jvsdisplayotron/lib/dot3k/joystick.js

A lightweight but powerful module, that allows you to easily control a Display-O-Tron 3000 / HAT from Node.js

//
//  joystick.js
//  JVSDisplayOTron
//
//  Created by Joris Vervuurt on 20-08-15.
//  Copyright (c) 2015 Joris Vervuurt Software. All rights reserved.
//

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'use strict';

// Load dependencies.
var util = require('util'),
    events = require('events');

/**
 * Creates a new `Joystick` object.
 * Note: you should not instantiate this class directly. Instead, use the `joystick` property of an initialized `DOT3k` object.
 * @constructor
 * @param {DisplayOTron} displayOTron The `DisplayOTron` instance.
 */
function Joystick(displayOTron) {
    if (!(this instanceof Joystick)) {
        return new Joystick(displayOTron);
    }
    
    var self = this;
    
    displayOTron.on('event', function(event) {
        if (event.component === 'Joystick') {
            self.emit(event.event);
        }
    });
    
    events.EventEmitter.call(this);
}

// Inherit the prototype of `EventEmitter`.
util.inherits(Joystick, events.EventEmitter);

// Export the `Joystick` class.
module.exports = Joystick;