gammu.smsd – SMSD access

SMSD

class gammu.smsd.SMSD(Config)

SMSD main class, that is used for communication with phone.

You don’t need to run the SMS daemon in the python script to control or ask it for status, this can be also done on separately running instances (gammu-smsd). All you need to do for this is to give same configuration file as that instance is using. For more infos look into Gammu SMSD Overview.

Parameters:

Config (string) – Path to SMSD configuration file.

MainLoop(MaxFailures)

Runs SMS daemon main loop.

Please note that this will run until some serious error occurs or until terminated by Shutdown().

Parameters:

MaxFailures (int) – After how many init failures SMSD ends. Defaults to 0, what means never.

Returns:

None

Return type:

None

Shutdown()

Signals SMS daemon to stop.

Returns:

None

Return type:

None

GetStatus()

Returns SMSD status.

The following values are set in resulting dictionary:

Client

Client software name.

PhoneID

PhoneID which can be used for multiple SMSD setup.

IMEI

IMEI of currently connected phone.

Sent

Number of sent messages.

Received

Number of received messages.

Failed

Number of failed messages.

BatterPercent

Last battery state as reported by connected phone.

NetworkSignal

Last signal level as reported by connected phone.

Returns:

Dict with status values

Return type:

dict

InjectSMS(Message)

Injects SMS message into outgoing messages queue in SMSD.

Parameters:

Message (list of SMS Object) – Message to inject (can be multipart)

Returns:

ID of inserted message

Return type:

string