Blink(1) PHP Class

This is a PHP class to communicate with the blink(1) command line tool, available here

Check out a video of the Blink(1) running the example code

Installation for Mac OSX

The following is required in order for PHP to communicate with the command link tool

1. Open Terminal.app and type sudo visudo then enter you password
2. Navigate to the # User privilege specification section and hit i to insert
3. Type nobody ALL=NOPASSWD: /blink1-tool (nobody was the username my PHP was accessing the command line with. To find yours just run the following in your PHP script echo exec('whoami');)
4. Hit ESC, then type :wq - If it says there is an error, hit e and fix it
5. Place the blink1-tool in the / directory

Example Usage

Display #FFF (Turn on) for 2000ms

Blink::send('#FFF,2000');

Display #F68 for 2000ms

Blink::send('#F68,2000');

Blink #F68 for 400ms 5 times

Blink::send('#F68,400',5);

Fade to #F68 for 400ms, fade to #0F1 for 400ms, then fade to #F68 for 400ms - loop 3 times

Blink::send('#F68,400|#0F1,400|#F68,400',3);

Same as above, but with #000 for 50ms between for a 'flicker' effect

Blink::send('#F68,400|#000,50|#ff8920,400|#000,50|#F00,400',3);

Blink(1) testing prior to sending

if(Blink::test()) {
    Blink::send('#FFF,2000');
}

Blink(1) testing after sending

$blink = Blink::send('#FFF,2000');
echo ($blink) ? 'Sent' : 'Fail';

Useful Links

• Blink(1) by ThumbM
• Blink(1) API Documentation
• BrandColours for finding the hex colour for the service/API you are displaying an alert for

License

Blink is licensed under the MIT license, see LICENSE.md for details.