WorkDash - Slack Status Changer

The other day I decided that I will build something for my desk and I did this:

My idea is to make kind of a cheap DIY version of Elgato Stream Deck and the first version only uses the Slack's API to change my status, but it's a start.

For now, if you are interested to build your own you can check the gist that I've made to make one for yourself:

	#include <ArduinoJson.h>
	#include <WiFi.h>
	#include <HTTPClient.h>
	const char* ssid = "your-wifi-name";
	const char* password = "your-wifi-password";
	const char* slackToken = "Bearer your-slack-app-token";
	const char* serverName = "https://slack.com/api/users.profile.set";
	const int PushButton = 34;
	void setup() {
	Serial.begin(115200);
	pinMode(PushButton, INPUT);
	WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
	Serial.println("Connecting");
	while(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
	delay(500);
	Serial.print(".");
	}
	Serial.println("");
	Serial.print("Connected to WiFi network with IP Address: ");
	Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
	}
	void loop() {
	int button_state = digitalRead(PushButton);
	if ( button_state == HIGH ) {
	//Check WiFi connection status
	if(WiFi.status()== WL_CONNECTED){
	HTTPClient http;
	http.begin(serverName);
	http.addHeader("Host", "slack.com");
	http.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
	http.addHeader("Authorization", slackToken);
	DynamicJsonDocument doc(1024);
	JsonObject profile = doc.createNestedObject("profile");
	profile["status_text"] = "Lunch time!";
	profile["status_emoji"] = ":sandwich:";
	String requestBody;
	serializeJson(doc, requestBody);
	int httpResponseCode = http.POST(requestBody);
	Serial.print("HTTP Response code: ");
	Serial.println(httpResponseCode);
	Serial.println("Slack status updated to Lunch time!");
	http.end();
	}
	else {
	Serial.println("WiFi Disconnected");
	}
	}
	}

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