/controlio

Control your computer through SMS!

Primary LanguageRuby

Controlio

Controlio is a simple service which allows you to control your computer via SMS and voice. With one simple registration step, you no longer have to be bound to your clunky machine for on-the-go operations. No more running out of the house, only to remember you forgot to do something on your computer!

Setup

Install the gem with gem install controlio. Run the setup with controlio-setup. Once you're set up, you can launch the client at any point with controlio, or controlio-daemon to automatically background it.

Screenshots

Demo 1 Demo 2 Demo 3

Commands

Commands are located in the commands folder. Each command must implement initialize(*args), go, respond, media?, and matches.

Hello World

Computer says "Hello, World!" and responds with the same text.

Lock

Computer locks its screen and notifies you that it has done so.

Open

Takes a URI as a parameter. Computer opens the URI as appropriate.

Play

Takes an optional name of an appliction as a parameter. Computer plays the media in the given or default application, and notifies you of the name of the currently playing media.

Pause

Takes an optional name of an appliction as a parameter. Computer pauses the media in the given or default application.

Say

Takes a sentence as a parameter. Computer says the given sentence.

Type

Takes a sentence as a parameter. Computer types out the given sentence.

Screenshot

Computer takes a screenshot and returns it to you.

Picture

Computer takes a picture with the built-in webcam and returns it to you.

Set Volume

Takes an integer between 0 and 100 as a parameter. Computer sets its volume to the interger provided.

Cat

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