[Release] TRIGGERcmd for Hubitat

Royski · September 13, 2019, 11:39pm

Hi all.

TRIGGERcmd, is a PC utility which allows you to expose commands/programs created on a PC to the smart world.
Almost anything which can be executed on a PC, can now be executed from HE and virtual switches created by the TRIGGERcmd app, and driver below.

Start your mail program, run that batch-file you created, reboot your PC remotely, or shut it down for the day, even run HueDynamic to the camera, and set your lights going to the movie playing on Plex (or any other program). These are just a few examples, you can achieve.

I can think of lot of use cases, if you have a PC media server connected to the TV, or work from home, this could be a perfect companion!! For me, I can fire up mail by my Dash, or perform a reboot, or shutdown etc at the push of a Dashboard switch. Or if you leave the house and forgot to shut the PC down, the possibilities are endless. There's a few other ways to integrate it here

Russ from TRIGGERcmd, created the ST version of the app and driver, which I've ported and enhanced in a few areas.
I can now share with all. I hope you find some use for it

You can download the application for free here and can be installed on Windows, Linux or Mac, you can also run it as a service. Full instructions are in the link. There are more examples on Russ's Youtube

For one PC/Mac/Linux machine its free, and you can execute one command per minute.
If you'd like it on many PCs there is a charge of $15 per year to TRIGGERcmd (not me).

Installing TRIGGERcmd.

First, sign up for a TRIGGERcmd account here
Then download the PC installation required.
Windows
Linux Agent RPM
Linux Agent DEB
Linux Agent DEB with no GUI (good for Raspberry Pi)
Mac Agent

For HE, Install the app.

github.com

rvmey/HubitatTRIGGERcmd/blob/master/TRIGGERcmd.groovy

/**
 *  TRIGGERcmd V2
 *
 *  Copyright 2017 VanderMey Consulting, LLC
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 *  Updated for Hubitat Elevation (HE) by Royski 13/09/2019
 *
 */

import java.security.MessageDigest;

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And the driver

github.com

rvmey/HubitatTRIGGERcmd/blob/master/TRIGGERcmdSwitch.groovy

/**
 *  TRIGGERcmdSwitch.groovy
 *
 *  Author: vanmeyconsulting@gmail.com
 *  Date: 2017-04-22
 *
 *  Updated for Hubitat Elevation (HE) by Royski 13/09/2019
 */
// for the UI
metadata {
	definition (name: "TRIGGERcmd Switch", namespace: "vandermeyconsulting", author: "Russell VanderMey", 
	importUrl: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rvmey/HubitatTRIGGERcmd/master/TRIGGERcmdSwitch.groovy") {
        capability "Switch"
}

	preferences {
	
		input name: "logEnable", type: "bool", title: "Enable debug logging", defaultValue: true
        input name: "txtEnable", type: "bool", title: "Enable descriptionText logging", defaultValue: true
        input name: "toggle", type: "bool", title: "Treat as a Momentary switch (on/Off)<br>Leave off if wanting to send Parameters to TRIGGERcmd.", defaultValue: true, submitOnChange: true

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When installing the App, the second page will allow you to choose which TRIGGERcmd commands you'd like to install as Switches. Once installed, there is an option to toggle how the switch behaves.

When set On, it behaves like a momentary switch, and will turn the switch off shortly after switching on. Useful for launching a program or batch-file just once, without closing.

When set Off, it will behave as a normal switch. You could open an application, when switched on, and close it again when switching off.

Example of a command for Notepad++

In TRIGGERcmd you would configure as such:-

And the "Notepad.bat" :-

	if "%1"=="on" "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"
    if "%1"=="off" taskkill /im notepad++.exe

When the switch is switched on, Notepad++ will launch, when switched off, it will be closed.

Enjoy!

Special thanks to @cobra for reuse of code snippets, and @april.brandt for prompting the thoughts

jeubanks · September 13, 2019, 11:54pm

Just curiosity and something I noticed. This is cloud based which gives me shivers allowing any cloud service from an unknown 3rd party full and complete access to my PC.

And curiosity. Why not do this with EventGhost which is local?

Otherwise cool idea.

Royski · September 14, 2019, 12:21am

Understandable I guess, I've used it for a long while, initially just via Alexa. It may be cloud based, but all thats being passed are triggers not the commands themselves. You're not giving it access to your PC though.

I haven't looked at EventGhost, but TRIGGERcmd suits my needs, and can be installed on more of my devices I believe. Android app, Alexa, Google Home etc

I just thought I'd share this, its just a nice simple way to achieve what I wanted.

jeubanks · September 14, 2019, 12:30am

Yeah cool. Not meaning anything negative just curious and I hadn't even seen TRIGGERcmd before this. It looks interesting. I'll have to look into it further. I'm not cloud phobic but I'm just leary of unknown agents running on my internal systems... not security paranoid but aware

Royski · September 14, 2019, 12:33am

I'm with you on that

system · September 23, 2022, 11:24am

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