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Querying macOS if a key is pressed
import CoreGraphics
extension CGKeyCode
{
/*
* From Events.h in Carbon.framework
* Summary:
* Virtual keycodes
*
* Discussion:
* These constants are the virtual keycodes defined originally in
* Inside Mac Volume V, pg. V-191. They identify physical keys on a
* keyboard. Those constants with "ANSI" in the name are labeled
* according to the key position on an ANSI-standard US keyboard.
* For example, kVK_ANSI_A indicates the virtual keycode for the key
* with the letter 'A' in the US keyboard layout. Other keyboard
* layouts may have the 'A' key label on a different physical key;
* in this case, pressing 'A' will generate a different virtual
* keycode.
*/
static let kVK_ANSI_A : CGKeyCode = 0x00
static let kVK_ANSI_S : CGKeyCode = 0x01
static let kVK_ANSI_D : CGKeyCode = 0x02
static let kVK_ANSI_F : CGKeyCode = 0x03
static let kVK_ANSI_H : CGKeyCode = 0x04
static let kVK_ANSI_G : CGKeyCode = 0x05
static let kVK_ANSI_Z : CGKeyCode = 0x06
static let kVK_ANSI_X : CGKeyCode = 0x07
static let kVK_ANSI_C : CGKeyCode = 0x08
static let kVK_ANSI_V : CGKeyCode = 0x09
static let kVK_ANSI_B : CGKeyCode = 0x0B
static let kVK_ANSI_Q : CGKeyCode = 0x0C
static let kVK_ANSI_W : CGKeyCode = 0x0D
static let kVK_ANSI_E : CGKeyCode = 0x0E
static let kVK_ANSI_R : CGKeyCode = 0x0F
static let kVK_ANSI_Y : CGKeyCode = 0x10
static let kVK_ANSI_T : CGKeyCode = 0x11
static let kVK_ANSI_1 : CGKeyCode = 0x12
static let kVK_ANSI_2 : CGKeyCode = 0x13
static let kVK_ANSI_3 : CGKeyCode = 0x14
static let kVK_ANSI_4 : CGKeyCode = 0x15
static let kVK_ANSI_6 : CGKeyCode = 0x16
static let kVK_ANSI_5 : CGKeyCode = 0x17
static let kVK_ANSI_Equal : CGKeyCode = 0x18
static let kVK_ANSI_9 : CGKeyCode = 0x19
static let kVK_ANSI_7 : CGKeyCode = 0x1A
static let kVK_ANSI_Minus : CGKeyCode = 0x1B
static let kVK_ANSI_8 : CGKeyCode = 0x1C
static let kVK_ANSI_0 : CGKeyCode = 0x1D
static let kVK_ANSI_RightBracket : CGKeyCode = 0x1E
static let kVK_ANSI_O : CGKeyCode = 0x1F
static let kVK_ANSI_U : CGKeyCode = 0x20
static let kVK_ANSI_LeftBracket : CGKeyCode = 0x21
static let kVK_ANSI_I : CGKeyCode = 0x22
static let kVK_ANSI_P : CGKeyCode = 0x23
static let kVK_ANSI_L : CGKeyCode = 0x25
static let kVK_ANSI_J : CGKeyCode = 0x26
static let kVK_ANSI_Quote : CGKeyCode = 0x27
static let kVK_ANSI_K : CGKeyCode = 0x28
static let kVK_ANSI_Semicolon : CGKeyCode = 0x29
static let kVK_ANSI_Backslash : CGKeyCode = 0x2A
static let kVK_ANSI_Comma : CGKeyCode = 0x2B
static let kVK_ANSI_Slash : CGKeyCode = 0x2C
static let kVK_ANSI_N : CGKeyCode = 0x2D
static let kVK_ANSI_M : CGKeyCode = 0x2E
static let kVK_ANSI_Period : CGKeyCode = 0x2F
static let kVK_ANSI_Grave : CGKeyCode = 0x32
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadDecimal : CGKeyCode = 0x41
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadMultiply : CGKeyCode = 0x43
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadPlus : CGKeyCode = 0x45
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadClear : CGKeyCode = 0x47
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadDivide : CGKeyCode = 0x4B
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadEnter : CGKeyCode = 0x4C
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadMinus : CGKeyCode = 0x4E
static let kVK_ANSI_KeypadEquals : CGKeyCode = 0x51
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad0 : CGKeyCode = 0x52
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad1 : CGKeyCode = 0x53
