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Controlling Alexa (Amazon) via JMRI

 

I would like to create some timed routines in JMRI that sends commands to Alexa to run various routines. For example, at start of session, I can start the fastclock, and then at appropriate times, it will trigger Alexa.
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My plan to do this is using "Voice Monkey" as the translator. VM allows you to send a command via a web link, which then will trigger Alexa.
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So what I need to do is get JMRI to run a weblink in the background (not open a web browser). I had asked this question a few years ago and apparently this was coming, but not available yet.
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Is there a way within JMRI that at a certain time on the Fast Clock, I can send a trigger using a weblink () but that will not open a browser, it will just happen in the background?
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Thanks
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Heath @ Human[c]ity
 

This is what ChatGPT suggested, I do not know if this is accurate or if it will work. It is supposedly Python, not Jython, so not sure if it would run within JMRI.
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import java.net.HttpURLConnection
import java.net.URL
def trigger_url(url):
? ? try:
? ? ? ? connection = java.net.URL(url).openConnection()
? ? ? ? connection.setRequestMethod("GET")
? ? ? ? connection.setDoOutput(False)
? ? ? ? connection.connect()
? ? ? ? response_code = connection.getResponseCode()
? ? ? ? connection.disconnect()
? ? ? ? return response_code
? ? except Exception as e:
? ? ? ? print("Error triggering URL:", e)
? ? ? ? return None
# URL to be triggered in the background
url = "https://api-v2.voicemonkey.io/trigger(url)
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Heath @ Human[c]ity
 

You need to add a closing “ to the last line.

That just defines a routine to do the communication. To invoke it

trigger_url(url)

will do the operation. But that URL (last line) doesn’t look right to me.

Bob

On Mar 16, 2025, at 12:14?PM, Human[c]ity Junction via groups.io <heath@...> wrote:

This is what ChatGPT suggested, I do not know if this is accurate or if it will work. It is supposedly Python, not Jython, so not sure if it would run within JMRI.
import java.net.HttpURLConnection
import java.net.URL
def trigger_url(url):
try:
connection = java.net.URL(url).openConnection()
connection.setRequestMethod("GET")
connection.setDoOutput(False)
connection.connect()
response_code = connection.getResponseCode()
connection.disconnect()
return response_code
except Exception as e:
print("Error triggering URL:", e)
return None
# URL to be triggered in the background
url = "(url)
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Heath @ Human[c]ity



—
Bob Jacobsen
rgj1927@...
 

Heath,
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I was setting up Alexa to operate my layout. Came to find out that you have to route everything to "her server". It was
configured where I could see everything........Next thing I know I get a bandwidth utilization "Ding!!!" "You have used 5 GB"
It was only a day or so. 5gb doing nothing........She went back in the box and that project was done......
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Inobu
 

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Heath

You are looking for the LogixNG action "Web request".

Daniel


On 2025-03-16 17:10, Human[c]ity Junction wrote:

I would like to create some timed routines in JMRI that sends commands to Alexa to run various routines. For example, at start of session, I can start the fastclock, and then at appropriate times, it will trigger Alexa.
?
My plan to do this is using "Voice Monkey" as the translator. VM allows you to send a command via a web link, which then will trigger Alexa.
?
So what I need to do is get JMRI to run a weblink in the background (not open a web browser). I had asked this question a few years ago and apparently this was coming, but not available yet.
?
Is there a way within JMRI that at a certain time on the Fast Clock, I can send a trigger using a weblink () but that will not open a browser, it will just happen in the background?
?
Thanks
--

Heath @ Human[c]ity
 

On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM, danielb987 wrote:

You are looking for the LogixNG action "Web request".

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This looks like exactly what I need.
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To answer Inobu One, I am using a service called Voice Monkey, so they are managing the API, I am not setting up a direct connection. So yes, everytime I make a web request to the Voice Monkey server, that information will go to "her", but only what I send through Voice Monkey.? Voice Monkey is kinda like IFTTT or Zapier for Alexa.
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Bob, I did truncate the web link to remove the token and the device ID, so you are correct that the URL is not complete. Hence why I missed the closing ". It seems like the LogixNG solution will be simpler for me, maybe, so I will try that first.
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Thanks everyone!!
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Heath @ Human[c]ity

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