This is a simple KDE Connect CLI wrapper that automatically pings any available devices with an optional message. By default, the kdeconnect-cli does not send messages to all connected devices when using the ping or pingmsg flags. While this could and probably should be patched into the kdeconnect-cli, I decided to make my own wrapper for my immediate use.
Running the following command should install the script to your system's path.
python3 -m pip install .
A simple use case for this script is wanting to be notified after building a large codebase or are otherwise running a command in the terminal that will take a significant period of time and wish to know when to come back to the preoccupied machine.
For example,
cmake ../src && make install -j12; kdeconnect-pingall -m "Compile finished."
This will compile your project while you take your phone with you to make a coffee or otherwise live your life for a brief intermission. You might even want to step over to another machine in another room to do some other task. Regardless of the purpose, as long as you have another device with you that is paired with the machine running the task via KDE Connect, you will be notified when the task has completed or has otherwise failed.
- It might be nice to make this script act as a wrapper for your intended command chain. This way, you could actually make unique notification messages for success or failure (exit 0 vs exit > 0 messages.)
- Sound playback might also be nice on the local device for non kdeconnect based usage (for example, reading a book or playing a musical instrument.)