src: expose list of readers via p.readers

santigimeno · Dec 1, 2017 · 5cbe1b7 · 5cbe1b7
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ Emitted whenever a new card reader is detected.
 
 It frees the resources associated with this PCSCLite instance. At a low level it calls [`SCardCancel`](http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/pcsc-lite/node21.html) so it stops watching for new readers.
 
+#### pcsclite.readers
+
+An object containing all detected readers by name. Updated as readers are attached and removed.
 
 ### Class: CardReader
 

diff --git a/lib/pcsclite.js b/lib/pcsclite.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
 
     var readers = {};
     var p = new PCSCLite();
+    p.readers = readers;
     process.nextTick(function() {
         p.start(function(err, data) {
             if (err) {