Sending messages and local echo

src/python/events/event.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -17,7 +18,15 @@ class Event:
         # CPython >= 3.6 or any Python >= 3.7 needed for correct dict order
         args = [
             # pylint: disable=no-member
-            getattr(self, field)
+            self._process_field(getattr(self, field))
             for field in self.__dataclass_fields__  # type: ignore
         ]
         pyotherside.send(type(self).__name__, *args)
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _process_field(value: Any) -> Any:
+        if hasattr(value, "__class__") and issubclass(value.__class__, Enum):
+            return value.value
+
+        return value

src/python/events/rooms.py

@@ -54,27 +54,26 @@ class ContentType(AutoStrEnum):
     location = auto()
 
 
+
+
 @dataclass
 class TimelineEventReceived(Event):
-    event_type: Type[nio.Event] = field()
-    room_id:    str             = field()
-    event_id:   str             = field()
-    sender_id:  str             = field()
-    date:       datetime        = field()
-    content:    str             = field()
-
-    content_type:  ContentType = ContentType.html
-    is_local_echo: bool        = False
+    event_type:    Type[nio.Event] = field()
+    room_id:       str             = field()
+    event_id:      str             = field()
+    sender_id:     str             = field()
+    date:          datetime        = field()
+    content:       str             = field()
+    content_type:  ContentType     = ContentType.html
+    is_local_echo: bool            = False
 
     show_name_line: bool                       = False
     translatable:   Union[bool, Sequence[str]] = True
 
     target_user_id: Optional[str] = None
 
-
     @classmethod
-    def from_nio(cls, room: nio.rooms.MatrixRoom, ev: nio.Event, **fields
-                ) -> "TimelineEventReceived":
+    def from_nio(cls, room, ev, **fields) -> "TimelineEventReceived":
         return cls(
             event_type = type(ev),
             room_id    = room.room_id,

src/python/matrix_client.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import json
 import logging as log
 import platform
 from contextlib import suppress
+from datetime import datetime
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Type
 
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
                  user:       str,
                  homeserver: str           = "https://matrix.org",
                  device_id:  Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-
         # TODO: ensure homeserver starts with a scheme://
+
         self.sync_task: Optional[asyncio.Future] = None
+
         super().__init__(homeserver=homeserver, user=user, device_id=device_id)
 
         self.connect_callbacks()
@@ -113,6 +115,27 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
         )
 
 
+    async def send_markdown(self, room_id: str, text: str) -> None:
+        content = {
+            "body":           text,
+            "formatted_body": HTML_FILTER.from_markdown(text),
+            "format":         "org.matrix.custom.html",
+            "msgtype":        "m.text",
+        }
+
+        TimelineMessageReceived(
+            event_type    = nio.RoomMessageText,
+            room_id       = room_id,
+            event_id      = "local_echo",
+            sender_id     = self.user_id,
+            date          = datetime.now(),
+            content       = content["formatted_body"],
+            is_local_echo = True,
+        )
+
+        await self.room_send(room_id, "m.room.message", content)
+
+
     # Callbacks for nio responses
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -172,6 +195,7 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
             ev.formatted_body
             if ev.format == "org.matrix.custom.html" else html.escape(ev.body)
         )
+
         TimelineMessageReceived.from_nio(room, ev, content=co)