ClipboardManager

Class for clipboard operations. It provides methods for copying arbitrary text and for constructing and copying share URLs.

Constructor

constructor()

Takes no arguments.

Methods

Method	Signature	Description
copyText	(text: string): Promise<boolean>	Copies the given text to the system clipboard using the navigator.clipboard API. Returns true on success, false on failure.
copyShareUrl	(sequence: string, conversionType: ConversionType, urlHandler: UrlHandler): Promise<boolean>	Builds a share URL using the provided UrlHandler instance, then copies it to the clipboard. Returns true on success, false on failure.

Browser API

This class uses the navigator.clipboard API, which requires a secure context (HTTPS or localhost). Calls will fail and return false in insecure contexts or when the user denies clipboard permission.

Example

import { ClipboardManager } from "./logic/ClipboardManager";
import { UrlHandler } from "./logic/UrlHandler";

const clipboard = new ClipboardManager();
const urlHandler = new UrlHandler();

// Copy arbitrary text
const success = await clipboard.copyText("ATGC");
// success === true if copied successfully

// Copy a share URL
const urlSuccess = await clipboard.copyShareUrl("AUG", "RNA_PROTEIN", urlHandler);
// urlSuccess === true if the URL was copied successfully