cliIM

Receive and reply facebook messages with terminal.

Powered by fbchat python lib.

No API key is needed. Just use your ID and PASSWORD.

Updates

27Nov2018

Fetch history message when /talkto someone.

08Nov2018 Big change!

Rename to cliIM. Remove XMPP module. Cmd-line style. (command line at bottom)

Terminal style shortcut support.(C-a,C-e,C-u... etc.) Simple 'loading animation'.

Save/load login session automatically.

01Nov2018

Catch up fbchat updates. Keep previous login session in fbcookie.txt

Installation

$ git clone https://github.com/blcc/cliFBChat.git

Dependence

python3

fbchat (https://github.com/carpedm20/fbchat/).

termcolor (optional)

Setting

account.txt # required, line 1 is FB userid, line 2 is password.

Usage

$ python cliIM.py

And input FB username(email) and password.

If someone send you a message, you can just type to reply.

Or send message to someone with following command.

Commands

/whois [username]

Find user

/history [number]

Show [number] historical chats. Default is 5.

/talkto [number]

Set message send destination.

[enter]

Show who talk to now.

/set [FB id with long number] [is group chat(1) or no(0)]

Same as /talkto, but use user id if already know.

[Other things]

Send message to user/group chat.

/quit

Leave cliIM.

Trick

You can modify fbroster.txt file to give someone alias.

Known issue

Takes time to exit after /quit or Ctrl-C.

Or press Ctrl-C one more time, it will leave with error (but ok).

Author

blc