diff --git a/src/shared/utils/keys.js b/src/shared/utils/keys.js
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+const modifierdKeyName = (name) => {
+  if (name.length === 1) {
+    return name;
+  } else if (name === 'Escape') {
+    return 'Esc';
+  }
+  return name;
+};
+
+const fromKeyboardEvent = (e) => {
+  return {
+    key: modifierdKeyName(e.key),
+    shiftKey: e.shiftKey,
+    ctrlKey: e.ctrlKey,
+    altKey: e.altKey,
+    metaKey: e.metaKey,
+  };
+};
+
+const fromMapKey = (key) => {
+  if (key.startsWith('<') && key.endsWith('>')) {
+    let inner = key.slice(1, -1);
+    let shift = inner.includes('S-');
+    let base = inner.slice(inner.lastIndexOf('-') + 1);
+    if (shift && base.length === 1) {
+      base = base.toUpperCase();
+    } else if (!shift && base.length === 1) {
+      base = base.toLowerCase();
+    }
+    return {
+      key: base,
+      shiftKey: inner.includes('S-'),
+      ctrlKey: inner.includes('C-'),
+      altKey: inner.includes('A-'),
+      metaKey: inner.includes('M-'),
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    key: key,
+    shiftKey: key.toLowerCase() !== key,
+    ctrlKey: false,
+    altKey: false,
+    metaKey: false,
+  };
+};
+
+const fromMapKeys = (keys) => {
+  const fromMapKeysRecursive = (remainings, mappedKeys) => {
+    if (remainings.length === 0) {
+      return mappedKeys;
+    }
+
+    let nextPos = 1;
+    if (remainings.startsWith('<')) {
+      let ltPos = remainings.indexOf('>');
+      if (ltPos > 0) {
+        nextPos = ltPos + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return fromMapKeysRecursive(
+      remainings.slice(nextPos),
+      mappedKeys.concat([fromMapKey(remainings.slice(0, nextPos))])
+    );
+  };
+
+  return fromMapKeysRecursive(keys, []);
+};
+
+const equals = (e1, e2) => {
+  return e1.key === e2.key &&
+    e1.ctrlKey === e2.ctrlKey &&
+    e1.metaKey === e2.metaKey &&
+    e1.altKey === e2.altKey &&
+    e1.shiftKey === e2.shiftKey;
+};
+
+export { fromKeyboardEvent, fromMapKey, fromMapKeys, equals };
diff --git a/test/shared/utils/keys.test.js b/test/shared/utils/keys.test.js
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+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as keys from 'shared/utils/keys';
+
+describe("keys util", () => {
+  describe('fromKeyboardEvent', () => {
+    it('returns from keyboard input Ctrl+X', () => {
+      let k = keys.fromKeyboardEvent({
+        key: 'x', shiftKey: false, ctrlKey: true, altKey: false, metaKey: true
+      });
+      expect(k.key).to.equal('x');
+      expect(k.shiftKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(k.ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(k.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(k.metaKey).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('returns from keyboard input Shift+Esc', () => {
+      let k = keys.fromKeyboardEvent({
+        key: 'Escape', shiftKey: true, ctrlKey: false, altKey: false, metaKey: true
+      });
+      expect(k.key).to.equal('Esc');
+      expect(k.shiftKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(k.ctrlKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(k.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(k.metaKey).to.be.true;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('fromMapKey', () => {
+    it('return for X', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('x');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('x');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('return for Shift+X', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('X');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('X');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('return for Ctrl+X', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('<C-X>');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('x');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('returns for Ctrl+Meta+X', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('<C-M-X>');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('x');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('returns for Ctrl+Shift+x', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('<C-S-x>');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('X');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('returns for Shift+Esc', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('<S-Esc>');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('Esc');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('returns for Ctrl+Esc', () => {
+      let key = keys.fromMapKey('<C-Esc>');
+      expect(key.key).to.equal('Esc');
+      expect(key.shiftKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(key.altKey).to.be.false;
+      expect(key.metaKey).to.be.false;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('fromMapKeys', () => {
+    it('returns mapped keys for Shift+Esc', () => {
+      let keyArray = keys.fromMapKeys('<S-Esc>');
+      expect(keyArray).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+      expect(keyArray[0].key).to.equal('Esc');
+      expect(keyArray[0].shiftKey).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('returns mapped keys for a<C-B><A-C>d<M-e>', () => {
+      let keyArray = keys.fromMapKeys('a<C-B><A-C>d<M-e>');
+      expect(keyArray).to.have.lengthOf(5);
+      expect(keyArray[0].key).to.equal('a');
+      expect(keyArray[1].ctrlKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(keyArray[1].key).to.equal('b');
+      expect(keyArray[2].altKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(keyArray[2].key).to.equal('c');
+      expect(keyArray[3].key).to.equal('d');
+      expect(keyArray[4].metaKey).to.be.true;
+      expect(keyArray[4].key).to.equal('e');
+    });
+  })
+
+  describe('equals', () => {
+    expect(keys.equals({
+      key: 'x',
+      ctrlKey: true,
+    }, {
+      key: 'x',
+      ctrlKey: true,
+    })).to.be.true;
+
+    expect(keys.equals({
+      key: 'X',
+      shiftKey: true,
+    }, {
+      key: 'x',
+      ctrlKey: true,
+    })).to.be.false;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/shared/util/re.test.js b/test/shared/utils/re.test.js
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rename from test/shared/util/re.test.js
rename to test/shared/utils/re.test.js