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Screenshot example in javascript clientside
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Screenshot Demo</title>
<style>
#v,
#i {
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
}
#v {
border: 1px solid blue;
}
#i {
border: 1px solid green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<video style="opacity: 0; position: fixed; z-index: -9999;" id="v" autoplay></video>
<button id="b">Take screenshot</button>
<img style="display: none;" id="i" src="//:0" />
</div>
<script>
const v = document.getElementById("v");
const b = document.getElementById("b");
const i = document.getElementById("i");
b.onclick = async () => {
try {
b.innerText = 'Waiting for Recording approval';
b.style.opacity = 0;
const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia({
audio: false,
video: true,
preferCurrentTab: true
});
v.srcObject = stream;
await new Promise(resolve => {
v.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', resolve);
});
b.style.opacity = 1;
b.innerText = 'Taking a screenshot';
// take screenshot
const scale = 1;
const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
canvas.width = v.videoWidth * scale;
canvas.height = v.videoHeight * scale;
canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(v, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
b.style.opacity = 1;
b.innerText = 'Waiting for clipboard popup';
const blob = await new Promise((resolve) => {
canvas.toBlob(resolve, 'image/png');
});
// write to clipboard
await navigator.clipboard.write([
new ClipboardItem({ 'image/png': blob })
]);
console.log('Screenshot copied to clipboard');
b.innerText = 'Screenshot saved to clipboard';
// stop video
const tracks = v.srcObject.getTracks();
tracks.forEach(track => track.stop());
v.srcObject = null;
// display the screenshot
i.src = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
} catch (err) {
console.error('Failed to take screenshot:', err);
}
};
</script>
</body>
</html>
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