Re: [generic-sensor] - Sensors API - core

> https://github.com/w3c/sensors  ... some are already supported in Chrome
;)

nice, I have already done some tests with the currently supported ones, but
even though, I think an aggregator for all the sensors is very important.
Even for hacking and discoverability.

navigator.sensors.tirePressure().then( ... )

Actually, navigator.sensors could even have a "getter" for any method that
does not exist to return a rejected promise, instead of a "undefined is not
a function" error.
This way, calling
`navigator.sensors.anInexistingSensor().then(...).catch(...)` would reject
until the sensors was created or supported.

Thinking it further, we could even have a `navigator.sensors.create` with a
pattern for developers to create their own sensors based in other
information...let's say:

```
navigator.sensors.create("darkRoom", function(mySensor){
  Promise.all([
    navigator.sensors.light(),
    navigator.sensors.proximity()
  ]).then(function([lightSensor, proximitySensor]){
    // combine lightSensor and proximity to identify when the room is dark
    // and the device is not inside a pocket, for example
    // you can dispatch events here on mySensor
  });
});

// then, afterwards

navigator.sensors.darkRoom().then(darkRoomSensor=>{
  darkRoomSensor.addEventListener(...);
});
```

Did I go too far? :p


On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 3:04 AM, Marcos Caceres <marcos@marcosc.com> wrote:

> On November 24, 2016 at 3:41:07 PM, Felipe Nascimento de Moura
> (felipenmoura@gmail.com) wrote:
> > I think I should be able to type "navigator.sensors" in my console and
> see
> > even an autocomplete with the possibilities.
>
> https://github.com/w3c/sensors  ... some are already supported in Chrome
> ;)
>



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