thrillstone/solace-chrome-extension

An example of using the MQTT javascript library, websockets & chrome browser extensions. The extension will connect to a MQTT broker and then subscribe to a topic, when a message is received it will then display the notification using chrome's built-in notifications function.

Solace Chrome Extension Example for uOttaHack

This repo is forked from https://github.com/matbor/mqtt2chrome

##Overview

This extension connects to a Solace Event Broker using the MQTT protocol over websockets and displays any received messages using Chrome's built-in notifications function.

Requires chrome "notifications" permission.

##Setup

1. Clone this repo
2. Edit the background.js file and change the hostname and password
3. In Chrome, goto Tools -> Extenstions.
4. Tick the 'Developer mode' box, then click 'Load unpacked extension...'
5. Select the directory where you have cloned the extension.
6. If you entered your credentials correctly, a notification will show up saying you're connected and subscribed to testexample topic
7. If you publish a message to the broker to the testexample topic, you will get a notification in chrome showing the message You can use this link to publish: https://codepen.io/solacecloud/pen/bxdrbL. Fill out the connection details under the "show advanced settings".