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Baby Connect Project

This repository contains one part of a multi-part project to enable the automation of adding data to the Baby Connect service.

The flow is:

  • User presses an AWS IoT Button.
  • The IoT Button triggers an AWS Lambda function (baby-connect-lambda).
  • The Lambda function sends a message to an AWS SQS message queue.
  • A Raspberry Pi running a listener (baby-connect-sqs-listener) receives the message from the message queue.
  • The listener uses a library (baby-connect) to log into the Baby Connect web site and add the data.

Since Baby Connect doesn't expose an API, the (baby-connect) library uses browser automation. This requires launching chromium as a child process which is not supported in Lambda and is the reason we use a message queue with a standalone listener application.

baby-connect

A Node.js module to create a simple API for the baby-connect web site

This module was inspired by the baby-connect-nightmare repository.

A note on longevity

Since this module uses the Nightmare library to perform browser automation as its means of interacting with Baby Connect, any changes that are made to the Baby Connect web site down the line may render this module useless.

Motivation

Many people love playing with software and technology. Many of these people have children and track their child's activities using Baby Connect. This module provides a programmatic interface to some of the operations available on Baby Connect.

My specific reason for creating the module was to set up an AWS IoT button to record wet diapers when pressed.

Installation

npm install git+https://github.com/platta/baby-connect.git

Example

var babyConnect = require('baby-connect');

babyConnect.initialize('email', 'password', function(error, bc) {
    if (error) {
        console.log('Error initializing.');
    } else {
        bc.diaper({
            child: 'Child Name'
        }, function(error) {
            if (error) {
                console.log('Error recording diaper.');
            }
        })
    }
});

Usage

Initializing the object

The initialize method allows the caller to specify the e-mail address and password of the account being used. It also logs into the site and retrieves a list containing the Ids of each child. This is used for lookups when processing other function calls.

var babyConnect = require('baby-connect');

babyConnect.initialize('email', 'password', function(error, bc) {});

Recording a diaper

bc.diaper({
    child: 'Child Name',
    time: new Date(),
    type: 'wet'
}, function(error) {});

child

The display name of the child the diaper is for.

time (optional)

A Date object representing the date to use when recording the diaper. By default the current time is used.

type (optional)

The type of diaper being recorded. The default value is wet. Valid values are:

  • bm
  • bmWet
  • wet
  • dry

Recording a bottle

bc.bottle({
    child: 'Child Name',
    time: new Date(),
    amount: 1,
    type: 'formula'
}, function(error) {});

child

The display name of the child the bottle is for.

time (optional)

A Date object representing the date to use when recording the bottle. By default the current time is used.

amount (optional)

The amount (in whatever unit is selected in your Baby Connect settings) that the child consumed.

type (optional)

The type of food that was consumed. The default value is formula. Valid values are:

  • milk
  • formula
  • water
  • juice