remote_shade_control_app

Tiny web app (sinatra) to control shades (curtains, drapes) via hardware control.

Configure the file via the settings.yml:

production:
    shades:
      - name: "Living Room"
        id: "living_room"
        shade_type: "SomfyShade"
        channel: "2"
        raise_up_time: 30 minutes before
        lower_down_time: 30 minutes after

Shades may have additional settings, see the specific shades libraries for details.

To run the test suite:

ruby test/test.rb

To run the server:

ruby run_app.rb

The settings file uses Chronic for parsing, so it understands all kinds of statements like:

1 hour before
30 minutes after

To fully automate the app, the /auto URL should be "pinged" regularly. Easiest is to set a crontab that will hit the URL every minute. Add this to your /etc/crontab to run every minute:

* *     * * *   root    curl http://localhost/auto

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