execNotify

• Send email notification if command fails with de-p1st-execNotify.
• Send unconditional notifications with de-p1st-notify.

Installation - venv

More detailed instructions about venv can be found at https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html

Create a venv:

python3 -m venv ~/execNotify/venv

Activate the venv:

source ~/execNotify/venv/bin/activate
# echo "VIRTUAL_ENV=${VIRTUAL_ENV}"

Option A: Install the module from TestPyPI:

python3 -m pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --no-deps --upgrade de.p1st.exec-notify

The above command uses the parameter --no-deps:

Since TestPyPI doesn’t have the same packages as the live PyPI, it’s possible that attempting to install dependencies may fail or install something unexpected. While this package doesn’t have any dependencies, it’s a good practice to avoid installing dependencies when using TestPyPI.

Option B: Install from local directory

python3 -m pip install ~/Downloads/git/execNotify/

(Optionally) list installed modules:

pip list

Instalation - global

Requires pip (e.g. pacman -S --needed python-pip):

sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --no-deps de.p1st.exec-notify

Configuration

Create configuration file /etc/execNotify/cfg.ini:

install -Dm0600 /etc/execNotify/cfg.ini << 'EOF'
[DEFAULT]

[mail]
host = smtp.example.com
port = 465
password = examplePassword

from = noreply@example.com
to = me@example.com

[file]
maildir = /home/exampleUser/mail/
EOF

See also: ./etc/execNotify/cfg.ini.example

Usage

Usage of execNotify

Add de-p1st-execNotify in front of your command to execute.

Example:

de-p1st-execNotify ls /non/existent/file will mail you the exit code, stdout and stderr of ls /non/existent/file

Usage of notify

Send stdout via mail:

echo "Hello world!" | de-p1st-notify

Send stdout and stderr via mail:

echo "Hello world!" 2>&1 | de-p1st-notify

Send stdout and specify an optional email subject:

echo "Hello world!" | de-p1st-notify "someSubject"

Send message without using a pipe:

de-p1st-notify "someSubject" "Hello World! What's up?"

Development

When started with environment variable DE_P1ST_EXEC_NOTIFY set, then the configuration file is read from ./etc/execNotify/cfg.ini.

Testing

See heading "Installation" above with steps to locally install this module.

Uploading to TestPyPI

More detailed instructions can be found at https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/

1. Set up a venv
2. Increase/Adjust [metadata][version] in setup.cfg
3. Install the build and twine modules to your venv.
4. Next generate a distribution archive:

python3 -m build

5. Upload the distribution packages with twine. For the username, use __token__. For the password, use a test.pypi.org API token:

python3 -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*

6. Congratulations! You can view the uploaded module under:

• https://test.pypi.org/project/de.p1st.exec_notify/