# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Send the same mail to a list of people, one at a time.
# As this is normal Python code, the message contents and 
# the addresses could also come from an external source 
# (such as a file, or a database).
addresses = ["mail1@example.tld", "mail2@example.tld", "mail3@example.tld"]

for address in addresses:
    # The argument for the constructor is an email address on which
    # the sending account is selected.
    # It's also possible to use the default constructor without arguments,
    # in which case the same rules as on a menu click one "New message"
    # are applied.
    cw = clawsmail.ComposeWindow("berndth@gmx.de")
    
    # Add a recipient. There are also add_Cc and add_Bcc functions.
    cw.add_To(address)
    
    # Set the subject of the message
    cw.set_subject("Mass mail")
    
    # For the message body, access to the GtkTextView is granted in ComposeWindow.text.
    buffer = cw.text.get_buffer()
    buffer.set_text("This is an automatic message")
    
    # Access to the GtkUIManager is also provided, look for "send later" action
    action = None
    for action_group in cw.ui_manager.get_action_groups():
        for action in action_group.list_actions():
            action = action_group.get_action("Message/SendLater")
            if action:
                break
        if action:
            break;
    if action:
        action.activate()

# Finally, the action group of the main window can be used to send the messages out
# Comment this for now, to not actually send stuff during testing
#clawsmail.get_mainwindow_action_group().get_action("Message/SendQueue").activate()