/ffi-wiiuse

wiiuse ruby binding using FFI

Primary LanguageRuby

ffi-wiiuse

by Andrea Fazzi
http://github.com/remogatto/ffi-wiiuse/tree/master

DESCRIPTION: ↑

ffi-wiiuse is a ruby wrapper around wiiuse, a C library that handles the connection with Nintendo Wiimote devices. The binding is based on ruby FFI so it doesn’t need any compilation step. Please, note that ffi-wiiuse API is a mere translation of wiiuse C API: no idiomatic ruby inside!

FEATURES/PROBLEMS: ↑

  • full wrap around wiiuse C API

  • support for:

    • buttons

    • motion sensing

    • IR tracking

    • expansion devices: nunchuk, classic controller, Guitar Hero 3 controller

  • based on FFI so it doesn’t need compilation

  • Ruby 1.9.1 compatible

SYNOPSIS: ↑

See examples/example.rb.

REQUIREMENTS: ↑

  • ffi >= 0.3.0 (development version)

  • wiiuse C library

INSTALL: ↑

git clone git://github.com/remogatto/ffi-wiiuse.git
cd ffi-wiiuse	 
sudo rake gem:install

LICENSE: ↑

(The MIT License)

Copyright © 2009 Andrea Fazzi

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the ‘Software’), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.