def wait_for_reply(message, reply_type=None, timeout=None, bus=None):
"""Send a message and wait for a response.
Args:
message (Message or str or dict): message object or type to send
reply_type (str): the message type of the expected reply.
Defaults to "<message.type>.response".
timeout: seconds to wait before timeout, defaults to 3
Returns:
The received message or None if the response timed out
"""
auto_close = bus is None
bus = bus or get_mycroft_bus()
if isinstance(message, str):
try:
message = json.loads(message)
except:
pass
if isinstance(message, str):
message = Message(message)
elif isinstance(message, dict):
message = Message(message["type"], message.get("data"),
message.get("context"))
elif not isinstance(message, Message):
raise ValueError
response = bus.wait_for_response(message, reply_type, timeout)
if auto_close:
bus.close()
return response
def send_message(message, data=None, context=None, bus=None):
auto_close = bus is None
bus = bus or get_mycroft_bus()
if isinstance(message, str):
if isinstance(data, dict) or isinstance(context, dict):
message = Message(message, data, context)
else:
try:
message = json.loads(message)
except:
message = Message(message)
if isinstance(message, dict):
message = Message(message["type"], message.get("data"),
message.get("context"))
if not isinstance(message, Message):
raise ValueError
bus.emit(message)
if auto_close:
bus.close()
