# keithamus/jwerty

⌨ Awesome handling of keyboard events

Repository: https://github.com/keithamus/jwerty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jwerty
Homepage: http://keithamus.github.io/jwerty
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-11-07T20:29:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5460, "days_push": 3221, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1198, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:57.588818+00:00)

## What it is
jwerty is a small dependency-free JavaScript library for binding, firing, and asserting keyboard shortcut combinations using readable strings like 'ctrl+shift+P'. It supports optional keys, key sequences, ranges, and element-scoped bindings, and is compatible with jQuery, Zepto, Ender, and CanJS.

## Use cases
- bind global keyboard shortcuts in a web app
- handle key combinations like ctrl+shift+P in JavaScript
- detect konami-code style key sequences
- bind shortcuts scoped to a specific input element
- fire or assert keyboard events in tests

## When to choose
- you need a tiny, dependency-free keyboard shortcut library for the browser
- you want readable string-based key combo syntax with sequences and ranges
- you use jQuery, Zepto, Ender, or CanJS and want compatible shortcut handling

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained library with recent fixes
- you are building a modern framework app where a maintained alternative like hotkeys-js or react-hotkeys-hook fits better
- you need non-browser keyboard handling such as desktop or terminal apps

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: keyboard-events, keyboard-shortcuts, hotkeys, key-bindings, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- keithamus/jwerty (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.588818+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:21:10.587358+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/keithamus/jwerty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:57.588818+00:00, sha 13f2f8c45790)
  - homepage: http://keithamus.github.io/jwerty (fetched 2026-08-29T12:28:30.706207+00:00, sha 3c26dbf2673e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.