imsg

#! /usr/bin/env ruby

#usage: imsg daniel "hello world"

buddyids = {
  daniel: "[email protected]",
  elcuervo: "[email protected]"
}

nickname = ARGV[0].to_sym

buddyid = buddyids.fetch(nickname) do 
  puts("#{nickname} is neither #{buddyids.keys.join(" nor ")}")
  exit(1)
end

message = ARGV[1]

applescript = <<HERE
  tell application "Messages"
    set myid to get id of first service
    set theBuddy to buddy "#{buddyid}" of service id myid
    send "#{message}" to theBuddy
  end tell
HERE

`osascript -e '#{applescript}'`