Tips on how to Combine Webex Standing Indication with Philips Hue

Normally, the next occurs…

• Son (opens the workplace door): “Dad! the place is my Energy Rangers Dino Cost Beast Saber Sword?”
• Daughter (opens the workplace door): “Dad, the place is the cellphone charger?“.
• Spouse (very softly opens the workplace door): “Only a fast query… are you able to choose up the children later at present?“.
• Mom-in-law when visiting (opens the workplace door): “What’s the problem with the water strain??” (BTW, there isn’t any problem with the water strain…).

Sure, I did ask them (many occasions) to be extra conscious/appreciable and examine if I’m on a name earlier than approaching these super-important questions.

Then I requested my son the next:

• Me: “Buddy, you see that I’m working and on a video name. Are you able to wait a bit along with your query?“.
• Son: “However dad! I didn’t know that you simply had been in a gathering with the video on…“.

Nicely, he’s proper. He didn’t know that I used to be on a video name. So… How can I “higher educate” my household to know once I’m on a name and like to not be disturbed?

My choices:

1. Ask once more (and once more) – I’ll try this, however I want one thing extra rapid…
2. Use some bodily indication each time I’m in a gathering (see 👉) – That wouldn’t scale…
3. Relocate my workplace area – Then I’ll be far-off from the fridge 😉
4. Leverage & combine completely different applied sciences – Sure! 👍

The Plan 

Let’s combine Webex (standing indication) with Philips Hue! That approach, they are going to know (see! 👀) my availability standing!

• Inexperienced == Obtainable.
• Blue == On a name.
• Orange== On a Webex assembly with video OFF.
• Pink== On a Webex assembly with video ON.
• Yellow == Asking for quiet time (DoNotDisturb).

Cisco Webex and Philips Hue expose their APIs

As each Webex and Philips Hue expose their APIs, that shouldn’t be sophisticated. Proper?

importrequests
from phue import Bridge
from threading import Thread
from time import sleep
import subprocess

# Webex variables
myID = "xxx"
url = "https://webexapis.com/v1/folks/" + myID
token = "xxx"
​
# pHue variables
bridgeIpAddress = 'x.x.x.x'

def access_lights(bridgeIpAddress):
    b = Bridge(bridgeIpAddress)
#    b.join()
light_names = b.get_light_objects('identify')
return light_names

Step #4 – Outline the 5 availability choices/features.

• The features are relevant for the “Workplace Lightstrip” (you may configure a gaggle of lights as properly).
• on/off – On/Off state of the sunshine.
• hue – The hue worth to set mild to (The hue worth is a wrapping worth between 0 and 65535).
• saturation – Saturation of the sunshine (254 is essentially the most saturated, coloured, and 0 is the least saturated, white).
• brightness – The brightness worth to set the sunshine to (Brightness is a scale from 1, the minimal the sunshine is able to, to 254, the utmost).

def lively():
    lights = access_lights(bridgeIpAddress)
    for mild in ['Office Lightstrip']:
        lights[light].on = True
        lights[light].hue = 25500 # Inexperienced
        lights[light].saturation = 254
        lights[light].brightness = 254
​
def name():
    lights = access_lights(bridgeIpAddress)
    for mild in ['Office Lightstrip']:
        lights[light].on = True
        lights[light].hue = 46920 # Blue
        lights[light].saturation = 254
        lights[light].brightness = 254
​
def meeting_without_video():
    lights = access_lights(bridgeIpAddress)
    for mild in ['Office Lightstrip']:
        lights[light].on = True
        lights[light].hue = 7000 # Orange
        lights[light].saturation = 254
        lights[light].brightness = 254
​
def meeting_with_video():
    lights = access_lights(bridgeIpAddress)
    for mild in ['Office Lightstrip']:
        lights[light].on = True
        lights[light].hue = 65535 # Pink
        lights[light].saturation = 254
        lights[light].brightness = 254
​
def DoNotDisturb():
    lights = access_lights(bridgeIpAddress)
    for mild in ['Office Lightstrip']:
        lights[light].on = True
        lights[light].hue = 12750 # Yellow
        lights[light].saturation = 254
        lights[light].brightness = 254

Step #5 – Outline the perform to examine if the is video is on/off.

• The creation of the “output.txt” file was wanted as I used to be unable to (actually) tail the “log stream” course of/output (the “output.txt” file shops the video standing data, which is utilized in step 6). When you’ve got a suggestion for a greater method, let me know!
• the complete (unparsed) “log stream” command is: “log stream –data –debug –predicate ‘(course of == “VDCAssistant”) and (eventMessage accommodates “Put up occasion kCameraStream”)’”  Study extra concerning the “log stream” command).