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hipchat-room-message-APIv2

This is a simple perl script that will use Hipchat's API v2 to message a room after passing in the room name, authentication token and a message. Also includes features for selecting the colour, notifying the room, passing in an html message, using a proxy and using API v1 should you so choose.

This script was developed in a CentOS 6.4 environment and has not been tested anywhere else.

Sample Script Output

This script will send a notification to hipchat.

Usage:
    -room      Hipchat room name or ID.                      Example: '-room "test"'
    -token     Hipchat Authentication token.                 Example: '-token "abc"'
    -message   Message to be sent to room.                   Example: '-message "Hello World!"'
    -type      (Optional) Hipchat message type (text|html).  Example: '-type "text"'                   (default: text)
    -API       (Optional) Hipchat API Version. (v1|v2).      Example: '-type "v2"'                     (default: v2)
    -notify    (Optional) Message will trigger notification. Example: '-notify "true"'                 (default: false)
    -colour    (Optional) Message colour (y|r|g|p|g|random)  Example: '-colour "green"'                (default: yellow)
    -from      (Optional) Name message is to be sent from.   Example: '-from "Test"'                   (only used with APIv1)
    -proxy     (Optional) Network proxy to use.              Example: '-proxy "http://127.0.0.1:3128"'
    -host      (Optional) Hipchat server to use.             Example: '-host "https://hipchat.company.net"'

Basic Example:
    hipchat.pl -room "test" -token "abc" -message "Hello World!"

Full Example:
    hipchat.pl -room "test" -token "abc" -message "Hello World!" -type text -api v2 -notify true -colour green -proxy http://127.0.0.1:3128

Environment Configuration

In addition to the command line parameters, you can also set configuration values in your environment:

$ export HIPCHAT_TOKEN=abc
$ export HIPCHAT_ROOM=Jenkins
$ export HIPCHAT_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:3128

Sample Successful Call

$ hipchat.pl -message 'Hello World!' -colour green
Hipchat notification posted successfully.

Sample Unsuccessful Call (bad token)

$ hipchat.pl -token abd -message 'Hello World!' -colour green
Hipchat notification failed!
401 Unauthorized