introduce message interface

python/src/deltachat/account.py

@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ class Chat:
         return capi.lib.dc_send_text_msg(self.dc_context, self.id, msg)
 
 
+class Message:
+    def __init__(self, dc_context, msg_id):
+        self.dc_context = dc_context
+        self.id = msg_id
+        self.dc_msg = capi.lib.dc_get_msg(self.dc_context, msg_id)
+
+    @property
+    def text(self):
+        return ffi_unicode(capi.lib.dc_msg_get_text(self.dc_msg))
+
+
 class Account:
     def __init__(self, db_path, _logid=None):
         self.dc_context = ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(
@@ -145,10 +156,19 @@ class Account:
         return Contact(self.dc_context, contact_id)
 
     def create_chat_by_contact(self, contact):
-        chat_id = capi.lib.dc_create_chat_by_contact_id(self.dc_context, contact.id)
+        """ return a Chat object, created from the contact.
-        assert chat_id >= capi.lib.DC_CHAT_ID_LAST_SPECIAL, chat_id
+
+        @param contact: chat_id (int) or contact object.
+        """
+        contact_id = getattr(contact, "id", contact)
+        assert isinstance(contact_id, int)
+        chat_id = capi.lib.dc_create_chat_by_contact_id(
+                        self.dc_context, contact_id)
         return Chat(self.dc_context, chat_id)
 
+    def get_message(self, msg_id):
+        return Message(self.dc_context, msg_id)
+
     def start(self):
         deltachat.set_context_callback(self.dc_context, self._process_event)
         capi.lib.dc_configure(self.dc_context)

python/tests/test_account.py

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ class TestOfflineAccount:
         ac1 = acfactory.get_offline_account()
         contact1 = ac1.create_contact("some1@hello.com", name="some1")
         chat = ac1.create_chat_by_contact(contact1)
-        assert chat.id
+        assert chat.id >= lib.DC_CHAT_ID_LAST_SPECIAL, chat.id
+
+        chat2 = ac1.create_chat_by_contact(contact1.id)
+        assert chat2.id == chat.id
 
 
 class TestOnlineAccount:
@@ -62,11 +65,13 @@ class TestOnlineAccount:
         self.wait_successful_IMAP_SMTP_connection(ac2)
         self.wait_configuration_progress(ac1, 1000)
         self.wait_configuration_progress(ac2, 1000)
-        msgnum = chat.send_text_message("msg1")
+        msg_id = chat.send_text_message("msg1")
         ev = ac1._evlogger.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSG_DELIVERED")
         evt_name, data1, data2 = ev
         assert data1 == chat.id
-        assert data2 == msgnum
+        assert data2 == msg_id
         ev = ac2._evlogger.get_matching("DC_EVENT_MSGS_CHANGED")
         assert ev[1] == chat.id
-        assert ev[2] == msgnum
+        assert ev[2] == msg_id
+        msg = ac2.get_message(msg_id)
+        assert msg.text == "msg1"

python/tox.ini

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ minversion = 2.0
 distshare = {homedir}/.tox/distshare
 # make sure to update environment list in travis.yml and appveyor.yml
 envlist =
-    lint
     py27
     py35
+    lint
 
 [testenv]
 commands = pytest {posargs:tests}