Function sendMsg

src/bitmessagecli.py:725–812

(toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message)

    return theAttachmentS

def sendMsg(toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message): #With no arguments sent, sendMsg fills in the blanks. subject and message must be encoded before they are passed.
    global usrPrompt
    if (validAddress(toAddress)== False):
        while True:
            toAddress = userInput("What is the To Address?")

            if (toAddress == "c"):
                usrPrompt = 1
                print ' '
                main()
            elif (validAddress(toAddress)== False):
                print '\n     Invalid Address. "c" to cancel. Please try again.\n'
            else:
                break
        
        
    if (validAddress(fromAddress)== False):
        try:            
            jsonAddresses = json.loads(api.listAddresses())
            numAddresses = len(jsonAddresses['addresses']) #Number of addresses
        except:
            print '\n     Connection Error\n'
            usrPrompt = 0
            main()
        
        if (numAddresses > 1): #Ask what address to send from if multiple addresses
            found = False
            while True:
                print ' '
                fromAddress = userInput("Enter an Address or Address Label to send from.")

                if fromAddress == "exit":
                    usrPrompt = 1
                    main()

                for addNum in range (0, numAddresses): #processes all of the addresses
                    label = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['label']
                    address = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['address']
                    #stream = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['stream']
                    #enabled = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['enabled']
                    if (fromAddress == label): #address entered was a label and is found
                        fromAddress = address
                        found = True
                        break
                
                if (found == False):
                    if(validAddress(fromAddress)== False):
                        print '\n     Invalid Address. Please try again.\n'
                    
                    else:
                        for addNum in range (0, numAddresses): #processes all of the addresses
                            #label = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['label']
                            address = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['address']
                            #stream = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['stream']
                            #enabled = jsonAddresses['addresses'][addNum]['enabled']
                            if (fromAddress == address): #address entered was a found in our addressbook.
                                found = True
                                break