m77-raspberry-wifi-node-nmcli

This is the new module to configure WiFi networks from nodejs

In current versions of Raspberry OS wpa_cli is no longer used, instead all network configuration is done through nmcli. For this reason the package m77-raspberry-wifi-node it is no longer used

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It is a module that I have developed in node.js to configure the Wi-Fi network of Raspberry Pi that uses nmcli.

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Implementation of this module is available to create a full-featured API for node.js with express.

You can find it at api-m77-raspberry-wifi-node-nmcli

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Because?

Because I have benefited a lot from the work of other people and organizations that offer development modules and I want to give something back to the community.

I have dedicated several hours to trying to provide the necessary functionalities for correct application development in node.js.

I hope you find it very useful and recommend it so that it reaches more developers :-)

Install

npm install m77-raspberry-wifi-node-nmcli

Use

In order to initialize the module, you must first import it, create an instance and initialize (in an asynchronous function) with the desired configuration

const M77RaspberryWIFI = require('m77-raspberry-wifi-node-nmcli')
const wifi = new M77RaspberryWIFI()

async function start() {
    const init = await wifi.init()
}
start()

Methods

*** Important note: All methods are asynchronous

listInterfaces()

Auxiliary method to know which are the Wi-Fi interfaces of the system

const interfaces = await wifi.listInterfaces()
console.log(interfaces)

Response:

{
  success: true,
  code: 1001,
  msg: 'Wi-Fi interfaces found on the system',
  data: [ 'wlan0' ]
}

Error:

{ success: false, code: 2001, msg: `There are no Wi-Fi interfaces in the system.`, data: [] }

init(options)

Initialize the interface and options to be able to use the other methods options:

• device - The interface to use - default wlan0
• debugLevel - The debug level displayed in the console (0 - Nothing, 1 - Basic, 2 - Full) - Default 2

const init = await wifi.init({ device: "wlan0", debugLevel: 0 })
console.log(init)

Response:

{ 
  success: true, 
  code: 1101, 
  msg: `Interface has been found on the system`, 
  data: { device: this.device }
}

Error:

{ 
  success: false, 
  code: 2101, 
  msg: `The interface does not exist. Please execute the listInterfaces() method to get the list of available Wifi interfaces and set in init() method`, 
  data: { device: "wlan1"} 
}

status(withConnectionInfo)

Show connection status on the interface Options:

• withConnectionInfo - If true shows additional information about the established connection - default false

const status = await wifi.status()
console.log(status)

Response: No connection established

{
  success: true,
  code: 1011,
  msg: "Got interface status",
  data: {
    device: 'wlan0',
    connected: false,
    state_code: 30,
    state_str: 'disconnected',
    ssid: '',
    device_info: {
      hwaddr: 'D8:3A:DD:2D:CB:B7',
      mtu: '1500',
      ipaddress: '',
      gateway: '',
      dns: []
    }
  }
}

With connection established

{
  success: true,
  code: 1011,
  msg: "Got interface status",
  data: {
    device: "wlan0",
    connected: true,
    state_code: 100,
    state_str: "connected",
    ssid: "mangos77",
    device_info: {
      hwaddr: "D8:3A:DD:2D:CB:B7",
      mtu: "1500",
      ipaddress: "192.168.68.93",
      gateway: "192.168.68.1",
      dns: [
        "8.8.8.8",
        "8.8.4.4"
      ]
    }
  }
}

With extra connection details

{
  success: true,
  code: 1011,
  msg: "Got interface status",
  data: {
    device: "wlan0",
    connected: true,
    state_code: 100,
    state_str: "connected",
    ssid: "mangos77",
    device_info: {
      hwaddr: "D8:3A:DD:2D:CB:B7",
      mtu: "1500",
      ipaddress: "192.168.68.93",
      gateway: "192.168.68.1",
      dns: [
        "8.8.8.8",
        "8.8.4.4"
      ]
    },
    connection_info: {
      bssid: "48:22:54:9D:4A:C7",
      ssid: "mangos77",
      chan: "44",
      band: "5 GHz",
      rate: "270 Mbit/s",
      security: "WPA2",
      strength: 4
    }
  }
}

savedNetworks()

Provides a list of all Wi-Fi networks saved in the interface that can be connected to

const saved = await wifi.savedNetworks()
console.log(saved)

Response:

{
  success: true,
  code: 1021,
  msg: 'List of saved Wi-Fi networks',
  data: [ 
    { ssid: 'mangos77', device: 'wlan0', active: true },
    ...
  ]
}

removeNetwork(ssid)

Delete a saved connection

const remove = await wifi.removeNetwork('mangos77')
console.log(remove)

Response:

{
  success: true,
  code: 1051,
  msg: "Wi-Fi network has been removed on the system",
  data: { ssid: 'mangos77' }
}

Error:

{
  success: false,
  code: 2051,
  msg: "Wi-Fi network is not in saved networks",
  data: { ssid: 'mangos77' }
}

removeAllNetworks()

Delete all saved Wi-Fi networks. If there is any connection established, it will close it.

const removeAllNetworks = await wifi.removeAllNetworks()
console.log(removeAllNetworks)

Response:

{
  success: true,
  code: 1041,
  msg: "All Wi-Fi networks removed",
  data: [ 'mangos77' ]
}

scan()

Provides results of all Wi-Fi networks available to connect, ordered from the most recent saved connection to the oldest.

