inbox.sh

#! /bin/bash
source config.cfg

figlet -f script "Your Inbox"

curl -s -X GET \
 "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.3/me?fields=inbox%7Bcomments%2Cfrom%2Csubject%2Cto%7D&access_token=$access_token" > inbox.txt &

pid=$!

 ./wait.sh $pid
unset pid

usage() {
  cat<<EOF
List of commands available
  No specific commands to display
  
  Navigation:
  back      To go back to the previous level

EOF
}

countgroups=$(jq -r ".inbox.data | length" inbox.txt)
status=""
while(true)
do
  #displays the names of all your friends
  for((i=0;i<countgroups;i++))
  do
    countmembers=$(jq -r ".inbox.data[$i].to.data | length" inbox.txt)
    if [ $countmembers -eq 2 ]
      then
      jq -r ".inbox.data[$i].to.data[0].name" inbox.txt
  fi
  done
  echo "Enter the name of the person whose conversation you want to read or back to return to the previous menu"
    echo -n "facebook/inbox $ "
  #enter the name of any person in the list
  read name
  if [ "$name" = "back" ]; then
    exit 0
  fi
  if [ "$name" = "help" ]; then
    usage
  fi
  for((i=0;i<countgroups;i++))
  do
    #list contains the list of names
    list=$(jq -r ".inbox.data[$i].to.data[0].name" inbox.txt)
    #checks whether the name exists in the list and displays that persons conversation
    #with you
    if [ "$name" == "$list" ]
    then
      countcomments=$(jq -r ".inbox.data[$i].comments.data | length" inbox.txt)
      for((j=0;j<countcomments;j++))
      do
      comment=$(jq -r ".inbox.data[$i].comments.data[$j].message" inbox.txt)
      if [ "$comment" != "null" ]
      then
      user=$(jq -r ".inbox.data[$i].comments.data[$j].from.name" inbox.txt)
      echo "$user: $comment"
      fi
      done
      
      echo ""
      echo ""
    fi
  done
  #press e to exit and any other key to continue
  read prompt
done