scripts/remind.sh

#!/bin/bash

DATES_FILE="/home/meftimes/scripts/dates.txt"
NTFY_TOKEN="token_goes_here"

TODAY=$(date +"%B %d") #works

  grep "$TODAY" $DATES_FILE | while read -r LINE; do
    CATEGORY=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{print $1}')
    
    case $CATEGORY in
      "BIRTHDAY" )
        CURRENTYEAR=$(date +%Y)
        NAME=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{$1=$2=$3=$4=""; print $0}' )
        BIRTHYEAR=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{print $4}')
        AGE=$(( CURRENTYEAR - BIRTHYEAR ))

        TAGS="birthday"
        TITLE="Birthday"
        CONTENT="$NAME is $AGE years old today!"
        ;;

      "RENT" )
        TAGS="money_with_wings"
        TITLE="Rent Reminder"
        CONTENT="Payment due!"
        ;;

      "REMINDER" )
        REMINDER=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{$1=$2=$3=""; print $0}')
        TAGS="reminder_ribbon"
        TITLE="Reminder"
        CONTENT="$REMINDER"
          ;;
      *)
        TAGS=""
        TITLE="Unknown category"
        CONTENT="..."
      esac
    
      curl \
        -u :$NTFY_TOKEN \
        -H "Priority: urgent" \
        -H "Tags: $TAGS" \
        -H "Title: $TITLE" \
        -d "$CONTENT" \
        https://ntfy.meftimes.com/alerts
  done