Install

npm install git+https://github.com/ackerapple/usb-support.git usb-detection node-hid

Development Install

npm install usb-detection node-hid --no-save && npm install

To get node-hid on Raspbian, I needed

sudo apt-get install g++ curl libssl-dev apache2-utils build-essential pkg-config git-core libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev

sudo npm install node-gyp -g

npm install node-hid

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22144527/npm-fail-to-install-node-hid-faild-to-install-last-version-of-nodejs

Opt-in for performance

read more here

npm install --save-optional bufferutil utf-8-validate

Linux

To control usb devices without using sudo:

Install prerequisite:

npm install node-hid --build-from-source --driver=libusb

• Goto the directory /etc/udev/rules.d
• Edit a file named 99-com.rules or create a new file such as 99-hidraw-permissions.rules
  • sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-com.rules
  • Add to the top KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"
  • Updated: 2022-06-20: KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
• Unplug device
• Run command sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
• Run next command sudo udevadm trigger
• Plug device back in

allow all rule node-hide help on this subject here

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/85379/dev-hidraw-read-permissions/85459

Example

import { InputControlMonitor } from 'usb-support'
import controllerConfig from './controlConfig.json'

export class AppInputs {
  controlMonitor: InputControlMonitor = new InputControlMonitor()

  constructor() {
    this.controlMonitor.$change.subscribe(pressed => this.onPress(pressed))
  }

  monitorControlByConfig(controller: DeviceProductLayout) {
    // clear all previous listeners
    if (this.controlMonitor.controllers.length) {
      this.controlMonitor.reset()
    }

    this.controlMonitor.monitorByConfig(controllerConfig)

    return controller
  }
}