ds4-controller-test.js

const dualShock = require('dualshock-controller');

//pass options to init the controller.
let controller = dualShock(
	{
		//you can use a ds4 by uncommenting this line.
		//config: "dualshock4-generic-driver",
		config: "dualShock4",
		//if using ds4 comment this line.
		//config : "dualShock3",
		//smooths the output from the acelerometers (moving averages) defaults to true
		accelerometerSmoothing : true
		//smooths the output from the analog sticks (moving averages) defaults to false
		//analogStickSmoothing : false
	});

//make sure you add an error event handler
controller.on('error', err => console.log(err));

//DualShock 4 control rumble and light settings for the controller
/*controller.setExtras({
	rumbleLeft:  0,   // 0-255 (Rumble left intensity)
	rumbleRight: 0,   // 0-255 (Rumble right intensity)
	red:         0,   // 0-255 (Red intensity)
	green:       75,  // 0-255 (Blue intensity)
	blue:        225, // 0-255 (Green intensity)
	flashOn:     40,  // 0-255 (Flash on time)
	flashOff:    10   // 0-255 (Flash off time)
});*/


//add event handlers:
controller.on('left:move', data => console.log('left Moved: ' + data.x + ' | ' + data.y));

controller.on('right:move', data => console.log('right Moved: ' + data.x + ' | ' + data.y));

controller.on('l1:press', data => console.log('l1 pressed'));
controller.on('l2:press', data => console.log('l2 pressed'));
controller.on('r1:press', data => console.log('r1 pressed'));
controller.on('r2:press', data => console.log('r2 pressed'));

controller.on('l2:move', data => console.log('L2 moved'));
controller.on('R2:move', data => console.log('R1 moved'));

controller.on('connected', () => console.log('connected'));

controller.on('square:press', ()=> console.log('square press'));
controller.on('x:press', ()=> console.log('x press'));
controller.on('circle:press', ()=> console.log('circle press'));
controller.on('triangle:press', ()=> console.log('triangle press'));

controller.on('dpadUp:press', ()=> console.log('dpadUp press'));
controller.on('dpadLeft:press', ()=> console.log('dpadLeft press'));
controller.on('dpadRight:press', ()=> console.log('dpadRight press'));
controller.on('dpadDown:press', ()=> console.log('dpadDown press'));

controller.on('options:release', () => console.log('options release'));
controller.on('share:release', () => console.log('share release'));

//sixasis motion events:
//the object returned from each of the movement events is as follows:
//{
//    direction : values can be: 1 for right, forward and up. 2 for left, backwards and down.
//    value : values will be from 0 to 120 for directions right, forward and up and from 0 to -120 for left, backwards and down.
//}

//DualShock 4 TouchPad
//finger 1 is x1 finger 2 is x2
controller.on('touchpad:x1:active', () => console.log('touchpad one finger active'));

controller.on('touchpad:x2:active', () => console.log('touchpad two fingers active'));

controller.on('touchpad:x2:inactive', () => console.log('touchpad back to single finger'));

controller.on('touchpad:x1', data => console.log('touchpad x1:', data.x, data.y));

controller.on('touchpad:x2', data => console.log('touchpad x2:', data.x, data.y));


//right-left movement
controller.on('rightLeft:motion', data => console.log(data));

//forward-back movement
controller.on('forwardBackward:motion', data => console.log(data));

//up-down movement
controller.on('upDown:motion', data => console.log(data));

//controller status
//as of version 0.6.2 you can get the battery %, if the controller is connected and if the controller is charging
controller.on('battery:change', data => console.log(data));

controller.on('connection:change', data => console.log(data));

controller.on('charging:change', data => console.log(data));