NAME

Skype::Any - Skype API wrapper for Perl

SYNOPSIS

use Skype::Any;

# ping-pong bot

my $skype = Skype::Any->new();
$skype->message_received(sub {
    my ($msg) = @_;
    my $body = $msg->body;
    if ($body eq 'ping') {
        $msg->chat->send_message('pong');
    }
});
$skype->run;

STARTING

1. Start Skype

   If you can use Skype API, you have to start Skype.

2. Allow API access

   When you start the script using Skype::Any, "Skype API Security" dialog will open automatically. Select "Allow this application to use Skype".

   

3. Manage API access

   You can set the name of your application.

    my $skype = Skype::Any->new(
        name => 'MyApp',
    );
   

   

   You can manage your application and select allow/disallow API access.

   

   It described with Mac, but you can do the same with Linux.

DESCRIPTION

Skype::Any is Skype API wrapper. It was inspired by Skype4Py.

Note that Skype::Any is using Skype Desktop API. However, Skype Desktop API will stop working in December 2013. You can not use lastest version of Skype.

METHODS

• my $skype = Skype::Any->new()

  Create an instance of Skype::Any.

  • name => 'Skype::Any' : Str

    Name of your application. This name will be shown to the user, when your application uses Skype.

  • protocol => 8 : Num

    Skype protocol number.

• $skype->attach()

  Attach to Skype. However, you need not call this method. When you call $skype->run(), it will be attach to Skype automatically.

  If you want to manage event loop, you have to call this method. e.g. running with Twiggy:

    $skype->attach;
  
    my $twiggy = Twiggy::Server->new(
        host => $http_host,
        port => $http_port,
    );
    $twiggy->register_service($app);
  
    $skype->run;
  

• $skype->run()

  Running an event loop. You have to call this method at the end.

• $skype->message_received(sub { ... })

    $skype->message_received(sub {
      my ($chatmessage) = @_;
  
      ...
    });
  

  Register 'chatmessage' handler for when a chat message is coming.

• $skype->create_chat_with($username, $message)

  Send a $message to $username.

  Alias for:

    $skype->user($username)->chat->send_message($message);
  

OBJECTS

• $skype->user($id)

  Create new instance of Skype::Any::Object::User.

    $skype->user(sub { ... })
  

  Register _ (default) handler.

    $skype->user($name => sub { ... }, ...)
  

  Register $name handler.

    $skype->user($id);
    $skype->user(sub {
    });
    $skype->user($name => sub {
    });
  

  this code similar to:

    $skype->object(user => $id);
    $skype->object(user => sub {
    });
    $skype->object(user => $name => sub {
    });
  

  $skype->profile, $skype->call, ..., these methods are the same operation.

• $skype->profile()

  Note that this method takes no argument. Profile object doesn't have id.

  Skype::Any::Object::Profile

• $skype->call()

  Skype::Any::Object::Call

• $skype->message()

  Deprecated in Skype protocol 3. Use Skype::Any::Object::ChatMessage.

  Skype::Any::Object::Message

• $skype->chat()

  Skype::Any::Object::Chat

• $skype->chatmember()

  Skype::Any::Object::ChatMember

• $skype->chatmessage()

  Skype::Any::Object::ChatMessage

• $skype->voicemail()

  Skype::Any::Object::VoiceMail

• $skype->sms()

  Skype::Any::Object::SMS

• $skype->application()

  Skype::Any::Object::Application

• $skype->group()

  Skype::Any::Object::Group

• $skype->filetransfer()

  Skype::Any::Object::FileTransfer

ATTRIBUTES

• $skype->api

  Instance of Skype::Any::API. You can call Skype API directly. e.g. send "Happy new year!" to all recent chats.

    my $reply = $skype->api->send_command('SEARCH RECENTCHATS')->reply;
    $reply =~ s/^CHATS\s+//;
    for my $chatname (split /,\s+/ $reply) {
        my $chat = $skype->chat($chatname);
        $chat->send_message('Happy new year!");
    }
  

• $skype->handler

  Instance of Skype::Any::Handler. You can also register a handler:

    $skype->handler->register($name, sub { ... });
  

SUPPORTS

Skype::Any working on Mac and Linux. But it doesn't support Windows. Patches welcome.

SEE ALSO

Public API Reference

LICENSE

Copyright (C) Takumi Akiyama.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR

Takumi Akiyama t.akiym@gmail.com