HueSync (working title)

Anything might change. In a gist: I need an app on my linux system to be able to use the Philips Hue Entertainment. Official is non-existent, other solutions to my needs havent been found yet. All in all: project for fun with an overcomplicated stack.

Plan of attack

• Http client in .netcore to communicate with the Hue Bridge:
  • make it async (adjust something in the python usage)
• get a screenshot (main display for now):
  • python implementation to grab screenshots as that seems easier and libraries are present
  • some fast, low-level, closest-to-graphics app to grab screenshots: partly done with Xlib, but results not satisfactory
• implement color syncing in the most basic way: grab a screenshot from the main display and determine the dominant color:
  • calculate the dominant color on an image
  • convert result to the correct color space needed for the bulbs
    • double check
  • figure out calling python code from .netcore without external Process calls
• implement color syncing in a more advanced way: map the display with the entertainment area/light bulbs

Getting Started

"works on my machine" for now.

The repo includes a custom built pythonnet dll, could not manage to get it working in the official way... src/localpackages/Python.Runtime.dll

Prerequisites

• .net core 3.1
• python libs:
  • tkinter
  • PIL
  • numpy
  • scipy
  • pyscreenshot
  • colormath

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details