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• standards-positions

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> It is available only for Google Chrome, Chromium or compatiable browsers (e.g. Edge) because it uses WebHID, a javascript extension that can be used to send commands to a HID device.

I didn’t know about WebHID, but it’s interesting Firefox doesn’t support it. According to Mozilla’s position[0]:

> This API, like WebUSB, provides access to generic devices. Though this API is limited to human interface devices (HID), the same concerns apply as WebUSB, namely that devices are generally not designed with access from arbitrary websites in their threat model.

[0]: https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#webhid

• node-CarPlay

  2 118 7.2 TypeScript

Chrome is doing amazing work with these WebAPIs. Here's a quick list of things enabled by Chrome being open-minded and allowing WebHID and WebUSB APIs to exist:

- Turn your Stadia controllers into bluetooth controllers: https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_GB.html

- fastboot.js - FastBoot API but entirely though the web: https://kdrag0n.github.io/fastboot.js/demo/

and here's my favorite (because I used it in my RX-8)

- Node-Carplay - Carplay interface through a USB dongle in your browser with no external dependencies!!1! (https://github.com/rhysmorgan134/node-CarPlay)

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