krausefx / light-phone-note-to-self

A simple script to fetch the most recent Notes from your Light Phone and send them to yourself via Email

light-phone-note-to-self

A simple script to fetch the most recent Notes from your Light Phone and send them to yourself via Email

Background & Vision

When using the Light Phone on-the-go, I want to quickly jot down notes, and not forget about them. Usually the notes are actionable, and I want to make sure I don't forget about them. Hence, I want my notes to land in my email inbox (aka my todo list inbox).

Send them to yourself via Email

I'm a big fan of Inbox Zero, and as such, all my incoming emails are actionable. I already heavily use Email Me on my iPhone, and a self-built plugin for Raycast (there is also a more powerful Raycast plugin available, however I want it to be a single-click feature).

Using this script, every time you write a new note on your Light Phone, it will automatically be sent to your email inbox, allowing you to process it later.

Export your notes from the Light Phone

As an additional backup, it can be useful to export your notes from the Light Phone. The notes will be stored as plain-text files on your computer locally, allowing you to easily search, archive, and share them.

Installation

1. git clone https://github.com/KrauseFx/light-phone-note-to-self
2. cd light-phone-note-to-self
3. bundle install
4. cp .env.example .env

Configuration

# Login on https://dashboard.thelightphone.com/ and copy the token from the network tab, including the "Bearer " prefix
export BEARER_TOKEN="Bearer ..."

# Select your device from the Light Phone dashboard, and copy the device ID from the URL
export DEVICE_TOOL_ID=""

# Your Sendgrid API key
export SENDGRID_BEARER_TOKEN="Bearer ..."

# The email address you want to send from
export SENDGRID_FROM=""

# The email address you want to send to
export SENDGRID_TO=""

Usage

bundle exec ruby run.rb

Run on a schedule

There are many different ways to run scripts on a schedule, for example using cron on macOS or Linux. To run the script every hour, you can use the following steps:

1. crontab -e
2. Add a new line with the following content, which will run the script every hour your computer is running:

0 * * * * /bin/bash -l -c 'cd /absolute_path/light-phone-note-to-self && source .keys && /absolute_path_to/bundle exec ruby run.rb > /absolute_path/light-phone-note-to-self/stdout.log 2> /absolute_path/light-phone-note-to-self/stderr.log'

Note that each setup is different, and crontab may be tricky to deal with. You can see how I'm pointing directly to my bundle binary (you can get it by running which bundle) to prevent any issues with the PATH variable.

Known Limitations

• If you update an existing note, it won't get re-processed
• No support for audio notes