Ask HN: Anyone want a CLI and push based Slack client (focused on battery life)?
Two days a week I work remotely, usually unplugged from a power source for most of the day. I have to run Skype and Slack to keep connected to the office. I find both clients are bloated and hog battery.
I was thinking about coding a command line based client that would use the Slack API's to replicate Slack text chat functionality in a very minimal program.
I would use a cloud based server to poll Slack for new messages and then push them down to the client. This keeps the client from continually having to check for new messages -- and improves battery life for my laptop.
If it worked, I could add other chat channels.
One limitation: it would probably support text and image only -- not audio/video
Is anyone else facing the same problems? Would you be interested in such a solution?
I was thinking about coding a command line based client that would use the Slack API's to replicate Slack text chat functionality in a very minimal program.
I would use a cloud based server to poll Slack for new messages and then push them down to the client. This keeps the client from continually having to check for new messages -- and improves battery life for my laptop.
If it worked, I could add other chat channels.
One limitation: it would probably support text and image only -- not audio/video
Is anyone else facing the same problems? Would you be interested in such a solution?
What would you want to see in it?
Thanks!