iohook: Can't use iohook on a simple node app

Any possible fix or update related to this issue, without downgrading node?

@denyncrawford I was able to get this functional on node v14 by using v0.6.6 of the library. It seems that versions past that (0.7.x) are broken.

gongo@Gonputer MINGW64 ~/workplace/tuya/test
$ npm add iohook@0.7.0

[removed adding logging]

+ iohook@0.7.0

gongo@Gonputer MINGW64 ~/workplace/tuya/test
$ node index.js
refresh_locale_list [476]: GetKeyboardLayoutList(0, NULL) found 3 layouts.
refresh_locale_list [493]: Received 3 locales.
load_input_helper [866]: refresh_locale_list() found 3 locale(s).
[exits with no message]

gongo@Gonputer MINGW64 ~/workplace/tuya/test
$ npm remove iohook

gongo@Gonputer MINGW64 ~/workplace/tuya/test
$ npm remove iohook && npm add iohook@0.6.6

[removed removal & adding logging]

removed 148 packages and audited 10 packages in 1.031s
+ iohook@0.6.6

gongo@Gonputer MINGW64 ~/workplace/tuya/test
$ node index.js
refresh_locale_list [476]: GetKeyboardLayoutList(0, NULL) found 3 layouts.
refresh_locale_list [493]: Received 3 locales.
load_input_helper [866]: refresh_locale_list() found 3 locale(s).
Connected to device!
Data received

gongo@Gonputer MINGW64 ~/workplace/tuya/test
$ node -v
v14.0.0

Update: looks like it’s working fine in all Node versions <= 13.x but fails silently in >= 14.x. Appears to be a Windows Node 14+ only issue.

@Djiit Erm I haven’t fixed the issue? I only ‘fixed’ the code example supplied by @denyncrawford. I.E. They used key => code and incorrect capitalisation ioHook = ... --> iohook.on --> ioHook.start.

The code sample still doesn’t actually do anything apart from log the 3 messages stated. But the initial code sample had no hope of working either.

I’m getting this as well with exactly the same output. It should be noted that all that is required to duplicate this issue is to require(‘iohook’);

@TheMrGong thank you os much! 0.6.6 works with node 14

@miro-ux this thread is about an issue using iohook in just-plain-Node not Electron. Since you’re using Electron, latest iohook 0.9.3 works fine in Electron 12 on Windows. iohook 0.6.6 predates Electron 12 so there is no older 0.6.6 prebuild targeting Electron 12.

Yep having the same problem. Bare in mind the index.js supplied is wrong (has numerous mistakes in it). Heres an example with no mistakes which still doesn’t work:

'use strict';

const ioHook = require('iohook');

ioHook.on('mousemove', event => {
  console.log(event);              // { type: 'mousemove', x: 700, y: 400 }
});

// Register and start hook
ioHook.start();

I too get the same message:

refresh_locale_list [476]: GetKeyboardLayoutList(0, NULL) found 3 layouts.
refresh_locale_list [493]: Received 3 locales.
load_input_helper [866]: refresh_locale_list() found 3 locale(s).

Haha, you’re right, but that’s not the problem. I probably copied the mixed code from the two tests I was doing. I proceed to edit, thank you.

ok i think i see the problem you are trying to build from the files that come down the pipe when you npm install iohook but that doesn’t include the full iohook source. What you need to do is clone the iohook git repo. Then npm install from the root of your local copy of the repo… then npm run build

could you give us a run through on how to compile yourself?

@bomeers I followed the instructions from the documenation

Completely missed that one. Thank you

could you give us a run through on how to compile yourself?

@bomeers I followed the instructions from the documenation