Pindar / hue-forecast

Node program to set an alarm when the light turns on in a color which reflects the weather condition for the day.

HUE forecast

Sets your hue to a light color that indicates the weather forecast for a given location and time frame.

Environment variables

Variable	Notes
HUE_SCHEDULE_ID	Schedule ID which should be triggered
HUE_HOST	IP address of your HUE bridge
HUE_USER	Your hue-bridge user name
FORECAST_API_KEY	You can get one for free at https://darksky.net/dev/
FORECAST_LATITUDE	latitude of the location you'd like to check the weather for
FORECAST_LONGITUDE	longitude of the location you'd like to check the weather for
WAKE_UP_TIME	your wake up time](http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/datatypes-and-time-patterns#16_time_patterns)
LIGHT_NUMBER	Light Number you'd like to control
START_TIME	Time frame starts at defined hour, e.g., 6 for 6am
END_TIME	Time frame ends at defined in hour, e.g., 19 for 7pm

Development

Run on your computer with export $(cat .env | xargs) && npm start in case you have all environment variables defined in a .env file.

Installation

Prerequisites

1. node >=4
2. GIT

How to install node >=4 on a Raspberry pi:

1. wget http://nodejs.org/dist/v4.3.1/node-v4.3.1-linux-armv7l.tar.gz
2. tar -xvf node-v4.3.1-linux-armv7l.tar.gz
3. sudo cp -R * /usr/local/

Step by Step

1. cd /home/pi
2. git clone https://github.com/Pindar/hue-forecast.git
3. cd hue-forecast
4. npm install
5. create your environment file /home/pi/hue-forecast/.env
6. run export $(cat .env | xargs) && node src/playground/hue-prepare.js once to get values for HUE_SCHEDULE_RAIN and HUE_SCHEDULE_GOOD (in case you don't have schedules already who'd like to use), update your .env file accordingly
7. sudo cp systemd/* /lib/systemd/system/
8. sudo systemctl daemon-reload
9. sudo systemctl enable hue-forecast.timer

In case you decide for a different target folder please update the path in the systemd-service file.