drewbuschhorn/lamson_gcal_example

Example of using lamsonproject to move appointment emails into google calendar

Simple example of setting up a LamsonProject.org server.

Full details at:

Making your webapp react to emails

Quick setup commands:

0. Follow Lamson's creator Zed Shaw's 30 second install guide ( setup notes in blog post ).
   http://lamsonproject.org/docs/getting_started.html

$ easy_install lamson $ lamson gen -project mymailserver $ cd mymailserver $ lamson start $ lamson log $ nosetests $ lamson help -for send $ lamson send -sender me@mydomain.com -to test@test.com -subject “My test.” -body “Hi there.” -port 8823 $ less logs/lamson.log $ mutt -F muttrc

1. Create a containing folder.

2. Into the containing folder, download and extract Google GData library:
   gdata-2.0.5.tar.gz
   and clone this github repo:
   git clone https://github.com/drewbuschhorn/lamson_gcal_example.git

3. Edit lamson_gcal_example/simplifiedCalendarExample.py and replace 'REPLACEME' with GCal credentials.

4. Navigate to lamson_gcal_example/mymailserver and run:
   lamson start

5. Run this command to create a entry on your calendar:
   lamson send -sender me@localhost -to me@localhost -subject "My test." -body "Hi there. Let's meet from 7pm until 9pm. Does that sound good?" -port 8823

6. Check your error logs for any issues:
   tail logs/lamson*