google-hangouts-device

Chrome extensions that schedules, starts and joins Google Hangouts automatically.

Usecase

We have a TV in our office wall that shows a fancy dashboard which we also use for stand-ups to connect the team in the office with people that are not there. This extensions automatically schedules, starts and joins a hangout in the office so external members can just join in and the stand-up can start as if everyone were in the office.

Loading extension for development

1. Open Extensions in Chrome
2. Tick Developer mode
3. Click on Load unpacked extension....
4. Select the directory of this extension (eg. google-hangouts-device)
5. End Done! :)

Usage

• Hangouts url: input the hangouts url you want to automatically open
• Schedule: input time (in HH:mm format! No validation is done!) and tick the days when you want to open the hangout url
• Device mode: Extension will auto-join Google Hangout and presses "I am notsleeping" from time to time.

Future features:

• Connect with Google Calendar and start hangouts based on scheduled events