https://github.com/spencerhance/lifx-iot-lambda-switch
Ridiculously unnecessary light switch for a LIFX wifi bulb, using an AWS IoT Button and AWS Lambda
https://github.com/spencerhance/lifx-iot-lambda-switch
aws-iot aws-iot-button aws-iot-python aws-lambda lifx lifx-api
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Ridiculously unnecessary light switch for a LIFX wifi bulb, using an AWS IoT Button and AWS Lambda
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/spencerhance/lifx-iot-lambda-switch
- Owner: spencerhance
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-04-03T03:11:42.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-04-03T03:48:29.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-09T14:40:02.564Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: aws-iot, aws-iot-button, aws-iot-python, aws-lambda, lifx, lifx-api
- Language: Python
- Size: 2.93 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# lifx-iot-lambda-switch
Ridiculously unnecessary light switch for a LIFX wifi bulb, using an [AWS IoT Button](https://aws.amazon.com/iotbutton/) and [AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/)
### Why did I make this?
That's a great question. I actually made this about two years ago when I thought the hype for serverless architectures had peaked (lol). I wanted to try out something in the IoT space and get more experience with AWS without having to do something actually difficult.
### Setup
1. You'll need to purchase an [AWS IoT Button](https://aws.amazon.com/iotbutton/)
2. You'll also need a [LIFX lightbulb](https://www.lifx.com/)
2. Follow the directions on the AWS docs to [configure the button](https://aws.amazon.com/iotbutton/)
3. Follow the instructions to [connect the button to lambda](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/iot-lambda-rule.html)
4. Generate an authentication method for the bulb. You can use OATH, but I just generated an API key [here](
https://cloud.lifx.com/settings) since that's way easier
5. Upload this code to the lambda function from earlier
6. Set a lambda environment variable called "API_KEY" with your API token
6. Ta-da! You now have a $20 lightswitch that takes 7-10 seconds to work and is dependant on your wi-fi connection (_I never said this was a good idea_)
### Usage
Once you follow the setup process, every time you press the IoT button, it will toggle *all* of your lights. That's because I used the "all" endpoint since I only had one light anyway. You can specify groups and more specific IDs as well. Check out the [API Docs](https://api.developer.lifx.com/docs) if you're interested.
### Extensions
This script only has a single function regardless of how you press the button, but there's actually 3 possible states: SINGLE, DOUBLE, and LONG. These are received in the "clickType" field of the event. A possible extension would be to trigger different _scenes_ or colors based on what type of click you used.