Update checking.py

• Codes have been simplified and optimized.
• E-Mail contents were assigned to variables. (For more language support)
• Description lines should be made more easily understandable.

checking.py

@@ -5,55 +5,59 @@ from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
 from email import encoders
 
-# Necessary files. You should create these.
+# Configuration
-checkin_file = "./checkin_file.txt"  # replace with your checkin file path
+smtp_host = 'your_smpt_server'  # SMTP server hostname
-counter_file = "./counter_file.txt" # this is needed to stop spamming mails to the loved ones
+smtp_port = 587  # SMTP server port
-count_sent_mail = 7
+smtp_user = 'username'  # SMTP server username
+smtp_password = 'password'  # SMTP server password
+from_email = 'coming_from'  # Sender's email address
+to_email = 'going_to'  # Recipient's email address
+checkin_file = "./checkin_file.txt"  # File path for check-in timestamp
+counter_file = "./counter_file.txt"  # File path for email counter
+DAYS_REMINDER = 25  # Days for the reminder period
+DAYS_DEADMAN = 30  # Days for the dead man's switch
+SECONDS_IN_A_DAY = 86400  # Number of seconds in a day
+count_sent_mail = 7  # Number of reminder emails to send
 
-DAYS_REMINDER = 25  # Modify these as per your need
+family_members = ['[email protected]']  # List of family members' email addresses
-DAYS_DEADMAN = 30  # Modify these as per your need
-SECONDS_IN_A_DAY = 86400  # No need to modify this
 
-# Replace these with your SMTP settings and email
+# Email content
-smtp_host = 'your_smpt_server'
+reminder_subject = "REMINDER"  # Subject for the reminder email
-smtp_port = 587 
+reminder_message = "Please check-in"  # Message for the reminder email
-smtp_user = 'username'
-smtp_password = 'password'
 
-# Reminder message
+dead_man_activation_subject = "Dead Man's Switch Activated" # Subject for the activation email
-from_email = 'coming_from'
+dead_man_activation_message = "You forgot to check-in" # Message for the activation email
-to_email = 'going_to'
 
-#Dead man message
+dead_man_subject = "I Am Gone"  # Subject for the dead man's switch email
-family_members = ['[email protected]']  # You can specify multiple email ids separated by commas
+dead_man_message = "I'm dead"  # Message for the dead man's switch email
-message = "I'm dead"
+files_to_attach = ['file.gpg']  # List of files to attach
-files_to_attach = ['file.gpg']  # specify your files
-dead_man_subject = "I Am Gone"
 
-def send_email(subject, message):
+# Function to send an email
-    # Setup smtp
+def send_email(subject, message, to, attachments=[]):
     s = smtplib.SMTP(host=smtp_host, port=smtp_port)
     s.starttls()
     s.login(smtp_user, smtp_password)
 
-    # Create message
     msg = MIMEMultipart()
     msg['From'] = from_email
-    msg['To'] = to_email
+    msg['To'] = to
     msg['Subject'] = subject
 
-    # Add in the message body
     msg.attach(MIMEText(message, 'plain'))
 
-    # Send the email
+    for file in attachments:
-    s.send_message(msg)
+        with open(file, 'rb') as file_in:
-    del msg
+            part = MIMEBase('application', 'octet-stream')
+            part.set_payload(file_in.read())
+            encoders.encode_base64(part)
+            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', f"attachment; filename={file}")
+            msg.attach(part)
 
+    s.send_message(msg)
     s.quit()
 
-
+# Function to execute the dead man's switch
 def execute_deadman_switch():
-    # check if counter file exists
     try:
         with open(counter_file, "r") as file:
             counter = int(file.read())
@@ -61,38 +65,12 @@ def execute_deadman_switch():
         counter = 0
 
     if counter < count_sent_mail:
-        s = smtplib.SMTP(host=smtp_host,  port=smtp_port)
+        send_email(dead_man_subject, dead_man_message, ', '.join(family_members), files_to_attach)
-        s.starttls()
-        s.login(smtp_user,  smtp_password)
         
-        msg = MIMEMultipart()
-
-        msg['From'] = from_email
-        msg['To'] = ', '.join(family_members)
-        msg['Subject'] = dead_man_subject
-
-        msg.attach(MIMEText(message,  'plain'))
-
-        # Attach multiple files
-        for file in files_to_attach:
-            with open(file, 'rb') as file_in:
-                part = MIMEBase('application', 'octet-stream')
-                part.set_payload(file_in.read())
-
-            encoders.encode_base64(part)
-            part.add_header('Content-Disposition', f"attachment; filename= {file}")
-            msg.attach(part)
-
-        # Send the email
-        s.send_message(msg)
-        del msg
-
-        s.quit()
-
-        # increment counter and write to file
         with open(counter_file, "w") as file:
             file.write(str(counter + 1))
 
+# Function to check the dead man's switch
 def check_deadman():
     with open(checkin_file, "r") as file:
         last_checkin_time = float(file.read().strip())
@@ -100,14 +78,11 @@ def check_deadman():
     time_difference = time.time() - last_checkin_time
 
     if time_difference > DAYS_REMINDER * SECONDS_IN_A_DAY:
-
         if time_difference > DAYS_DEADMAN * SECONDS_IN_A_DAY:
-            send_email("Dead Man's Switch Activated", "You forgot to check-in")
+            send_email(dead_man_activation_subject, dead_man_activation_message, to_email)
             execute_deadman_switch()
-
         else:
-            send_email("REMINDER", "Please check-in")
+            send_email(reminder_subject, reminder_message, to_email)
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     check_deadman()