Skype listener code

_qxf2_skype_listener.py

"""
A listener for Skype.
"""
import json
import boto3
from skpy import SkypeEventLoop, SkypeNewMessageEvent
import skype_credentials as skype_creds
import aws_credentials as aws_creds

class SkypeListener(SkypeEventLoop):
    "Listen to a channel continuously"
    def __init__(self):
        username = skype_creds.USERNAME
        password = skype_creds.PASSWORD
        token_file = '.tokens-app'
        super(SkypeListener, self).__init__(username, password, token_file)
        self.sns = boto3.client('sns',
                aws_access_key_id=aws_creds.ACCESS_KEY,
                aws_secret_access_key=aws_creds.SECRET_KEY,
                region_name=aws_creds.AWS_REGION)

    def onEvent(self, event):
        if isinstance(event, SkypeNewMessageEvent):
            default = "Skype listener: Investigate if you see this."
            message = {"user_id":event.msg.userId,
                    "chat_id":event.msg.chatId,
                    "msg":event.msg.content}
            send_message = json.dumps({"default":json.dumps(message)})
            response = self.sns.publish(TopicArn = aws_creds.SNS_TOPIC,
                    Message = send_message,
                    MessageStructure='json')

#----START OF SCRIPT
if __name__ == "__main__":
    big_bro = SkypeListener()
    big_bro.loop()

aws_credentials.py

import os 
ACCESS_KEY=os.environ.get('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID')
SECRET_KEY=os.environ.get('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY')
AWS_REGION=os.environ.get('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION')
SNS_TOPIC="SNS topic to publish"

skype-listener.service

[Unit]
Description=The Skype listener service

[Service]
user=your_user
WorkingDirectory=path_of_py_file
VIRTUAL_ENV=path_to_bin_of_virtual_env
Environment=PATH=$VIRTUAL_ENV:$PATH
ExecStart=path_to_bin_of_virtual_env/python qxf2_skype_listener.py
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

skype_credentials.py

USERNAME = 'skype_account'
PASSWORD = 'skype_password'