checkip

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import subprocess
import httplib, urllib

tempfile = open('/Users/macklinu/Documents/Scripts/.externalip/temp.txt', 'r+')
currentip = subprocess.Popen(['curl', 'ifconfig.me/ip'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].replace('\n', '')

def main():
	checkIP()
	
def checkIP():
	previousip = tempfile.readlines()[0].replace('\n', '')
	if currentip == '':
		print 'ERROR: NO CONNECTION'
		
	print 'Previous IP: ' + previousip
	print 'Current IP: ' + currentip
	
	if previousip == currentip:
		print 'Same external IP as before :)'
	else:
		print 'DIFFERENT external IP address!'
		updateTemp()
		#pushoverNotification()

# this doesn't		
def updateTemp():
	for line in tempfile:
		line = line.replace(previousip, currentip)
		tempfile.write(line + "\n") 
	tempfile.close()
	
# this works
def pushoverNotification():
	conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection("api.pushover.net:443")
	conn.request("POST", "/1/messages.json",
	  urllib.urlencode({
		"token": "FemZz88Hl6gJpnj4UXdeRHvraZwqjK",
		"user": "5alDvCSp7aJ2Je40S8nlQ3g3pnmUEZ",
		"title": "Navi says 'Listen!'",
		"message": "Gimpserv has a new IP: " + currentip,
	  }), { "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" })
	conn.getresponse()

main()