Periodical File Sender is a simple automation application that was designed according to one client needs. This desktop application features an intuitive user interface composed of two tabs: Settings and Sending options.
This is the first view that appears in the first run of the application. It shows the permanent settings that should be set in order to make the application work. It is made of several sections:
In this section the user has to enter the hostname, the port, and the SSL/TLS status of the SMTP server that will be used for sending the emails. This information can be obtained from the email service provider.
The next section holds the username and the password that will be used for authentication. This information should also be provided by the email service provider.
This section specifies the name and the email address that will be displayed to the receiver.
Although the user can put anything here, most SMTP servers will not allow you to put anything other than what represents your real identity on the email service provider. Even if a service provider allows you to misrepresent the identity, the email will most likely ends up in the spam folder of the receiver because it will be flagged as a non-legitimate email.
The last section allows the selection of the tasks file where the periodical sending tasks will be saved.
Finally, these settings must be saved using the Save button at the
bottom. This will instantly generate a settings.ini file in the current
working directory and allows the user to use the Sending options tab.
This tab is where the user can create, edit, and delete the sending tasks. It contains buttons to add, edit, and delete tasks. It also contains a table that shows the tasks that are currently saved in the tasks file. When a task is selected in the table, the Email details section will be populated with its details.
To add a new task, the user has to click on the Add button. This will open a new window where the user can enter the details of the email to be sent. The fields in this window are: To which should contain the email address of the receiver, Subject which should contain the subject of the email, and Content which should contain the content of the email.
Below, there is an Attachment section where the user can add a file to be attached to the email. The user can either enter the path of the file manually or click on the Browse button to select the file using a file chooser dialog.
Beside the Attachment section, there is a Schedule section where the user can specify the frequency of sending the email. The user can indicate the count and the unit of the frequency. The available units are: minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.
After the user clicks on the OK button, the task will be added to the table in the Sending options tab. The details of the task can be viewed by selecting it in the table.
In the status bar of the application, there is a button that shows the current monitoring status. The monitoring should be enabled after adding the task. When it is disabled, sending tasks will not be executed periodically, but they can be executed manually using the Send now button. When the user clicks on the button, the monitoring will switch between enabled and disabled states.
Note: the application should be running in order for the tasks to be executed periodically.
This is a Python 3 application. Python 3.6 or higher is required to run it.
It can be directly installed from this repository through pip using the following
command:
pip install --user git+https://github.com/Hamza5/Periodical-File-Sender.gitAfter installation, the application can be run using the following command:
periodical_file_sender