Merge pull request #16 from aerickson/output_can_take_username

output can take a username as an arg

rtmbot/core.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 import time
 import logging
+import json
 
 from slackclient import SlackClient
 
@@ -116,12 +117,26 @@ def output(self):
  for plugin in self.bot_plugins:
  limiter = False
  for output in plugin.do_output():
- channel = self.slack_client.server.channels.find(output[0])
- if channel is not None and output[1] is not None:
+ destination = output[0]
+ message = output[1]
+ # things that start with U are users. convert to an IM channel.
+ if destination.startswith('U'):
+ try:
+ result = json.loads(self.slack_client.api_call('im.open', user=destination))
+ except ValueError:
+ self._dbg("Parse error on im.open call results!")
+ channel = self.slack_client.server.channels.find(
+ result.get(u'channel', {}).get(u'id', None))
+ elif destination.startswith('G'):
+ result = self.slack_client.api_call('groups.open', channel=destination)
+ channel = self.slack_client.server.channels.find(destination)
+ else:
+ channel = self.slack_client.server.channels.find(destination)
+ if channel is not None and message is not None:
  if limiter:
  time.sleep(.1)
  limiter = False
- channel.send_message(output[1])
+ channel.send_message(message)
  limiter = True
 
  def crons(self):