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Roll your own scripts or applications with Phillips Hue's own API or one of several 3rd party APIs.
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Pros
Pro Some command line friendly tools.
Some of the APIs are command line friendly. There was a Bash API on the list. It might be very easy to pick up and use. It could be a fun project to learn how to design an application that uses a ncurses interface.
Pro Flexibility
Make what you want with less sweat equity than starting completely from scratch. The frameworks are there, it's a matter of learning them and building with them.
Cons
Con Time investment required
Requires time to learn your way around an API and write anything from a bash script to a full-blown application.
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