How Qxf2 Skype sender endpoint has been setup

qxf2_skype_sender.py

"""
Qxf2's Skype sender
"""
from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
from skpy import Skype, SkypeAuthException, SkypeConnection
import skype_credentials as creds

app = Flask(__name__)

def login(username, password, token_file='.tokens-app'):
    "Login to Skype"
    sk = Skype(connect=False)
    sk.conn.setTokenFile(token_file)
    try:
        sk.conn.readToken()
    except SkypeAuthException:
        sk.conn.setUserPwd(username, password)
        sk.conn.getSkypeToken()

    return sk

def post_message(sk, channel_id, msg):
    "Post a message to a given channel"
    result_flag = False
    try:
        sk.conn.verifyToken(SkypeConnection.Auth.SkypeToken)
        channel = sk.chats.chat(channel_id)
        channel.sendMsg(msg, rich=True)
        result_flag = True
    except Exception as e:
        print(e)

    return result_flag

@app.route('/send-message', methods=['POST'])
def send_message_endpoint():
    "Send the required message"
    request_data = request.get_json()
    api_key = request_data.get('API_KEY', '')
    channel_id = request_data.get('channel', None)
    msg = request_data.get('msg', None)
    if api_key != creds.API_KEY:
        return jsonify({'msg':'incorrect API key'}), 401
    if not msg or not channel_id:
        return jsonify({'msg':'missing request parameters'}), 400
    sk = login(creds.USERNAME, creds.PASSWORD)
    post_message(sk, channel_id, msg)

    return jsonify({'msg':'Posted message'}), 200

@app.route("/")
def index():
    "Index page"
    return jsonify({'msg':'this works'}), 200

#----START OF SCRIPT
if __name__=='__main__':
    app.run('0.0.0.0', debug=True)

skype_credentials.py

USERNAME = 'SKYPE ID'
PASSWORD = 'YOUR PASSWORD'
API_KEY = 'SOMETHING_YOU_SET'