zulip/api/examples/send-message

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import os
import optparse

usage = """send-message [options] <recipient>

Sends a test message to the specified user.

Example: send-message --site=http://127.0.0.1:8000 iago@humbughq.com
"""
parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
parser.add_option('--site',
                  dest='site',
                  default="https://humbughq.com",
                  action='store')
parser.add_option('--api-key',
                  dest='api_key',
                  default='4e5d97591bec64bf57d2698ffbb563e3',
                  action='store')
parser.add_option('--sender',
                  dest='sender',
                  default='othello@humbughq.com',
                  action='store')
parser.add_option('--recipient',
                  dest='recipient',
                  action='store')
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

if len(args) != 1:
    parser.error("Wrong number of arguments")

sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
import api.common
client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.sender,
                              api_key=options.api_key,
                              verbose=True,
                              site=options.site)

message_data = {
    "type": "private",
    "content": "test",
    "recipient": args[0]
}
print client.send_message(message_data)