canopy-node-client

Canopy client for Node.js

Create a Canopy account

• Go to www.canopy.link
• In the top right corner of the window, click Log In
• Complete the information under Sign Up

Create a Device

• Go to www.canopy.link
• In the top right corner of the window, click Log In
• In the bottom left corner of the dashboad, click Create Devices
• Enter the device name and click Create Devices

Set a Canopy cloud variable from Node REPL

• Get the Device Id and Secret Key from the web dashboard (select the device, this will update the card on the right, choose the Details option on the card's menu bar.

• cd into your project, then install the canopy client:

	npm install canopy-node-client --save

• In the termial type 'node' to drop into the REPL, then type:

    var canopy = require('canopy-node-client');

    var myDevice = canopy.Device;

    myDevice.id('your device id');

    myDevice.auth('your device id:your device secret key');

    myDevice.set('your cloud var', value);

• Get the device state to check to see that the value has updated with:

	myDevice.get();

Set a Canopy cloud variable via example script

• Get the Device Id and Secret Key from the web dashboard (select the device, this will update the card on the right, choose the Details option on the card's menu bar.

• cd into your project, then install the canopy client:

	npm install canopy-node-client --save

• cd into node_modules/canopy-node-client/example

• open update.js and fill in your Device Id and Secret Key where directed in the file.

• Save the file

• In the terminal, type

	node update 'my_cloud_varible' value
	(i.e. node update 'sensor_reading' 12374)