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad2 : CGKeyCode = 0x54
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad3 : CGKeyCode = 0x55
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad4 : CGKeyCode = 0x56
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad5 : CGKeyCode = 0x57
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad6 : CGKeyCode = 0x58
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad7 : CGKeyCode = 0x59
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad8 : CGKeyCode = 0x5B
static let kVK_ANSI_Keypad9 : CGKeyCode = 0x5C
// keycodes for keys that are independent of keyboard layout
static let kVK_Return : CGKeyCode = 0x24
static let kVK_Tab : CGKeyCode = 0x30
static let kVK_Space : CGKeyCode = 0x31
static let kVK_Delete : CGKeyCode = 0x33
static let kVK_Escape : CGKeyCode = 0x35
static let kVK_Command : CGKeyCode = 0x37
static let kVK_Shift : CGKeyCode = 0x38
static let kVK_CapsLock : CGKeyCode = 0x39
static let kVK_Option : CGKeyCode = 0x3A
static let kVK_Control : CGKeyCode = 0x3B
static let kVK_RightCommand : CGKeyCode = 0x36 // Out of order
static let kVK_RightShift : CGKeyCode = 0x3C
static let kVK_RightOption : CGKeyCode = 0x3D
static let kVK_RightControl : CGKeyCode = 0x3E
static let kVK_Function : CGKeyCode = 0x3F
static let kVK_F17 : CGKeyCode = 0x40
static let kVK_VolumeUp : CGKeyCode = 0x48
static let kVK_VolumeDown : CGKeyCode = 0x49
static let kVK_Mute : CGKeyCode = 0x4A
static let kVK_F18 : CGKeyCode = 0x4F
static let kVK_F19 : CGKeyCode = 0x50
static let kVK_F20 : CGKeyCode = 0x5A
static let kVK_F5 : CGKeyCode = 0x60
static let kVK_F6 : CGKeyCode = 0x61
static let kVK_F7 : CGKeyCode = 0x62
static let kVK_F3 : CGKeyCode = 0x63
static let kVK_F8 : CGKeyCode = 0x64
static let kVK_F9 : CGKeyCode = 0x65
static let kVK_F11 : CGKeyCode = 0x67
static let kVK_F13 : CGKeyCode = 0x69
static let kVK_F16 : CGKeyCode = 0x6A
static let kVK_F14 : CGKeyCode = 0x6B
static let kVK_F10 : CGKeyCode = 0x6D
static let kVK_F12 : CGKeyCode = 0x6F
static let kVK_F15 : CGKeyCode = 0x71
static let kVK_Help : CGKeyCode = 0x72
static let kVK_Home : CGKeyCode = 0x73
static let kVK_PageUp : CGKeyCode = 0x74
static let kVK_ForwardDelete : CGKeyCode = 0x75
static let kVK_F4 : CGKeyCode = 0x76
static let kVK_End : CGKeyCode = 0x77
static let kVK_F2 : CGKeyCode = 0x78
static let kVK_PageDown : CGKeyCode = 0x79
static let kVK_F1 : CGKeyCode = 0x7A
static let kVK_LeftArrow : CGKeyCode = 0x7B
static let kVK_RightArrow : CGKeyCode = 0x7C
static let kVK_DownArrow : CGKeyCode = 0x7D
static let kVK_UpArrow : CGKeyCode = 0x7E
// ISO keyboards only
static let kVK_ISO_Section : CGKeyCode = 0x0A
// JIS keyboards only
static let kVK_JIS_Yen : CGKeyCode = 0x5D
static let kVK_JIS_Underscore : CGKeyCode = 0x5E
static let kVK_JIS_KeypadComma : CGKeyCode = 0x5F
static let kVK_JIS_Eisu : CGKeyCode = 0x66
static let kVK_JIS_Kana : CGKeyCode = 0x68
var isModifier: Bool {
return (.kVK_RightCommand...(.kVK_Function)).contains(self)
}
var baseModifier: CGKeyCode?
{
if (.kVK_Command...(.kVK_Control)).contains(self)
|| self == .kVK_Function
{
return self
}
switch self
{
case .kVK_RightShift: return .kVK_Shift
case .kVK_RightCommand: return .kVK_Command
case .kVK_RightOption: return .kVK_Option
case .kVK_RightControl: return .kVK_Control
default: return nil
}
}
var isPressed: Bool {
CGEventSource.keyState(.combinedSessionState, key: self)
}
}
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