spawn_rfid_module

spawn_rfid_module

Read and parse input device(like mouse, keyboard, RFID scanner and IR-Remote)'s event data.
Forked from input-event.

NOTE: This module only runs on Linux based systems

This module uses the child_process.spawn() method instead of openSync.

see also: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/input

Installation

$ npm install spawn_rfid_module --save

Example

const InputEvent = require('spawn-input-event');

const input = new InputEvent('/dev/input/event0');

const keyboard = new InputEvent.Keyboard(input);

keyboard.on('keyup', console.log);
keyboard.on('keydown', console.log);
keyboard.on('keypress', console.log);

See the example.js file for use with an rfid reader

Utils

Kill the current instance

input.destroy();
keyboard.destroy();

Get the process PID

input.getPid()

TODO

• Keyboard
• Mouse
• IR-Remote
• JoyStick
• Rotary (eg. KY040)

API

check this file: index.js

Contributing

• Fork this repo
• Clone your repo
• Install dependencies
• Checkout a feature branch
• Feel free to add your features
• Make sure your features are fully tested
• Open a pull request, and enjoy.

MIT license

Copyright (c) 2016 lsong

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