Description
Use the chrome.bluetoothSocket
API to send and receive data to Bluetooth devices using RFCOMM and L2CAP connections.
Manifest
Types
AcceptError
Enum
"system_error" "not_listening"
A system error occurred and the connection may be unrecoverable.
The socket is not listening.
AcceptErrorInfo
Properties
-
error
An error code indicating what went wrong.
-
errorMessage
string
The error message.
-
socketId
number
The server socket identifier.
AcceptInfo
Properties
-
clientSocketId
number
The client socket identifier, i.e. the socket identifier of the newly established connection. This socket identifier should be used only with functions from the
chrome.bluetoothSocket
namespace. Note the client socket is initially paused and must be explictly un-paused by the application to start receiving data. -
socketId
number
The server socket identifier.
CreateInfo
Properties
-
socketId
number
The ID of the newly created socket. Note that socket IDs created from this API are not compatible with socket IDs created from other APIs, such as the
[
sockets.tcp](../sockets_tcp/)
API.
ListenOptions
Properties
-
backlog
number optional
Length of the socket's listen queue. The default value depends on the operating system's host subsystem.
-
channel
number optional
The RFCOMM Channel used by
listenUsingRfcomm
. If specified, this channel must not be previously in use or the method call will fail. When not specified, an unused channel will be automatically allocated. -
psm
number optional
The L2CAP PSM used by
listenUsingL2cap
. If specified, this PSM must not be previously in use or the method call with fail. When not specified, an unused PSM will be automatically allocated.
ReceiveError
Enum
"disconnected" "system_error" "not_connected"
The connection was disconnected.
A system error occurred and the connection may be unrecoverable.
The socket has not been connected.
ReceiveErrorInfo
Properties
-
error
An error code indicating what went wrong.
-
errorMessage
string
The error message.
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
ReceiveInfo
Properties
-
data
ArrayBuffer
The data received, with a maxium size of
bufferSize
. -
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
SocketInfo
Properties
-
address
string optional
If the underlying socket is connected, contains the Bluetooth address of the device it is connected to.
-
bufferSize
number optional
The size of the buffer used to receive data. If no buffer size has been specified explictly, the value is not provided.
-
connected
boolean
Flag indicating whether the socket is connected to a remote peer.
-
name
string optional
Application-defined string associated with the socket.
-
paused
boolean
Flag indicating whether a connected socket blocks its peer from sending more data, or whether connection requests on a listening socket are dispatched through the
onAccept
event or queued up in the listen queue backlog. SeesetPaused
. The default value is "false". -
persistent
boolean
Flag indicating if the socket remains open when the event page of the application is unloaded (see
SocketProperties.persistent
). The default value is "false". -
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
uuid
string optional
If the underlying socket is connected, contains information about the service UUID it is connected to, otherwise if the underlying socket is listening, contains information about the service UUID it is listening on.
SocketProperties
Properties
-
bufferSize
number optional
The size of the buffer used to receive data. The default value is 4096.
-
name
string optional
An application-defined string associated with the socket.
-
persistent
boolean optional
Flag indicating whether the socket is left open when the event page of the application is unloaded (see Manage App Lifecycle). The default value is
false.
When the application is loaded, any sockets previously opened with persistent=true can be fetched withgetSockets
.
Methods
close()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.close(
socketId: number,
callback?: function,
)
Disconnects and destroys the socket. Each socket created should be closed after use. The socket id is no longer valid as soon at the function is called. However, the socket is guaranteed to be closed only when the callback is invoked.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
connect()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.connect(
socketId: number,
address: string,
uuid: string,
callback?: function,
)
Connects the socket to a remote Bluetooth device. When the connect
operation completes successfully, onReceive
events are raised when data is received from the peer. If a network error occur while the runtime is receiving packets, a onReceiveError
event is raised, at which point no more onReceive
event will be raised for this socket until the setPaused(false)
method is called.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
address
string
The address of the Bluetooth device.
-
uuid
string
The UUID of the service to connect to.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
create()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.create(
properties?: SocketProperties,
callback?: function,
)
Creates a Bluetooth socket.
Parameters
-
properties
SocketProperties optional
The socket properties (optional).
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(createInfo: CreateInfo) => void
-
createInfo
The result of the socket creation.
-
Returns
-
Promise<CreateInfo>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
disconnect()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.disconnect(
socketId: number,
callback?: function,
)
Disconnects the socket. The socket identifier remains valid.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
getInfo()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.getInfo(
socketId: number,
callback?: function,
)
Retrieves the state of the given socket.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(socketInfo: SocketInfo) => void
-
socketInfo
Object containing the socket information.
-
Returns
-
Promise<SocketInfo>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
getSockets()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.getSockets(
callback?: function,
)
Retrieves the list of currently opened sockets owned by the application.
Parameters
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(sockets: SocketInfo[]) => void
-
sockets
-
Returns
-
Promise<SocketInfo[]>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
listenUsingL2cap()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.listenUsingL2cap(
socketId: number,
uuid: string,
options?: ListenOptions,
callback?: function,
)
Listen for connections using the L2CAP protocol.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
uuid
string
Service UUID to listen on.
-
options
ListenOptions optional
Optional additional options for the service.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
listenUsingRfcomm()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.listenUsingRfcomm(
socketId: number,
uuid: string,
options?: ListenOptions,
callback?: function,
)
Listen for connections using the RFCOMM protocol.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
uuid
string
Service UUID to listen on.
-
options
ListenOptions optional
Optional additional options for the service.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
send()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.send(
socketId: number,
data: ArrayBuffer,
callback?: function,
)
Sends data on the given Bluetooth socket.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
data
ArrayBuffer
The data to send.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(bytesSent: number) => void
-
bytesSent
number
The number of bytes sent.
-
Returns
-
Promise<number>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
setPaused()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.setPaused(
socketId: number,
paused: boolean,
callback?: function,
)
Enables or disables a connected socket from receiving messages from its peer, or a listening socket from accepting new connections. The default value is "false". Pausing a connected socket is typically used by an application to throttle data sent by its peer. When a connected socket is paused, no onReceive
event is raised. When a socket is connected and un-paused, onReceive
events are raised again when messages are received. When a listening socket is paused, new connections are accepted until its backlog is full then additional connection requests are refused. onAccept
events are raised only when the socket is un-paused.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
-
paused
boolean
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
update()
chrome.bluetoothSocket.update(
socketId: number,
properties: SocketProperties,
callback?: function,
)
Updates the socket properties.
Parameters
-
socketId
number
The socket identifier.
-
properties
The properties to update.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 91+Promises are only supported for Manifest V3 and later, other platforms need to use callbacks.
Events
onAccept
chrome.bluetoothSocket.onAccept.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Event raised when a connection has been established for a given socket.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(info: AcceptInfo) => void
-
info
-
onAcceptError
chrome.bluetoothSocket.onAcceptError.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Event raised when a network error occurred while the runtime was waiting for new connections on the given socket. Once this event is raised, the socket is set to paused
and no more onAccept
events are raised for this socket.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(info: AcceptErrorInfo) => void
-
info
-
onReceive
chrome.bluetoothSocket.onReceive.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Event raised when data has been received for a given socket.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(info: ReceiveInfo) => void
-
info
-
onReceiveError
chrome.bluetoothSocket.onReceiveError.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Event raised when a network error occured while the runtime was waiting for data on the socket. Once this event is raised, the socket is set to paused
and no more onReceive
events are raised for this socket.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(info: ReceiveErrorInfo) => void
-
info
-