When running scripts which take a long time, i don’t want to wait for things to finish before i can start the next one.

For example, using my dedup script or compiling stuff. I wanna know when it is finished.

So i made some scripts

I’ve put a function in .bashrc, so i can use a command like
notify “Compiling is ready”
A command like this i can put at the end of a command or in a script file at the end.
make && make install && notify “compile ready”

What does it do when executed?

• Send a mqtt message to the broker
• Node-red will read this message and:
  • Send a message to my display on my desk – Sound and message notification. (See another post how i made this )
  • Send a message to a script on my Domoticz instance downstairs.
    • This will use a script to get a speech file from google, and play this on some small speakers in my livingroom
  • Send a pushover message to my phone
  • Display a message on my TV ( not in code below )

How?

At the end of your .bashrc

function notify() {
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
        echo "Usage: $0 \"message\"";
        exit 1;
    fi
    mosquitto_pub -h 10.1.0.17 -t notify/bashscript -m "$1"
}

Scripts on my Domoticz instance

Python script

#!/usr/bin/python
import paho.mqtt.client as mqttClient
import time
import os
import subprocess
import shlex
Connected = False

def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
    if rc == 0:
        print("Connected to broker")
        global Connected
        Connected =True
    else:
        print("Connection failed")

def on_message(client, userdata, message):
    print "Message received: " + message.topic + " : " + message.payload
    fileName = "/home/pi/domoticz/scripts/speech" + " \"" + message.payload + "\""
    print fileName
    args = shlex.split(fileName)
    time.sleep(1)
    p = subprocess.Popen(args)


broker_address = "10.1.0.17"
port = 1883
#user = "user"
#password = "password"
client = mqttClient.Client("speechcmd")
#client.username_pw_set(user, password=password)
client.on_connect = on_connect
client.on_message = on_message

client.connect(broker_address, port=port)
client.loop_start()

while Connected != True:
    time.sleep(0.1)

client.subscribe('speech/cmd')

try:
    while True:
        time.sleep(1)

except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print "exiting"
    client.disconnect()
    client.loop_stop()

Caching speech script

This script will look for a cached audiofile with requested text, and uses that. Else it wil request a audio file from google, caches it and plays it though the speakers.

#!/bin/bash
INPUT=$*
input2=$(echo $INPUT | base64)
echo "$input2 = $INPUT" >> /home/pi/cache/files-text-relation
if [ -f /home/pi/cache/$input2.mp3 ] ; then
mpg123 -q /home/pi/cache/$input2.mp3 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
else
echo not cached
STRINGNUM=0

ary=($INPUT)
for key in "${!ary[@]}"
  do
    SHORTTMP[$STRINGNUM]="${SHORTTMP[$STRINGNUM]} ${ary[$key]}"
    LENGTH=$(echo ${#SHORTTMP[$STRINGNUM]})
    #echo "word:$key, ${ary[$key]}"
    #echo "adding to: $STRINGNUM"
    if [[ "$LENGTH" -lt "100" ]]; then
      #echo starting new line
      SHORT[$STRINGNUM]=${SHORTTMP[$STRINGNUM]}
    else
      STRINGNUM=$(($STRINGNUM+1))
      SHORTTMP[$STRINGNUM]="${ary[$key]}"
      SHORT[$STRINGNUM]="${ary[$key]}"
    fi
done

for key in "${!SHORT[@]}"
  do
    echo "Playing line: $(($key+1)) of $(($STRINGNUM+1))"
    NEXTURL=$(echo ${SHORT[$key]} | xxd -plain | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/\(..\)/%\1/g')
echo $NEXTURL
    mpg123 -w $input2 -q "http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&client=tw-ob&q=$NEXTURL&tl=En-us"
    ffmpeg -i $input2 -codec:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 2 /home/pi/cache/$input2.mp3
mpg123 /home/pi/cache/$input2.mp3
done
fi

Node-red flow

function notify() {
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
        echo "Usage: $0 \"message\"";
        exit 1;
    fi
    mosquitto_pub -h 10.1.0.17 -t notify/bashscript -m [
    {
        "id": "1442fca698589679",
        "type": "mqtt in",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "",
        "topic": "notify/bashscript",
        "qos": "2",
        "datatype": "auto",
        "broker": "8c74c5f6.9a7a48",
        "nl": false,
        "rap": false,
        "inputs": 0,
        "x": 180,
        "y": 580,
        "wires": [
            [
                "ddf5744bb5b73d4d",
                "faa5c794652d7a57",
                "b4e0107399248fea",
                "443f960b5d1cf40e"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "ddf5744bb5b73d4d",
        "type": "mqtt out",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "",
        "topic": "speech/cmd",
        "qos": "",
        "retain": "",
        "broker": "8c74c5f6.9a7a48",
        "x": 590,
        "y": 560,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "e95e828451d83158",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "bash notify",
        "info": "",
        "x": 170,
        "y": 540,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "faa5c794652d7a57",
        "type": "mqtt out",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "",
        "topic": "mqttlcd/message",
        "qos": "",
        "retain": "",
        "broker": "8c74c5f6.9a7a48",
        "x": 570,
        "y": 720,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "b4e0107399248fea",
        "type": "delay",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "",
        "pauseType": "delay",
        "timeout": "5",
        "timeoutUnits": "seconds",
        "rate": "1",
        "nbRateUnits": "1",
        "rateUnits": "second",
        "randomFirst": "1",
        "randomLast": "5",
        "randomUnits": "seconds",
        "drop": false,
        "outputs": 1,
        "x": 480,
        "y": 640,
        "wires": [
            [
                "ac4faf30b8adbe3f"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "ac4faf30b8adbe3f",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "Empty payload",
        "func": "msg.payload = \"\";\nreturn msg;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 640,
        "y": 640,
        "wires": [
            [
                "faa5c794652d7a57"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "dfbe26c12fc5e742",
        "type": "pushover",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "Alleen Henri",
        "device": "rmx1931",
        "title": "Node-Red-Pushover",
        "priority": "1",
        "sound": "pushover",
        "url": "",
        "url_title": "",
        "html": false,
        "x": 850,
        "y": 500,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "443f960b5d1cf40e",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "cb6f001b.721c3",
        "name": "Set pushover payload",
        "func": "\nmsg.topic = \"Bash Notify\";\nmsg.priority = 1;\nmsg.sound = \"cosmic\";\nreturn msg;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 660,
        "y": 500,
        "wires": [
            [
                "dfbe26c12fc5e742"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "8c74c5f6.9a7a48",
        "type": "mqtt-broker",
        "name": "10.1.0.17",
        "broker": "10.1.0.17",
        "port": "1883",
        "clientid": "",
        "usetls": false,
        "compatmode": true,
        "keepalive": "15",
        "cleansession": true,
        "birthTopic": "",
        "birthQos": "0",
        "birthPayload": "",
        "closeTopic": "",
        "closePayload": "",
        "willTopic": "",
        "willQos": "0",
        "willPayload": ""
    }
]