Eventboard_v_2.0/eventboard.py

"""
Eventboard script in Python
Author: Marcus Ferl
Email: marcus@weifer.de
"""

import json
from datetime import date
import requests
import config


# Get current Date
def get_current_date():
    currentDate = date.today()
    day = str('{:02d}'.format(currentDate.day))
    month = str('{:02d}'.format(currentDate.month))
    year = str(currentDate.year)
    return [day, month, year]


# Raw data from Json file
def read_JSON(filename):
    f = open(filename)
    data = json.load(f)
    f.close()
    return data

# Returns the Garbage
def create_Message():
    if config.garbage == 'true':
        for i in read_JSON('muell.json'):
            day = i['date']['day']
            month = i['date']['month']
            year = i['date']['year']

            if day == get_current_date()[0] and \
                    month == get_current_date()[1] and \
                    year == get_current_date()[2]:
                return i['name']

# Send Message to the Device
def matrixRequest():
    requests.get('http://' + config.host + config.get_request + str(create_Message()))


matrixRequest()