Software Factory Firehose desktop notifications

This script can be used within a GTK desktop environment to display notifications whenever specific messages appear on the firehose.

Dependencies

The following libraries are needed:

• paho-mqtt
• pyyaml
• pyGTK

The embedded icons come from https://prothemedesign.com/tools/circular-icons/ (released under the GPL).

Usage

From a virtualenv:

python sf_desktop_notifications.py -c /path/to/config.yaml

If installed:

SFDesktopNotifications -c /path/to/config.yaml

Configuration file

host and port refer to the Firehose host and port to connect to.

Filters

Basic filtering can be set in the config file:

filters:
  filter_name:
    topic: firehose_topic
    key_from_the_message: regexp_value
    icon: heart_red

Possible icon values:

• cog
• yes
• no
• heart_green
• heart_red