tact-js

Library for bHaptics Haptic Devices

Prerequisite

bHaptics Player has to be installed (window) and running.

Examples

• https://elated-noyce-f0332a.netlify.com/

or

• Open samples/simple/index.html directory in browser (Example code)

How to setup

1. Install via npm

npm install tact-js

2. Import library

import tactJs from 'tact-js'

3. Checking connection status between the bHaptics Player and your application

• Connection Status: Connected | Disconnected | Connecting

tactJs.addListener(function(msg) {
  if (msg.status === 'Connected') {
    console.log('connected');
  } else if (msg.status === 'Disconnected') {

  } else if (msg.status === 'Connecting') {
    // 
  }
});

How to use

1. Dot Mode - submitDot()

• Parameters

  • key: string;
  • position: 'VestFront' | 'VestBack' | 'Head' | 'ForearmL' | 'ForearmR' | 'GloveL' | 'GloveR'
  • points: array of object with (index, intensity)
    • index: [0, 19]
    • intensity: [1, 100]
  • durationMillis: [50, 10000]

• Return Type: ErrorCode

var key = 'dot';
var position = 'VestFront'
var points = [{
    index : 10,
    intensity : 100
}];
var durationMillis = 1000; // 1000ms
var errorCode = tactJs.submitDot(key, position, points, durationMillis);

2. PathMode - submitPath()

• Parameters

  • key: string;
  • position: 'VestFront' | 'VestBack' | 'Head' | 'ForearmL' | 'ForearmR' | 'GloveL' | 'GloveR'
  • points: array of object with (x, y, intensity)
    • x: [0, 1]
    • y: [0, 1]
    • intensity: [1, 100]
  • durationMillis: [50, 10000]

• Return Type: ErrorCode

• Example

var key = 'dot';
var position = 'VestFront'
var points = [{
    x : 0.5,
    y : 0.5,
    intensity : 100
}];
var durationMillis = 1000; // 1000ms
var errorCode = tactJs.submitPath(key, position, points, durationMillis);

3.1. Tact File - registerFile()

• You need to registerFile, before calling submitRegistered(), submitRegisteredWithRotationOption() and submitRegisteredWithScaleOption()
• key: string;
• tactFile: provided *.tact file

var key = 'key';
var tactFile = '{"project":{"createdAt":1583739337216,"description":"","layout":{"layouts":{"For...' // tact file string
var errorCode = tactJs.registerFile(key, tactFile);

3.2. Tact File - submitRegistered()

• Parameters

  • key: string;

• Return Type: ErrorCode

• Example

var errorCode = tactJs.submitRegistered(key);

3.3. Tact File - submitRegisteredWithRotationOption()

• This function only works with Tactot(Vest) haptic pattern.

• Parameters

  • key: string;
  • object with (offsetAngleX, offsetY)
    • offsetAngleX: [0, 360]
    • offsetY: [-0.5, 0.5]

• Return Type: ErrorCode

• Example

var key = 'key';
var rotationOption = {offsetAngleX: 180, offsetY: 0.2};
var errorCode = tactJs.submitRegisteredWithRotationOption(key, rotationOption);

3.4. Tact File - submitRegisteredWithScaleOption()

• Parameters

  • key: string;
  • object with (intensity, duration)
    • intensity: [0.2, 5]
    • duration: [0.2, 5]

• Return Type: ErrorCode

• Example

var key = 'key';
var scaleOption = {intensity: 1, duration: 1};
var errorCode = tactJs.submitRegisteredWithScaleOption(key, scaleOption);

Error Code

• 0: SUCCESS
• 2: CONNECTION_NOT_ESTABLISHED - Check if the bhaptics player is running or not
• 5: MESSAGE_INVALID_DURATION_MILLIS - durationMillis [20ms~100,000ms]
• 6: MESSAGE_INVALID_DOT_INDEX_HEAD - index should be [0, 5]
• 7: MESSAGE_INVALID_DOT_INDEX_ARM - index should be [0, 5]
• 8: MESSAGE_INVALID_DOT_INDEX_VEST - index should be [0, 19]
• 9: MESSAGE_INVALID_INTENSITY - intensity should be [0, 100]
• 10: MESSAGE_INVALID_X - x should be [0, 1]
• 11: MESSAGE_INVALID_Y - y should be [0, 1]
• 12: MESSAGE_INVALID_ROTATION_X - rotationOffsetX should be [0, 360]
• 13: MESSAGE_INVALID_ROTATION_Y - offsetY should be [-0.5, 0.5]
• 14: MESSAGE_INVALID_SCALE_INTENSITY_RATIO - intensityRatio should be [0.2, 5]
• 15: MESSAGE_INVALID_SCALE_DURATION_RATIO - durationRatio should be [0.2, 5]
• 16: MESSAGE_NOT_REGISTERED_KEY - key not registered