This is a facilitator script/software for applications used across MGRM; to read OmVcard numbers, from OmVcards connected to card readers.

Run

• Install the requisite node modules, and then run index.js:

npm install
node index.js

• If a card reader is connected, and it has a valid OmVcard, we should be able to get a JSON with the corresponding OmVcard number when we visit this URL — http://localhost:1790.

Build binaries

• Ensure pkg is available globally:

npm install -g pkg

• We can use pkg to build binaries/executables for a specified target. For instance, if we want a Windows binary/executable, we run:

pkg -t node12-win .

Notes on building

• Since a package (pcsclite) used in this repository has its own build step; and since the build varies as per the target (Windows/Linux), it is imperative that we build a particular target's executable on that specific target.
• To put it in a simpler way, if we want a Windows executable, we run the pkg build step (including the installation of node modules — npm install) on Windows.

Miscellaneous/Help

• GitHub Gist: Configuring Windows 10 (64-bit) for node-gyp
• GitHub Gist: Configuring Windows (32-bit) for node-gyp