BusyLight Buddy
Multiplatform Flutter app to control your DIY BusyLight (ESP32 + MicroPython + Microdot).
Supports iOS, ipadOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.
Downloads
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Screenshots (iOS)
Features
Status control
- Quick status presets: Available (green), Away (yellow), Busy (red), On, Off
- Live color preview circle with glow effect, synced with current status
- Status label displayed below the preview circle
Custom color presets
- Color picker
- Save & Apply — pick a color, name it, save as a reusable preset and apply to BusyLight
- Apply only — apply color without saving
- Custom preset chips displayed in a horizontal scrollable row
- Long press on a preset chip to Edit (color + name) or Delete
- Edit mode updates the preset locally without applying to the BusyLight
Brightness
- Brightness slider (0–100%)
Background polling
- Automatically pulls status + color from device at a configurable interval
- Silent updates — no loading screen interruption
- Configurable in Settings (default: every 5 seconds, can be disabled)
Settings
- Device address (hostname or IP, e.g.
http://igox-busylight.local) - Polling interval slider (Off → 1 min)
- Start with session (macOS and Windows only) — launch automatically at login
UX & feedback
- Loading spinner per button during API calls (no full-screen takeover)
- User-friendly error screen with collapsible technical details
Getting started
flutter pub get
flutter run
Run on specific platform
flutter run -d iphone # iOS simulator
open -a Simulator # open iOS simulator first if needed
flutter run -d macos # macOS
flutter run -d android # Android emulator
flutter run -d windows # Windows
Project structure
busylight_app/
├── assets/
│ └── icon.png # App icon (all platforms)
├── lib/
│ ├── main.dart # App entry point
│ ├── models/
│ │ ├── busylight_status.dart # Status enum + API paths
│ │ ├── busylight_color.dart # Color model (r/g/b/brightness)
│ │ └── color_preset.dart # Named color preset model
│ ├── services/
│ │ ├── busylight_service.dart # All REST API calls
│ │ └── autostart_service.dart # Start with session (macOS + Windows)
│ ├── providers/
│ │ ├── busylight_provider.dart # Status, color, brightness, polling, config
│ │ └── presets_provider.dart # Custom color presets (CRUD + persistence)
│ ├── screens/
│ │ ├── home_screen.dart # Main screen
│ │ └── settings_screen.dart # Configuration screen
│ └── widgets/
│ ├── status_button.dart # Animated status button with pending spinner
│ └── brightness_slider.dart # Brightness control slider
└── pubspec.yaml
API endpoints used
| Endpoint | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
/api/status |
GET | Get current status |
/api/status/available |
POST/GET | Set available (green) |
/api/status/away |
POST/GET | Set away (yellow) |
/api/status/busy |
POST/GET | Set busy (red) |
/api/status/on |
POST/GET | Turn on (white) |
/api/status/off |
POST/GET | Turn off |
/api/color |
GET | Get current color + brightness |
/api/color |
POST | Set custom color (r, g, b, brightness) |
Platform setup
Android — build APK
Two helper scripts are available in the android/ folder to build and rename the APK in one step — one for macOS/Linux, one for Windows.
macOS / Linux:
# Debug build (default)
./flutter-build-apk.sh
# Release build
./flutter-build-apk.sh release
Windows (PowerShell):
# Debug build (default)
.\flutter-build-apk.ps1
# Release build
.\flutter-build-apk.ps1 release
Both scripts build the APK with flutter build apk, then rename the output from app-<type>.apk to org.igox.apps.android.busylight-buddy-<type>.apk (and its .sha1 file if present) in build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/.
Windows — build release
flutter build windows --release
Windows — build installer
The repository includes an Inno Setup configuration file at the root of the repo to package the app as a Windows installer.
- Download and install Inno Setup
- Build the release app first:
flutter build windows --release
- Open
busylight-buddy-windows-installer-builder.issin Inno Setup Compiler and click Compile, or run from the command line:
iscc busylight-buddy-windows-installer-builder.iss
This generates a standalone .exe installer in the windows/installer/ folder.
App icon (all platforms)
Uses flutter_launcher_icons. Icon source: assets/icon.png.
dart run flutter_launcher_icons
Default device address
http://igox-busylight.local — configurable in Settings.
A note on AI & vibe coding
This app was built entirely through vibe coding — a collaborative session with Claude (Anthropic), where the architecture, features, bug fixes, and UI decisions were developed iteratively through natural conversation, without writing a single line of code manually.
The full Flutter project — models, providers, screens, widgets, platform config — was generated, debugged, and refined through back-and-forth dialogue, screenshot feedback, and incremental feature requests.
"Vibe coding" is a term for AI-assisted development where you describe what you want, review the result, and iterate — focusing on product decisions rather than syntax.