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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use autodie qw(open close);
+use DBI;
+
+use Date::Manip::DM5;
+use Supporters;
+use Encode qw(encode decode);
+use Email::MIME::RFC2047::Encoder;
+use utf8;
+
+my $encoder = Email::MIME::RFC2047::Encoder->new();
+
+my $TODAY = UnixDate(ParseDate("today"), '%Y-%m-%d');
+my $FORTY_FIVE_DAYS_AGO = UnixDate(ParseDate("45 days ago"), '%Y-%m-%d');
+my $ONE_AND_HALF_YEARS_AGO = UnixDate(ParseDate("18 months ago"), '%Y-%m-%d');
+my $NINE_MONTHS_AGO = UnixDate(ParseDate("9 months ago"), '%Y-%m-%d');
+
+if (@ARGV < 5) {
+  print STDERR "usage: $0 <SUPPORTERS_SQLITE_DB_FILE> <FROM_ADDRESS> <EMAIL_TEMPLATE_SUFFIX> <BAD_ADDRESS_LIST_FILE> <MONTHLY_SEARCH_REGEX> <ANNUAL_SEARCH_REGEX>  <VERBOSE> <LEDGER_CMD_LINE> <LEDGER_COMMAND_LINE>\n";
+  exit 1;
+}
+
+my($SUPPORTERS_SQLITE_DB_FILE, $FROM_ADDDRESS, $EMAIL_TEMPLATE_SUFFIX, $BAD_ADDRESS_LIST_FILE, $MONTHLY_SEARCH_REGEX, $ANNUAL_SEARCH_REGEX, $VERBOSE,
+   @LEDGER_CMD_LINE) = @ARGV;
+$VERBOSE = 0 if not defined $VERBOSE;
+
+my $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:SQLite:dbname=$SUPPORTERS_SQLITE_DB_FILE", "", "",
+                               { RaiseError => 1, sqlite_unicode => 1 })
+  or die $DBI::errstr;
+
+my $sp = new Supporters($dbh, \@LEDGER_CMD_LINE, { monthly => $MONTHLY_SEARCH_REGEX, annual => $ANNUAL_SEARCH_REGEX});
+
+# open(EMAIL, "<", $EMAIL_CONTENTS_FILE);
+# my(@emailLines) = <EMAIL>;
+# close EMAIL;
+
+my %skip = ();
+sub update_skips {
+  my $skips = shift;
+  my $source_filename = shift;
+  open(my $skipFH, '<', $source_filename) or
+    die "couldn't open skip file $source_filename: $!";
+  while (my $email = <$skipFH>) {
+    chomp $email;
+    $skips->{$email} = $source_filename;
+  }
+  close $skipFH;
+}
+if (defined $BAD_ADDRESS_LIST_FILE) {
+  update_skips(\%skip, $BAD_ADDRESS_LIST_FILE);
+}
+
+my %groupCounts;
+for my $ii (0 .. 5) { $groupCounts{$ii} = 0; }
+
+my(@supporterIds) = $sp->findDonor({});
+foreach my $id (@supporterIds) {
+  next unless $sp->isSupporter($id);
+  my $donorType = lc($sp->getType($id));
+  my $expiresOn = $sp->supporterExpirationDate($id);
+  my $isLapsed = ( (not defined $expiresOn) or $expiresOn lt $TODAY);
+
+  my $amount = $sp->donorTotalGaveInPeriod(donorId => $id);
+  my $lastGaveDate = $sp->donorLastGave($id);
+  my $firstGaveDate = $sp->donorFirstGave($id);
+  my $nineMonthsSinceFirstGave = UnixDate(DateCalc(ParseDate($firstGaveDate), "+ 9 months"), '%Y-%m-%d');
+  my $group = 0;
+
+  if (not $sp->emailOk($id)) {
+    print "NOT-SENT: SUPPORTER $id: has requested no email contact\n";
+    $groupCounts{$group}++;
+    next;
+  }
+  if ($donorType eq 'monthly' and $lastGaveDate lt $FORTY_FIVE_DAYS_AGO ) {
+    $group = 1;
+  } elsif ($donorType eq 'annual' and
+           $lastGaveDate lt $NINE_MONTHS_AGO and $lastGaveDate gt $ONE_AND_HALF_YEARS_AGO) {
+    $group = 2;
+  } elsif ($donorType eq 'annual' and $lastGaveDate ge $NINE_MONTHS_AGO) {
+    $group = 3;
+  } elsif ( ($donorType eq 'annual' and $lastGaveDate le $ONE_AND_HALF_YEARS_AGO) or
+            ($donorType eq 'monthly' and $lastGaveDate le $NINE_MONTHS_AGO) ) {
+    $group = 4;
+  } elsif ($donorType eq 'monthly' and $lastGaveDate gt $NINE_MONTHS_AGO
+          and $lastGaveDate ge $FORTY_FIVE_DAYS_AGO) {
+    $group = 5;
+  }
+  if ($group <= 0) {
+    print "NOT-SENT: SUPPORTER $id: Fit in no specified group: Type: $donorType, Last Gave: $lastGaveDate\n";
+    $group = 0;
+  } else {
+    print "SENT: SUPPORTER $id: Group $group\n";
+  }
+  $groupCounts{$group}++;
+}
+print "\n\n";
+my $totalSent = 0;
+foreach my $group (sort keys %groupCounts) {
+  print "TOTAL IN GROUP $group: $groupCounts{$group}\n";
+  $totalSent += $groupCounts{$group} if $group > 0;
+}
+print "\n\nTOTAL EMAILS SENT: $totalSent\n";
+
+#   my %emails;
+#   my $email = $sp->getPreferredEmailAddress($id);
+#   if (defined $email) {
+#     $emails{$email} = {};
+#   } else {
+#     %emails = $sp->getEmailAddresses($id);
+#   }
+#   my(@emails) = keys(%emails);
+
+#   my $fullEmailLine = "";
+#   my $emailTo = join(' ', @emails);
+#   my $displayName = $sp->getDisplayName($id);
+#   foreach my $email (@emails) {
+#     $fullEmailLine .= ", " if ($fullEmailLine ne "");
+#     my $line = "";
+#     if (defined $displayName) {
+#       $line .= $encoder->encode_phrase($displayName) . " ";
+#     }
+#     $line .= "<$email>";
+#     $fullEmailLine .= $line;
+#   }
+#   open(SENDMAIL, "|-", "/usr/lib/sendmail -f \"$FROM_ADDDRESS\" -oi -oem -- \'$emailTo\'");
+
+
+#   print SENDMAIL "To: $fullEmailLine\n";
+#   print SENDMAIL @emailLines;
+#   close SENDMAIL;
+
+#   print STDERR "Emailed $emailTo with $id who expires on $expiresOn\n" if ($VERBOSE);
+# }
+###############################################################################
+#
+# Local variables:
+# compile-command: "perl -c send-mass-email.plx"
+# End:
+