nova-control-browser 0.0.1

package/LICENSE.md

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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2026-present Andreas Rozek
+
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+
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package/README.md

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+# nova-control-browser
+
+Browser ESM module for controlling the [Creoqode Nova DIY AI Robot](../../README.md) over USB serial via the Web Serial API.
+
+---
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+| requirement | details |
+| --- | --- |
+| **Chrome or Edge 89+** | required — the Web Serial API is only available in Chromium-based browsers. Firefox and Safari do not support it. |
+| **Node.js 22+** | required for the build toolchain only (`npm run build`). Not needed at runtime in the browser. Download from [nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org). |
+| **Arduino sketch** | the matching `Nova_SerialController.ino` sketch must be flashed to the robot's Arduino board (baud rate 9600, 8N1). |
+| **User gesture** | `openNova()` must be called from within a user gesture (e.g. a button click) because the browser requires a transient activation before showing the port picker. |
+
+---
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm add nova-control-browser
+```
+
+---
+
+## API
+
+### Constants
+
+| export | type | value | description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `BaudRate` | `number` | `9600` | baud rate expected by the Arduino sketch |
+| `HomePosition` | `ServoState` | `{ s1:90, s2:90, s3:110, s4:90, s5:95 }` | safe resting position for all five servos |
+| `SafeRange` | `Record<ServoKey, [number, number]>` | see below | per-servo `[min, max]` in degrees |
+
+`SafeRange` values:
+
+| servo | pin | role | min | max |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `s1` | 32 | head front/back | 45 | 135 |
+| `s2` | 34 | head CW/CCW | 10 | 170 |
+| `s3` | 36 | head up/down | 40 | 150 |
+| `s4` | 38 | body rotation | 30 | 180 |
+| `s5` | 40 | secondary head | 20 | 150 |
+
+Both `HomePosition` and `SafeRange` are frozen (`Object.isFrozen` returns `true`).
+
+### `buildDirectPacket`
+
+```typescript
+function buildDirectPacket (State:ServoState):Uint8Array
+```
+
+Assembles a 5-byte direct servo control packet from the given servo state. Each value is clamped to `SafeRange` and rounded to the nearest integer before encoding. The byte order matches the Arduino sketch:
+
+| byte | servo |
+| --- | --- |
+| 0 | s4 |
+| 1 | s3 |
+| 2 | s2 |
+| 3 | s1 |
+| 4 | s5 |
+
+### `openNova`
+
+```typescript
+async function openNova (
+  PortOrOptions?:WebSerialPort | WebSerialPortRequestOptions
+):Promise<NovaController>
+```
+
+Opens a USB serial port and returns a `NovaController`. Without an argument the browser's port picker is shown to the user. An existing `WebSerialPort` instance (e.g. from a previous session) may be passed to skip the picker. A `WebSerialPortRequestOptions` object with an optional `filters` array may be passed to narrow the picker to specific USB device IDs.
+
+The returned promise resolves after the 2-second Arduino reset delay that follows every port open.
+
+### `NovaController`
+
+```typescript
+interface NovaController {
+  home ():Promise<void>
+  shiftHeadTo (Degrees:number):Promise<void>
+  rollHeadTo (Degrees:number):Promise<void>
+  pitchHeadTo (Degrees:number):Promise<void>
+  liftHeadTo (Degrees:number):Promise<void>
+  rotateBodyTo (Degrees:number):Promise<void>
+  get State ():ServoState
+  set State (Update:ServoUpdate)
+  sendServoState ():Promise<void>
+  destroy ():void
+}
+```
+
+| method / property | description |
+| --- | --- |
+| `home()` | sends all servos to `HomePosition` |
+| `shiftHeadTo(Degrees)` | sets s1 — head forward `> 90°`, back `< 90°` |
+| `rollHeadTo(Degrees)` | sets s2 — head clockwise `> 90°`, counter-clockwise `< 90°` |
+| `pitchHeadTo(Degrees)` | sets s3 — head up `> 110°`, down toward `40°` |
+| `liftHeadTo(Degrees)` | sets s5 — secondary head up/down, range `20°`–`150°` |
+| `rotateBodyTo(Degrees)` | sets s4 — rotates the entire body around the Z-axis |
+| `State` (get) | returns a deep copy of the pending state if any, else the last-sent state |
+| `State` (set) | replaces any pending entry with `Update` merged onto the *last-sent* state (not onto pending); flush with `sendServoState()` |
+| `sendServoState()` | flushes any pending state update to the Arduino |
+| `destroy()` | releases the stream writer lock and closes the serial port |
+
+`State` reflects what was *sent* (or is pending to be sent) to the Arduino, not the physical servo position — there is no read-back channel in the protocol.
+
+Sends are serialised internally: concurrent method calls and `sendServoState()` calls never overlap on the wire. Named methods such as `shiftHeadTo()` *accumulate* changes on top of whatever is already pending; the `State` setter instead *replaces* the pending entry, starting fresh from the last-sent state.
+
+### Types
+
+```typescript
+type ServoKey    = 's1' | 's2' | 's3' | 's4' | 's5'
+type ServoState  = { [K in ServoKey]:number }
+type ServoUpdate = Partial<ServoState>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Examples
+
+### Basic usage
+
+```typescript
+import { openNova } from 'nova-control-browser'
+
+const Button = document.querySelector('button')!
+
+Button.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+  // shows the browser's port picker — must be inside a user gesture
+  const Nova = await openNova()
+
+  await Nova.home()
+  await Nova.rotateBodyTo(120)
+  await Nova.shiftHeadTo(100)
+  await Nova.rollHeadTo(60)
+
+  console.log(Nova.State)
+  // → { s1:100, s2:60, s3:110, s4:120, s5:95 }
+
+  Nova.destroy()
+})
+```
+
+### Two queue strategies
+
+**Named methods accumulate** — each call merges its change on top of whatever is already pending:
+
+```typescript
+// none of these three lines sends anything yet
+Nova.shiftHeadTo(80)     // pending: { ...home, s1:80 }
+Nova.rollHeadTo(60)      // pending: { ...home, s1:80, s2:60 }
+Nova.rotateBodyTo(120)   // pending: { ...home, s1:80, s2:60, s4:120 }
+await Nova.sendServoState()
+// sends { s1:80, s2:60, s3:110, s4:120, s5:95 }
+```
+
+**The `State` setter replaces** the pending entry — it starts fresh from the last-sent state, discarding any pending changes:
+
+```typescript
+Nova.State = { s4:120 }
+Nova.State = { s1:100, s2:60 }   // replaces previous; s4 reverts to last-sent
+await Nova.sendServoState()
+// sends { s1:100, s2:60, s3:110, s4:90, s5:95 }   ← s4 is 90, not 120
+```
+
+### Reusing a previously selected port
+
+```typescript
+import { openNova } from 'nova-control-browser'
+
+// ask the browser for the port once (requires user gesture)
+const [Port] = await (navigator as any).serial.getPorts()
+
+// later — no picker shown, no gesture needed
+const Nova = await openNova(Port)
+await Nova.home()
+Nova.destroy()
+```
+
+### Filtering the port picker by USB vendor
+
+```typescript
+import { openNova } from 'nova-control-browser'
+
+Button.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+  // only show CH340/CH341 USB serial adapters (Arduino clones)
+  const Nova = await openNova({ filters: [{ usbVendorId: 0x1a86 }] })
+  await Nova.home()
+  Nova.destroy()
+})
+```
+
+---
+
+## Building
+
+```bash
+npm run build --workspace packages/nova-control-browser
+```
+
+Output is written to `packages/nova-control-browser/dist/`.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+[MIT License](../../LICENSE.md) © Andreas Rozek

