Bluetooth RGB LED bulb integrated with Slack so that it notifies (blinks) on mentions of your user id (@username), @channel, or private message. You can find a full write-up of the project here: http://alansellers.net/projects/slack-orb-notifier/
##Configuration:
- Requst an API key/token from Slack: https://api.slack.com/web
- Test out your token with the rtm.start API call: https://api.slack.com/methods/rtm.start/test
- Find your Colorific Bulb's MAC address:
sudo hcitool lescan - Create a text file in the same folder as the .py files. Name it orbnotifier.config with the following contents:
{"token": "[your Slack token]", "mac": "[your bulb's mac address]"}(i.e.{"token": "xoxp-1111111111-2222222222-3333333333-ab123c", "mac": "AA:BB:CC:DD:11:22"})
##Run:
Just run: python orbnotifier.py
##Note:
- If you don't create a config file first, it will create a stub file which you can then edit and fill in just the three parameters.
- To stop the service just type in "quit" or "exit" (without quotes), then hit enter/return.
- If for some reason it doesn't close down cleanly, gets an unhandled error or something, you may see zombie processes. You can scan for these:
ps -eLf - and kill them by running:
sudo kill -9 [pid]