(autohotkey) - one line clipboard commands

clipboard.ahk

clipboard(string="") {
    static clipboard_r

    if (string = "/save")
        clipboard_r := clipboardAll
    else if (string = "/restore")
        {
        clipboard := clipboard_r
        clipboard_r := ""
        }
    else if (string = "/selected")
        {
        clipboard := ""
        send ^{c}
        clipWait, 0.3
        return clipboard
        }
    else if (string = "/paste")
        {
        send, ^{v}
        sleep 100
        }
    else if (string = "/clear") or (string = "")
        clipboard := ""
    else
        clipboard := string  ; set
}


/*
[script info]
version     = 1.1
description = one line clipboard commands
author      = davebrny
source      = https://gist.github.com/davebrny/9cb0c53fa049832ab46925f3597637c5
*/

clipboard("/save")     ; save the clipboard state
clipboard("/restore")

clipboard("/selected") ; get selected text
clipboard("/paste")

clipboard("/clear")
clipboard("")

clipboard(string)      ; set the clipboard

examples:

clipboard("some text")
msgBox, % clipboard
clipboard("/save")

clipboard("/clear")
msgBox, % clipboard

clipboard("yolo")
msgBox, % clipboard

clipboard("")  ; clear
msgBox, % clipboard

clipboard("more text")

clipboard("/restore")  ; from /save
clipboard("/paste")

send {enter}abc{shift down}{left 3}{shift up}

selected := clipboard("/selected")
msgBox, % selected