cpotp

cpotp

Command line tool to copy the latest OTP received in the connected Android device to the clipboard.

Why?

Simply because I don't want to pickup my phone, open the SMS app, remember the OTP, and then enter it.

Now you might say, haven't you heard about https://messages.google.com? Well, that's what is being used in the package. Selenium Chrome driver automates this process.

Prerequisite

• Python >= 3.6
• Google Chrome / Chromium / Microsoft Edge / Microsoft Edge Dev for Linux
• xclip (if you're on Linux)
• Android device

Installation

Install cpotp

cpotp can be installed using pip

pip install cpotp

or install it from the source

git clone https://github.com/riteshpanjwani/cpotp.git
cd cpotp
python setup.py install

Install xclip (Linux only)

If you are using any fairly recent Debian Linux-based OS:

sudo apt install xclip

else, you can install it directly from the source:

git clone https://github.com/astrand/xclip.git
./bootstrap
./configure
make
make install

Verify that it installed:

man xclip

Set an environment variable

Next, you need to set an environment variable called CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR, in Chrome/Edge/Chromium browser new tab

chrome://version

and set this environment variable to path given in "Profile Path" except the "/Default" part. For example:

export CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=/home/<username>/.config/google-chrome

Selenium will create a Chrome user profile called "cpotp" in this directory.

Usage

Note: the following command downloads the following files on the first run:

• appropriate Chromium drivers using pyderman
• NLTK punkt package to tokenize the SMS

On the first run, scan the QR code using your Messages app on the phone and pair it. Close any instance of https://messages.google.com and fire up a terminal / command prompt and run:

cpotp-setup

On subsequent runs, you just have to run:

cpotp

License

For license information, see LICENSE.md.