dswhite42 · September 29, 2021 08:48 · Apr 6, 2017 · Apr 6, 2017
diff --git a/gmail_checker_for_blink1.py b/gmail_checker_for_blink1.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def __init__(self, quiet=False):
         self.password = 'your_gmail_password'
 
         # Location of the blink1control-tool
-        # (make sure API is enabled in blink1Control GUI
+        # (make sure API is enabled in blink1Control GUI)
         self.blinker_tool = 'C:/Program Files/Blink1Control/blink1control-tool.exe'
 
         # How many seconds between checks?

diff --git a/gmail_checker_for_blink1.py b/gmail_checker_for_blink1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Check mail and trigger the blink(1) when new mail is found
+
+import os, sys, imaplib, email, getopt, time
+from subprocess import Popen, DEVNULL
+
+class MailBlinker():
+
+    def __init__(self, quiet=False):
+        # GMail username/password
+        self.username = 'your_gmail_username'
+        self.password = 'your_gmail_password'
+
+        # Location of the blink1control-tool
+        # (make sure API is enabled in blink1Control GUI
+        self.blinker_tool = 'C:/Program Files/Blink1Control/blink1control-tool.exe'
+
+        # How many seconds between checks?
+        self.mail_check_interval = 30
+
+        # Should access be read-only?  (If False, then blink(1) will only be triggered once, the first time
+        # a new message is seen.  If True, blink(1) will see the new message every time it checks until the
+        # mail is marked as "seen" in another mail reader.)
+        self.inbox_read_only = True
+
+        # The mail connection handler
+        self.mailconn = None
+
+        # Should we print any output?
+        self.quiet = quiet
+
+    ########################################################################
+
+    # Connect to GMail
+    def connect(self):
+        self.mailconn = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
+        (retcode, capabilities) = self.mailconn.login(self.username, self.password)
+        self.mailconn.select('inbox', readonly=self.inbox_read_only)
+
+    # Check for mail
+    def check_mail(self):
+        # Connect to GMail (fresh connection needed every time)
+        self.connect()
+
+        num_new_messages=0
+        (retcode, messages) = self.mailconn.search(None, '(UNSEEN)')
+        if retcode == 'OK':
+
+           for num in messages[0].split() :
+              num_new_messages += 1
+              if not self.quiet:
+                  print('  Processing #{}'.format(num_new_messages))
+              typ, data = self.mailconn.fetch(num,'(RFC822)')
+              for response_part in data:
+                 if isinstance(response_part, tuple):
+                     original = email.message_from_bytes(response_part[1])
+                     if not self.quiet:
+                         print("   ", original['From'])
+                         print("   ", original['Subject'])
+                     typ, data = self.mailconn.store(num,'+FLAGS','\\Seen')
+
+        return num_new_messages
+
+    # Blink!
+    def blink(self):
+        cmd = "{} --rgb=#FFFFFF --blink 10 -m 150 -t 300".format(self.blinker_tool)       # -t should be about 2x the speed of -m
+        if self.quiet:
+            stdout = DEVNULL
+            stderr = DEVNULL
+        else:
+            stdout = None  # to screen
+            stderr = None  # to screen
+        Popen(cmd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+
+    ########################################################################
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # Specify -q for quiet operation (no output)
+    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'q')
+    quiet = False
+    for opt, arg in opts:
+        if opt == '-q':
+            quiet = True
+
+    mb = MailBlinker(quiet)
+    while True:
+        if not quiet:
+            print("Checking... ", end='')
+        num_new_messages = mb.check_mail()
+        if not quiet:
+            print("{} new messages".format(num_new_messages))
+        if num_new_messages > 0:
+            mb.blink()
+        time.sleep(mb.mail_check_interval)