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Blink
=====

Python API for the Blink Home Security Camera System

This is based off the documentation at:
https://github.com/MattTW/BlinkMonitorProtocol

Usage
-----

.. code:: python

import blink
b = blink.Blink()
events = b.events()
an_event = events[0]
mp4_data = b.download_video(an_event)

This assumes you have a file ``~/.blinkconfig`` that looks like this:

::

me@somewhere.net: my_password

Alternatively, you can init Blink like so:

::

b = blink.Blink(email='me@somewhere.net', password='my_password')

Archiving Video
---------------

Blink eventually deletes old video clips. If you want to archive your
videos locally, run:

::

$ python -m blink --archive path/to/archive_dir

Typically this would be put into a cron job.

API
---

+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| Function | Description | Implemented | Works |
+===========+==============+==============+========+
| ``connect | Client login | yes | yes |
| ()`` | to the Blink | | |
| | Servers. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``network | Obtain | yes | yes |
| s()`` | information | | |
| | about the | | |
| | Blink | | |
| | networks | | |
| | defined for | | |
| | the logged | | |
| | in user. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``sync_mo | Obtain | yes | yes |
| dules(net | information | | |
| work)`` | about the | | |
| | Blink Sync | | |
| | Modules on | | |
| | the given | | |
| | network. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``arm(net | Arm the | yes | no |
| work)`` | given | | |
| | network | | |
| | (start | | |
| | recording/re | | |
| | porting | | |
| | motion | | |
| | events). | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``disarm( | Disarm the | yes | no |
| network)` | given | | |
| ` | network | | |
| | (stop | | |
| | recording/re | | |
| | porting | | |
| | motion | | |
| | events. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``command | Get status | yes | unknow |
| _status() | info on the | | n |
| `` | given | | |
| | command. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``homescr | Return | yes | yes |
| een()`` | information | | |
| | displayed on | | |
| | the home | | |
| | screen of | | |
| | the mobile | | |
| | client. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``events( | Get events | yes | yes |
| network)` | for a given | | |
| ` | network | | |
| | (sync | | |
| | module). | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``downloa | Get a video | yes | yes |
| d_video(e | clip from | | |
| vent)`` | the events | | |
| | list. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``downloa | Get a | yes | no |
| d_thumbna | thumbnail | | |
| il(event) | from the | | |
| `` | events list. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``cameras | Gets a list | yes | yes |
| (network) | of cameras. | | |
| `` | | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``clients | Gets | yes | yes |
| ()`` | information | | |
| | about | | |
| | devices that | | |
| | have | | |
| | connected to | | |
| | the blink | | |
| | service. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``regions | Gets | yes | yes |
| ()`` | information | | |
| | about | | |
| | supported | | |
| | regions. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``health( | Gets | yes | yes |
| )`` | information | | |
| | about system | | |
| | health. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``capture | Captures a | no | |
| _video(ca | new video | | |
| mera)`` | for a | | |
| | camera. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``capture | Captures a | no | |
| _thumbnai | new | | |
| l(camera) | thumbnail | | |
| `` | for a | | |
| | camera. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``unwatch | Gets a list | no | |
| ed_videos | of unwatched | | |
| ()`` | videos. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+
| ``delete( | Deletes a | no | |
| video)`` | video. | | |
+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+

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