Data is added to the response in each of the detected networks:

• band - (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz)
• strength - [1 (weak) to 4 (Very strong)]

const scan = await wifi.scan()
console.log(scan)

Response:

{
  success: true,
  code: 1031,
  msg: "List of scanned Wi-Fi networks was obtained",
  data: [
    {
      current: false,
      bssid: '60:C5:B2:75:E2:BE',
      ssid: 'SG-B19****0487',
      chan: '3',
      band: '5 GHz',
      rate: '270 Mbit/s',
      security: 'WPA2',
      strength: 4
    },
    ...
  ]
}

connect(config)

Method that attempts to establish a connection with a Wi-Fi network, this can be secure, hidden, open networks or combinations. If the connection could not be made, an attempt is made to connect to one of the Wi-Fi networks saved in the system that are available. **This action can take a long time per connection attempt, the maximum timeout for each connection attempt is defined in init() with the connect_timeout configuration parameter ** setting:

• ssid - Name of the Wi-Fi network to connect
• psk - Wifi network password - Leave empty in case of open network
• bssid - Use the bssid in case you want to fix the connection, or in case the ssid uses two bands and you need to connect to a specific band - By default ''
• ipaddress - Statically set the IP address of the connection (*)
• netmask - Statically set the netmask (*)
• gateway - Statically establish the gateway (*)
• dns - Statically establish the DNS of the connection, these must be in an array (*)
• hidden - [true | false] To indicate whether or not it is a hidden network - By default false
• timeout - Maximum time in seconds to wait for network connection - Default 60

const connect = await wifi.connect({ ssid: "mangos77", psk: "ABCDE12345", bssid: "4E:22:54:9D:4A:C6", hidden: false, timeout: 45 })
console.log(connect)

Response: Connection could be established

{
  success: true,
  code: 1061,
  msg: "The Wi-Fi network has been successfully configured on interface",
  data: { 
    milliseconds: 3273, 
    ssid: 'mangos77' 
  }
}

The connection could not be established

{
  success: false,
  code: 2061,
  msg: "Could not connect to SSID on interface",
  data: { 
    milliseconds: 25831, 
    ssid: 'mangos77',
    device: "wlan0" 
  }
}

reconnect(config)

Method that attempts to reconnect with a previously saved Wi-Fi network.

setting:

• ssid - Name of the Wi-Fi network to connect
• timeout - Maximum time in seconds to wait for network reconnection - Default 60

const reconnect = await wifi.reconnect({ ssid: "mangos77", timeout: 30 })
console.log(reconnect)

Response: Reconnection could be established

{
  success: true,
  code: 1071,
  msg: "The Wi-Fi network has been successfully reconnected on interface",
  data: { 
    milliseconds: 8531, 
    ssid: 'mangos77' 
  }
}

Reconnection could not be established

{
  success: false,
  code: 2071,
  msg: "Could not reconnect to SSID on interface, because the Wi-Fi network is not in those previously saved in the system",
  data: { 
    milliseconds: 146, 
    ssid: 'other_net',
    device: "wlan0" 
  }
}

disconnect()

Method to disconnect the current Wifi from the interface

const disconnect = await wifi.disconnect()
console.log(disconnect)

Response:

{ 
  success: true, 
  code: 1091,
  msg: "You have been disconnected from the Wi-Fi network",
}

Response codes

This is the list of all the response codes and what function they are associated with, if it is an error code (either in the responses the value of success indicates whether it was successful or an error).

This can be used to adapt the response texts as required in developments and/or translate them in the implementation.

Code	Err	Function	Description
1001		list_interfaces	Wi-Fi interfaces found on the system
2001	X	list_interfaces	There are no Wi-Fi interfaces in the system
1011		status	Got interface status
2011	X	status	Failed to get the status of interface
1021		saved_networks	List of saved Wi-Fi networks
2021	X	saved_networks	It was not possible to obtain the list of saved Wi-Fi networks in inteface
1031		scan	List of scanned Wi-Fi networks was obtained
2031	X	scan	It was not possible to obtain the list of the scanned Wi-Fi networks in inteface
1041		remove_all_networks	All Wi-Fi networks removed
1051		remove_network	Wi-Fi network has been removed on the system
2051	X	remove_network	Wi-Fi network is not in saved networks
1061		connect	The Wi-Fi network has been successfully configured on interface
2061	X	connect	Could not connect to SSID on interface
2062	X	connect	The static ipaddress is not valid
2063	X	connect	The static netmask is not valid
2064	X	connect	The static gateway is not valid
2065	X	connect	One or more static dns are not valid
2066	X	connect	To set a custom address parameters; ipaddress, netmask, gateway and dns are required
1071		reconnect	The Wi-Fi network has been successfully reconnected on interface
2071	X	reconnect	Could not reconnect to SSID on interface, because the Wi-Fi network is not in those previously saved in the system
1091		disconnect	You have been disconnected from the Wi-Fi network
2091	X	disconnect	There is no connection established to disconnect
2092	X	disconnect	It was not possible to disconnect from the network
2093	X	disconnect	An error occurred when obtaining the data of the connected Wi-Fi network to be able to disconnect
1101		init	Interface has been found on the system
2101	X	init	The interface does not exist. Please execute the listInterfaces() method to get the list of available Wifi interfaces and set in init() method

I hope it is useful to you, if you find any point of improvement or comment, please do so :-)