I'm using monaco editor for my project and I can be able to emit editor events for undo/redo actions like so:

editor.getModel().redo();
editor.getModel().undo();

This is a very mon editor, so I think there should be cut/copy/pase actions also, but unfortunately, I don't see similar actions like editor.getModel().cut.. e.t.c.

What have I missed?

I'm using monaco editor for my project and I can be able to emit editor events for undo/redo actions like so:

editor.getModel().redo();
editor.getModel().undo();

This is a very mon editor, so I think there should be cut/copy/pase actions also, but unfortunately, I don't see similar actions like editor.getModel().cut.. e.t.c.

What have I missed?

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You can trigger editor actions to copy/paste:

editorInstance.trigger('source','editor.action.clipboardCopyAction');
editorInstance.trigger('source','editor.action.clipboardPasteAction');

Actions available can be listed with: editorInstance.getActions().map(a => a.id)

I still haven't figured out what effect the first argument to trigger has, so I have simply provided a string that suggests what triggered the action.

You can use native browser events along with your editor and make sure your editor has 'focus' for those actions:

editor.focus();
document.execCommand('cut'); // copy paste, e.t.c

If you want to use modern APIs, then you can use the Clipboard API as follows

For cut:

function cutOrCopy(editor:monaco.editor.IStandaloneEditor, isCut:boolean) {
  editor.focus();
  // Get the current selection in the editor.
  const selection = editor.getSelection();
  if (!selection || selection.isEmpty()) {
    navigator.clipboard.writeText("");
    return;
  }

  // Get the text from that selection.
  const data = editor.getModel()?.getValueInRange(selection);

  // Set the clipboard contents.
  navigator.clipboard.writeText(data || "");

  if (isCut) {
    // This is a cut operation, so replace the selection with an empty string.
    editor.executeEdits("clipboard", [{
      range: selection,
      text: "",
      forceMoveMarkers: true,
    }]);
  }
}

And likewise for paste

async function paste(editor:monaco.editor.IStandaloneEditor) {
  editor.focus();
  // Get the current clipboard contents
  const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText();

  // Get the current selection in the editor.
  const selection = editor.getSelection();
  if (!selection) {
    return;
  }

  // Replace the current contents with the text from the clipboard.
  editor.executeEdits("clipboard", [{
    range: selection,
    text: text,
    forceMoveMarkers: true,
  }]);
}