Add URL pasting functions. Closes #353.

4 files changed, 41 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/background_page.html b/background_page.html
index 06c48359..c62697b0 100644
--- a/background_page.html
+++ b/background_page.html
@@ -267,6 +267,14 @@
     Clipboard.copy(request.data);
   }
 
+  function openCopiedUrlInCurrentTab(request) {
+    openUrlInCurrentTab({ url: Clipboard.paste() });
+  }
+
+  function openCopiedUrlInNewTab(request) {
+    openUrlInNewTab({ url: Clipboard.paste() });
+  }
+
   /*
    * Returns the core CSS used for link hints, along with any user-provided overrides.
    */
diff --git a/commands.js b/commands.js
index d214d2bf..c961a901 100644
--- a/commands.js
+++ b/commands.js
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ function clearKeyMappingsAndSetDefaults() {
     "yy": "copyCurrentUrl",
     "yf": "linkHints.activateModeToCopyLinkUrl",
 
+    "p": "openCopiedUrlInCurrentTab",
+    "P": "openCopiedUrlInNewTab",
+
     "K": "nextTab",
     "J": "previousTab",
     "gt": "nextTab",
@@ -168,9 +171,11 @@ var commandDescriptions = {
 
   reload: ["Reload the page"],
   toggleViewSource: ["View page source"],
-  copyCurrentUrl: ["Copy the current URL to the clipboard"],
 
+  copyCurrentUrl: ["Copy the current URL to the clipboard"],
   'linkHints.activateModeToCopyLinkUrl': ["Copy a link URL to the clipboard"],
+  openCopiedUrlInCurrentTab: ["Open the clipboard's URL in the current tab", { background: true }],
+  openCopiedUrlInNewTab: ["Open the clipboard's URL in a new tab", { background: true }],
 
   enterInsertMode: ["Enter insert mode"],
 
@@ -220,7 +225,8 @@ var commandGroups = {
     ["scrollDown", "scrollUp", "scrollLeft", "scrollRight",
      "scrollToTop", "scrollToBottom", "scrollToLeft", "scrollToRight", "scrollPageDown",
      "scrollPageUp", "scrollFullPageUp", "scrollFullPageDown",
-     "reload", "toggleViewSource", "copyCurrentUrl", "linkHints.activateModeToCopyLinkUrl", "goUp",
+     "reload", "toggleViewSource", "copyCurrentUrl", "linkHints.activateModeToCopyLinkUrl",
+     "openCopiedUrlInCurrentTab", "openCopiedUrlInNewTab", "goUp",
      "enterInsertMode", "focusInput",
      "linkHints.activateMode", "linkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewTab", "linkHints.activateModeWithQueue",
      "activateBookmarkFindMode", "activateBookmarkFindModeToOpenInNewTab",
diff --git a/lib/clipboard.js b/lib/clipboard.js
index 1d414892..b6d3940e 100644
--- a/lib/clipboard.js
+++ b/lib/clipboard.js
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
 var Clipboard = {
+  _createTextArea: function() {
+    var textArea = document.createElement("textarea");
+    textArea.style.position = "absolute";
+    textArea.style.left = "-100%";
+    return textArea;
+  },
+
   // http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions/browse_thread/thread/49027e7f3b04f68/f6ab2457dee5bf55
   copy: function(data) {
-          var textArea = document.createElement("textarea");
-          textArea.style.position = "absolute";
-          textArea.style.left = "-100%";
-          textArea.value = data;
+    var textArea = this._createTextArea();
+    textArea.value = data;
+
+    document.body.appendChild(textArea);
+    textArea.select();
+    document.execCommand("Copy");
+    document.body.removeChild(textArea);
+  },
 
-          document.body.appendChild(textArea);
-          textArea.select();
-          document.execCommand("Copy");
-          document.body.removeChild(textArea);
-        }
+  paste: function() {
+    var textArea = this._createTextArea();
+    document.body.appendChild(textArea);
+    textArea.focus();
+    document.execCommand("Paste");
+    var rv = textArea.value;
+    document.body.removeChild(textArea);
+    return rv;
+  }
 };
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index a79fd90c..5207e1c5 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "permissions": [
     "tabs",
     "bookmarks",
+    "clipboardRead",
     "http://*/*",
     "https://*/*"
   ],