lifx-async

A modern, type-safe, async Python library for controlling LIFX smart devices over the local network.

Features

📦 No Runtime Dependencies: only Python standard libraries required
🎯 Type-Safe: Full type hints, validated with Pyright
⚡ Async Context Managers: Provides async with and await usage patterns
🔍 Dual Discovery: UDP broadcast plus zero-dependency mDNS/DNS-SD discovery
🏗️ Layered Architecture: Protocol → Network → Device → API
🔄 Protocol Generator: generates LIFX protocol Packets, Fields and Enum classes from LIFX public protocol definition
✨ Built-in Effects: 26 software effects plus 166 colour themes, filtered by device capability
🎞️ Animation Layer: high-frequency frame delivery for real-time multizone and matrix effects
🌈 Comprehensive Support: supports all LIFX smart lighting products — see the device classes documentation

License

Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v1.0.

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