Re: [Ring] Call ring contact in bash or from (Python) program ?

[Sebastien Blin]

Hi and sorry for the delay.

It's totally possible to interact with Ring via bash or Python. Ring has a deamon with a dbus interface on linux. You just need to call dbus commands to do that. For example, long time ago I did a little script to interact between Ring and IRC. https://gist.github.com/AmarOk1412/df88402e9a1e5710898cd2df2be117d8

A wrapper already exists for Python and is in ring-daemon/tools/dringctrl.py

Some commands are missing, but you've got enough to do what you want :)

If you need some help, feel free to answer.

Sebastien

On 09/05/2018 07:06 AM, Yvo Brasseur wrote:

Hi,

I am a newbee as far as Ring is concerned,  but active with Linux and open source for many years.

I have been searching the web for quite some time now, but can't seem to find any information on

how to use ring form bash.

I am using Xubuntu 18.04.1,  and tried out the ring(.cx and daemon) 20180228.1.503da2B~ds-1build1

from the repository,  and the ring-kde_3.0.0_x86_64.AppImage.

They work in the gui (XFCE).

I have a small application that allows my old godmother (96 years) to place a video call by dropping

a fotograph on a plate,  which in turn activates a Skype call .

(She can no longer handle a mouse or a keyboard).

But for that I should be able to video call a specific contact directly from a command line interface.

I am also testing with Linphone and Ekiga (SIP), but encounter quality problems with the connection

(that is well with Skype).

Could ring provide me the solution ?

I would love it,  being an official GNU package and being released under the GPLv3 licence.

Brgds,

Yvo Brasseur.

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