Web Bluetooth / Read Descriptors 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 (Async Await) sample.

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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);
  }

  log('Requesting any Bluetooth Device...');
  navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({
  // filters: [...] <- Prefer filters to save energy & show relevant devices.
      acceptAllDevices: true,
      optionalServices: [serviceUuid]})
  .then(device => {
    log('Connecting to GATT Server...');
    return device.gatt.connect();
  })
  .then(server => {
    log('Getting Service...');
    return server.getPrimaryService(serviceUuid);
  })
  .then(service => {
    log('Getting Characteristic...');
    return service.getCharacteristic(characteristicUuid);
  })
  .then(characteristic => {
    log('Getting Descriptors...');
    return characteristic.getDescriptors();
  })
  .then(descriptors => {
    let queue = Promise.resolve();
    descriptors.forEach(descriptor => {
      switch (descriptor.uuid) {

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

        case BluetoothUUID.getDescriptor('report_reference'):
          queue = queue.then(_ => 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);
      }
    });
    return queue;
  })
  .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');
}