Question 1

Is jwerty still maintained in 2024?

Accepted Answer

No, jwerty is no longer actively maintained as per the README warning. The original maintainer has stepped down, with no recent updates or community takeovers, making it risky for production use.

Question 2

How to bind a keyboard shortcut to a specific element with jwerty?

Accepted Answer

Use the selector parameter in jwerty.key, like jwerty.key('ctrl+s', function() {...}, 'input.myField'). This localizes the shortcut to that element, preventing global event conflicts.

Question 3

jwerty vs Mousetrap for keyboard shortcuts?

Accepted Answer

jwerty is lighter and has a simpler API, but Mousetrap is more actively maintained with a larger community. For new projects, Mousetrap is generally safer unless minimal file size is the top priority.

Question 4

Can jwerty work with React functional components?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but it requires manual integration since jwerty is framework-agnostic. You can use jwerty.event in useEffect hooks to bind events, but be mindful of React's synthetic event system and cleanup to avoid memory leaks.

Question 5

What's the syntax for key sequences like Konami code in jwerty?

Accepted Answer

Use commas to separate keys in a sequence, like '↑,↑,↓,↓,←,→,←,→,B,A,↩'. jwerty.key will fire the callback only when the full sequence is entered in order, as shown in the README examples.

Question 6

How to unbind or remove a keyboard shortcut in jwerty?

Accepted Answer

Calls to jwerty.key return a subscription handle with an unbind method. For example, var handle = jwerty.key(...); handle.unbind(); will disconnect the event listener cleanly.

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