const { chmodSync } = require('fs'); const { EventEmitter } = require('events'); const path = require('path'); const { execFile } = require('child_process'); class ClipboardEventListener extends EventEmitter { constructor() { super(); this.child = null; } startListening() { const { platform } = process; if (platform === 'win32') { this.child = execFile(path.join(__dirname, 'platform/clipboard-event-handler-win32.exe')); } else if (platform === 'linux') { const p = path.join(__dirname, 'platform/clipboard-event-handler-linux'); chmodSync(p, 0o111); // modify file permission: everyone can execute, or it will fail this.child = execFile(); } else if (platform === 'darwin') { this.child = execFile(path.join(__dirname, 'platform/clipboard-event-handler-mac')); } else { throw 'Not yet supported'; } this.child.stdout.on('data', (data) => { if (data.trim() === 'CLIPBOARD_CHANGE') { this.emit('change'); } }); } stopListening() { const res = this.child.kill(); return res; } } module.exports = new ClipboardEventListener();