Add keyboard-wedge typing and LED event support

- keyboard.py: emulate a commercial USB RFID reader by typing card ids
  into the focused window via a /dev/uinput virtual keyboard
- led.py / bridge.py: drive the status LED from card events
- cli.py, card.py: wire up the new options and event flow
- deploy: harden install.sh and the systemd unit
- README: document keyboard mode, LED support, and deployment

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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2026-10-05 21:14:58 +03:00
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commit c0a354b98e
9 changed files with 973 additions and 67 deletions
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@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@
# Options:
# --origin URL web app origin allowed to read the API (repeatable)
# --port PORT HTTP port for the bridge (default 8765)
# --device PATH serial device the service opens (default /dev/serial0)
# --led-pin N BCM GPIO number of the status LED (default 23)
# --led-mode M 'presence' (default) or 'error'
# --heartbeat S seconds before a silent reader counts as card removed
# (default 2.0; this is also the presence/LED window)
# --dir PATH install location (default /opt/rdm-card-reader)
# --user NAME service account (default rdmcard)
# --no-service install and configure, but do not enable the service
#
# The default device is /dev/serial0, the Raspberry Pi's on-board UART, because
# that is how the reader is normally wired (header pins 8/10). For a
# USB-to-serial adapter pass --device /dev/rdm-reader, the udev alias.
#
set -euo pipefail
ORIGINS=()
@@ -21,6 +30,10 @@ BRIDGE_PORT=8765
INSTALL_DIR=/opt/rdm-card-reader
SERVICE_USER=rdmcard
INSTALL_SERVICE=1
SERIAL_DEVICE=/dev/serial0
LED_PIN=23
LED_MODE=presence
HEARTBEAT=2.0
SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
@@ -29,8 +42,12 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
--port) BRIDGE_PORT="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--dir) INSTALL_DIR="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--user) SERVICE_USER="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--device) SERIAL_DEVICE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--led-pin) LED_PIN="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--led-mode) LED_MODE="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--heartbeat) HEARTBEAT="$2"; shift 2 ;;
--no-service) INSTALL_SERVICE=0; shift ;;
-h|--help) sed -n '2,20p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
-h|--help) sed -n '2,33p' "$0"; exit 0 ;;
*) echo "unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 2 ;;
esac
done
@@ -67,7 +84,14 @@ for item in src pyproject.toml README.md LAUNCH.md LICENSE deploy; do
done
log "Building the virtual environment"
if ! python3 -m venv "$INSTALL_DIR/.venv"; then
# --system-site-packages is what makes the status LED work. gpiozero is pure
# Python, but the pin backend it needs (lgpio on Bookworm, RPi.GPIO on older
# releases) is an apt package installed into the *system* Python. A plain venv
# cannot see it, so gpiozero finds no usable pin factory, raises BadPinFactory
# and the app falls back to a no-op LED: the reader works and the light stays
# dark, with nothing failing. Re-running this on an existing venv updates
# pyvenv.cfg in place, so an upgrade picks the flag up too.
if ! python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$INSTALL_DIR/.venv"; then
warn "could not create the virtualenv."
warn "On Debian/Raspberry Pi OS this usually means python3-venv is missing:"
warn " sudo apt-get install python3-venv"
@@ -172,6 +196,17 @@ fi
usermod -aG dialout "$SERVICE_USER"
echo " $SERVICE_USER is in group dialout"
# The status LED drives /dev/gpiochip*, which is root:gpio on modern Raspberry
# Pi OS (Bookworm onward, gpiozero via lgpio). Without this group the service
# cannot open the chip, gpiozero falls back to a no-op LED, and the reader
# works with no light - the failure that is easiest to miss. Older releases
# (Bullseye, RPi.GPIO) use /dev/gpiomem and need no extra group, hence the
# group check rather than an unconditional usermod.
if getent group gpio >/dev/null 2>&1; then
usermod -aG gpio "$SERVICE_USER"
echo " $SERVICE_USER is in group gpio (status LED)"
fi
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. Stable device name
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -182,15 +217,49 @@ udevadm control --reload-rules
udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=tty || true
sleep 1
if [[ -e /dev/rdm-reader ]]; then
echo " /dev/rdm-reader -> $(readlink -f /dev/rdm-reader)"
else
if [[ "$SERIAL_DEVICE" == "/dev/rdm-reader" && ! -e /dev/rdm-reader ]]; then
warn "/dev/rdm-reader does not exist yet."
