Python mattermost example

from mattermostdriver import Driver


TOKEN= "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
URL = ""

def send_message_to_channel(channel, message):
    """Send a message to a channel.
    :param channel: Channel name
    :type channel: str
    :param message: Message to send
    :type message: str
    """
    driver = Driver({
        'url': URL,
        'token': TOKEN,
        'scheme': 'https',
        'port': 443,
    })
    driver.login()
    driver.posts.create_post(options={
        'channel_id':channel,
        'message': message
    })

def get_userid_by_username(username):
    """Get user id by username.

    :param username: Username
    :type username: str
    :return: User id
    :rtype: str
    """
    driver = Driver({
        'url': URL,
        'token': TOKEN,
        'scheme': 'https',
        'port': 443,
    })
    driver.login()
    user = driver.users.get_user_by_username(username)
    return user

def send_message_to_user(user, message):
    """Send a message to a user.

    :param user: User name
    :type user: str
    :param message: Message to send
    """
    driver = Driver({
        'url': URL,
        'token': TOKEN,
        'scheme': 'https',
        'port': 443,
    })
    driver.login()
    driver.posts.create_post(options={
        'user_id': get_userid_by_username(user),
        'message': message
    })

def get_latest_message_in_channel(channel):
    """Get latest message in channel.

    :param channel: Channel name
    :type channel: str
    :return: Latest message
    :rtype: str
    """
    driver = Driver({
        'url': URL,
        'token': TOKEN,
        'scheme': 'https',
        'port': 443,
    })
    driver.login()
    posts = driver.posts.get_posts_for_channel(channel)
    return posts.get('posts')[posts.get('order')[0]]

def update_message_in_channel(channel, message, message_id):
    """Update message in channel.

    :param channel: Channel name
    :type channel: str
    :param message: Message to update
    :type message: str
    :param message_id: Message id
    :type message_id: str
    """
    driver = Driver({
        'url': URL,
        'token': TOKEN,
        'scheme': 'https',
        'port': 443,
    })
    driver.login()
    driver.posts.update_post(message_id, options={
        'channel_id':channel,
        'message': message
    })

def delete_message_in_channel(message_id):
    """Delete message in channel.

    :param message_id: Message id
    :type message_id: str
    """
    driver = Driver({
        'url': URL,
        'token': TOKEN,
        'scheme': 'https',
        'port': 443,
    })
    driver.login()
    driver.posts.delete_post(message_id)