dansteingart · August 29, 2015 14:22
diff --git a/nodeforwarder.js b/nodeforwarder.js
 /* 
 NodeForwader: an serial to http proxy driven by ghetto get calls
 requirements 
   -- serialport -> npm install serialport
   -- express -> npm install express
   -- sleep -> npm install sleep
   -- socket.io -> npm install socket.io
   -- cors -> npm install cors

 to start: node nodeforwader.js [HTTP PORT] [SERIAL PORT] [BAUD] [BUFFER LENGTH]
 to read: http://[yourip]:[spec'd port]/read/  -> returns the last [BUFFER LENGTH] bytes from the serial port as a string
 to write: http://[yourip]:[spec'd port]/write/[YOUR STRING HERE]

 what will probably create farts/list of things to deal with later if I need to:
 - returning characters that html has issues with
 - spaces in the url

 */

 parts = process.argv

 if (parts.length < 6)
 {
 	console.log("usage: node nodeforwader.js [HTTP PORT] [SERIAL PORT] [BAUD] [BUFFER LENGTH]")
 	process.exit(1);
 }

 else
 {
 	console.log(parts);
 	hp = parts[2]
 	sp = parts[3]
 	baud = parseInt(parts[4])
 	blen = parseInt(parts[5])
 }

 var app = require('express')();
 var http = require('http').Server(app);
 var io = require('socket.io')(http);
 var cors = require('cors')
 http.listen(hp);

 var sleep = require("sleep").sleep
 var SerialPort = require("serialport").SerialPort ;
 var serialPort = new SerialPort(sp,
 	{
  	  baudrate: baud
 	});


 serialPort.on("open", function () { 
 	console.log('open');
    
 });  

 //sleep for 5 seconds for arduino serialport purposes
 for (var i=0; i<3; i++ )
 {
 	console.log(i);
 	sleep(1); 
 }


 //On Data fill a circular buf of the specified length
 buf = ""

 //last heard
 var lh = 0;
 serialPort.on('data', function(data) {
 	//console.log(data);
   buf += data	   
   lh = new Date().getTime()
   if (buf.length > blen) buf = buf.substr(buf.length-blen,buf.length) 
   io.emit('data', data);
   
 });

 //Write to serial port
 app.use(cors())
 app.get('/write/*',function(req,res){	
 	toSend = req.originalUrl.replace("/write/","")
 	toSend = decodeURIComponent(toSend);
 	console.log(toSend)
 	serialPort.write(toSend)
 	res.send(toSend)
 });

 //Write to serial port
 app.get('/writecf/*',function(req,res){	
 	toSend = req.originalUrl.replace("/writecf/","")
 	toSend = decodeURIComponent(toSend);
 	console.log(toSend)
 	serialPort.write(toSend+"\r\n")
 	res.send(toSend)
 });

 //Show Last Updated
 app.get('/lastread/',function(req,res){	
 	lhs = lh.toString();
 	console.log(lhs)
 	res.send(lhs)
 });



 //read buffer
 app.get('/read/', function(req, res){
 	res.send(buf)
 });


 app.get('/readout/', function(req, res){
 	//console.log(buf)
    res.sendFile(__dirname + '/readout.html');
 });

 io.on('connection', function(socket){
  io.emit('data',buf)
  socket.on('input', function(msg){
   //console.log('message: ' + msg);
 	serialPort.write(msg+"\r\n")
 	
  });
 });
diff --git a/readout.html b/readout.html
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
  <head>
    <title>listen now!</title>
    <style>
      * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
      body { font: 13px Helvetica, Arial; }
      form { background: #000; padding: 3px; position: fixed; top: 0; width: 100%; }
      form input { border: 0; padding: 10px; width: 90%; margin-right: .5%; }
      form button { width: 9%; background: silver; border: none; padding: 10px; }
 	  .messages{margin-top:50px}
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="">
      <input id="m" autocomplete="on" /><button>Send</button>
    </form>    
 	<div id="messages" class="messages"></div>