warn "The reader may not be plugged in, or it uses a different chip."
warn "The USB adapter may not be plugged in, or it uses a different chip."
warn "Run '$INSTALL_DIR/.venv/bin/rdm-card-reader --list-ports --verbose-ports'"
warn "then edit /etc/udev/rules.d/99-rdm-reader.rules to match your adapter."
warn "Reader wired to the Pi's UART pins instead? That is the default device:"
warn "re-run without --device (or with --device /dev/serial0)."
fi
# Refuse to enable a service that can only exit 1. A unit that fails on every
# start burns its StartLimitBurst within seconds and then stays dead until
# someone runs 'systemctl reset-failed' by hand - a confusing failure to debug
# remotely, and one that silently returns "installed successfully".
if [[ ! -e "$SERIAL_DEVICE" ]]; then
warn "$SERIAL_DEVICE does not exist, so the service could never start."
warn "Nothing has been enabled. Fix the device, then re-run this installer."
exit 1
fi
# Prove the port can actually be opened, not merely that it exists. Existence
# alone is not enough: a node with no hardware behind it still fails to open.
if ! "$INSTALL_DIR/.venv/bin/python" - "$SERIAL_DEVICE" <<'PY'
import sys
import serial
try:
serial.Serial(sys.argv[1], 9600, timeout=1).close()
except Exception as exc:
print(" x {}: {}".format(sys.argv[1], exc))
raise SystemExit(1)
PY
then
warn "could not open $SERIAL_DEVICE at 9600 baud."
warn "For the on-board UART check that it is enabled:"
warn " sudo raspi-config # Interface Options -> Serial Port"
warn " 'login shell over serial?' -> No"
warn " 'serial port hardware?' -> Yes"
warn "Nothing has been enabled. Fix the above, then re-run this installer."
exit 1
fi
echo " $SERIAL_DEVICE opened at 9600 baud"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 5. Service
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -204,10 +273,12 @@ for origin in "${ORIGINS[@]:-}"; do
[[ -n "$origin" ]] && ORIGIN_ARGS+=" --allow-origin $origin"
done
python3 - "$UNIT" "$INSTALL_DIR" "$BRIDGE_PORT" "$ORIGIN_ARGS" "$SERVICE_USER" <<'PY'
python3 - "$UNIT" "$INSTALL_DIR" "$BRIDGE_PORT" "$ORIGIN_ARGS" "$SERVICE_USER" \
"$SERIAL_DEVICE" "$LED_PIN" "$LED_MODE" "$HEARTBEAT" <<'PY'
import os, re, sys
unit, install_dir, port, origin_args, user = sys.argv[1:6]
(unit, install_dir, port, origin_args, user, device, led_pin, led_mode,
heartbeat) = sys.argv[1:10]
text = open(unit).read()
# The console script is created by the installer, but the .pth file is what
@@ -219,11 +290,38 @@ if not os.path.exists(wrapper):
command = (
f"{wrapper} --serve "
f"--port /dev/rdm-reader --bridge-port {port} --mode login{origin_args}"
f"--port {device} --bridge-port {port} --mode login "
f"--led-pin {led_pin} --led-mode {led_mode} --heartbeat {heartbeat}"
f"{origin_args}"
)
def device_unit(path):
"""systemd device unit for *path*, e.g. /dev/rdm-reader -> dev-rdm\\x2dreader.device."""
