PurpleConvImSend doesn't work on group ...

[Nathan Hunter]

I'm using a python script with the dbus interface to send messages to my buddies. It works perfectly, except it won't send messages to group conversations. There's no error message or exception, it just silently fails to do what it's meant to do. I've posted my script below in case I've made a mistake in it. Is PurpleConvImSend not meant to work with group chats? Should I be using a different function? Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

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#!/usr/bin/python import sys, dbus, gobject; bus = dbus.SessionBus() obj = bus.get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject") purple = dbus.Interface(obj, "im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface") for conv in purple.PurpleGetConversations(): user = purple.PurpleConversationGetName(conv) name = purple.PurpleBuddyGetAlias(purple.PurpleFindBuddy(purple.PurpleConversationGetAccount(conv), user)) if len(sys.argv) == 1: print user + '|' + name elif user == sys.argv[1]: purple.PurpleConvImSend(purple.PurpleConvIm(conv), sys.argv[2]) print "Sending \""+sys.argv[2]+"\" to "+sys.argv[1]

[Etan Reisner]

PurpleConvImSend will only send to an IM conversation (two-person). In pidgin terms that's what IM means. To send to chats you would need to get the PurpleConvChat data from the conversation and use PurpleConvChatSend.

[Nathan Hunter]

Thanks for the help! I'm surprised PurpleConvImSend isn't mentioned on this page. Is there a more comprehensive list of functions available via Dbus?

I've now modified the script to work with group chats. Here it is for future reference:

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#!/usr/bin/python import sys, dbus, gobject; bus = dbus.SessionBus() obj = bus.get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService", "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject") purple = dbus.Interface(obj, "im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface") for conv in purple.PurpleGetConversations(): user = purple.PurpleConversationGetName(conv) name = purple.PurpleBuddyGetAlias(purple.PurpleFindBuddy(purple.PurpleConversationGetAccount(conv), user)) if len(sys.argv) == 1: print user + '|' + name elif user == sys.argv[1]: if purple.PurpleConversationGetType(conv) == 1: purple.PurpleConvImSend(purple.PurpleConvIm(conv), sys.argv[2]) elif purple.PurpleConversationGetType(conv) == 2: purple.PurpleConvChatSend(purple.PurpleConvChat(conv), sys.argv[2]) print "Sending \""+sys.argv[2]+"\" to "+sys.argv[1]

[Etan Reisner]

The DBus api is more-or-less just the C api, so the C api documentation is the resource. The howto is a "getting started" guide not a comprehensive listing. It should also be possible to introspect a running pidgin via the normal DBus introspection system to discover the API.