uvgotmail/uvgotmail.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import sys
import os

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--daemon", help="run in daemon mode (put this at end of .bashrc)", action="store_true")
    parser.add_argument("--config", help="specify config file in muttrc format")
    parser.add_argument("--check", help="run in check mode (put this in PS1)", action="store_true")
    parser.add_argument("--no-count", help="don't display how many unread messages there are", action="store_false")
    parser.add_argument("--mailbox-char", help="specify a character instead of the mailbox emoji",default="📬")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    global mailchar, countmail;
    mailchar = args.mailbox_char
    countmail = args.no_count;

    if(args.daemon == args.check):
        parser.print_help()
        sys.exit(0)
    if(args.daemon):
        daemon()
    else:
        check()

def check():
    filename = '/tmp/uvgotmail/'+os.getlogin()+'/unread'
    if os.path.exists(filename):
        with open(filename) as f:
            unread = int(f.read());
        if unread == 0:
            sys.exit(0)
        pre = ""
        if(unread > 1 and countmail):
            pre = "("+str(unread)+") "
        print(pre+mailchar,end=' ')

main();