config.json

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {
-    "server":"your.email.server",
-    "port":587,
-    "user":"you@yourmail.com",
-    "pass":"yourPassword",
-    "sender":"santa@yourmail.com",
-    "price": "75€"
+"server":"your.email.server",
+"port":587,
+"user":"you@yourmail.com",
+"pass":"yourPassword",
+"sender":"santa@yourmail.com"
 }

participants.json

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 [
-    {"name":"Alice","mail":"alice@stefansterz.com","gender":"e"},
-    {"name":"Bob","mail":"bob@stefansterz.com","gender":"er"},
-    {"name":"Chris","mail":"chris@stefansterz.com","gender":"er"}
+{"name":"Alice","mail":"alice@mail.com","gender":"e"},{"name":"Bob","mail":"bob@mail.com","gender":"er"},{"name":"Chris","mail":"chris@mail.com","gender":"er"}
 ]

wichteln.py

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 '''
 This script creates randoms pairs from a list of participants in a secret santa
 game and sends them an email to notify them who the person is that they should
@@ -11,20 +8,33 @@ buy presents for.
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
-from email.utils import formatdate, make_msgid
+from email.utils import formatdate
 import json
 import random
 import smtplib
-from typing import Literal
-import types
 
+parser = ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('-p', '--participants',
+                    dest='pFileLocation',
+                    default='participants.json',
+                    help='read a list of participants from PARTICIPANTFILE',
+                    metavar='PARTICIPANTFILE')
+parser.add_argument('-c', '--config',
+                    dest='cFileLocation',
+                    default='config.json',
+                    help='read the configuration from CONFIGFILE',
+                    metavar='CONFIGFILE')
+args = parser.parse_args()
 
-def secret_santa_matching(participants: list) -> list:
-    # create a copy of the list to make choosing a partner easier
-    copy = list(enumerate(participants[:]))
+# load and prepare a list containing all participants
+with open(args.pFileLocation, 'r') as pFile:
+  participants = json.load(pFile)
 
-    # choose a partner for each participant
-    for i in range(len(participants)):
+# create a copy of the list to make choosing a partner easier
+copy = list(enumerate(participants[:]))
+
+# choose a partner for each participant
+for i in range(len(participants)):
 
   # if the last participant has only themselves left to choose, make them
   # switch partners with another random participant
@@ -45,86 +55,33 @@ def secret_santa_matching(participants: list) -> list:
     while partner[0] == i:
       partner = random.choice(copy)
 
-            participants[i]['partner'] = partner[1]['name'] + \
-                ' ('+partner[1]['mail']+')'
+    participants[i]['partner'] = partner[1]['name']+' ('+partner[1]['mail']+')'
     copy.remove(partner)
 
-    return participants
+# load mail server configuration and open smtp server connection
+with open(args.cFileLocation, 'r') as cFile:
+  config = json.load(cFile)
   
+server = smtplib.SMTP(config['server'], config['port'])
+server.ehlo()
+server.starttls()
+server.ehlo()
+server.login(config['user'], config['pass'])
 
-def send_secret_santa_mails(participants: list, config: dict):
-    open smtp connection
-    server = smtplib.SMTP(config['server'], config['port'])
-    server.ehlo()
-    server.starttls()
-    server.ehlo()
-    server.login(config['user'], config['pass'])
+# create emails for all participants and send them
+# change the text for the mail here if you want to
+for r in participants:
   
-    # create emails for all participants and send them
-    # change the text for the mail here if you want to
-    for r in participants:
   msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
   msg['From'] = config['sender']
   msg['To'] = r['mail']
   msg['Subject'] = 'Wichteln 🎄'
-        msg['Message-ID'] = make_msgid(domain=config['sender']
-                                       .split('@')[1]
-                                       .strip('>'))
   msg['Date'] = formatdate(localtime=True)
   
-        plain = f'''Lieb{r['gender']} {r['name']}!
+  body = 'Lieb'+r['gender']+' '+r['name']+'!\n\n'
+  body += 'Du bist heuer Wichtel für '+r['partner']+'.\n'
+  body += 'Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als 50€ kosten.\n\n'
+  body += 'Frohe Weihnachten!\n— Dein Christkind 👼'
   
-Du bist heuer Wichtel für {r['partner']}.
-Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als {config['price']} kosten.
-
-Frohe Weihnachten!
-— Dein Christkind 👼'''
-
-        html = f'''
-<html>
-  <head></head>
-  <body>
-    <p>Lieb{r['gender']} {r['name']}!<br><br>
-       Du bist heuer Wichtel für {r['partner']}.<br>
-       Das Geschenk sollte nicht mehr als {config['price']} kosten.<br><br>
-       Frohe Weihnachten!<br>
-       — Dein Christkind 👼
-    </p>
-  </body>
-</html>
-'''
-
-        msg.attach(MIMEText(plain, 'plain', 'utf-8'))
-        msg.attach(MIMEText(html, 'html', 'utf-8'))
-        print('Sending email to', r['name'], '...')
+  msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain', 'utf-8'))
   server.sendmail(config['sender'], r['mail'], msg.as_string())
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument('-p', '--participants',
-                        dest='pFileLocation',
-                        default='participants.json',
-                        help='read list of participants from PARTICIPANTFILE',
-                        metavar='PARTICIPANTFILE')
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config',
-                        dest='cFileLocation',
-                        default='config.json',
-                        help='read the configuration from CONFIGFILE',
-                        metavar='CONFIGFILE')
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    matches = []
-
-    # load and prepare a list containing all participants
-    with open(args.pFileLocation, 'r') as pFile:
-        matches = secret_santa_matching(json.load(pFile))
-
-    # load mail server configuration
-    with open(args.cFileLocation, 'r') as cFile:
-        config = json.load(cFile)
-        send_secret_santa_mails(matches, config)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()