Execute Scripts Or Commands With Http Get Commands

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thetechguru

USA

Asked Feb 2016 — Edited Jul 2017

Resolved by DJ Sures!

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I think this is possible and has been discussed, but I can not find it. Is there a format to execute scripts or commands using an application that can send HTTP GET or POST commands but not be using a web browser, either with the HTTP Server or HTTP Server (custom).

I don't think I can do it with the HTTP Custom because it uses AJAX and I don't know how I would format a request (and unfortunately, the documentation is fairly minimal) but I thought someone was already doing this with the simple HTTP server, embedding the user name and hte request in the URL of the GET.

I also know I can do this with Telnet using the TCP Clients object, and I may use that for my solution, but it is a little more limiting.

I'll explain my goal in case it provides any other thought.

I want to be able to drive my robot from my Android phone or an Android Wear smartwatch. I don't want to use the mobile interface, I want to have an embedded computer running ARC performing a number of tasks, the remote interface just to give additional commands.

I have two applications that can easily send HTTP Get or Post requests and allow me to build custom interfaces. Anymote smart remote, and Tasker. With a Tasker plugin I can also send Telnet requests, and I may wind up going in that direction if I am wrong that this can't be done with one of the web servers, but that isn't really the direction I wanted to go. (I think I could also do it using Eventghost to receive the HTTP requests and then send telnet requests to ARC, and I am sure I could write a plugin or do something with the SDK once my C# skills are up to speed, but I could swear this is existing functionality and I just can't find the right nomenclature for the command).

Alan

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faengelm

USA

#33 Oct 2016

@Mickey666Maus, Thanks for the tip on how to do this in IFTTT !

I was able to duplicate your findings using Maker on IFTTT on simple commands like the Servo(d11,90) that didn't rely a return value like SayEZB("My voltage is" + GetVoltage() )

For the more complicated commands I created a script in EZB Script Manager and invoked it through IFTTT using ControlCommand ...It even worked on a complex action like DJ's battery level script.

IFTTT....... http://23.119.244.175:8020/Exec?password=admin&script=cc("Script Manager", ScriptStart, "battery level")

EZB script... SayEZB("I have " +round( ( ( getvoltage() - 7 ) / 1.2 ) * 100, 1 ) + " percent battery remaining")

Thanks, Frank