Implement 'y' -- yank (copy) the current tab's url to the clipboard.

5 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 883383e4..30d4d0f4 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Navigating the current page:
     n       cycle forward to the next find match
     N       cycle backward to the previous find match
     i       enter insert mode -- all commands will be ignored until you hit esc to exit
+    y       copy the current url to the clipboard
 
 Navigating your history:
     ba, H         go back in history
diff --git a/background_page.html b/background_page.html
index 61c6cf91..1c514ed5 100644
--- a/background_page.html
+++ b/background_page.html
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@
   keyToCommandRegistry['n']  = 'performFind';
   keyToCommandRegistry['N']  = 'performBackwardsFind';
 
+  keyToCommandRegistry['y']  = 'copyCurrentUrl';
+
   keyToCommandRegistry['J']  = nextTab;
   keyToCommandRegistry['K']  = previousTab;
   keyToCommandRegistry['gt'] = nextTab;
diff --git a/lib/clipboard.js b/lib/clipboard.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d414892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/clipboard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+var Clipboard = {
+  // 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;
+
+          document.body.appendChild(textArea);
+          textArea.select();
+          document.execCommand("Copy");
+          document.body.removeChild(textArea);
+        }
+};
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 17233eb8..e01bb324 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
   "content_scripts": [
     {
       "matches": ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"],
-      "js": ["vimiumFrontend.js", "linkHints.js"],
+      "js": ["vimiumFrontend.js",
+             "linkHints.js",
+             "lib/clipboard.js"
+            ],
       "run_at": "document_start"
     }
   ]
diff --git a/vimiumFrontend.js b/vimiumFrontend.js
index c055981d..ff6957bb 100644
--- a/vimiumFrontend.js
+++ b/vimiumFrontend.js
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ function toggleViewSource() {
   getCurrentUrlPort.postMessage({});
 }
 
+function copyCurrentUrl() {
+  getCurrentUrlHandlers.push(function (url) { Clipboard.copy(url); });
+
+  // TODO(ilya): Convert to sendRequest.
+  var getCurrentUrlPort = chrome.extension.connect({ name: "getCurrentTabUrl" });
+  getCurrentUrlPort.postMessage({});
+}
+
 function toggleViewSourceCallback(url) {
   if (url.substr(0, 12) == "view-source:")
   {