name = path[len("/dev/"):] if path.startswith("/dev/") else path
name = name.replace("-", "\\x2d").replace("/", "-")
return f"dev-{name}.device"
# Replace the whole (possibly line-continued) ExecStart definition.
text = re.sub(r"ExecStart=[\s\S]*?(?=\n\n|\nRestart=)", f"ExecStart={command}", text, count=1)
text = re.sub(r"^User=.*$", f"User={user}", text, count=1, flags=re.M)
# Order after the device we actually open. The shipped unit names a device
# that is not the one the service reads, so systemd never really waited for it.
text = re.sub(r"^After=.*$", f"After={device_unit(device)} network-online.target",
text, count=1, flags=re.M)
# DevicePolicy=closed means only the devices listed here are usable, so the
# list has to cover everything the service touches: the serial port, and the
# GPIO chip the status LED drives. Omitting the chip is a silent failure - the
# reader keeps working and only the LED stays dark - so it is easy to miss.
# gpiochip0 is the header on Pi 1-4; Pi 5 uses gpiochip4.
device_allow = "\n".join([
f"DeviceAllow={device} rw",
"DeviceAllow=/dev/gpiochip0 rw",
"DeviceAllow=/dev/gpiochip4 rw",
])
text = re.sub(r"^DeviceAllow=.*(?:\nDeviceAllow=.*)*", device_allow, text,
count=1, flags=re.M)
open(unit, "w").write(text)
PY
@@ -249,6 +347,9 @@ cat <<EOF
$(log "Installed")
Bridge : http://127.0.0.1:$BRIDGE_PORT
Device : $SERIAL_DEVICE
LED : GPIO $LED_PIN, $LED_MODE mode
Heartbeat : ${HEARTBEAT}s (presence/LED window)
Card state : curl http://127.0.0.1:$BRIDGE_PORT/api/card
Health : curl http://127.0.0.1:$BRIDGE_PORT/api/health
Logs : journalctl -u rdm-card-reader -f
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@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
Description=RDM card reader HTTP bridge (serves card taps for web login)
Documentation=file:/opt/rdm-card-reader/README.md
# The serial device must exist before we start, otherwise the reader opens the
# wrong tty or none at all.
After=dev-serial.device network-online.target
# wrong tty or none at all. install.sh rewrites this line for the device given
# with --device, since only it knows whether the reader is on the on-board UART
# (/dev/serial0, the default) or a USB adapter (/dev/rdm-reader).
After=dev-serial0.device network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target
# Do not restart forever if the reader is genuinely absent. These are [Unit]
@@ -17,22 +19,29 @@ User=rdmcard
Group=dialout
WorkingDirectory=/opt/rdm-card-reader
# --serve exposes the card on http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/card
# --port points at the udev alias, so the reader is the same device every boot.
# --serve runs the HTTP bridge, which is what makes the reader available as an
# API on http://127.0.0.1:8765. --port points at the device the reader is
# actually wired to; install.sh rewrites this line from --device, and only it
# knows whether that is a USB adapter (/dev/rdm-reader) or the on-board UART
# (/dev/serial0). --led-pin is rewritten from --led-pin for the same reason.
# Autodetect refuses to guess if more than one USB adapter is present, which is
# the safe behaviour: a wrong guess means authenticating the wrong person.
# The wheels for rdm6300 and pyserial are bundled inside the package, so no
# --wheel-dir is needed here: the install works with no internet.
ExecStart=/opt/rdm-card-reader/.venv/bin/rdm-card-reader \
--serve \
--port /dev/rdm-reader \
--port /dev/serial0 \
--mode login \
--allow-origin https://your.web.app
--led-pin 23 \
--led-mode presence \
--heartbeat 2.0
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
# The bridge only needs to read the serial port and listen on loopback.
# The bridge reads the serial port, drives the status LED and listens on
# loopback. DeviceAllow is rewritten by install.sh alongside --port: with
# DevicePolicy=closed a device missing from this list is denied outright, and
# omitting the GPIO chip leaves the LED dark while everything else works.
NoNewPrivileges=true
PrivateTmp=true
ProtectSystem=strict
@@ -44,7 +53,9 @@ RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_UNIX
RestrictNamespaces=true
LockPersonality=true
MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
DeviceAllow=/dev/rdm-reader rw
DeviceAllow=/dev/serial0 rw
DeviceAllow=/dev/gpiochip0 rw
DeviceAllow=/dev/gpiochip4 rw
DevicePolicy=closed
# stdout/stderr go here; watch with: journalctl -u rdm-card-reader -f