autopaste.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import subprocess, time
key_press_delay_ms = 12
character_mapping = [
        { "char":'\n', "mapped": 'Return' },
        { "char":'-', "mapped": 'minus'},
        { "char":'[', "mapped": 'bracketleft'},
        { "char":']', "mapped": 'bracketright'},
        { "char":'{', "mapped": 'braceleft'},
        { "char":'}', "mapped": 'braceright'},
        { "char":'\"', "mapped": 'quotedbl'},
        { "char":'&', "mapped": 'ampersand'},
        { "char":'/', "mapped": 'slash'},
        { "char":'\`', "mapped": 'grave'},
        { "char":'$', "mapped": 'dollar'},
        { "char":'\'', "mapped": 'apostrophe'},
]
def flushTyping( arguements ):
        #print("Typing:\n" + arguements )
        time.sleep( key_press_delay_ms * 1.0 / 1000 )
        command = ["xdotool", "type", "--clearmodifiers", "--delay", str( key_press_delay_ms ), str( arguements )]
        subprocess.call(command)
def flushKeypress( arguements ):
        #print("Keypress:\n" + arguements)
        time.sleep( key_press_delay_ms * 1.0 / 1000 )
        arguements = arguements.strip().split(" ")
        #print ["xdotool", "type", "--clearmodifiers", "--delay", key_press_delay_ms ] + arguements
        command = ["xdotool", "key", "--clearmodifiers", "--delay", str( key_press_delay_ms )] + arguements
        subprocess.call( command )
if __name__ == "__main__":
        import pyperclip
        contents = pyperclip.getcb()
        keypress_arguements = ""
        typing_arguements = ""
        last_addition = "typing"
        character_checklist = []
        for item in character_mapping:
                character_checklist.append( item["char"] )
        for character in contents:
                if character in character_checklist:
                        for item in character_mapping:
                                if item["char"] == character:
                                        keypress_arguements += " " + item["mapped"]
                                        break
                        if last_addition == 'typing':
                                flushTyping( typing_arguements )
                                typing_arguements = ""
                        last_addition = 'keypress'
                else:
                        typing_arguements += character
                        if last_addition == 'keypress':
                                flushKeypress( keypress_arguements )
                                keypress_arguements = ""
                        last_addition = 'typing'
        if last_addition == "typing":
                flushTyping( typing_arguements )
        else:
                flushKeypress( keypress_arguements )