React Hooks for Web Bluetooth

This is a package that provides a hooks wrapper around the new Web Bluetooth API

It is an experimental feature implemented under a flag in Chrome. In order to use this feature in Chrome, enable:

chrome://flags/#enable-experimental-web-platform-features

The getDevices method requires also to enable the new permissions backend experimental feature.

chrome://flags/#enable-web-bluetooth-new-permissions-backend

getDevices is used to retrieve already paired Bluetooth devices from the browser, for example after a refresh instead of pairing a device again getDevices can be used to connect to it without pairing.

Example

const { onClick, device } = useRequestDevice({
  acceptAllDevices: true,
});

// ...

return <>
  {!device && <button onClick={onClick}>Connect</button>}
  {device && <span>{device.name}</span>}
</>

API

useGetServer

Params:

device: BluetoothDevice

Returns:

server: BluetoothRemoteGATTServer

useGetCharacteristic

Params:

service: BluetoothRemoteGATTService

bluetoothCharacteristicUUID: string

Returns:

characteristic: BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic

useGetDevices

Returns: devices[]: BluetoothDevice[]

useRequestDevice

Params:

options: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Bluetooth/requestDevice#parameters

Returns:

onClick: (event) => void // returns a onClick function that can be used to trigget the browser's pairing window and list the scanned Bluetooth devices.

device: BluetoothDevice // returns a device chosen from the Bluetooth pairing dialogue.

useGetPrimaryService

Params:

device: BluetoothDevice

Returns:

service: BluetoothRemoteGATTService

useReadValue

Params:

characteristic: BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic

Returns::

value: DataView

writeValue

Params:

characteristic: BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic

value: ArrayBuffer