package/dist/nova-control-browser.d.ts

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+export declare const BaudRate = 9600;
+
+/**** buildDirectPacket — 5-byte direct servo control packet ****/
+export declare function buildDirectPacket(State: ServoState): Uint8Array;
+
+/**** HomePosition ****/
+export declare const HomePosition: Readonly<ServoState>;
+
+/**** NovaController ****/
+export declare interface NovaController {
+    home(): Promise<void>;
+    shiftHeadTo(Degrees: number): Promise<void>;
+    rollHeadTo(Degrees: number): Promise<void>;
+    pitchHeadTo(Degrees: number): Promise<void>;
+    liftHeadTo(Degrees: number): Promise<void>;
+    rotateBodyTo(Degrees: number): Promise<void>;
+    get State(): ServoState;
+    set State(Update: ServoUpdate);
+    sendServoState(): Promise<void>;
+    destroy(): void;
+}
+
+/**** NovaOptions ****/
+export declare interface NovaOptions {
+    StepIntervalMs?: number;
+}
+
+/**** openNova — factory ****/
+export declare function openNova(PortOrOptions?: WebSerialPort | WebSerialPortRequestOptions, Options?: NovaOptions): Promise<NovaController>;
+
+/**** SafeRange ****/
+export declare const SafeRange: Readonly<Record<ServoKey, [number, number]>>;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *                                                                              *
+ *                           nova-control-browser                               *
+ *                                                                              *
+ *******************************************************************************/
+/**** ServoKey ****/
+export declare type ServoKey = 's1' | 's2' | 's3' | 's4' | 's5';
+
+/**** ServoSpeed — °/ms so that the full safe range takes exactly 1 second ****/
+export declare const ServoSpeed: Readonly<Record<ServoKey, number>>;
+
+/**** ServoState ****/
+export declare type ServoState = {
+    [K in ServoKey]: number;
+};
+
+/**** ServoUpdate ****/
+export declare type ServoUpdate = Partial<ServoState>;
+
+declare interface WebSerialPort extends EventTarget {
+    open(Options: {
+        baudRate: number;
+    }): Promise<void>;
+    close(): Promise<void>;
+    readonly writable: WritableStream<Uint8Array>;
+}
+
+declare interface WebSerialPortFilter {
+    usbVendorId?: number;
+    usbProductId?: number;
+}
+
+export declare interface WebSerialPortRequestOptions {
+    filters?: WebSerialPortFilter[];
+}
+
+export { }

