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The easiest way to use these API bindings is to base your tools off
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of the example tools under api/examples in this distribution.
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If you place your API key in ~/.humbug-api-key the Python API
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bindings will automatically read it in. You can obtain your Humbug
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API key from the Humbug settings page.
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If you place your API key in `~/.humbugrc` the Python API bindings will
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automatically read it in. The format of the config file is as follows:
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[api]
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key=<api key from the web interface>
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email=<your email address>
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You can obtain your Humbug API key from the Humbug settings page.
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A typical simple bot sending API messages will look as follows:
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keys: msg, result. For successful calls, result will be "success" and
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msg will be the empty string. On error, result will be "error" and
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msg will describe what went wrong.
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#### Sending messages
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You can use the included `api/bin/humbug-send` script to send messages via the
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API directly from existing scripts.
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humbug-send hamlet@example.com cordelia@example.com -m \
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"Conscience doth make cowards of us all."
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; put this file in ~/.humbugrc
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[api]
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key=<api key from the web interface>
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email=<your email address>
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