Comment using the Skype API
November 12th, 2005I spent some time yesterday playing around with the Skype API because I wanted to see if I can initiate text-to-speech calls for a project we have in development.
Seems like the Mac OS X API, like the Skype app itself, lags a little behind the Windows/Linux versions and the Applescript interface (which is easiest to use from a cgi script) is only partially implemented.
I did manage to get a simple web-based IM sending app running on OS X server. Try this form to Skype and I’ll post your message here as a comment:
This obviously only works if I’m online too. Seems to get queued in the Skype cloud even if I’m not.
(I’m not providing a generic web to Skype gateway here, for that try InstantSkype.)
Update: see my Skype forum post on why managing calls with the Applescript interface is a problem.
November 12th, 2005 at 11:07 am
OK, first one: adadad
November 12th, 2005 at 5:03 pm
Oh look, a word this time: food (and a good word it is too)
November 13th, 2005 at 6:30 am
what about managing calls? Good question, see ‘update’ above.
November 17th, 2005 at 7:37 am
ping to which the obvious response is: pong
December 3rd, 2005 at 8:22 pm
collab says hi - hi collab!
December 5th, 2005 at 9:31 pm
lets see
December 8th, 2005 at 7:59 am
hello will this work ? - yes
December 10th, 2005 at 8:15 am
TEST DEMO
December 15th, 2005 at 10:27 am
hdhh - huh?
December 20th, 2005 at 3:08 pm
hi how are u - I’m good thanks!
December 22nd, 2005 at 7:32 am
Is there a TTS sample for Skype? - No, although as the post above says, I’m working on something.
January 16th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
does it work? - yes, just a little slowly…
January 31st, 2006 at 2:03 pm
test
February 16th, 2006 at 9:29 am
www
February 19th, 2006 at 11:27 am
Hello there, odes this work? - yep
February 20th, 2006 at 4:56 pm
hi
April 1st, 2006 at 3:44 pm
ping-ping!