feat(po-email): hourly mailbox check that files new POs into MEGA

scripts/po_email_intake.py reads ai@megainfra.co.za through Mail.app, pulls the PO
documents out of unseen messages, reads the PO number, site and supplier from the
document, checks for duplicates by file hash and by PO number, and files what is new
into the same purchase_orders pending queue the browser upload uses so the existing
MEGA - Purchase Order Ingest workflow finalises it. Anything it cannot place is
flagged for review instead of being filed against a guessed site.

A scheduled task runs it every hour (7 * * * *, Africa/Johannesburg).
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## Hourly check (running now) — `scripts/po_email_intake.py`
There is a **scheduled task that checks the mailbox every hour**: *MEGA PO email intake (hourly)*,
cron `7 * * * *` Africa/Johannesburg, running in this repo.
It runs `python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py`, which:
1. reads `ai@megainfra.co.za` through Mail.app (AppleScript — no Full Disk Access needed);
2. pulls the PDF documents out of any message it has not seen before;
3. reads the PO number, site, supplier and dates out of the document
(`pdftotext -layout`);
4. **checks for duplicates before filing anything** — same file hash at the same site, or the PO
number already in the system;
5. files what is new into the same `purchase_orders` pending queue the browser upload uses, so
the existing MEGA OCR workflow finalises it;
6. flags anything it cannot place, and reports the run.
State and logs live in `scripts/data/po-email-intake/` (git-ignored):
| File | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| `state.json` | every message already looked at, so nothing is processed twice |
| `last-run.json` | the last run's outcome, in full |
| `runs.jsonl` | one line per run, appended |
| `sites.json` | MEGA's sites, refreshed daily |
Run it by hand any time:
```bash
python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py # check and file
python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py --dry-run # report only, create nothing
python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py --force # re-check every inbox message
```
It needs the Mac to be awake and Mail.app reachable, and it needs the **Automation** permission
for Mail (granted once — System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation).
> The n8n workflow below does the same job server-side, with no dependency on this Mac. The
> script is the route that works today, while the workflow waits on its Microsoft credential.
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## What it does
Every 5 minutes the workflow:

