bokkichat 0.4.1

A python library for various chat services

bokkichat

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Bokkichat is a python library that offers unified interfaces for interacting with different chat services.

As an example, it could be used to write a bot for both Whatsapp and Telegram without many service-specific alterations.

A project that extends this idea is kudubot.

Implemented Connection Types

Currently the following connection types are supported out of the box:

• CLI
• Telegram (Bot)

Installation

Installing bokkichat is as simple as running pip install bokkichat, or python setup.py install when installing from source.

Usage

First, you'll need to initialize the correct Settings object, which can then be used to initialize the Connection.

from bokkichat.settings.impl.TelegramBotSettings import TelegramBotSettings
from bokkichat.connection.impl.TelegramBotConnection import TelegramBotConnection

settings = TelegramBotSettings("APIKEY")
connection = TelegramBotConnection(settings)

Afterwards, you can send, receive and loop using the Connection object.

Some examples:

# Sending a message
from bokkichat.settings.impl.TelegramBotSettings import TelegramBotSettings
from bokkichat.connection.impl.TelegramBotConnection import TelegramBotConnection
from bokkichat.entities.message.TextMessage import TextMessage
from bokkichat.entities.Address import Address

settings = TelegramBotSettings("APIKEY")
connection = TelegramBotConnection(settings)

receiver = Address("12345678")
msg = TextMessage(connection.address, receiver, "BODY", "TITLE")

connection.send(msg)

# Echo every received message
from bokkichat.settings.impl.TelegramBotSettings import TelegramBotSettings
from bokkichat.connection.impl.TelegramBotConnection import TelegramBotConnection
from bokkichat.connection.Connection import Connection
from bokkichat.entities.message.Message import Message

settings = TelegramBotSettings("APIKEY")
connection = TelegramBotConnection(settings)


def echo(con: Connection, msg: Message):
    reply = msg.make_reply()
    con.send(reply)

connection.loop(echo)

Implementing your own connection type

If the connection type you want to use is not implemented by bokkichat itself, you can always implement it yourself. To do so, you will need to implement two classes.

First off, you'll need to implement a subclass of the Settings class and implement its abstract methods. Take a look at the implementation of various Settings classes here for some inspiration.

The Settings class defines the authentication information required for the bot to function.

Afterwards, a subclass of the Connection class must be implemented. Again, implement the abstract methods and let yourself be inspired by previous implementations

The Connection class defines how to communicate with the service itself.

These two classes define everything that's needed for a bokkichat connection.

Further Information

• Changelog
• License (GPLv3)
• Gitlab
• Github
• Progstats
• PyPi