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Skype native notifications
#!/usr/bin/env python2
# Python script to make Skype use notify-osd
# Copyright (c) 2009, Lightbreeze
# 2010 Corbin Simpson <MostAwesomeDude@gmail.com>
# Modification for notification-daemon compatibility
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
"""
This is a simple script for sending Skype events to notification-daemon.
To use this script, go into Skype's options menu (<Ctrl>+O) and select the
Notifications panel. Enable the Advanced View, and add the following script
line to execute on any event:
/path/to/my/copy/of/skype-notify-fdo.py -e"%type" -n"%sname" -f"%fname" -p"%fpath" -m"%smessage" -s%fsize -u%sskype
"""
import optparse
import subprocess
import sys
def notify(summary, message, icon=None):
"""Send a notification to notification-daemon."""
l = ["/usr/bin/notify-send", "-i"]
if icon:
l.append(icon)
else:
l.append("skype")
l.extend(["-h", "string:append:allowed", summary, message])
# print l # For debugging.
subprocess.call(l)
parser = optparse.OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-e", "--event", dest="event", help="type of SKYPE_EVENT")
parser.add_option("-n", "--sname", dest="sname",
help="display name of contact")
parser.add_option("-u", "--skype", dest="sskype",
help="skype-username of contact")
parser.add_option("-m", "--smessage", dest="smessage", help="message body",
metavar="FILE")
parser.add_option("-p", "--path", dest="fpath", help="path to file")
parser.add_option("-s", "--size", dest="fsize", help="incoming file size")
parser.add_option("-f", "--filename", dest="fname", help="file name",
metavar="FILE")
options = parser.parse_args()[0]
print vars(options)
# Arguments for dispatch dict.
# event: summary, body, icon
notifications = {
"SkypeLogin":
("Skype", "You have logged into Skype with {sname}", None),
"SkypeLogout":
("You have logged out of Skype", "", "user-offline"),
"SkypeLoginFailed":
("Skype login failed", "", "user-offline"),
"CallConnecting":
("Dialing {sname}...", "", None),
"CallRingingIn":
("{sname}", "is calling you", None),
"CallRingingOut":
("Calling {sname}...", "", None),
"CallAnswered":
("Call answered", "", None),
"VoicemailReceived":
("{sname}", "Voicemail received", None),
"VoicemailSent":
("Voicemail sent", "", None),
"SMSSent":
("SMS sent", "", None),
"ContactOnline":
("{sname}", "is online", None),
"ContactOffline":
("{sname}", "is offline", None),
"ContactAuthRequest":
("Contact request from \"{sname}\"", "{sname}\n{sskype}", None),
"ContactDeleted":
("Contact Deleted", "{sname} has been removed from your contacts", None),
"ChatIncomingInitial":
("{sname}", "{smessage}", "notification-message-IM"),
"ChatIncoming":
("{sname}", "{smessage}", "notification-message-IM"),
# "ChatOutgoing":
# ("{sname}", "{smessage}", "notification-message-IM"),
"ChatJoined":
("{sname} joined chat", "{smessage}", "emblem-people"),
"ChatParted":
("{sname} left chat", "{smessage}", None),
"TransferComplete":
("Transfer Complete", "{fpath}/{fname}", "gtk-save"),
"TransferFailed":
("Transfer Failed", "{fname}", "error"),
"Birthday":
("{sname}", "has a birthday tomorrow", "appointment-soon"),
}
if options.event in notifications:
summary, body, icon = notifications[options.event]
# I apologize for this next line. ~ C.
notify(summary.format(**vars(options)), body.format(**vars(options)), icon)
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