Python Key
import threading
from win32api import STD_INPUT_HANDLE
from win32console import GetStdHandle, KEY_EVENT, ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT, ENABLE_LINE_INPUT, ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT
class KeyAsyncReader():
def __init__(self):
self.stopLock = threading.Lock()
self.stopped = True
self.capturedChars = ""
self.readHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE)
self.readHandle.SetConsoleMode(ENABLE_LINE_INPUT|ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT|ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT)
def startReading(self, readCallback):
self.stopLock.acquire()
try:
if not self.stopped:
raise Exception("Capture is already going")
self.stopped = False
self.readCallback = readCallback
backgroundCaptureThread = threading.Thread(target=self.backgroundThreadReading)
backgroundCaptureThread.daemon = True
backgroundCaptureThread.start()
except:
self.stopLock.release()
raise
self.stopLock.release()
def backgroundThreadReading(self):
curEventLength = 0
curKeysLength = 0
while True:
eventsPeek = self.readHandle.PeekConsoleInput(10000)
self.stopLock.acquire()
if self.stopped:
self.stopLock.release()
return
self.stopLock.release()
if len(eventsPeek) == 0:
continue
if not len(eventsPeek) == curEventLength:
if self.getCharsFromEvents(eventsPeek[curEventLength:]):
self.stopLock.acquire()
self.stopped = True
self.stopLock.release()
break
curEventLength = len(eventsPeek)
def getCharsFromEvents(self, eventsPeek):
callbackReturnedTrue = False
for curEvent in eventsPeek:
if curEvent.EventType == KEY_EVENT:
if ord(curEvent.Char) == 0 or not curEvent.KeyDown:
pass
else:
curChar = str(curEvent.Char)
if self.readCallback(curChar) == True:
callbackReturnedTrue = True
return callbackReturnedTrue
def stopReading(self):
self.stopLock.acquire()
self.stopped = True
self.stopLock.release()
