Is there some way to access the clipboard from php-cli? I particularly need it for Windows, but a cross-platform solution would be good too.
portable function that should work on Windows 7+ (PowerShell 2+), X.org-based linux systems, and MacOS:
function getClipboard():string{
if(PHP_OS_FAMILY==="Windows"){
// works on windows 7 + (PowerShell v2 + )
// TODO: is it -1 or -2 bytes? i think it was -2 on win7 and -1 on win10?
return substr(shell_exec('powershell -sta "add-type -as System.Windows.Forms; [windows.forms.clipboard]::GetText()"'),0,-1);
}elseif(PHP_OS_FAMILY==="Linux"){
// untested! but should work on X.org-based linux GUI's
return substr(shell_exec('xclip -out -selection primary'),0,-1);
}elseif(PHP_OS_FAMILY==="Darwin"){
// untested!
return substr(shell_exec('pbpaste'),0,-1);
}else{
throw new \Exception("running on unsupported OS: ".PHP_OS_FAMILY." - only Windows, Linux, and MacOS supported.");
}
}
as for writing TO the clipboard:
function setClipboard(string $new):bool{
if(PHP_OS_FAMILY==="Windows"){
// works on windows 7 +
$clip=popen("clip","wb");
}elseif(PHP_OS_FAMILY==="Linux"){
// tested, works on ArchLinux and WSL2 Ubuntu
$clip=popen('xclip -selection clipboard','wb');
}elseif(PHP_OS_FAMILY==="Darwin"){
// untested!
$clip=popen('pbcopy','wb');
}else{
throw new \Exception("running on unsupported OS: ".PHP_OS_FAMILY." - only Windows, Linux, and MacOS supported.");
}
$written=fwrite($clip,$new);
return (pclose($clip)===0 && strlen($new)===$written);
}