This is an early attempt to mock the display module of ESPHome so that designs can be tested before flashing. We use a web development stack using live-reload so that changes in the drawing code are immediately rendered in a browser window.
The library provides a stub implementation of the display module and the sensor module in Typescript. Since C and JavaScript's syntax is quite similar, most code can be copied without major changes. See the main.ts file for an example.
Main.ts contains your custom drawing code. You will need to modify the source code directly using a text editor (e.g., vscode). The snowpack bundler, launched through npm run start, will live-reload the browser window to sync any changes. Create your fonts, bitmaps, and sensors, and then provide your drawing lambda.
Note: Not all syntax is equivalent between C<->Typescript. You will need to adapt variable declarations to use var instead of int/str/... (especially in loops) and modify any enums from TextAlign::LEFT to TextAlign.LEFT and vice versa. The code shown in the GUI has some of these transformations applied automatically.
- Install nodejs and clone this repository
- run
npm installin the project folder - run
npm run startin the project folder and wait for the browser window to open - Changes to main.ts should then be immediately rendered in the browser window.