node-pcsc

A PCSC binding for NodeJS

Build

Dependencies to run this out are:

• nodejs
• libpcsclite
• libpcsclite-dev

If you are running a Debian/Ubuntu Linux distribution you may install it this way:

sudo apt-get install nodejs libpcsclite libpcsclite-dev

To compile the native sources you may call node-gyp:

node-gyp configure
node-gyp build

Or install it via the npm tool:

npm install

Updating SmartCard/RFID tags card list

The author of PCSC, Ludovic Rousseau, is maintaining a list of known SmartCard/RFID tags on his website. This package integrate a version of it (./lib/pcsc-list.js), and provide a tool to update it if needed:

npm run update-list

Or (strictly equivalent)

./tools/updateList.js

API

The JS-side API is still not stable, please refer to examples provided for now.

Testing

A test suite will be proabably written later on.

Code sample

A little example using this library is available, you can try it this way:

./example.js

Contributing

This package would have never existed without great support of open source projects, rewarding the community by this work is the least I can do. I would appreciate any code review, comments, issue reportings, forks from you. Please feel free to contact me at: clement.desiles{{EMAIL_SYMBOL}}telecomsante.com

Legal

This projet is under the MIT licence. Please refer to the LICENCE file provided for more information.