#!/bin/bash

TODAY=$(date +"%B %d") #month day
CURRENTYEAR=$(date +%Y)

if grep -q "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/birthdays.txt; then
  NAME=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/birthdays.txt | awk '{print $1,$2}')
  BIRTHYEAR=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/birthdays.txt | awk '{print $5}')
  AGE=$(expr $CURRENTYEAR - $BIRTHYEAR)
  curl \
    -u :ntfy_token_goes_here \
    -H "Priority: urgent" \
    -H "Tags: birthday" \
    -H "Title: Birthday" \
    -d "$NAME is $AGE years old today!" \
    https://ntfy_url_goes_here
else
  echo true #do nothing
fi

#absolute path required in script for cronjob to work