Have you considered using a local web server? That way you can use any native code you want, and it's a reasonably common approach.
On many platforms you can even use socket activation to avoid the need for a always running server process. On 25 June 2015 at 21:04, Alex Taylor <alex.tay...@referencepoint.co.uk> wrote: > Good morning. > > I have a use-case which will be difficult to reproduce in the post-NPAPI > world: > > The use-case is a Java/NPAPI applet which uses the javax.smartcardio > library to communicate with USB-connected contactless smartcard readers, > from a web-page. Extremely useful functionality for our customers. > > Currently the applet will work in Firefox, Chrome and IE. > > With the deprecation of NPAPI, we are looking into ways to continue > offering that functionality, and need to continue to target all three of > those browsers if possible. > > > For Chrome, I have looked into re-implementing the Java applet as a Chrome > App, or using NaCl/PPAPI etc. I have not found any equivalent technology > for Firefox as yet. > > Chrome Apps can connect to USB ports via the chrome.usb API, but there is > currently no implementation of PC/SC for it (the smartcard access > specifications that javax.smartcardio is also built on). Due to time > constraints, re-implementing PC/SC ourselves is an option we would only > choose as a last resort. In any case, that would only solve the problem for > Chrome, not Firefox. > > Unfortunately, no technology I have looked into so far to solve this > problem is able to offer the cross-browser support that Java/NPAPI enjoyed, > and has an available PC/SC library. > > > I flag this use-case for consideration in a future web-platform. I am sure > we are not the only company who have combined smartcard io functionality > with the web, and wish to continue doing so. > > > If anyone knows of any technology or open-source project which might be > useful for this situation, please let me know. > > > Alex Taylor | Lead Developer > > [logo-291px] > > T: +44 (0)1753 27 99 27<tel:+441753279927> | DD: +44 (0)1753 378 144<tel: > +441753378144> > E: alex.tay...@referencepoint.co.uk<mailto: > alex.tay...@referencepoint.co.uk> | Lync: alex.tay...@referencepoint.co.uk > <sip:alex.tay...@referencepoint.co.uk> > W: www.referencepoint.co.uk<http://www.referencepoint.co.uk/> > > A: Reference Point Limited, Technology House, 2-4 High Street, Chalfont > St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 9QA > > Right People. Right Skills. Right Place. Right Time. > > Registered in England No. 02156356 > > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
