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SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

As per post title really, does anyone know the shell commands to go online/offline with Skype etc so I can cron it?

Thanks.

EDIT:

I have managed to solve this with a bit of digging on the forums and adapting of scripts. The first script I created called "skype-online" is here:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python



import dbus

import gobject



#NAMES

TP_ACCT_MGR = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.AccountManager'

TP_ACCT = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Account'

DBUS_PROPS = 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties'



sessbus = dbus.SessionBus()

am_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            '/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/AccountManager')

am_props = dbus.Interface(am_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



    accounts = am_props.Get(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            "ValidAccounts")

    for path in accounts:

        if ("/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Account/ring/tel/ring" == path):

            continue

        acct_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR, path)

        acct_props = dbus.Interface(acct_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



        acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "RequestedPresence",

                           dbus.Struct((dbus.UInt32(2),

                                        dbus.String(u"available"),

                                        dbus.String(u"") )) )

        acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "ConnectAutomatically",

                           dbus.Boolean(True))

and skype-offline:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python



import dbus

import gobject



#NAMES

TP_ACCT_MGR = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.AccountManager'

TP_ACCT = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Account'

DBUS_PROPS = 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties'



sessbus = dbus.SessionBus()

am_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            '/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/AccountManager')

am_props = dbus.Interface(am_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



    accounts = am_props.Get(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            "ValidAccounts")

    for path in accounts:

        if ("/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Account/ring/tel/ring" == path):

            continue

        acct_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR, path)

        acct_props = dbus.Interface(acct_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



            acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "RequestedPresence",

                           dbus.Struct((dbus.UInt32(1),

                                        dbus.String(u"offline"),

                                        dbus.String(u"") )) )

            acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "ConnectAutomatically",

                           dbus.Boolean(False))

Then chmod +x both scripts. Then you can use alarmed or whatever to run these scripts to sign in and out.

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

Awesome!! Thanks so much. I did have to fix a few minor indentation errors. No big deal.

Fred

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

Thanks a lot, great posting!
But beware, this will bring offline/online all IM accounts, not only Skype.

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

Thread moved to Applications.

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

When i try to run this script, using /usr/bin/python2.5 /home/user/MyDocs/scripts/skypeonline.py i get this error:

Code:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "skypeonline.py", line 11, in <module>

    sessbus = dbus.SessionBus()

  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/_dbus.py", line 219, in __new__

    mainloop=mainloop)

  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/_dbus.py", line 108, in __new__

    bus = BusConnection.__new__(subclass, bus_type, mainloop=mainloop)

  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/dbus/bus.py", line 125, in __new__

    bus = cls._new_for_bus(address_or_type, mainloop=mainloop)

dbus.exceptions.DBusException

what am i doing wrong?

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

Hello
I have problem with trying to run this script... I think I don't know what I should to write...
I saved this script in my folder..
I did permission to this file (chmod +x)
I wrote in terminal: python /opt/Scripts/skape-online
and i got this message:

Code:

  File "/opt/Scripts/Skypeon.py", line 16

    accounts = am_props.Get(TP_ACCT_MGR,

    ^

IndentationError: unexpected indent

~ $

What I do is wrong ?
Thanks

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schturman (Post 925656)

.....
What I do is wrong ?
Thanks

Working versions of both scripts:
online

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python



import dbus

import gobject



#NAMES

TP_ACCT_MGR = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.AccountManager'

TP_ACCT = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Account'

DBUS_PROPS = 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties'



sessbus = dbus.SessionBus()

am_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            '/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/AccountManager')

am_props = dbus.Interface(am_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



accounts = am_props.Get(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            "ValidAccounts")

for path in accounts:

        if ("/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Account/ring/tel/ring" == path):

            continue

        acct_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR, path)

        acct_props = dbus.Interface(acct_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



        acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "RequestedPresence",

                           dbus.Struct((dbus.UInt32(2),

                                        dbus.String(u"available"),

                                        dbus.String(u"") )) )

        acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "ConnectAutomatically",

                           dbus.Boolean(True))

offline

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python



import dbus

import gobject



#NAMES

TP_ACCT_MGR = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.AccountManager'

TP_ACCT = 'org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Account'

DBUS_PROPS = 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties'



sessbus = dbus.SessionBus()

am_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            '/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/AccountManager')

am_props = dbus.Interface(am_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



accounts = am_props.Get(TP_ACCT_MGR,

                            "ValidAccounts")

for path in accounts:

        if ("/org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Account/ring/tel/ring" == path):

            continue

        acct_obj = sessbus.get_object(TP_ACCT_MGR, path)

        acct_props = dbus.Interface(acct_obj, DBUS_PROPS)



        acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "RequestedPresence",

                           dbus.Struct((dbus.UInt32(2),

                                        dbus.String(u"available"),

                                        dbus.String(u"") )) )

        acct_props.Set(TP_ACCT,

                           "ConnectAutomatically",

                           dbus.Boolean(True))

Unexpected indent. This line of code has more spaces at the start than the one before, but the one before is not the start of a subblock (e.g. if/while/for statement). All lines of code in a block must start with exactly the same string of whitespace

But I'd still like to know how to set the presence, or status of the IM accounts. Any ideas?

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

If you install "libmissioncontrol-utils" you can set resence with:

Code:

mc-tool list | grep -v "ring/tel" | awk {'print "mc-tool request "$1" busy"'} | sh

Just replace "busy" with "offline" or "online".
If you don't want to set all accounts at once you can replace -v "ring/tel" (exclude -v) with "skype" or "ovi" or "gmail" etc. depending on the account settings.

Re: SOLVED: Sign in/out Skype (set availability Online/Offline) with cron

hillbicks, thanks this script is work, but "offline" still try to connect to internet... and "online" connect all my IM accounts..
I too want to know how to set MY presence of the IM accounts...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zas (Post 998338)

If you install "libmissioncontrol-utils" you can set resence with:

Code:

mc-tool list | grep -v "ring/tel" | awk {'print "mc-tool request "$1" busy"'} | sh

I installed this and your code working perfectly! Thanks..
But before I run this code, I need set my presence to "ofline", if I set "Online" all my accounts connecting automaticaly, when I connect to internet... The code not switching to one account, that I wrote in the code..
It's still a good, I only need to remember to switch "offline" before I run "desktop activity"...