Web Bluetooth / Read Descriptors (Async Await) Sample

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The Web Bluetooth API lets websites discover and communicate with devices over the Bluetooth 4 wireless standard using the Generic Attribute Profile (GATT). It is currently partially implemented in Android M, Chrome OS, Mac, and Windows 10.

This sample illustrates the use of the Web Bluetooth API to read all characteristic's descriptors of a service from a nearby Bluetooth Low Energy Device. You may want to try this demo with the BLE Peripheral Simulator App from the Google Play Store and check out the Read Descriptors (Promises) sample.

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async function onButtonClick() {
  let serviceUuid = document.querySelector('#service').value;
  if (serviceUuid.startsWith('0x')) {
    serviceUuid = parseInt(serviceUuid);
  }

  let characteristicUuid = document.querySelector('#characteristic').value;
  if (characteristicUuid.startsWith('0x')) {
    characteristicUuid = parseInt(characteristicUuid);
  }

  try {
    log('Requesting any Bluetooth Device...');
    const device = await navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({
     // filters: [...] <- Prefer filters to save energy & show relevant devices.
        acceptAllDevices: true, optionalServices: [serviceUuid]});

    log('Connecting to GATT Server...');
    const server = await device.gatt.connect();

    log('Getting Service...');
    const service = await server.getPrimaryService(serviceUuid);

    log('Getting Characteristic...');
    const characteristic = await service.getCharacteristic(characteristicUuid);

    log('Getting Descriptors...');
    const descriptors = await characteristic.getDescriptors();

    for (const descriptor of descriptors) {
      switch (descriptor.uuid) {

        case BluetoothUUID.getDescriptor('gatt.client_characteristic_configuration'):
          await descriptor.readValue().then(value => {
            log('> Client Characteristic Configuration:');
            let notificationsBit = value.getUint8(0) & 0b01;
            log('  > Notifications: ' + (notificationsBit ? 'ON' : 'OFF'));
            let indicationsBit = value.getUint8(0) & 0b10;
            log('  > Indications: ' + (indicationsBit ? 'ON' : 'OFF'));
          });
          break;

        case BluetoothUUID.getDescriptor('gatt.characteristic_user_description'):
          await descriptor.readValue().then(value => {
            let decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
            log('> Characteristic User Description: ' + decoder.decode(value));
          });
          break;

        case BluetoothUUID.getDescriptor('report_reference'):
          await descriptor.readValue().then(value => {
            log('> Report Reference:');
            log('  > Report ID: ' + value.getUint8(0));
            log('  > Report Type: ' + getReportType(value));
          });
          break;

        default: log('> Unknown Descriptor: ' + descriptor.uuid);
      }
    }
  } catch(error) {
    log('Argh! ' + error);
  }
}

/* Utils */

const valueToReportType = {
  1: 'Input Report',
  2: 'Output Report',
  3: 'Feature Report'
};

function getReportType(value) {
  let v = value.getUint8(1);
  return v + (v in valueToReportType ?
      ' (' + valueToReportType[v] + ')' : 'Unknown');
}