Work on toolbar buffer solution

background.js

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 */
+let lastActive = null
 const defaultHosts = "<all_urls>";
 
 let appCode = function (){
@@ -201,42 +202,57 @@ let appCode = function (){
 
 
   browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(request => {
-    clearTimeout(bufferTimeout)
+
     console.log(request.keys);
+    if (request.keys == "GetSet"){
+      keyBuffer = elementToSendBuffer.value
+      return Promise.resolve({response: elementToSendBuffer.value});
+    }
+
+    clearTimeout(bufferTimeout)
+
     if (request.keys == "Backspace"){
       keyBuffer = keyBuffer.slice(0, -1)
     }
+    else if(request.keys.length > 4){
+       // pass
+    }
     else{
       keyBuffer += request.keys;
     }
-    bufferTimeout = setTimeout(function(){sendBuffer()}, 1000)
+    if (request.isEmpty){
+      keyBuffer = ""
+      sendBuffer()
+    }
+    bufferTimeout = setTimeout(function(){sendBuffer()}, 100)
     return Promise.resolve({response: "ack"});
   });
 
   function sendBuffer(){
 
     if (elementToSendBuffer == null){
-      bufferTimeout = setTimeout(function(){sendBuffer()}, 1000)
+      bufferTimeout = setTimeout(function(){sendBuffer()}, 100)
       return
     }
     console.debug("sending buffer to " + elementToSendBuffer)
 
-
+    elementToSendBuffer.value = keyBuffer
-
-    if (keyBuffer.length > 0){
-      elementToSendBuffer.value = keyBuffer
-    }
 
   }
 
   function setSendEl(e){
-    if (document.activeElement.tagName != "INPUT"){
+    let activeEl = document.activeElement
+    if (activeEl.tagName != "INPUT" && activeEl.tagName != "TEXTAREA"){
+      keyBuffer = ""
       return
     }
-    console.debug("active el is " + document.activeElement.tagName)
+
-    elementToSendBuffer = document.activeElement
+    console.debug("active el is " + activeEl.tagName)
+    elementToSendBuffer = activeEl
+    keyBuffer = activeEl.value
   }
 
+
   document.addEventListener('focus', setSendEl)
   document.addEventListener('click', setSendEl)
 

settings/keybuffer2.js

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+let started = false
 
 function onError(error) {
     console.error(`Error: ${error}`);
   }
 
   function doSendMsg(msg, tabs) {
+    let empty = false;
+    if (document.getElementById('keyBuffer').value.length == 0){
+      empty = true;
+    }
     for (let tab of tabs) {
       browser.tabs.sendMessage(
         tab.id,
-        {keys: msg}
+        {keys: msg, isEmpty: empty}
       ).then(response => {
         console.log("Message from the content script:");
         console.log(response.response);
@@ -15,11 +20,29 @@ function onError(error) {
     }
   }
 
+function getCurrent(){
+
+    browser.tabs.query({
+      currentWindow: true
+  }).then(function(tabs){
+    for (let tab of tabs) {
+      browser.tabs.sendMessage(
+        tab.id,
+        {keys: "GetSet", isEmpty: false}
+      ).then(response => {
+        console.log("Message from the content script:");
+        console.log(response.response);
+
+        document.getElementById('keyBuffer').value = response.response
+
+      }).catch(onError);
+    }
+  }).catch(onError);
+}
+
 
 let sender = async function(e){
 
-
-
     let sendMessageToTabs = function(tabs){
         doSendMsg(e.key, tabs)
     }
@@ -29,6 +52,6 @@ let sender = async function(e){
     }).then(sendMessageToTabs).catch(onError);
 
 }
-
+setTimeout(function(){getCurrent()}, 10)
 document.getElementById('keyBuffer').onkeydown = sender
 //document.getElementById('keyBuffer').onpaste = sender