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Show HN: Intent Bus – SQLite job bus for coordinating scripts across devices
(github.com)
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by dsecurity49
56 days ago
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I wanted my PythonAnywhere scrapers to ping my Termux phone when something interesting happened. Every solution I found was overkill — Firebase, Redis, MQTT. So I built a minimal alternative in ~100 lines of Flask. How it works:
- Any script POSTs a job ("intent") to a Flask server
- Workers anywhere poll for jobs matching their goal
- Atomic SQLite lock prevents race conditions
- 60s visibility timeout auto-requeues crashed workers
- API key auth The interesting part is the architecture — workers poll outbound, so they work behind firewalls with no open ports. A Raspberry Pi in your home lab can execute jobs posted from a cloud server with zero Ngrok. After posting publicly, people stress-tested the open endpoint. Added API key auth and hardened it based on real feedback. GitHub: https://github.com/dsecurity49/Intent-Bus
Dev.to writeup: https://dev.to/d_security/how-i-control-my-android-phone-fro... |
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Since the original post, Intent Bus has been hardened significantly based on real-world feedback:
- Rate limiting (60 req/min per key+IP)
- Tester key system — request a free key to try the live instance
- Intent expiry after 24 hours
- Python worker for non-bash users
- Security headers and payload size limits
DM me on Dev.to, open a GitHub Issue, or join the Discord to request a free tester key: https://discord.gg/bzAneAQzGX