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SIRICONTROL

#You can import any required modules here

moduleName = "life"

commandWords = ["meaning","life"]

def execute(command):

print("\n")

print("-----------The meaning of life is 42-----------")

print("\n")

life.py

Language

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STEP-03
Prepare your iOS device
The Notes need to be synced with your Gmail account
so that SiriControl can fetch the voice commands that
you say, through Siri. So navigate to Settings > Notes
Accounts > Add Account on your iOS device, and add
your new Gmail account.
After turning on Notes, ensure that the default
account for creating Notes is the new account.
Now, if you say to Siri, “Note this is awesome,”
it should appear under the Notes section, under your
Gmail account.

STEP-04
Set up SiriControl
Finally, you will need to clone the SiriControl
repository using:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install git-core

git clone https://github.com/
theraspberryguy/SiriControl-System

Edit siricontrol.py and enter your Gmail account
credentials. This should be self-explanatory once the
script is opened up.
Next, run siricontrol.py and say to Siri: “Note
meaning of life.”
You should get the answer. That’s it! You have
finished the SiriControl setup. Now, let’s add your
own voice commands.

STEP-05
Create your own modules
SiriControl uses a modular approach for adding your
own commands. Each voice command, along with its
action, is separated into different modules, found in
the modules folder.

Every module must have the following:

moduleName – this is the name of the module,
which can be anything you want.

commandWords – this array will contain the words
which need to be spoken in order to call the
execute() function.

execute(command) – this function is called when
all the words in the commandWords array are spoken.
The command parameter is the complete command
spoken by the user.

Take a look at the life.py module, which comes
with SiriControl, to gain a better understanding of
how it works. Also, keep in mind that all modules you

create must be stored in the modules directory for

SiriControl to load when it starts up. The template

Module.py is also included with SiriControl, which

can be used as a reference.

>STEP-06

Next steps

Now you know how to create your own voice

commands, what next? Well, whether it’s as simple

as turning on an LED or controlling your TV using

infrared signals – with the power of Siri behind it,

the possibilities are endless! You could integrate

SiriControl into any project. Due to the nature of

the hack, you can control your Raspberry Pi from

anywhere in the world, as long as you have an internet

connection. This opens up many possibilities, including

home automation and IoT. Anything is possible!

Above IMAP must

be enabled so

that SiriControl

can fetch the

new Notes using

this protocol

Left Access for less

secure apps needs

to be enabled, as

Google identifies

this connection as

being less secure