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checkmail.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
from imapclient import IMAPClient | |
import time | |
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO | |
DEBUG = True | |
HOSTNAME = 'imap.gmail.com' | |
USERNAME = 'your username here' | |
PASSWORD = 'your password here' | |
MAILBOX = 'Inbox' | |
NEWMAIL_OFFSET = 1 # my unread messages never goes to zero, yours might | |
MAIL_CHECK_FREQ = 60 # check mail every 60 seconds | |
GPIO.setwarnings(False) | |
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) | |
GREEN_LED = 18 | |
RED_LED = 23 | |
GPIO.setup(GREEN_LED, GPIO.OUT) | |
GPIO.setup(RED_LED, GPIO.OUT) | |
def loop(): | |
server = IMAPClient(HOSTNAME, use_uid=True, ssl=True) | |
server.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD) | |
if DEBUG: | |
print('Logging in as ' + USERNAME) | |
select_info = server.select_folder(MAILBOX) | |
print('%d messages in INBOX' % select_info['EXISTS']) | |
folder_status = server.folder_status(MAILBOX, 'UNSEEN') | |
newmails = int(folder_status['UNSEEN']) | |
if DEBUG: | |
print "You have", newmails, "new emails!" | |
if newmails > NEWMAIL_OFFSET: | |
GPIO.output(GREEN_LED, True) | |
GPIO.output(RED_LED, False) | |
else: | |
GPIO.output(GREEN_LED, False) | |
GPIO.output(RED_LED, True) | |
time.sleep(MAIL_CHECK_FREQ) | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
try: | |
print 'Press Ctrl-C to quit.' | |
while True: | |
loop() | |
finally: | |
GPIO.cleanup() |
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