A Node JS cross platform native module for gamepads, based on SDL 2 (https://www.libsdl.org/). Please note, this repo hasn't been updated in years, if you get it running on a modern version of Node, I swear I'll buy you a drink. This module should work on Windows. It once worked on Mac OSX, but hasn't been updated since the mandated 64bit upgrade. I guess Windows simply is much better for certain things... There's no Linux compatibility for now. The basic instructions for use are as follows:
Make sure you have Node JS installed, obviously. Node-Gyp is essential too. Copy the repo to your machine. Using the command terminal, 'cd' into the repo/module and run:
node-gyp configure --arch=ia32
node-gyp build
After doing so, you should be able to use the methods found in index.js.
The module makes use of Node JS's event system. For a simple demonstration, set up a simple node project, create an index.js file, and in it, add:
var Gamepad = require("node-gamepad");
var myGamepad = new Gamepad(0);
console.log("name: ", myGamepad.name);
global.setInterval(function(){
myGamepad.events.on("xaxis", function(direction){ console.log("X-Axis: ", direction); });
myGamepad.events.on("yaxis", function(direction){ console.log("Y-Axis: ", direction); });
_myGamepad.events.on("buttondown", function(button){ console.log("Button: ", direction); })
}, 200);Also insure that you take the OS specific SDL runtime library file from the 'runtime-libraries' folder, and copy the file to the same root folder that you run 'node index.js' from.