bluetooth-rpc-server

Bluetooth RPC Server

The server side of a library allowing Remove Procedure Call (RPC) from a web application to a Node.js server on a Bluetooth-enabled device.

Installation

This library uses bleno, and needs to be run on a device that supports Bluetooth. Any issues related to installation will be due to missing requirements for bleno. To install, simply run:

npm install bluetooth-rpc-server

Usage

This library is designed to be used with bluetooth-rpc-client

const BluetoothRPCServer = require('bluetooth-rpc-server');

BluetoothRPCServer.startServer({
    name: 'My Device', // this name will be broadcast, and visible to the user on pairing
    serviceUuid: '', // choose a UUID. Client must know this value.
    characteristicUuid: '', // choose a UUID. Client must know this value.
    handlers: { // client will be able to call these remotely!
        async doSomething(x, y, z) {
            // ...do some async computations here...
            return 'something';
        }
    }
);

After starting the server, the device should broadcast a bluetooth device called 'My Device'. The client should now be able to connect to this device, and call the async functions defined within handlers as if they were local functions.