CSV -> JSON

files/imap_accounts.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ "account":
+    {"server": "imap.example.net",
+      "user": "username",
+      "password": "examplepassword",
+      "junk_folder": "Junk",
+      "inbox_folder": "INBOX",
+      "ham_train_folder": "HAM",
+      "spam_train_folder": "SPAMTrain"
+    }
+}

files/pushtest.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from imapclient import IMAPClient
 import subprocess
-import csv
+import json
 import sys
 import logging
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
@@ -29,16 +29,19 @@
 # TODO: will raise an exception, if default configuration is installed
 # read account information
 try:
-    account = list(csv.reader(open('/root/accounts/imap_accounts.txt', 'r'), delimiter='\t'))
-    HOST = account[1][0]
-    USERNAME = account[1][1]
-    PASSWORD = account[1][2]
-    JUNK = account[1][3]
-    INPUT = account[1][4]
-    HAMTRAIN = account[1][5]
-    SPAMTRAIN = account[1][6]
+
+    with open("/root/accounts/imap_accounts.json", 'r') as f:
+        datastore = json.load(f)
+
+    HOST = datastore["account"]["server"]
+    USERNAME = datastore["account"]["user"]
+    PASSWORD = datastore["account"]["password"]
+    JUNK = datastore["account"]["junk_folder"]
+    INPUT = datastore["account"]["inbox_folder"]
+    HAMTRAIN = datastore["account"]["ham_train_folder"]
+    SPAMTRAIN = datastore["account"]["spam_train_folder"]
 except IndexError:
-    print("ERROR: was not able to read imap_accounts.txt.")
+    print("ERROR: was not able to read imap_accounts.json.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 

files/startup.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from shutil import copyfile
 import subprocess
-import csv
+import json
 import sys
 
 
@@ -33,16 +33,17 @@ def start_service(servicename):
 
 def check_imap_configuration():
     """ check if the IMAP account has already been configured"""
-    account = list(csv.reader(open('/root/accounts/imap_accounts.txt', 'r'), delimiter='\t'))
 
     try:
-        HOST = account[1][0]
+        with open("/root/accounts/imap_accounts.json", 'r') as f:
+            datastore = json.load(f)
+        HOST = datastore["account"]["server"]
     except IndexError:
-        print ("ERROR: was not able to read imap_accounts.txt.")
+        print ("ERROR: was not able to read imap_accounts.json.")
         sys.exit()
 
     if HOST == "imap.example.net":
-        print("ERROR: no accounts in imap_accounts.txt configured - please configure and restart")
+        print("ERROR: no accounts in imap_accounts.json configured - please configure and restart")
         sys.exit()
 
 
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ def start_imap_idle():
 cleanup_file("/var/spamassassin/scan_lock")
 cleanup_file("/root/.cache/isbg/lock")
 
-print("\n\n *** copy imap_accounts.txt files")
-copy_file_if_not_exists("/root/imap_accounts.txt", "/root/accounts/imap_accounts.txt")
+print("\n\n *** copy imap_accounts.json file")
+copy_file_if_not_exists("/root/imap_accounts.json", "/root/accounts/imap_accounts.json")
 
 print("\n\n *** fixing permissions")
 fix_permissions()