var express = require('express'); var router = express.Router(); var child = require("child_process"); var SerialPort = require("serialport").SerialPort var success; child.exec('cd ../arduino && ino build && ino upload', function(err, stdout, stderr){ if(err){console.log('Please install the ino utility and connect arduino!\nIf there are other open programs that communicate with the arduino, close them!'); return success = false;} var buff = stdout.slice(stdout.indexOf('Guessing serial port ... ')+25); buff = buff.slice(0, buff.indexOf('\n')); console.log('Guessing serial port ... ' + buff); serialPort = new SerialPort(buff, { baudrate: 9600 }, false); serialPort.open(function (error) { if ( error ) { console.log('Please check arduino!') return successfalse; } }); return success = true; }); //console.log(success); /* GET home page. */ router.get('/', function(req, res, next) { res.render('index', { title: 'Express' }); }); router.get('/toggleLight', function (req, res) { if(success) { serialPort.write(new Buffer('~','ascii')); } else {console.log("arduino not connected")} res.send('switch light'); }); module.exports = router;