lifx-async

A modern, type-safe, async Python library for controlling LIFX smart devices over the local network.

Features

• 📦 No Runtime Dependencies: only Python standard libraries required
• 🎯 Type-Safe: Full type hints, validated with Pyright
• ⚡ Async Context Managers: Provides async with and await usage patterns
• 🔍 Dual Discovery: UDP broadcast plus zero-dependency mDNS/DNS-SD discovery
• 🏗️ Layered Architecture: Protocol → Network → Device → API
• 🔄 Protocol Generator: generates LIFX protocol Packets, Fields and Enum classes from LIFX public protocol definition
• ✨ Built-in Effects: 27 software effects plus 378 colour themes, filtered by device capability
• 🎞️ Animation Layer: high-frequency frame delivery for real-time multizone and matrix effects
• 🌈 Comprehensive Support: supports all LIFX smart lighting products — see the device classes documentation

License

Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v1.0.

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