if x["event_type"] == 2 and x["room_id"] == room:
    if x["user_id"] == 296403:
        continue
    try:
        r = requests.post(
            "http://localhost:5666/msg",
            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
            json={"secret": secret, "message": x},
        )
        if r.status_code == 200 and r.text:
            if x["message_id"] in hooks:
                rooms[rid].editMessage(
                    r.text, hooks[x["message_id"]]
                )
            else:

def editMessage(self, msg, msg_id): # edit message with id <msg_id> to have the new content <msg>
        payload = {"fkey": self.chatbot.fkey, "text": msg}
        headers = {'Referer': "http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/{}".format(self.id)}
        r = self.chatbot.sendRequest("http://chat.stackexchange.com/messages/{}".format(msg_id), "post", payload, headers).text
        if r.find("You can perform this action again") >= 0:
                time.sleep(3)
                self.editMessage(msg, msg_id)