Slack Wifi Status

Set your Slack status to either 🏡 or ☕ based on your wifi SSID.

You list a set of SSIDs that count as being at home. If you're at home, then your status is set to

🏡 At Home

If you are using an SSID not on the list, then your status is set to

☕ At a coffee shop

Setup

To setup, you'll need an OAUTH key for Slack and a list of SSIDs that count as being at home (kinda detailed OAuth setup instructions).

clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/spatten/slack-wifi-status.git

Install the required gems:

cd slack-wifi-status
bundle install

Create a file in config/slack.yml that looks like this:

---
oauth_key: "xoxp-this-is-a-totally-real-oauth-key"
home_ssids:
  - Pretty Fly for a Wi-Fi
  - FBI Surveillance Van 119871
  - TellMyWiFiLoveHer

You can test your setup by running

./bin/update-slack-status

It should update your status on Slack.

Automatically updating your status

Setup a cron job that runs every five minutes and runs bin/update-slack-status, like this:

*/5 * * * * cd /Users/yourname/path/to/code/slack-wifi-status && ./bin/update-slack-status > /dev/null 2> /dev/null

Detailed OAuth instructions

Go to https://api.slack.com/apps

Create a new app for the organization you're going to be changing your status on.

You need to set the permissions needed. You need users.profile:read and users.profile:write.

Slack will then give you an OAuth access token. Copy it and stick it in config/slack.yml.