Overview
A simple, error-tolerant, command line utility for controlling a Switchbot robot.
Background
I needed a simple command line utility to control a couple of Switchbot robots. Unfortunately, the standard Python one didn't do everything I needed (mainly to do with button hold times), and as the code may end up being reused in an express.js app I decided to build one on top of node-switchbot.
I was seeing quite a few errors when the bot was asked to move and hence added a retry mechanism.
Usage
Usage: switchbot [options] [command]
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-d, --debug debug output
-h, --help display help for command
Commands:
scan [options] Scan for nearby Switchbot devices
press [options] <id> Make Switchbot press button
help [command] display help for command
Usage: switchbot press [options] <id>
Make Switchbot press button
Options:
-t, --time <millisecs> time to wait in ms (default: "400")
-r, --retries <n> Maximum number of retries (default: "5")
-h, --help display help for command