Introducing the DualShock Controller node module

This started a few months ago when I wanted to use a PS3 DualShock for my Node Bots projects, I needed a library that was simple to use and easy to include in any project.
After a few hours of searching and playing with existing implementations I decided to write my own.
Getting Started:

Before you can start you will need the following:

Node 0.8 although I recommend 0.10
In Linux you will need libudev-dev
Pair with the controller via bluetooth

Create your project folder and run the following npm command:

$ npm install dualshock

Show me the code:

  var dualShockLib = require('dualshock-controller');
   
  var dualShock3 = dualShockLib();
   
  //make sure you add an error event handler
  dualShock3.on('error', function(data) {
    //Some stuff did not work.
  });
   
  //add event handlers:
  dualShock3.on('left:move', function(data) {
    //...doStuff();
  });
  dualShock3.on('right:move', function(data) {
    //...doStuff();
  });
   
  dualShock3.on('square:press', function (data) {
    //...doStuff();
  });
  dualShock3.on('square:release', function (data) {
    //...doStuff();
  });
   
  //connect the controller
  dualShock3.connect();

Events documentation

As you could tell by the code above, the library exposes events that you can subscribe to. I am currently working on better documentation but for more information on what events are available you can review the following json fileto see what buttons are mapped. Each button will have a "pressed", "released" and "analog" event.

Code is in github (pull requests appreciated) Below is a bit of a teaser video.

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