clipboard-history-manager/index.js

An easy-to-use clipboard history manager that automatically tracks and saves clipboard content. Includes tools to view, clear, and manage your clipboard history effectively.

#!/usr/bin/env node

import fs from 'fs';
let clipboardy;

(async () => {
  clipboardy = await import('clipboardy');
  loadHistory(); 
  startClipboardMonitor();
})();

const HISTORY_FILE = 'clipboard_history.json';
let clipboardHistory = [];

const loadHistory = () => {
  if (fs.existsSync(HISTORY_FILE)) {
    const fileData = fs.readFileSync(HISTORY_FILE, 'utf-8');
    clipboardHistory = JSON.parse(fileData);
  }
};

const saveHistory = () => {
  fs.writeFileSync(HISTORY_FILE, JSON.stringify(clipboardHistory, null, 2), 'utf-8');
};

const addToHistory = async () => {
  if (!clipboardy) return console.error('Clipboardy is not loaded.');
  const currentClipboard = await clipboardy.default.read();
  if (
    currentClipboard &&
    (!clipboardHistory.length || clipboardHistory[clipboardHistory.length - 1] !== currentClipboard)
  ) {
    clipboardHistory.push(currentClipboard);
    console.log('Clipboard saved to history!');
    saveHistory();
  }
};

const showHistory = () => {
  if (clipboardHistory.length === 0) {
    console.log('\nClipboard history is empty.');
  } else {
    console.log('\nClipboard History:');
    clipboardHistory.forEach((item, index) => {
      console.log(`#${index + 1}: ${item}`);
      console.log("\n**************************");
    });
  }
};

const clearHistory = () => {
  clipboardHistory = [];
  saveHistory(); 
  console.log('Clipboard history cleared!');
};

const startClipboardMonitor = () => {
  setInterval(async () => {
    await addToHistory(); // Automatically save clipboard content to history
  }, 1000); 
};

const showMenu = () => {
  console.log('\nClipboard History Manager');
  console.log('1. View clipboard history');
  console.log('2. Clear clipboard history');
  console.log('3. Exit');
  console.log('Enter your choice: ');

  const stdin = process.openStdin();
  stdin.once('data', async (data) => {
    const choice = data.toString().trim();
    switch (choice) {
      case '1':
        showHistory();
        break;
      case '2':
        clearHistory();
        break;
      case '3':
        console.log('You have exited the Clipboard History Manager.');
        process.exit(0);
        break;
      default:
        console.log('Invalid choice. Please try again.');
    }
    showMenu();
  });
};

showMenu();