mail2github_issues/mail2github_issues.py

#!/usr/bin/python

'''
## Description

A script to get mail from issues@example.com and create github issues

## Installation Instuctions

* Install the github python API:
```
pip install github3.py
```
* Place the script under */usr/local/sbin/mail2github_issues.py*.
* Edit */etc/aliases*:
```
issues: "|/usr/local/sbin/mail2github_issues.py"
```
* Run the `newaliases` command.
'''

import sys
import email
import datetime
import github3

DEBUG = 0
TOKEN = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
USER = 'exampledev'
REPO = 'myrepo'


def main():
    '''
    Main function
    '''

    raw_msg = ''

    for line in sys.stdin:
        raw_msg = raw_msg + line

    msg = email.message_from_string(raw_msg)

    gh_session = github3.login(token=TOKEN)

    issue = {'title': msg['Subject'],
             'body': msg.get_payload(),
             'created_at': str(datetime.datetime.now().isoformat() + 'Z')
            }

    repository = gh_session.repository(USER, REPO)
    repository.import_issue(**issue)


    if DEBUG:
        filename = "/tmp/msg.out"
        out = open(filename, 'w')
        out.write(msg['Subject'])
        out.write("\n\n")
        out.write(msg['Date'])
        out.write("\n\n")
        out.write(msg.get_payload())

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()