Controlling Smart Home Lights with JavaScript

Control your smart home lights with JavaScript and Philips Hue.

Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• API
• Contributing
• License

About

This project allows you to control your smart home lights using JavaScript and the Philips Hue API. You can toggle lights on and off, get a list of available lights, and more.

Features

• Toggle smart home lights on and off.
• Get a list of available lights.
• Control lights with a simple JavaScript API.
• Organized using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.

Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get your project up and running.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Node.js installed.
• Philips Hue Bridge and lights set up in your smart home.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/97Fakhreddine/Controlling-Smart-Home-Lights-with-JavaScript.git
   

Install the dependencies

Before running the application, make sure you have Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed on your machine.

Navigate to the project folder:

git clone https://github.com/97Fakhreddine/Controlling-Smart-Home-Lights-with-JavaScript.git

Usage

1. Make sure your Philips Hue Bridge is connected and configured.
2. Start the Express.js server:

    npm start

3. You can now use the provided API to control your smart home lights.

API

• GET /api/lights: Get a list of available lights.
• POST /api/lights/toggle: Toggle a specific light on or off. Send a JSON object with lightId and on (true/false) in the request body.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the Contributing Guidelines for more information.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.