LightSwitch

• Electron Menu Tray App - Simple on/off for your Philips Hue Light

Demo UI Screenshot:

Getting Started - Testing:

git clone git@github.com:ba5eem/LightSwitch.git
cd LightSwitch
npm install -g electron
npm install

touch .env

Following required in the env file:

HUE_IP=http://192.168.?.?
HUE_USER=username
PORT=9000

electron .

Getting Started - Deploy to run permanently - MacOs

npm install electron-packager --save-dev
npm install electron-packager -g
npm install --save-dev electron

electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --icon=images/icon.icns --prune=true --out=release-builds

• Once Complete - you now have a Mac App to control your lights - AWESOME!

• This APP was inspired from a recent AT&T IoT Hackathon.

• At first I wrote a cli to turn my light on/off, but I wanted to go a step further to make it more readily accessible.