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If Pay Then That :zap: Trigger IFTTT actions with Bitcoin Lightning payments
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If Pay Then That :zap: Trigger IFTTT actions with Bitcoin Lightning payments

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# If Pay Then That

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Use Bitcoin Lightning payments as the _trigger_ for IFTTT (If This Then That) _actions_.

Powered by :zap: [Lightning Charge](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning-charge) and [paypercall](https://github.com/ElementsProject/paypercall).

## Install

```bash
$ npm install -g ifpaytt
```

## Setup

Setup [Lightning Charge](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning-charge), then:

1. Get your IFTTT maker key from [IFTTT's Webhook settings page](https://ifttt.com/services/maker_webhooks/settings)
(shown as `https://maker.ifttt.com/use/[MAKER-KEY-HERE]`).

2. Open the [new applet page](https://ifttt.com/create), click "this", enter "Webhooks", click "Receive a web request",
enter a descriptive event name prefixed by `ifpaytt_` containing only numbers, lowercase letters and `_`
(e.g. `ifpaytt_lightup_room404` or `ifpaytt_vend_machine137_item56`),
and click "Create Trigger".

3. Configure your "then" action and finish creating the IFTTT applet.

4. Start the `ifpaytt` server:

```bash
$ ifpaytt --charge-token [mySecretToken] --ifttt-key [myMakerKey] --currency BTC \
--price-lightup_room404 0.00001 --price-vend_machine137_item56 0.000063

Running on http://localhost:6000
```

That's it! The server is now ready to accept payments and trigger IFTTT actions.

## Paying to trigger actions

Users can access the IFTTT action through a three-part process:

1. Send an empty `POST` request to `/{event-name}` to get the BOLT11 payment request and the `X-Token` header:

```bash
$ curl -i -X POST http://localhost:6000/lightup_room404

HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
X-Token: lmbdmJeoSQ0ZCB5egtnph.af1eupleFBVuhN2vrbRuDLTlsnnUPYRzDWdL5HtWykY
Content-Type: application/vnd.lightning.bolt11

lnbcrt8925560p1pdfh7n2pp54g5avyupe70l988h30u0hy8agpj2z7qsveu7ejhys97j98rgez0...
```

2. Make the payment:

```bash
$ lightning-cli pay lnbcrt8925560p1pdfh7n2pp54g5avyupe70l988h30u0hy8agpj2z7qsveu7ejhys97j98rgez0...
```

3. Send the request again, this time with the `X-Token` header echoed back and optionally
with `value1`, `value2` and `value3` in the request body (passed along to IFTTT):

```bash
$ curl -i -X POST http://localhost:6000/lightup_room404 \
-H 'X-Token: lmbdmJeoSQ0ZCB5egtnph.af1eupleFBVuhN2vrbRuDLTlsnnUPYRzDWdL5HtWykY' \
-d value1='brightness=80,color=red'

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain

Congratulations! You've fired the ifpaytt_lightup_room404 event
```

(if `value[1-3]` are not set, they'll [automatically be populated](https://github.com/ElementsProject/ifpaytt/blob/master/src/app.js#L40-L42)
with some useful information about the payment.)

## CLI options

```bash
$ ifpaytt --help

Trigger IFTTT actions with Bitcoin Lightning payments

Usage
$ ifpaytt [options]

Options
-c, --charge-url lightning charge server url [default: http://localhost:9112]
-t, --charge-token lightning charge access token [required]
-k, --ifttt-key IFTTT maker key (available in https://ifttt.com/services/maker_webhooks/settings) [required]
-r, --ifttt-prefix prefix for IFTTT event names [default: ifpaytt_]

-x, --currency the currency prices are quoted in [default: BTC]
--price-{event} price to send events of type {event}

-d, --db-path path to store payperclick sqlite database [default: ifpaytt.db]
--invoice-expiry how long should invoices be payable for [default: 1 hour]
--access-expiry how long should paid active tokens remain valid for [default: 1 hour]
--token-secret secret used for HMAC tokens [default: generated based on {charge-token}]

-p, --port http server port [default: 6000]
-i, --host http server listen address [default: 127.0.0.1]
-e, --node-env nodejs environment mode [default: production]
-h, --help output usage information
-v, --version output version number

Example
$ ifpaytt -t chargeAccessToken -k iftttMakerKey -x BTC \
--price-lightup_room404 0.00001 --price-vend_machine137_item56 0.00023
```

## License
MIT