How to send MSN message from command line

**joseph** · 2010-06-26 11:18 AM

Here is a complete solution using python and pymsn Telepathy Wiki - Pymsn

The author wrote the script based on the sample script provided in the lib:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python

#Author: Alejandro Endo
#Date: 18/01/08
#Description: Sends an online or offline message to an MSN account
#Libraries: Using pymsn, available here http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/Pymsn

####Imports####
import pymsn
import pymsn.event
import sys

import logging
import gobject

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)

####Constants####
SENDER_ACCOUNT = "XXXX@hotmail.com"
SENDER_PASSWORD = "XXXX"
RECEIVER_ACCOUNT = "XXX@hotmail.com"
MESSENGER_NICK = "Roboto"
RECEIVER_NICK = "Hilikus"

###Classes####

class ClientEvents(pymsn.event.ClientEventInterface):
    def on_client_state_changed(self, state):
        if state == pymsn.event.ClientState.CLOSED:
            self._client.quit()
        elif state == pymsn.event.ClientState.OPEN:
            self._client.profile.display_name = MESSENGER_NICK
            self._client.profile.presence = pymsn.Presence.ONLINE
            self._client.profile.current_media = ("I listen to", "Master " + RECEIVER_NICK )
            gobject.timeout_add(500, self._client.start_conversation)

    def on_client_error(self, error_type, error):
        print "ERROR :", error_type, " ->", error

class WaitAndSend(pymsn.event.ConversationEventInterface):
    def on_conversation_user_joined(self, contact):
        self._client.send_text_message(pymsn.ConversationMessage(' '.join(sys.argv[1:])))

class Client(pymsn.Client):
    def __init__(self, account, quit, http_mode=False):
        server = ('messenger.hotmail.com', 1863)
        self.quit = quit
        self.account = account
        if http_mode:
            from pymsn.transport import HTTPPollConnection
            pymsn.Client.__init__(self, server, get_proxies(), HTTPPollConnection)
        else:
            pymsn.Client.__init__(self, server)
        self._event_handler = ClientEvents(self)
        gobject.idle_add(self._connect)

    def _connect(self):
        self.login(*self.account)
        return True

    def start_conversation(self):
        receiverContact = self.address_book.contacts.search_by_account(RECEIVER_ACCOUNT)
        if len(receiverContact) == 0:
            print RECEIVER_NICK + " not found in contact list"
            return True
        else:
            if receiverContact[0].presence == pymsn.Presence.OFFLINE:
                   self.oim_box.send_message(receiverContact[0], ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
            else:
                   self.conv = pymsn.Conversation(self, receiverContact)
                   self._convo_events = WaitAndSend(self.conv)
            gobject.timeout_add(4000, self.quit)
            return False

def main():
    import sys
    import getpass
    import signal

    import pymsn

    server = ('messenger.hotmail.com', 1863)
    account = SENDER_ACCOUNT
    passwd = SENDER_PASSWORD

    if "--http" in sys.argv:
        http_mode = True
        sys.argv.remove('--http')
    else:
        http_mode = False

    mainloop = gobject.MainLoop(is_running=True)

    def quit():
        mainloop.quit()

    def sigterm_cb():
        gobject.idle_add(quit)

    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_cb)

    Client((account, passwd), quit, http_mode)
    while mainloop.is_running():
        try:
            mainloop.run()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

and the syntax is just

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