This week I worked on integration between the browser extension and the server hosted by the Ras Pi. I was successfully able to send a simple HTTP request and receive a response. The request is triggered by clicking a button that I added to the extension for now for demonstration purposes, but later this will be behind the scenes.
This picture is before clicking the button and sending the request. I’m sshed into the Ras Pi in the command prompt on the right.
This picture is after clicking the button. The server prints to the console when it receives the request and I inserted a “Hello!” into the http of the extension when it receives a response back from the server.
Additionally, this week I worked on the screen dimming mechanism of the extension. This will be incorporated when the camera detects a dark environment and this will trigger the screen to automatically dim to reduce eye strain. I am on track this week. Next week I’d like to finish the screen dimming and finish incorporating cookies into the CV app so that the web app can communicate with the extension.