AutoHotkey API Reference (for Inspiration)

AutoHotkey is a powerful automation scripting language for Windows that provides many additional features beyond basic mouse and keyboard control. The following APIs serve as a reference for potential future enhancements to Tego Bot:

Window Management

AutoHotkey provides extensive window manipulation capabilities:

Window Detection & Activation

• WinExist() - Check if a window exists
• WinActivate() - Activate a window
• WinActivateBottom() - Activate the bottommost matching window
• WinWait() - Wait for a window to exist
• WinWaitActive() - Wait for a window to become active
• WinWaitClose() - Wait for a window to close

Window State Control

• WinMinimize() - Minimize a window
• WinMaximize() - Maximize a window
• WinRestore() - Restore a window
• WinHide() - Hide a window
• WinShow() - Show a window
• WinClose() - Close a window
• WinKill() - Forcefully close a window

Window Position & Size

• WinMove() - Move and/or resize a window
• WinGetPos() - Retrieve position and size of a window
• WinSet() - Change various window attributes (always on top, transparency, etc.)

Window Information

• WinGetTitle() - Retrieve window title
• WinGetClass() - Retrieve window class name
• WinGetText() - Retrieve window text
• WinGetID() - Retrieve unique window ID
• WinGetPID() - Retrieve process ID of window's process
• WinGetCount() - Count matching windows

Process Management

• Run() - Run a program, script, or document
• RunWait() - Run a program and wait until it finishes
• Process - Perform various operations on a process (close, wait, priority, etc.)
• ProcessExist() - Check if a process exists
• ProcessWait() - Wait for a process to exist
• ProcessWaitClose() - Wait for a process to close

Clipboard Operations

• Clipboard - Access/modify clipboard contents
• ClipboardAll - Retrieve all clipboard data including formatting
• ClipWait() - Wait for clipboard to contain data

File & Directory Operations

File Operations

• FileRead() - Read file contents
• FileAppend() - Append text to a file
• FileDelete() - Delete files
• FileMove() - Move or rename files
• FileCopy() - Copy files
• FileExist() - Check if file/folder exists
• FileGetSize() - Retrieve file size
• FileGetTime() - Retrieve file time
• FileSetTime() - Set file time

Directory Operations

• DirCreate() - Create directory/folder
• DirDelete() - Delete directory/folder
• DirMove() - Move/rename directory
• DirCopy() - Copy directory
• DirSelect() - Display folder selection dialog

Image & Pixel Operations

• ImageSearch() - Search for an image on screen
• PixelSearch() - Search for a pixel of specified color
• PixelGetColor() - Retrieve pixel color at coordinates

GUI Creation

• Gui - Create and manage custom windows
• GuiCtrl - Add controls (buttons, text, edit boxes, etc.)
• GuiShow() - Show/hide GUI window
• GuiClose() - Close GUI window

System Information & Control

• SysGet() - Retrieve system information (screen size, work area, etc.)
• Shutdown() - Shutdown, restart, or log off the system
• Sleep() - Wait/sleep for specified milliseconds
• SetTimer() - Create/manage timed subroutines
• FormatTime() - Format time/date string
• A_Now - Current date and time variable

String Operations

• StringReplace() - Replace substring in string
• StringSplit() - Split string into array
• StringLen() - Get string length
• SubStr() - Extract substring
• StrReplace() - Replace occurrences of substring
• RegExMatch() - Match string using regular expression
• RegExReplace() - Replace using regular expression

Registry Operations

• RegRead() - Read from registry
• RegWrite() - Write to registry
• RegDelete() - Delete from registry

Network Operations

• UrlDownloadToFile() - Download file from URL
• ComObjCreate() - Create COM objects (for advanced automation)

User Interaction

• MsgBox() - Display message box
• InputBox() - Prompt user for input
• FileSelectFile() - Display file selection dialog
• FileSelectFolder() - Display folder selection dialog
• ToolTip() - Display tooltip
• SplashTextOn/Off() - Display splash text

Advanced Mouse & Keyboard

• MouseGetPos() - Get mouse position (with window info)
• MouseClickDrag() - Click and drag mouse
• SendRaw() - Send raw text without interpreting special characters
• SendInput() - Send keystrokes using SendInput method
• SendPlay() - Send keystrokes using Play method
• SendMode - Set send mode (Input, Play, Event, etc.)
• SetKeyDelay() - Set delay between keystrokes
• SetMouseDelay() - Set delay between mouse movements

Hotkeys & Hotstrings

• Hotkey definitions (e.g., ^c:: for Ctrl+C)
• Hotstring definitions (e.g., ::btw::by the way)
• Context-sensitive hotkeys
• Custom key combinations

Notes

While Tego Bot currently focuses on cross-platform mouse, keyboard, and screen automation, many of these AutoHotkey features could serve as inspiration for future enhancements. However, some features (like Windows-specific window management) may not be applicable to cross-platform libraries.

For more information, refer to the AutoHotkey official documentation.