A Hyperion UDP listener for LIFX bulbs! Just "pip install lifxlan --user" and run with "python3 hyperion_lifx.py PORT NAME"

hyperion_lifx.py

import sys
import socket
import colorsys
import argparse
from lifxlan import LifxLAN


def search_lifx_bulb(name, lifx):
    """
    Returns the LIFX device for the selected bulb name
    """

    print("Discovering lights...")
    # get devices
    devices = lifx.get_lights()
    print("\nFound {} light(s):\n".format(len(devices)))

    for i, device in enumerate(devices):
        try:
            print(device.get_label())
            if device.get_label() == name:
                return device
        except:
            pass

    sys.exit("Device not found")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Connect a LIFX bulb with Hyperion.ng')
    parser.add_argument('PORT', type=int, help='the hyperion.ng udpraw port selected')
    parser.add_argument('NAME', type=str, help="the LIFX bulb's name")

    args = parser.parse_args()

    # Arguments
    port = args.PORT
    name = args.NAME

    # Connection to LIFX
    lifx = LifxLAN()
    device = search_lifx_bulb(name, lifx)

    """
    SOCKET UDP CLIENT
    """
    IP = "127.0.0.1"  # LOCAL IP

    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
    s.bind((IP, port))
    print("waiting on port:", port)

    packet = bytearray(3)

    while True:
        data = s.recvfrom_into(packet)
        hsv = colorsys.rgb_to_hsv(packet[0], packet[1], packet[2])
        hsvk = [hsv[0] * 65535, hsv[1] * 65535, hsv[2] * 257, 3500]

        device.set_color(hsvk, 0, True)

Hello again, I've been very caught up in other matters at home, but as far as the lifx strips/beams are concerned, I do believe you are correct with the LifxLan requisites for enabling multi-zone support.

And as you also stated, hyperion would need to be able to send the correct number of zones for the strips.

The hyperion part is really easy to do, just add more zones using their website UI, then we need to decode them properly on the script, do you want to do this? :)