text: # Copyright 2019 Mycroft AI Inc.
  #
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  #
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  #
  from websocket import create_connection
  
  from mycroft.configuration import Configuration
  from mycroft.configuration.locations import (DEFAULT_CONFIG, SYSTEM_CONFIG,
                                               USER_CONFIG)
  from mycroft.messagebus.client import MessageBusClient
  from mycroft.messagebus.message import Message
  
  
  def send(message_to_send, data_to_send=None):
      """Send a single message over the websocket.
  
      Args:
          message_to_send (str): Message to send
          data_to_send (dict): data structure to go along with the
              message, defaults to empty dict.
      """
      data_to_send = data_to_send or {}
  
      # Calculate the standard Mycroft messagebus websocket address
      config = Configuration.get([DEFAULT_CONFIG,
                                  SYSTEM_CONFIG,
                                  USER_CONFIG],
                                 cache=False)
      config = config.get("websocket")
      url = MessageBusClient.build_url(
          config.get("host"),
          config.get("port"),
          config.get("route"),
          config.get("ssl")
      )
  
      # Send the provided message/data
      ws = create_connection(url)
      packet = Message(message_to_send, data_to_send).serialize()
      ws.send(packet)
      ws.close()
  