[Users] Python Plugin Information/Help

[Peter Hanlon]

The python structure that I have been using to run various mail
functions is as follows:-

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*
#   
import os
import datetime

def doAutoActions():
    actlist = [
      "Message/Receive/CurrentAccount",
      "File/Exit"]
    action_group = clawsmail.get_mainwindow_action_group()
    for act in actlist:
        action1 = action_group.get_action(act)
        print("activating " + act)  
        action1.activate()
        print("completed  " + act)
    return 


print("debug initiated")
doAutoActions() 
print ("debug complete")

If I run this as a manual operation from the Tools/Python Scripts
menu,Claws-Mail closes down cleanly.

If I run it or any elaboration of it as a call from the auto/startup
script, everything happens except File/Exit appears to be ignored. 


Peter



On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:51:33 +1100
Peter Hanlon <hanlonpp at tpg.com.au> wrote:

>  I have been trying to run an automated claws-mail application, very
> dependent upon the brilliant Python plugin. The general notion is
> that I would run a series of mail activities driven off the
> auto/startup module, predominantly upon the Inbox, which in turn
> might generate outbound emails, and their delivery, and a final clean
> shutdown, and subsequent restart via crontab.
> 
> The activities include mail tasks such as File/EmptyTrashes,
> File/Exit and various more complex procedures which are invoked from
> Python main/mymodule1,mymodule2 etc. 
> 
> I am using Raspberry Pi, Claws-Mail 3.17.3-2.
>  
> I have had two major problems, starting up, and shutting down.
>  
> The first is attempting to run claws-mail from a crontab entry, which
> would cause it to in turn invoke Holger’s Python ’startup’ module. I
> played about with lxterminal, xterm, and God knows what else.
>  
> A very cryptic crontab entry '*/10 * * * * DISPLAY=:0 claws-mail
> —receive-all’ sorted that out, and I can now automatically invoke
> claws-mail, do whatever with the mail queues, present stuff for
> output mail delivery, except
> 
> When I finally run a ‘File/Exit’ command, it appears to process the
> command but ignores it. Hitting the X terminator at the right top of
> the window does the job, but not automated.
> 
> I have looked through the various config options for possible
> blocking popups (Do you really want to Empty Trash etc), but can’t
> find anything which seems relevant.
>  
> I could run a further crontab to kill my running claws-mail in
> advance of the startup one, but think I should be able to manage a
> graceful exit.
>  
> Are there any return codes/logs etc that might help me pin point the
> problem? 
> 
> Peter Hanlon 
> 
> >   
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