Simple web scripts with hook.io

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I want to share this awesome free service I found recently called hook.io

It’s a really simple way to create web scripts/HTTP microservices. You pick a name, paste your code and you’ve got an HTTP endpoint. No need to set up servers or install a web framework to get started.

You code runs on demand when the HTTP endpoint is requested. There’s even a way to schedule your code to run on a timer (cron job).

Since a hook can run any code you want, you use hooks to communicate with Particle devices in both directions: triggered from a Particle webhook to run code on a device event, or talk to a device through the Particle API when you access the hook through a browser.

I made a little guide to show how to create a hook and have it run when a Photon publishes an event.

Let me know what you build with this!

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Thanks @jvanier for sharing this. Looks promising since it supports different languages. One another I am using is scriptr.io. It supports only JavaScript and Blockly.

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Hi @krvarma, thanks fro sharing scriptr.io. I have been playing with it and it is really awesome.

I have been trying to add var spark = require('spark'); without much success. How can I do this?

Do I need to create a new module? Or is there a way to do something like: var spark = require({"url": "http://cdn.jsdelivr.net/sparkjs/0.5.2/spark.min.js"});?

Thanks!

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In case you want to try hook.to it has auto install functionality for npm packages. Just require(‘spark’) has usual.

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I added var Spark = required('spark') to my code and it worked perfectly. It is awesome that hook.io has out of the box support for npm packages.

Thanks or the help @jvanier!

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For those interested, I recently found https://taskmill.io/ which is similar (I found it via HackerNews). I had issues importing my code from Github and emailed the TaskMill admins. They replied super quick and fixed the problem in no time. I haven’t had time to really play around with it but, at the very least, they CS is awesome

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@jvanier, that’s a great feature, I don’t think scriptr.io has this.

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@sazp96 can you tell us what you are building? I’m always interested to hear about different use cases for the particle boards.

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@jvanier I’m trying to build a logging portal to track key metrics for a smart product based on the Photon.

I was trying to find a service where I could run some JS to subscribe to the event stream of my devices. But it seems that I might be over-complicating this. Now I’m trying sites like logentries.com and thingspeak.com to do the heavy lifting for me.

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Yeah, those solutions are going to be the easiest for logging.

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Hi,

I am very glad that you appreciate using script.io. Don’t hesitate to contact us (support@scriptr.io) for any question. We will definitely assist you in getting the best of scriptr.io.

Karim

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Hi,

We are continuously improving scriptr.io and adding new features to it. Don’t hesitate to contact us (support@scriptr.io) to check for the availability of a feature or ask for assistance. We’re here to help.

Karim