    <script src="https://cdn.socket.io/socket.io-1.2.0.js"></script>
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.js"></script>
    <script>
 	function ab2str(buf) {
 	  str = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(buf));
 	  str = str.replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
 	  
 	  return str
 	}
 	
 	$.get( "read/", function( data ) {
 	  $( "#messages").html(data.replace(/\n/g,'<br>') );
 	});
 	
      var socket = io();
      $('form').submit(function(){
        socket.emit('input', $('#m').val());
 		console.log($('#m').val())
        $('#m').val('');
        return false;
      });
      socket.on('data', function(msg){
        $('#messages').append(ab2str(msg));
 	    $("body").animate({ scrollTop: $("body").height() }, "slow");
 	});
    </script>
  </body>
 </html>
	/*
	NodeForwader: an serial to http proxy driven by ghetto get calls
	requirements
	-- serialport -> npm install serialport
	-- express -> npm install express
	-- sleep -> npm install sleep
	-- socket.io -> npm install socket.io
	-- cors -> npm install cors

	to start: node nodeforwader.js [HTTP PORT] [SERIAL PORT] [BAUD] [BUFFER LENGTH]
	to read: http://[yourip]:[spec'd port]/read/ -> returns the last [BUFFER LENGTH] bytes from the serial port as a string
	to write: http://[yourip]:[spec'd port]/write/[YOUR STRING HERE]

	what will probably create farts/list of things to deal with later if I need to:
	- returning characters that html has issues with
	- spaces in the url

	*/

	parts = process.argv

	if (parts.length < 6)
	{
	console.log("usage: node nodeforwader.js [HTTP PORT] [SERIAL PORT] [BAUD] [BUFFER LENGTH]")
	process.exit(1);
	}

	else
	{
	console.log(parts);
	hp = parts[2]
	sp = parts[3]
	baud = parseInt(parts[4])
	blen = parseInt(parts[5])
	}

	var app = require('express')();
	var http = require('http').Server(app);
	var io = require('socket.io')(http);
	var cors = require('cors')
	http.listen(hp);

	var sleep = require("sleep").sleep
	var SerialPort = require("serialport").SerialPort ;
	var serialPort = new SerialPort(sp,
	{
	baudrate: baud
	});


	serialPort.on("open", function () {
	console.log('open');

	});

	//sleep for 5 seconds for arduino serialport purposes
	for (var i=0; i<3; i++ )
	{
	console.log(i);
	sleep(1);
	}


	//On Data fill a circular buf of the specified length
	buf = ""

	//last heard
	var lh = 0;
	serialPort.on('data', function(data) {
	//console.log(data);
	buf += data
	lh = new Date().getTime()
	if (buf.length > blen) buf = buf.substr(buf.length-blen,buf.length)
	io.emit('data', data);

	});

	//Write to serial port
	app.use(cors())
	app.get('/write/*',function(req,res){
	toSend = req.originalUrl.replace("/write/","")
	toSend = decodeURIComponent(toSend);
	console.log(toSend)
	serialPort.write(toSend)
	res.send(toSend)
	});

	//Write to serial port
	app.get('/writecf/*',function(req,res){
	toSend = req.originalUrl.replace("/writecf/","")
	toSend = decodeURIComponent(toSend);
	console.log(toSend)
	serialPort.write(toSend+"\r\n")
	res.send(toSend)
	});

	//Show Last Updated
	app.get('/lastread/',function(req,res){
	lhs = lh.toString();
	console.log(lhs)
	res.send(lhs)
	});



	//read buffer
	app.get('/read/', function(req, res){
	res.send(buf)
	});


	app.get('/readout/', function(req, res){
	//console.log(buf)
	res.sendFile(__dirname + '/readout.html');
	});

	io.on('connection', function(socket){
	io.emit('data',buf)
	socket.on('input', function(msg){
	//console.log('message: ' + msg);
	serialPort.write(msg+"\r\n")

	});
	});
	<!doctype html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>listen now!</title>
	<style>
	* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
	body { font: 13px Helvetica, Arial; }
	form { background: #000; padding: 3px; position: fixed; top: 0; width: 100%; }
	form input { border: 0; padding: 10px; width: 90%; margin-right: .5%; }
	form button { width: 9%; background: silver; border: none; padding: 10px; }
	.messages{margin-top:50px}
	</style>
	</head>
	<body>
	<form action="">
	<input id="m" autocomplete="on" /><button>Send</button>
	</form>
	<div id="messages" class="messages"></div>

	<script src="https://cdn.socket.io/socket.io-1.2.0.js"></script>
	<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.js"></script>
	<script>
	function ab2str(buf) {
	str = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(buf));
	str = str.replace(/\n/g, '<br>');

	return str
	}

	$.get( "read/", function( data ) {
	$( "#messages").html(data.replace(/\n/g,'<br>') );
	});

	var socket = io();
	$('form').submit(function(){
	socket.emit('input', $('#m').val());
	console.log($('#m').val())
	$('#m').val('');
	return false;
	});
	socket.on('data', function(msg){
	$('#messages').append(ab2str(msg));
	$("body").animate({ scrollTop: $("body").height() }, "slow");
	});
	</script>
	</body>
	</html>