huesignal 0.1.1

Philips Hue notification system with CLI and daemon

huesignal

A Philips Hue notification system with CLI and daemon support. Control Hue lights with state capture, effects, and automation templates.

60-Second Quickstart

# Install with uv (recommended)
uv pip install huesignal

# Login to your Hue bridge
huesignal auth login

# See available commands
huesignal --help

That's it! You can now use huesignal to control your Hue bridge and automate light effects.

Installation

Using uv (Recommended)

uv pip install huesignal

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/ThomasRohde/huesignal.git
cd huesignal
uv sync
uv run huesignal --version

Using pipx

pipx install huesignal

Using pip

pip install huesignal

Features

• CLI Commands: Easy-to-use command-line interface for controlling Hue lights
• State Capture: Save and restore light states and scenes
• Effects: Apply dynamic effects and transitions to your lights
• Automation Templates: Predefined automation samples for common scenarios
• Keyring Integration: Secure credential storage using system keyring

Library Choice

huesignal uses aiohue for bridge communication.

Why aiohue?

• Async/await support: Non-blocking I/O for responsive CLI and daemon operations
• Full v2 API coverage: Supports latest Hue Bridge API v2 endpoints
• Active maintenance: Part of Home Assistant ecosystem with regular updates
• Python native: Pure Python library with aiohttp backend
• Well-tested: Battle-tested in Home Assistant and other projects

Alternative libraries considered

• phue: Simpler API but synchronous only, not ideal for daemon usage
• requests: Too low-level for Hue-specific logic
• huepy: Older, less active maintenance

Commands

# Authentication
huesignal auth login              # Login to bridge and store credentials

# Lights
huesignal lights list             # List available lights
huesignal lights toggle <light>   # Toggle a light on/off

# Effects
huesignal effect apply <name>     # Apply a named effect

# Samples
huesignal samples generate        # Generate automation template samples

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Philips Hue Bridge (with v2 API support)

Testing

Unit Tests

Run unit tests with:

pytest tests/

Unit tests use mocked fixtures and don't require a physical Hue bridge.

Integration Tests

Integration tests require a real Hue bridge and are opt-in via environment variables.

# Set environment variables
export HUESIGNAL_BRIDGE_IP="192.168.1.100"
export HUESIGNAL_APP_KEY="your-app-key"

# Run integration tests
pytest tests/integration/

Safety Warning: Integration tests interact with physical lights and may change their state. Always:

1. Only run against bridges you control
2. Have permission to modify the lights
3. Ensure lights are in a safe location
4. Keep the --restore behavior enabled (default) so lights return to original state

Integration tests are skipped if environment variables are not set, so they won't accidentally interfere with CI/CD pipelines.

Version

Check your installed version:

huesignal --version

License

MIT