Create multi-threading.py (example)

examples/multi-threading.py

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+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
+
+from fbchat import Client
+from fbchat.models import *
+import threading
+
+# Subclass fbchat.Client and override required methods
+class PrintMessage(Client):
+    def onMessage(self, author_id, message_object, thread_id, thread_type, **kwargs):
+        self.markAsDelivered(thread_id, message_object.uid)
+        self.markAsRead(thread_id)
+
+        print("\nIncoming message: {}".format(message_object.text))
+
+    # Creating some feedback on login since we will disable INFO logging
+    def onLoggedIn(self, email=None):
+        print("Login of {} successful.".format(email))
+
+
+# Logging in and setting logging level to WARNING to avoid some unessential output
+client = PrintMessage("<email>", "<password>", logging_level=30)
+
+
+def send():
+    while True:
+        payload = input("Message: ")
+        if payload:
+            client.send(
+                Message(text=payload), thread_id=client.uid, thread_type=ThreadType.USER
+            )
+
+
+def receive():
+    while True:
+        client.doOneListen()
+
+
+# Creating and starting separate threads for handling the receiving and sending of messages
+t1 = threading.Thread(target=receive)
+t2 = threading.Thread(target=send)
+t1.start()
+t2.start()