createHotkeyRecorder

function createHotkeyRecorder(options): SolidHotkeyRecorder;

Defined in: createHotkeyRecorder.ts:61

SolidJS primitive for recording keyboard shortcuts.

This primitive provides a thin wrapper around the framework-agnostic HotkeyRecorder class, managing all the complexity of capturing keyboard events, converting them to hotkey strings, and handling edge cases like Escape to cancel or Backspace/Delete to clear.

This primitive uses useSelector from @tanstack/solid-store to subscribe to the recorder's store state (same pattern as useHotkeyRecorder in React).

Parameters

options

HotkeyRecorderOptions | (() => HotkeyRecorderOptions)

Configuration options for the recorder (or accessor function)

Returns

SolidHotkeyRecorder

An object with recording state signals and control functions

Example

function ShortcutSettings() {
  const [shortcut, setShortcut] = createSignal<Hotkey>('Mod+S')

  const recorder = createHotkeyRecorder({
    onRecord: (hotkey) => {
      setShortcut(hotkey)
    },
    onCancel: () => {
      console.log('Recording cancelled')
    },
  })

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={recorder.startRecording}>
        {recorder.isRecording() ? 'Recording...' : 'Edit Shortcut'}
      </button>
      <Show when={recorder.recordedHotkey()}>
        <div>Recording: {recorder.recordedHotkey()}</div>
      </Show>
    </div>
  )
}