How to make LIFX bulbs flicker

Question

We bought few LIFX light bulbs and I was asking to write ruby code to make a LIFX flicker based on certain events.

I could not find any example to make it flickering, anyone knows how ? some code example using the official gem would be much appreciated

LIFX Website

LIFX Gem on Github

There is sample code on the Github site, so what didn't work when you tried using it? Or did you ask before trying? — the Tin Man, Aug 05 '14 at 07:44
Turn them on or off works fine, set_color works fine, I did not find any methods to make them flickering. If you see any please let me know — Ask and Learn, Aug 05 '14 at 11:50

meo · Answer 1 · 2015-01-08T21:37:31.130

once you have installed the lifx gem you can try this:

require 'lifx'

# set the label of the bulb you want to "flicker"
label = 'YourBulbLabel'
client = LIFX::Client.lan

# find the light with the label you have set in your LAN
client.discover! do |c|
    c.lights.with_label(label)
end

# turn on the lights
client.lights.turn_on

light = client.lights.with_label(label)

# make it flicker
light.set_color(LIFX::Color.hsbk(259, 0.1, 0.5, 5000), duration: 1)
sleep 1
light.set_color(LIFX::Color.hsbk(259, 1, 1, 5000), duration: 1)
sleep 1
light.set_color(LIFX::Color.hsbk(259, 0.1, 0.5, 5000), duration: 1)
sleep 1

hope this gets you started the documentation helped me a lot: http://www.rubydoc.info/github/lifx/lifx-gem/master/LIFX/

How to make LIFX bulbs flicker

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