Skype Mac API - Use AppleScript or 5 year old API? - objective-c

Question

I have a x86_64 app that I would like to have optionally read Skype status messages. However, the 5 year old skype mac framework is 32-bit, and if there is a way to have that compile within a 64-bit app, I haven't found it.
My question is, basically, how should I go about doing this? I really only need to get and set the USERSTATUS AWAY/ONLINE string.
Using AppleScript, a "Should Skype allow this" dialog pops up... every time. This is highly inefficient and downright irritating.
Advice?
I'm considering writing a 32-bit CLI wrapper, but that seems like overkill.

Answer 1

I used Notification Watcher to learn that Skype's API just works with NSDistributedNotifications. Repeating those notifications worked like a charm for a 64bit app.

Answer 2

Check out Scripting Bridge: Introduction to Scripting Bridge Programming Guide for Cocoa

Answer 3

If I remember right, the permission dialog does not come up once you allow permission.
I my Skype Apple Scripts I have to GUI to click them. If they come up.
tell application "Skype" to launch
delay 15
(* this part if the security API window comes up*)
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "Skype"
if exists (radio button "Allow this application to use Skype" of radio group 1 of window "Skype API Security") then
click
delay 0.5
click button "OK" of window "Skype API Security"
end if
end tell
end tell
delay 5

Answer 4

I've found out that if you open "Skype.app" by viewing bundle contents -> Frameworks you'll find a 64bit and 32bit skype.framework

Answer 5

This is an answer in reply to a request from twitter. I used this code after asking this question way back when. I have not needed to look into the Skype API since this works just fine, but I imagine that its been updated since I last tried to use it. Anyhow...
Here's a list of the NSDistributedNotifications that I use when communicating to skype:
SKSkypeAPINotification
SKSkypeAttachResponse
SKSkypeBecameAvailable
SKAvailabilityUpdate
SKSkypeWillQuit
Just like any other kind of NSDistributedNotification, you simply register and process the results:
[[NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
addObserver:self selector:#selector(setStatusAfterQuit:)
name:#"SKSkypeWillQuit"
object:nil
suspensionBehavior:NSNotificationSuspensionBehaviorDeliverImmediately];
These are the iVars that I keep to sync with Skype:
NSString *applicationName;
NSString *mostRecentStatus;
NSString *mostRecentStatusMessage;
NSString *mostRecentUsername;
int APIClientID;
BOOL isConnected;
BOOL needToSetMessage;
NSString *nextMessage;
NSString *nextStatus;
Here's an example of how to connect to skype:
-(void) skypeConnect{
if (!isConnected){
[[NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"SKSkypeAPIAvailabilityRequest"
object:nil
userInfo:nil
deliverImmediately:YES];
[[NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:#"SKSkypeAPIAttachRequest"
object:applicationName
userInfo:nil
deliverImmediately:YES];
}
}
Here's an example of getting the status message (after you've registered with Skype):
-(void) processNotification:(NSNotification *) note{
if ([[note name] isEqualToString:#"SKSkypeAttachResponse"]){
if([[[note userInfo] objectForKey:#"SKYPE_API_ATTACH_RESPONSE"] intValue] == 0){
NSLog(#"Failed to connect to Skype.");
isConnected = NO;
}else {
NSLog(#"Connected to Skype.");
APIClientID = [[[note userInfo] objectForKey:#"SKYPE_API_ATTACH_RESPONSE"] intValue];
isConnected = YES;
[self sendCommand:#"GET PROFILE MOOD_TEXT"];
if (needToSetMessage){
[self sendCommand:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"SET USERSTATUS %#",nextStatus]];
[self sendCommand:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"SET PROFILE MOOD_TEXT %#",nextMessage]];
needToSetMessage = NO;
nextMessage = #"";
nextStatus = #"";
}
}
}
}