About

A zsh script to provide more convenient access to the URL scheme offered by the HomeControl app for Mac.

Installation

• Place the hcc.sh file in your home directory
• Edit the script to include your Authentication Token.
  • Open HomeControl Settings.
  • Click the Automation... button.
  • Copy the Authentication Token
  • Replace the value in quotes in line two of hcc.sh with your token.
• chmod +x hcc.sh

Usage

./hcc.sh <action> <device> <value>

<action> can be one of

• power to set a device on or off
• bright to set brightness (0-100)
• hue to set hue (0-360)
• sat to set saturation (0-100)
• temp to set a white temperature (depends on your device, typically 2700-6500)
• scene to set a scene (skip the device parameter as this is implied by the scene)

Examples

./hcc.sh power “Entrance Light” on

./hcc.sh bright Garage 50

./hcc.sh scene Evening

./hcc.sh temp Hallway 6500