From 315ae84bb66cd9571c86c9e239eebe80374aac45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SpudGunMan <kellykeeton@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 16:27:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] enhance

---
 config.template     |  2 ++
 mesh_bot.py         | 14 +++++++++-----
 modules/settings.py |  1 +
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 6a804c1..35c888f 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ interface = 1
 # channel to send the message to
 channel = 2
 message = "MeshBot says Hello! DM for more info."
+# enable overides the above and uses the motd as the message
+schedulerMotd = False
 # value can be min,hour,day,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat,sun
 value =
 # interval to use when time is not set (e.g. every 2 days)
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index bc10c0d..19c97a4 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -1748,12 +1748,10 @@ async def start_rx():
         else:
             logger.debug(f"System: SMTP Email Alerting Enabled")
     if scheduler_enabled:
-        # Reminder Scheduler is enabled every Monday at noon send a log message
-        schedule.every().monday.at("12:00").do(lambda: logger.info("System: Scheduled Broadcast Enabled Reminder"))
-
         # basic scheduler
+        if schedulerMotd:
+            schedulerMessage = MOTD
         if schedulerValue != '':
-            logger.debug(f"System: Starting the broadcast scheduler from config.ini")
             if schedulerValue.lower() == 'day':
                 if schedulerTime != '':
                     # Send a message every day at the time set in schedulerTime
@@ -1788,8 +1786,13 @@ async def start_rx():
             elif 'min' in schedulerValue.lower():
                 # Send a message every minute at the time set in schedulerTime
                 schedule.every(int(schedulerInterval)).minutes.do(lambda: send_message(schedulerMessage, schedulerChannel, 0, schedulerInterface))
+            logger.debug(f"System: Starting the scheduler to send '{schedulerMessage}' every {schedulerValue} at {schedulerTime} on Device:{schedulerInterface} Channel:{schedulerChannel}")
         else:
-            logger.debug(f"System: Starting the broadcast scheduler")
+            logger.warning("System: No schedule.Value set edit the .py file to do more. See examples in the code.")
+            # Reminder Scheduler is enabled every Monday at noon send a log message
+            schedule.every().monday.at("12:00").do(lambda: logger.info("System: Scheduled Broadcast Enabled Reminder"))
+            # example scheduler message
+            logger.debug(f"System: Starting the scheduler to send '{schedulerMessage}' every Monday at noon on Device:{schedulerInterface} Channel:{schedulerChannel}")
 
         # Enhanced Examples of using the scheduler, Times here are in 24hr format
         # https://schedule.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
@@ -1826,6 +1829,7 @@ async def start_rx():
 
         # Send bbslink looking for peers every other day at 10:00 using send_message function to channel 3 on device 1
         #schedule.every(2).days.at("10:00").do(lambda: send_message("bbslink MeshBot looking for peers", 3, 0, 1))
+        # show schedual details
         await BroadcastScheduler()
 
     # here we go loopty loo
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 6360eff..e89d381 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ try:
     schedulerInterval = config['scheduler'].get('interval', '') # default empty
     schedulerTime = config['scheduler'].get('time', '') # default empty
     schedulerValue = config['scheduler'].get('value', '') # default empty
+    schedulerMotd = config['scheduler'].getboolean('schedulerMotd', False) # default False
 
     # radio monitoring
     radio_detection_enabled = config['radioMon'].getboolean('enabled', False)