kejo_js

kejo.js is keyboard and joystick unified library for games html5 games that already have touch/mouse handled.

how to use

You have to import this module and instantiate it first.

import KeJo from './kejo.js'

var kejo = new KeJo

Whenever a key is pressed kejo_KeyPressed event is emitted, and when it's released, kejo_KeyReleased is emitted. You can use event listeners on the window element.

window.addEventListener('kejo_KeyReleased',  writeKeyUp,false);
window.addEventListener('kejo_KeyPressed', writeKeyDown,false);

The key is passed as string under event.detail .

Alternatively you can monitor the keys under your gameloop using the method isPressed.

if( kejo.isPressed(kejo.key.UP) ) {
  ...
}

The possible keys by default are:

kejo.key.LEFT
kejo.key.UP
kejo.key.RIGHT
kejo.key.DOWN
kejo.key.BUTTONA
kejo.key.BUTTONB
kejo.key.BUTTONX
kejo.key.BUTTONY

Author

Made by Érico Vieira Porto.

License

Distributed under MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.