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Use the clipboard with ease in Chrome extensions.

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Using the clipboard in a Chrome Extension can be a pain. The async Clipboard API [doesn't work in background scripts](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=874848&can=1&q=chrome%20extension%20clipboard%20api&colspec=ID%20Pri%20M%20Stars%20ReleaseBlock%20Component%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20OS%20Modified) and workarounds require lots of boilerplate. This library works in all MV2 Chrome extension contexts. It emulates the [Clipboard API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard_API) `readText` and `writeText` methods using `document.execCommand`.

## Table of Contents

- [Getting Started](#getting_started)
- [Usage](#usage)

## Getting started <a name = "getting_started"></a>

You will need to use a bundler like [Rollup](https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/) or Webpack to include this library in the build of Chrome extension.

See [`rollup-plugin-chrome-extension`](https://github.com/extend-chrome/rollup-plugin-chrome-extension) for an easy way use Rollup to build your Chrome extension!

### Installation

```sh
$ npm i @extend-chrome/clipboard
```

Add the [permissions](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declare_permissions) `"clipboardRead"` and/or `"clipboardWrite"` to your [`manifest.json`](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/manifest). Remember, only request the permissions you need! For example, if your extension only reads the clipboard, only request `"clipboardRead"`.

```json
{
  "permissions": ["clipboardRead", "clipboardWrite"]
}
```

### TypeScript Definitions <a name = "typescript"></a>

TypeScript definitions are included, so no need to install an additional `@types` library!

## Usage <a name = "usage"></a>

```javascript
import { clipboard } from '@extend-chrome/clipboard'

// Read text from the clipboard, or "paste"
clipboard.readText().then((text) => {
  console.log('clipboard contents', text)
})

// Write text to the clipboard, or "copy"
clipboard.writeText('write this to the clipboard').then((text) => {
  console.log(text, 'was written to the clipboard')
})
```

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