README.md

imsg

Send iMessages from the Command Line

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Install

Just run the following in your shell:

$ curl https://raw.github.com/gist/2376590/imsg.rb > ~/bin/imsg
$ chmod +x ~/bin/imsg

The same command will update the script if/when I update it. It also assumes that ~/bin is in your path.

Usage

$ imsg <recipient e-mail/phone no.> <message>

imsg.rb

#!/usr/bin/env macruby

# imsg - Send iMessages from the command line.
#
# Usage: imsg <recipient e-mail/phone> <message>

framework 'ScriptingBridge'

# Scripting Bridge is hella cool.
messages = SBApplication.applicationWithBundleIdentifier('com.apple.iChat')
buddies = messages.buddies

buddy = buddies.find do |b|
  b.id.include? ARGV[0]
end

unless buddy
  puts "Error: No buddy with that address."
  exit
end

msg = ARGV[1..-1].join(" ")
messages.send msg, :to => buddy

# Hide the opened application.
command = "'tell application \"System Events\"\nset visible of process \"Messages\" to false\nend tell'"
system "osascript -e #{command}"