robotjs doesn't work when run as window service in background use node-windows

[zhangshaoju1987]

I use node-window to register js as service on windows10. just like below: var svc = new Service({ name:'joem service', description: 'background window service on windows10', script: path.join(__dirname,"service.js") });

and the service.js like this `const robotjs = require("robotjs");

setInterval(async ()=>{ console.log("run robotjs as window service in background"); console.log("robotjs=",robotjs.getMousePos()); // always return {x:0,y:0} robotjs.mouseClick(); // does not work await sleep(1000); robotjs.typeString("qm123456"); // does not work },3*1000);`

robotjs work fine in normal application, but when i use it in a background service, it does not work

Expected Behavior

behavior as it in normal application

Current Behavior

noting behavir

Possible Solution

I don't know ,please help me

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

npm install node-windows like upper

Context

Your Environment

• RobotJS version: 0.6 (latestest)
• Node.js version:14.6
• npm version: 6.14.8
• Operating System: windows10

[bitbound]

Services run in session 0 and can't interact with user sessions.

You'd need to platform invoke (p/invoke) native function CreateProcessAsUser to create a new process in the user's session, then send commands to it via some method of inter-process communication (e.g. sockets).

[sebastiaorealino]

I have same problem here. @lucent-sea I'll try to do this and then I come back again here to update comments. Thanks

[zhangshaoju1987]

Services run in session 0 and can't interact with user sessions.

You'd need to platform invoke (p/invoke) native function CreateProcessAsUser to create a new process in the user's session, then send commands to it via some method of inter-process communication (e.g. sockets).

Thank you very much. Yes, I have solved it by using the createProcessAsUser

[sebastiaorealino]

@big-brain could you please give more details? Do you use CreateProccessAsUser with node?