Desktop Command Remote

This simple application allows you to run a web server that lists certain terminal commands you would like to run on your desktop.

I use this application to control my volume and sleep my monitors (from my couch / bed). You can use it to play music, open applications, the possibilities are only limited by your command-line-fu and imagination!

Instructions

• Clone this repo with git clone [email protected]:benkaiser/desktop-command-remote.git.
• Move into the cloned directory cd desktop-command-remote.
• Run npm install to install the required packages.
• Edit the file configure.js with the commands you want.
• Run the server with: node server.js (this may need to be sudo node server.js if you need to run priveledged commands, such as those in the mac sample config).
• Visit the url given to you somewhere in the console output.

Running the Server in the Background

To run the server in the background, use a tool such as pm2. The following command will install pm2:

sudo npm install -g pm2

And then you can run the server with:

pm2 start server.js

To stop pm2 run: pm2 stop all and pm2 kill. This will stop all pm2's child processes and disable it.

Documentation for editing the configure.js file

The current commands in there are the ones I use so you can simply delete any of those ones if you don't like them / they don't work on your machine. This is the function parameters for runCommand: addCommand(type, title, command, options). The type string should always be set to button (until I add features for other types like input). title is a string for the label of the command you want to appear on the command 'button', in other words it is what you call your command. command is a string containing the command you want to execute in the shell (terminal). options is an object that is optional, all it is used for now is changing the buttonType to a different bootstrap type, I use it on my suspend button to indicate danger (because my system will shut off wifi if I suspend).

Changes / Feature Requests / Issues

If you want more functionality, you can either submit an issue and I will give you a 'yay' or 'nay' as to wether I have time / want to implement it or not. Or you can submit a pull request and there is a much higher likelihood it will end up in the final code-base.