fancli 0.1.1

CLI for controlling smart fans (currently Atomberg)

fancli

Terminal CLI for smart fans. It refreshes and caches an access token, reads device state, and sends commands (power, speed, timer, lights, and more). Atomberg is supported today via the Atomberg IoT developer API; more vendors may be added later.

Repository: github.com/Affan-sajid/fancli

Requirements

• Python 3.9+

Install

From PyPI

pip install fancli

CLI only, isolated from your default Python environment (recommended):

pipx install fancli

That installs the fancli command on your PATH. With plain pip, prefer a virtual environment or pip install --user and ensure your user scripts directory is on PATH.

From source (development)

From a clone of this repository:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

You should then have the fancli command on your PATH.

Quick start

1. Run interactive setup (credentials, device list, save DEVICE_ID):

   fancli setup
   

2. Check status:

   fancli status
   

3. Send a command:

   fancli set power true
   fancli set speed 3
   

4. Key/value reference for set:

   fancli set --help
   

   Or: fancli set -h

Run fancli or fancli help for the full user guide (same text as the bundled help.txt).

Environment

Configure via a .env file (project directory, current working directory, or after setup ~/.config/fancli/.env) or your shell. Do not commit .env or paste real tokens into issues—use placeholders when asking for help.

Variables are names only below; get real values from the vendor developer portal and fancli setup.

Variable	Required	Description
REFRESH_TOKEN	Yes	OAuth refresh token from the developer portal
API_KEY	Yes	API key (x-api-key header)
DEVICE_ID	For status / set	Target device UUID

Optional:

Variable	Description
API_URL	API base URL (default: https://api.developer.atomberg-iot.com)
FANCLI_COMPANY	Vendor name (e.g. atomberg); set by fancli setup
FANCLI_TOKEN_FILE	Override path for cached access token JSON (default: ~/.config/fancli/token.json)

Access tokens are cached for up to 23 hours; fancli refreshes when the cache is stale or the API returns 401.

Commands (summary)

Command	Purpose
fancli / fancli help	Full user guide
fancli setup	Interactive wizard: vendor, credentials, list devices, save selection
fancli status	Device state (--json for raw JSON)
fancli set <key> <value>	Send a command; fancli set --help / -h for the key/value reference (Quick start)

Troubleshooting

• REFRESH_TOKEN is not set — Run fancli setup or set variables in .env or your environment.
• HTTP 401 — fancli tries to refresh the token once; verify refresh token and API key if it keeps failing.
• help file not found — Reinstall the package or run from a checkout with fancli/help.txt present.