icaoberg / simple-slack-for-cbd

Simple script to send message to our Slack room

simple-slack-for-cbd

A simple script to send direct messages to some users or post on a channel in the CBD Slack room.

Dependencies

• Python 3+
• tabulate
• PathLib

Install

Run prepare.sh.

Examples

Simple example

python3 ./slack.py -u icaoberg -m "Time to :shower: and go to :bed:"

Complex example

MESSAGE='*This is your daily friendly automated reminder* :nerd_face:\n
• If you have a quick question that you think does not require opening a ticket, then feel free to message <@UAP6D08LT> or post a message in the public room <#CB4DS2H8V>
• If you are having a larger issue with any of the resources that belong to our department that requires immediate attention, then please e-mail [e-mail].\n
• If you have issues or questions related with `ourfirstcluster` or `theothercluster`, then please e-mail [e-mail].\n'
python3 slack.py -u icaoberg -m "$MESSAGE"

Disclaimer

⚠️ This script is for personal use. I am just sharing it in case some people might find it useful.

It assumes the existence of a file called ~/.SLACK_SECRETS, not found in this repository.

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