python-zulip-api/examples/edit-message

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

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import sys
import os
import optparse

usage = """edit-message [options] --message=<msg_id> --subject=<new subject> --content=<new content> --user=<sender's email address> --api-key=<sender's api key>

Edits a message that you sent

Example: edit-message --message-id="348135" --subject="my subject" --content="test message" --user=othello-bot@example.com --api-key=a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5

You can omit --user and --api-key arguments if you have a properly set up ~/.zuliprc
"""

sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
import zulip

parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
parser.add_option('--message-id', default="")
parser.add_option('--subject', default="")
parser.add_option('--content',   default="")
parser.add_option_group(zulip.generate_option_group(parser))
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()

client = zulip.init_from_options(options)

message_data = {
    "message_id": options.message_id,
}
if options.subject != "":
    message_data["subject"] = options.subject
if options.content != "":
    message_data["content"] = options.content
print client.update_message(message_data)