yuvalmesika/rmcontrol

RM Control

RM Control is an app to control an RM2 by BroadLink. It allows users to learn IR and RF codes, store them, and fire them.

Components

vue.js front-end
python back-end
process watcher by supervisord

Requirements

build-essential
libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
nodejs (>6.0.0)
node-gyp
python (2.7)

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ericmagnuson/rmcontrol.git && cd rmcontrol
python setup.py install
export FLASK_APP=rmcontrol; python -m flask initdb
python run.py

RM Control can be interacted with by visiting the included web interface found at http://127.0.0.1:5000 or by talking directly with the API as described farther below.

VM Initialization (Under construction.)

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x -o nodesource_setup.sh
sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential git libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev nodejs node-gyp python-setuptools python-pip
pip install pycrypto
sudo reboot now
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm request homebridge homebridge-httpmulti
To install RM Control, follow the steps in Installation above.
Using Homebridge-HttpMulti, configure Homebridge to send commands to the RM Control API. See config.json.sample for an example.

Supervisor Setup

sudo apt-get install supervisor
In /etc/supervisor/conf.d/, add two configuration files, rmcontrol.conf and homebridge.conf. See sample files for help.
sudo service supervisor reload

API Documentation

GET /

Shows all commands.

POST / {name: <name>}

Listens for a command from the RM2, and if a command is received, it will be saved with the given name.

POST /<name>

Fire the given command.

PATCH /<name> {name: <name?>, code: <code?>}

Edit the requested command by passing in a new name and/or code.

DELETE /<name>

Delete the given command.

To Do

Add progress icon when learning.
Finish edit capability.
Gracefully handle errors if RM2 cannot be found.

yuvalmesika / rmcontrol