Notifications¶

Slack¶

Overview¶

The Slack module leverages the Slack API and provides way to easily send notifications through Slack. It is recommended that you reference the Slack API documentation for additional details and information.

Note

API Tokens

Slack API Tokens are required to use this module. To obtain an API Token, create a Slack App associated with the desired Slack workspace. Once you create the app, navigate to ‘OAuth & Permissions’ and add the following OAuth scopes:

channels:read, users:read, chat:write, and files:write

You can now install the Slack App, which will produce an API Token. Note that you can change the scopes any time, but you must reinstall the app each time (your API Token will stay the same).
Slack has rate limits on all its endpoints.

QuickStart¶

To call the Slack class you can either store the API Token as an environment variable SLACK_API_TOKEN or pass it in as an argument.

from parsons import Slack

slack = Slack() # Initiate class via environment variable api token

slack = Slack(api_key='my-api-tkn') # Pass api token directly

You can then send messages:

from parsons import Slack

slack = Slack()

# send a simple messsage
slack.message_channel("my_channel", "Hello from python script")

# share a file
slack.upload_file(["channel_1", "channel_2"], "my_slack_file.txt")

API¶

class parsons.Slack(api_key=None)[source]¶

channels(fields=['id', 'name'], exclude_archived=False, types=['public_channel'])[source]¶

Return a list of all channels in a Slack team.

Args:

fields: list: A list of the fields to return. By default, only the channel id and name are returned. See https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.list for a full list of available fields. Notes: nested fields are unpacked.
exclude_archived: bool: Set to True to exclude archived channels from the list. Default is false.
types: list: Mix and match channel types by providing a list of any combination of public_channel, private_channel, mpim (aka group messages), or im (aka 1-1 messages).

Returns:

Parsons Table: See Parsons Table for output options.

users(fields=['id', 'name', 'deleted', 'profile_real_name_normalized', 'profile_email'])[source]¶

Return a list of all users in a Slack team.

Args:

fields: list: A list of the fields to return. By default, only the user id and name and deleted status are returned. See https://api.slack.com/methods/users.list for a full list of available fields. Notes: nested fields are unpacked.

Returns:

Parsons Table: See Parsons Table for output options.

classmethod message(channel, text, webhook=None, parent_message_id=None)[source]¶

Send a message to a Slack channel with a webhook instead of an api_key. You might not have the full-access API key but still want to notify a channel Args:

channel: str

The name or id of a public_channel, a private_channel, or an im (aka 1-1 message).

text: str

Text of the message to send.

webhook: str

If you have a webhook url instead of an api_key Looks like: https://hooks.slack.com/services/Txxxxxxx/Bxxxxxx/Dxxxxxxx

parent_message_id: str

The ts value of the parent message. If used, this will thread the message.

message_channel(channel, text, as_user=False, parent_message_id=None)[source]¶

Send a message to a Slack channel

Args:

channel: str: The name or id of a public_channel, a private_channel, or an im (aka 1-1 message).
text: str: Text of the message to send.
as_user: str: Pass true to post the message as the authenticated user, instead of as a bot. Defaults to false. See https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage#authorship for more information about Slack authorship.
parent_message_id: str: The ts value of the parent message. If used, this will thread the message.

Returns:

dict:: A response json

upload_file(channels, filename, filetype=None, initial_comment=None, title=None, is_binary=False)[source]¶

Upload a file to Slack channel(s).

Args:

channels: list: The list of channel names or IDs where the file will be shared.
filename: str: The path to the file to be uploaded.
filetype: str: A file type identifier. If None, type will be inferred base on file extension. This is used to determine what fields are available for that object. See https://api.slack.com/types/file for a list of valid types and for more information about the file object.
initial_comment: str: The text of the message to send along with the file.
title: str: Title of the file to be uploaded.
is_binary: bool: If True, open this file in binary mode. This is needed if uploading binary files. Defaults to False.

Returns:

dict:: A response json

Gmail¶

Overview¶

The Gmail module leverages the Gmail API and provides an way to easily send notifications through email. It is recommended that you reference the Gmail API documentation for additional details and information.

Note

Credentials and token

Credentials are required to use the class
You will need to pass in the path to the credentials and to where a generated token will be saved. Typically you’ll get the credentials from the Google Developer Console (look for the “Gmail API”).

Note

6MB Attachment Size Limit

Currently there is a limit of 6MB when sending attachments.

QuickStart¶

To call the Gmail class you will need to pass in the path to a credentials.json and the path to tokens.json.

from parsons import Gmail

gmail = Gmail(
   creds_path="~/secret_location/credentials.json",
   token_path="~/secret_location/token.json")

The easiest way to send a message:

gmail.send_email(
  "sender@email.com",
  "recipient@email.com",
  "The Subject",
  "This is the text body of the email")

The current version also supports sending html emails and emails with attachments.

gmail.send_email(
  "sender@email.com",
  "recipient@email.com",
  "An html email with attachments",
  "This is the text body of the email",
  html="<p>This is the html part of the email</p>",
  files=['file1.txt', 'file2.txt'])

Additionally, you can create a raw email messages and send it. See below for more details.

API¶

class parsons.Gmail(creds_path=None, token_path=None, user_id='me')[source]¶

Create a Gmail object, for sending emails.

Args:

creds_path: str: The path to the credentials.json file.
token_path: str: The path to the token.json file.
user_id: str: Optional; Sender email address. Defaults to the special value “me” which is used to indicate the authenticated user.

send_email(sender, to, subject, message_text, message_html=None, files=None)¶

Send an email message.

Args:

sender: str: Email address of the sender.
to: str or list: Email address(es) of the receiver(s). Must be in correct email string syntax. For example, name@email.com or “Name” <email@email.com>.
subject: str: The subject of the email message.
message_text: str: The text of the email message.
message_html: str: The html formatted text of the email message. If ommitted, the email is sent a text-only body.
files: str or list: The path to the file(s) to be attached.

Returns:

None