package/dist/nova-control-browser.js

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+//#region src/nova-control-browser.ts
+var e = 9600, t = Object.freeze({
+	s1: 90,
+	s2: 90,
+	s3: 110,
+	s4: 90,
+	s5: 95
+}), n = Object.freeze({
+	s1: [45, 135],
+	s2: [10, 170],
+	s3: [40, 150],
+	s4: [30, 180],
+	s5: [20, 150]
+}), r = Object.freeze({
+	s1: (n.s1[1] - n.s1[0]) / 1e3,
+	s2: (n.s2[1] - n.s2[0]) / 1e3,
+	s3: (n.s3[1] - n.s3[0]) / 1e3,
+	s4: (n.s4[1] - n.s4[0]) / 1e3,
+	s5: (n.s5[1] - n.s5[0]) / 1e3
+});
+function i(e, t) {
+	let [r, i] = n[t];
+	return Math.max(r, Math.min(i, Math.round(e)));
+}
+function a(e) {
+	return new Uint8Array([
+		i(e.s4, "s4"),
+		i(e.s3, "s3"),
+		i(e.s2, "s2"),
+		i(e.s1, "s1"),
+		i(e.s5, "s5")
+	]);
+}
+async function o(t) {
+	if (!("serial" in navigator)) throw Error("Nova: Web Serial API is not supported in this browser");
+	let n = navigator.serial, r = t instanceof EventTarget ? t : await n.requestPort(t ?? {});
+	await r.open({ baudRate: e });
+	let i = r.writable.getWriter();
+	await new Promise((e) => setTimeout(e, 2e3));
+	let a = !1;
+	return {
+		async write(e) {
+			a || await i.write(e);
+		},
+		destroy() {
+			if (!a) {
+				a = !0;
+				try {
+					i.releaseLock();
+				} catch {}
+				r.close().catch(() => {});
+			}
+		}
+	};
+}
+async function s(e, n) {
+	let i = n?.StepIntervalMs ?? 20, s = await o(e), c = { ...t }, l, u = Promise.resolve();
+	function d(e) {
+		l = {
+			...l ?? c,
+			...e
+		};
+	}
+	async function f() {
+		let e = u;
+		u = (async () => {
+			try {
+				await e;
+			} catch {}
+			for (; l != null;) {
+				let e = l, t = !0, n = { ...c };
+				for (let a of [
+					"s1",
+					"s2",
+					"s3",
+					"s4",
+					"s5"
+				]) {
+					let o = e[a] - c[a], s = i > 0 ? r[a] * i : Infinity;
+					Math.abs(o) > s ? (n[a] = c[a] + Math.sign(o) * s, t = !1) : n[a] = e[a];
+				}
+				t && (l = void 0), c = { ...n }, await s.write(a(n)), t || await new Promise((e) => setTimeout(e, i));
+			}
+		})(), await u;
+	}
+	return {
+		async home() {
+			d({ ...t }), await f();
+		},
+		async shiftHeadTo(e) {
+			d({ s1: e }), await f();
+		},
+		async rollHeadTo(e) {
+			d({ s2: e }), await f();
+		},
+		async pitchHeadTo(e) {
+			d({ s3: e }), await f();
+		},
+		async liftHeadTo(e) {
+			d({ s5: e }), await f();
+		},
+		async rotateBodyTo(e) {
+			d({ s4: e }), await f();
+		},
+		get State() {
+			return structuredClone(l ?? c);
+		},
+		set State(e) {
+			l = {
+				...c,
+				...e
+			};
+		},
+		async sendServoState() {
+			await f();
+		},
+		destroy() {
+			s.destroy();
+		}
+	};
+}
+//#endregion
+export { e as BaudRate, t as HomePosition, n as SafeRange, r as ServoSpeed, a as buildDirectPacket, s as openNova };

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "nova-control-browser",
+  "description": "Control a NOVA DIY Artificial Intelligence Robot by Creoqode from a browser",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "type": "module",
+  "keywords": [
+    "nova",
+    "creoqode",
+    "robot",
+    "web-serial",
+    "browser"
+  ],
+  "author": "Andreas Rozek",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/rozek/nova-control#readme",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/rozek/nova-control.git",
+    "directory": "packages/nova-control-browser"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/rozek/nova-control/issues"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "./dist/nova-control-browser.js",
+  "module": "./dist/nova-control-browser.js",
+  "types": "./dist/nova-control-browser.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "import": "./dist/nova-control-browser.js",
+      "types": "./dist/nova-control-browser.d.ts"
+    }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "happy-dom": "^20.8.3",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
+    "vite": "^8.0.0",
+    "vite-plugin-dts": "^4.5.4",
+    "vitest": "^4.1.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "vite build",
+    "test": "vitest",
+    "test:run": "vitest run"
+  }
+}