Module: XorgBuffer

Defined in:
lib/xorg_buffer/module.rb,
lib/xorg_buffer/version/version.rb,
lib/xorg_buffer/constants/constants.rb

Overview

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require ‘xorg_buffer/constants/constants.rb’

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Constant Summary collapse

VERSION =
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VERSION

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'1.2.5'
LAST_UPDATE =
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LAST_UPDATE

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'09.10.2022'
USE_THIS_XORG_COMMAND =
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USE_THIS_XORG_COMMAND

We need to keep in mind that xsel may be unavailable on a user’s machine.

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'xsel --input'

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.set_xorg_buffer(data = nil) ⇒ Object

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XorgBuffer.set_xorg_buffer

Use this method to set to the Xorg Buffer, on Linux.

Complete usage example for this method here:

require 'xorg_buffer/module'; XorgBuffer.set_xorg_buffer('test')

Now, the xorg buffer contains the word ‘test’.

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# File 'lib/xorg_buffer/module.rb', line 25

def self.set_xorg_buffer(
    data = nil
  )
  if data
    data = data.join('|') if data.is_a? Array
    # ===================================================================== #
    # We must get rid of '""' because this may confuse the xsel command.
    # ===================================================================== #
    if data.include? '"'
      data = data.delete('"')
    end
    # ===================================================================== #
    # We must use 2>&1 in the event that "xsel" is not installed.
    # ===================================================================== #
    cmd = 'echo "'+data+'" | '+USE_THIS_XORG_COMMAND+' 2>&1'
    system cmd
  end
end