skype.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Interact with skype from the command line, using skype API
#
# skype toggle
# skype hide
# skype answer
# skype hangup
# skip call [number]

import sys
import traceback
import re

import dbus
import dbus.service
#for event loop
import gobject
from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop

#######################################################
#catching the events
class Callback_obj(dbus.service.Object):
    def __init__(self, bus, object_path):
        dbus.service.Object.__init__(self, bus, object_path, bus_name='com.Skype.API')

    @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface='com.Skype.API')
    def Notify(self, message_text):
        pass
    
######################################################

args = sys.argv

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    command = sys.argv[1].lower()
else:
    command = "toggle"

arguments = sys.argv[2:]

dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)

#connect to the session
session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()

#connect to Skype
skype = session_bus.get_object('com.Skype.API', '/com/Skype')

#ok lets hit up skype now!
answer = skype.Invoke('NAME PythonManageCall')
if answer != 'OK':
    sys.exit('Could not bind to Skype client')
answer = skype.Invoke('PROTOCOL 5')
if (answer != 'PROTOCOL 5'):
    sys.exit('Could not agree on protocol!')

#tie up the events to the skype
skype_callback = Callback_obj(session_bus, '/com/Skype/Client')

if command == "toggle":
    state = skype.Invoke('GET WINDOWSTATE')
    if state == 'WINDOWSTATE HIDDEN':
      skype.Invoke('SET WINDOWSTATE NORMAL')
    else:
      skype.Invoke('SET WINDOWSTATE HIDDEN')
elif command == "hide":
    skype.Invoke('SET WINDOWSTATE HIDDEN')
elif command == "answer":
    answer = skype.Invoke('SEARCH ACTIVECALLS') #get calls going on right now!
    if(re.search(r'CALLS [0-9]+', answer)): # see if there was a call
        callNum = re.search(r'CALLS ([0-9]+)', answer).group(1)
        print 'Answering Call ', callNum
        skype.Invoke('SET CALL ' + callNum + ' STATUS INPROGRESS')
elif command == "hangup":
    answer = skype.Invoke('SEARCH ACTIVECALLS') #get calls going on right now!
    if(re.search(r'CALLS [0-9]+', answer)): # see if there was a call
        callNum = re.search(r'CALLS ([0-9]+)', answer).group(1)
        print 'Answering Call ', callNum
        skype.Invoke('SET CALL ' + callNum + ' STATUS FINISHED')
elif command == "call":
    if len(arguments) < 1:
        print 'You need to specify a number to call.'
        exit
    else:
        skype.Invoke('CALL ' + ', '.join(arguments))
else:
  print "Unknown command: ", command