: this.draftDescription(),
                }
              : s,
          ),
        )
        this.editingId.set(null)
      }
    },
    onCancel: () => {
      const id = this.editingId()
      if (id) {
        this.shortcuts.update((prev) => {
          const shortcut = prev.find((s) => s.id === id)
          if (shortcut && shortcut.hotkey === null) {
            return prev.filter((s) => s.id !== id)
          }
          return prev
        })
      }
      this.editingId.set(null)
    },
    onClear: () => {
      const id = this.editingId()
      if (id) {
        this.shortcuts.update((prev) =>
          prev.map((s) =>
            s.id === id
              ? {
                  ...s,
                  hotkey: null,
                  name: this.draftName(),
                  description: this.draftDescription(),
                }
              : s,
          ),
        )
        this.editingId.set(null)
      }
    },
  })

  readonly isRecording = this.recorder.isRecording
  readonly recorderSteps = this.recorder.steps

  readonly registrations = injectHotkeyRegistrations()

  constructor() {
    // Register every assigned shortcut, chords and sequences alike, with meta
    injectHotkeys(() =>
      this.shortcuts().flatMap((s): Array<InjectHotkeyDefinition> =>
        s.hotkey === null
          ? []
          : [
              {
                hotkey: s.hotkey,
                callback: () => {
                  console.log(`${s.name} triggered:`, s.hotkey)
                },
                options: {
                  meta: { name: s.name, description: s.description },
                },
              },
            ],
      ),
    )
  }

  handleEdit(id: string): void {
    const shortcut = this.shortcuts().find((s) => s.id === id)
    if (!shortcut) return
    this.editingId.set(id)
    this.draftName.set(shortcut.name)
    this.draftDescription.set(shortcut.description)
    this.recorder.startRecording()
  }

  handleSaveEditing(): void {
    const id = this.editingId()
    if (id) {
      this.shortcuts.update((prev) =>
        prev.map((s) =>
          s.id === id
            ? {
                ...s,
                name: this.draftName(),
                description: this.draftDescription(),
              }
            : s,
        ),
      )
      this.recorder.stopRecording()
      this.editingId.set(null)
    }
  }

  handleCancel(): void {
    this.recorder.cancelRecording()
  }

  handleDelete(id: string): void {
    this.shortcuts.update((prev) => prev.filter((s) => s.id !== id))
  }

  handleCreateNew(): void {
    const newShortcut: Shortcut = {
      id: createId(),
      name: '',
      description: '',
      hotkey: null,
    }
    this.shortcuts.update((prev) => [...prev, newShortcut])
    this.editingId.set(newShortcut.id)
    this.draftName.set('')
    this.draftDescription.set('')
    this.recorder.startRecording()
  }

  onDraftNameInput(event: Event): void {
    this.draftName.set((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
  }

  onDraftDescriptionInput(event: Event): void {
    this.draftDescription.set((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
  }

  recordingStepsLabel(): string {
    return formatForDisplay(this.recorder.steps())
  }
}