Python | Whatsapp birthday bot

# get the current date in the required format

import datetime

 
# store the dates of birth of your contacts

import json

from selenium import webdriver

 
 # add a delay so that all elements
# web page loads before proceeding

import time

 
# Global variable Do not use elsewhere

eleNM = None  

  
# This function is just to return
# message string required

def wish_birth (name ):

return "Happy Birthday " + name.split ( " " ) [ 0 ] + "!!"

 
# This function returns a list of values ​​for some
# attribute based subject to two attributes from the JSON file.
# use to return the names of contacts who have a birthday on the current date.

def getJsonData ( file , attr_ret, attr1, attr2, attr_val1, attr_val2):

  # Load file data into data variable

data = json.load ( file )

  retv = []

  # If the attribute value conditions are met

  # add name to list to return.

for i in data:

if (i [attr1] = = attr_val1 and i [attr2] = = attr_val2):

  retv.append (i [attr_ret])

return retv

 
# Opens the JSON file (birthdays.json) in read-only mode.

data_file = open ( "birthdays.json " , " r " )

namev = []

print ( "Script Running" )

 
# This will repeat the part
# code from & # 39; while True & # 39; before & # 39; break & # 39 ;.
# use to wait for the JSON function
# to return a non-empty list.
# In practice this function will be repeated when
# 11:59 pm on day before birthday and flare up at 12:00.

while True :

try :

  # to get the current date

datt = datetime. datetime.now ()

namev = getJsonData (data_file, " name " , " birth_month " , "birth_date" ,

str (datt.month), str (datt.day))

  except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:

continue

if (namev! = []):

break

 
# ChromeOptions n Allows us to use custom chrome data
# so you don’t have to log in manually each time.

chropt = webdriver.ChromeOptions ()

 
# add the userdata argument to the ChromeOptions

chropt.add_argument ( "user-data- "LOCATION TO YOUR CHROME USER DATA"" )

 
# Create a Chrome Webdriver object

driver = webdriver.Chrome (executable_path = ""LOCATION TO CHROME WEBDRIVER"" , 

  options = chropt)

< code class = "keyword"> while ( True ):

# Finds a chat element

  eleTF = driver.find_element_by_class_name ( "_ 13mgZ" )

# Writes a message (call to the wish_birth () function)

eleTF. send_keys (wish_birth (inp))

# Finds the Submit button

eleSND = driver.find_element_by_class_name ( "_ 3M-N-" )

# Simulates clicking on it

eleSND.click ()

break