Find Skype Chat ID with rb-skypemac

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Each Skype chat has an unique chat ID like “#hogehoge/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”.
This ID has very important role when you handle Skype with another programs/scripts like rb-skypemac (Ruby Gem).
rb skypemac

There is a very simple method to find IDs with rb-skypemac.

irb > require 'rb-skypemac'
 => true
irb > SkypeMac::Skype.send_(:command => 'SEARCH RECENTCHATS')
 => "CHATS #hogehoge/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, #piyopiyo/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

After this command, you should select the appropriate ID.