robotjs VS Kap

If we talk about the first approach, the following approaches will be useful: Nodejs Child Process: write to stdin from an already initialised process, RobotJS. It makes sense to note here that the approaches above are rather for e2e testing than integration.

Then there’s obviously https://github.com/robot/robot-js and https://github.com/octalmage/robotjs, but both of these frameworks are abandoned.

Autohotkey is also a scripting language. If you want parity there, there's robotJS, pynput, and xdotool (though this one won't work on some future version of mint when a piece of tech it relies on gets upgraded).

I use the Johnny-Five JS library to connect to the board http://johnny-five.io/ and use RobotJS https://www.npmjs.com/package/robotjs to map the buttons on the board to keyboard buttons. Currently I just have it set up to map to audio buttons so I can prev/next/pause/play Spotify/Youtube or turn the OS volume up.

You might be able to get by with relatively simple "scripting" tools such as this: http://robotjs.io/ - or on Mac, the built in Automator tool. But if not, the "enterprise" grade version of this kind of thing is called RPA - robotic process automation. The market leader with the most robust solution (window and field detection and such) seems to be https://www.uipath.com/ - pretty expensive though (there's a whole industry of consultants dedicated to helping customers use fewer "robots" since the licensing is so costly). Here's an overview of open source alternatives.

robot.js to move the mouse and use the keyboard programmatically (should work on any OS)

I thought it was Kap for a moment https://getkap.co/ similar name, similar product (but that one is ready to use).

Also a bit confused as it seems there is nothing there besides an idea and a landing page.

Kap - Price: Free Screen recording app for Mac that allows you to record your screen and webcam with ease.

If you want free yet still powerful, check out the open-source kap. Pair it with something like BlackHole to reroute your system audio into kap and you've got a great combo without spending a dime.

To record and convert - https://getkap.co

Kap is an app to record your screen. I use Kap primarily in my work to record some flow of a website. Kap produces small video sizes with good quality compared to other screen recording apps.

Kap does great screen capture including GIFs.

That's cap (did I do it? Am I cool?)... Kap is a free open-source screen recorder built with web technology, click the menu bar icon to bring up the screen recorder. After selecting what portion of the screen you'd like to record, hit the record button to start recording. Click the menu bar icon again to stop the recording. There is also user-made plugins, really good app in my opinion.

Some people learn better visually and some libraries greatly benefit from being shown. Animated gifs or short mov files can be especially useful for simple interactions. I use Kap (free) to create these simpler screenshares.