code snippet type simulator (clipboard) for hammerspoon

typesim.lua

hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "shift", "ctrl"}, "v", function()
    typesim()
end)


hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "shift", "ctrl"}, "s", function()
    stopType()
end)

activeTimer = nil
txt = nil
txtCounter = 0
clipLen = 0

function typesim() 
    print("typesim called")
    txt = hs.pasteboard.getContents()
    if (txt ~= nil) then
        txt = tostring(txt)
        txtCounter = 0
        clipLen = string.len(txt)
    end
     
    activeTimer = hs.timer.new(0.1, function()

        if (txtCounter < clipLen) then
            hs.eventtap.keyStrokes(string.sub(txt, txtCounter+1, txtCounter+1))
            txtCounter = txtCounter + 1
        -- elseif (activeTimer ~= nil) then
        --     activeTimer:stop()
        --     print('reached end of clipboard content')
        else 
            txtCounter = 0
        end

    end)
    activeTimer:start()
end

function stopType()
    print("stopType called")
    if (activeTimer ~= nil) then
        activeTimer:stop()
        txtCounter = 0
        print("activeTimer stopped")
    end
end