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* Add persistent accessibility pane This will facilitate more extensive usage of the menu than the context menu. * Fixed missing files * Add missing semicolon * Implement HubController * Parse messages on arrival Rather than queuing inbound messages, the HubController now saves pending promises/rejects for each pending request. Each inbound packet is checked at the time of arrival, and if the ID matches a pending response, the corresponding promise is called. This fixes a problem where the longer the time between reads, the more garbage responses queue up that are guaranteed to get thrown away the next time the next response was gathered. * Add clarification comment to send * Add logger, output * Use stat+stream instead of reading entire file on upload * Split MindReader view into accessability and hub sub-views * Add missing comma from conflict resolution * Fix issues, split commands into sub-lists * Add rebuild instructions * More accurate * Add tools for native modules instructions to README.md * Move commands to correct spot * Remove automatic connection I did not heed the warning where 'only the path is guaranteed' when listing open serial ports and made the assumption that the manufacturer would be known (hint: it wasn't). * Use device specific language for output title
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<!-- header with logo -->
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<p align="center">
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<img alt="Mind Reader Logo" src="media/logo.png"></img>
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</p>
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<h1>Mind_Reader</h1>
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<!-- overview description -->
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The current editor options available lack the level of accessibility that is
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required to allow people who are visually impaired to adequately write, edit,
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and debug code.
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This tool extends Visual Studio Code’s existing
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accessibility options to enable people with a visual impairment to learn
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Python programming with LEGO Mindstorms. Our goal is to:
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- provide an accessible experience to people with a visual impairment
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- **not** change the editing workflow for people without a visual impairment
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## Major Features
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- Compatibility with major screen readers:
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- [NVDA](https://www.nvaccess.org/)
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- [JAWS](https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/)
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- [Apple VoiceOver](https://support.apple.com/guide/voiceover-guide/welcome/web/)
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- Present a summary of the scope for an individual line of code.
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- Save and load programs directly onto the LEGO Hub from within Visual Studio Code
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## Dependencies
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- [Git](https://git-scm.com/)
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- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)
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**NOTE**: While installing Node.js, there will be a section titled "Tools for Native Modules". Make sure that
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'Automatically install the necessary tools' is checked:
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<p align="center">
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<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="tools for native modules page with tool installation checked" src="media/nodejs_setup.png"></img>
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</p>
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If the compiled serial port version is incompatible, you may see no options presented in the Mind_Reader actions panel:
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<p align="center">
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<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="mind reader actions panel with no items:" src="media/missing_actions.png"></img>
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</p>
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In this case, you will also need to rebuild the serial port component with `electron-rebuild`. This is a one-time setup
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for each version of Visual Studio Code. You may need to repeat this process if you update your version of Visual Studio
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Code.
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## Installing `electron-rebuild`
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**Use Git Bash on Windows, and the terminal on MacOS/Linux. These steps will refer to this as 'the terminal'**
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### 1 Install the `electron-rebuild` tool
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In the terminal install electron rebuild with `npm` that is included with [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/):
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```console
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$ npm install -g electron-rebuild
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```
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### 2 Finding your electron version
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On MacOS, go to Code > About Visual Studio Code.
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On Windows and Linux, go to Help > About.
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The electron version should be listed, e.g.: `Electron: 13.5.2`
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<p align="center">
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<img width="35%" height="35%" alt="vscode information" src="media/vscode_info.png"></img>
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</p>
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### 3 Finding the Mind_Reader extension directory
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On MacOS and Linux this is `~/.vscode/extensions`.
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On Windows this is `C:\<YOUR USER>\.vscode\extensions\`. However, in Git Bash, it will appear like on MacOS and Linux
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e.g.: `~/.vscode/extensions`.
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---
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Find the Mind_Reader extension folder, this should look like `xxx.mind-reader-x.x.x`.
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Navigate to the found folder in the terminal.
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```console
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$ cd ~/.vscode/extensions/<mind_reader_folder>
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```
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### 4 Running `electron-rebuild`
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Then, run `electron-rebuild` with `ELECTRON_VERSION` replaced with the electron version found in step 2:
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```console
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$ electron-rebuild --version=ELECTRON_VERSION
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```
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# For Developers
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## Development Quick Start
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Use the following to set up the extension for development.
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```console
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$ git clone https://github.com/SingleSemesterSnobs/Mind_Reader.git
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$ cd Mind_Reader
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$ npm install
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```
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While inside the repository do
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```console
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$ code .
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```
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to open the cloned repository in VS Code.
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Then, use "Run > Start Debugging" on the menu bar to start the [Extension
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Development Host](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/advanced-topics/extension-host)
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(<kbd>F5</kbd> by default).
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---
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See the Visual Studio Code [getting started](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extension)
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API page if you need more help.
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