sarahneely / server_dogdoor

This is just a simple Express Server

Getting it running

• Your first step is to clone the repo, and then npm install the dependencies

• To actually get the server running you will need to type node index.js in your terminal

• You should be able to visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Modifying the example

• The key files in this repo are
  • index.js - If you wanted to connect a database start here
  • routes.js - If you wanted to add more routes to your server you can add them here

Interacting with the robot

To interact with the robot you will need to use something like a browser, curl, or a headless browser like and Amazon Echo to dictate what URL to hit. The pattern will follow like this curl http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/robots/omnius/commands/on

Theory Behind the API

This is a simple server that will interact with configured devices with a firmata protocol already installed. This spins up a server that has an inception style api hidden runninginside of the parent API this is because directly interacting with the Cylon API appears to not behave right.