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Hourly PO email intake for the MEGA mailbox.
Reads ai@megainfra.co.za through Mail.app (AppleScript), finds purchase-order
documents in new messages, checks each one against the purchase_orders collection
for duplicates, and files the ones that are new into the same pending queue the
browser upload uses -- so the "MEGA - Purchase Order Ingest" n8n workflow OCRs and
finalises them.
Safe to run as often as you like:
* every message that has been looked at is remembered in the state file;
* every PO is checked by number and by file hash before anything is created;
* a PO whose site cannot be resolved is never filed -- it is reported for review.
Usage:
python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py # check and file
python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py --dry-run # report only, create nothing
python3 scripts/po_email_intake.py --force # re-check every inbox message
Run it from anywhere; the paths resolve from this file.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import hashlib
import json
import os
import re
import subprocess
import sys
import time
import urllib.parse
import uuid
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from pathlib import Path
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
from pb_env import PB, http, superuser_token # noqa: E402
MAIL_ACCOUNT = "ai@megainfra.co.za"
INBOX = "Inbox"
STATE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "data" / "po-email-intake"
STATE_FILE = STATE_DIR / "state.json"
LAST_RUN_FILE = STATE_DIR / "last-run.json"
RUN_LOG = STATE_DIR / "runs.jsonl"
SITES_FILE = STATE_DIR / "sites.json"
PDF_BIN = "/opt/homebrew/bin/pdftotext"
DOC_TYPES = {"application/pdf"}
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- helpers
def now_iso() -> str:
return datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.000Z")
def norm(value: str) -> str:
"""Uppercase and strip everything that is not a letter or a digit."""
return re.sub(r"[^A-Z0-9]", "", (value or "").upper())
def osa(script: str, timeout: int = 180) -> str:
"""Run an AppleScript and return stdout."""
proc = subprocess.run(
["osascript", "-e", script],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=timeout,
)
if proc.returncode != 0:
raise RuntimeError(f"osascript failed: {proc.stderr.strip()[:400]}")
return proc.stdout
def ensure_mail_running() -> None:
running = subprocess.run(
["pgrep", "-x", "Mail"], capture_output=True, text=True
).returncode == 0
if running:
return
subprocess.run(["open", "-a", "Mail"], check=False)
for _ in range(30):
time.sleep(2)
if subprocess.run(["pgrep", "-x", "Mail"], capture_output=True).returncode == 0:
time.sleep(5) # let the Exchange account finish syncing
return
raise RuntimeError("Mail.app did not start")
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- mail
def inbox_messages() -> list[dict]:
"""List the inbox: id, subject, sender, received date."""
script = f'''
tell application "Mail"
set acct to account "{MAIL_ACCOUNT}"
set out to ""
set n to count of messages of mailbox "{INBOX}" of acct
repeat with i from 1 to n
set m to message i of mailbox "{INBOX}" of acct
set out to out & (message id of m) & "\\t" & ((date received of m) as string) & "\\t" & (sender of m) & "\\t" & (subject of m) & linefeed
end repeat
return out
end tell
'''
raw = osa(script)
messages = []
for line in raw.splitlines():
if not line.strip():
continue
parts = line.split("\t")
if len(parts) < 4:
continue
messages.append(
{
"id": parts[0].strip(),
"received": parts[1].strip(),
"sender": parts[2].strip(),
"subject": parts[3].strip(),
}
)
return messages
def raw_source(message_id: str) -> bytes:
"""Raw RFC822 source of one message (attachments included, base64)."""
script = f'''
tell application "Mail"
set mb to mailbox "{INBOX}" of account "{MAIL_ACCOUNT}"
set m to (first message of mb whose message id is "{message_id}")
return source of m
end tell
'''
return osa(script).encode("utf-8", "replace")
def mark_handled(message_id: str) -> None:
"""Mark the message read and flagged so it reads as handled in Mail and Outlook."""
script = f'''
tell application "Mail"
set mb to mailbox "{INBOX}" of account "{MAIL_ACCOUNT}"
set m to (first message of mb whose message id is "{message_id}")
set read status of m to true
set flagged status of m to true
end tell
'''
try:
osa(script)
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001 - a failed flag must not lose the PO
print(f" ! could not flag message {message_id}: {exc}")
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- documents
def pdf_attachments(source: bytes) -> list[tuple[str, bytes]]:
"""PDF attachments from a raw MIME message, as (filename, bytes)."""
import email
msg = email.message_from_bytes(source)
out = []
for part in msg.walk():
if part.get_content_type() not in DOC_TYPES:
continue
if part.get_filename() is None and part.get("Content-Disposition") is None:
continue # inline part, not a document
data = part.get_payload(decode=True) or b""
name = part.get_filename() or "document.pdf"
out.append((name, data))
return out
def header_of(source: bytes, name: str) -> str:
import email
msg = email.message_from_bytes(source)
return (msg.get(name) or "").strip()
def parse_pdf(pdf: bytes) -> dict:
"""Pull the header fields out of a MEGA PO document."""
tmp = STATE_DIR / f"tmp-{uuid.uuid4().hex}.pdf"
tmp.write_bytes(pdf)
try:
text = subprocess.run(
[PDF_BIN, "-layout", str(tmp), "-"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=120,
).stdout
finally:
tmp.unlink(missing_ok=True)
def grab(pattern: str, flags=re.I | re.S) -> str:
m = re.search(pattern, text, flags)
return " ".join(m.group(1).split()) if m else ""
po_number = grab(r"Purchase Order\(s\)\s*#\s*([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)")
# The subject line carries the site, e.g. "MEGCREQ11928 a CO on MEGCREQ11927 (Nellmapius EXT25)"
subject_segment = grab(r"Subject\s*:\s*(.*?)\s*Description\s*:")
if not subject_segment:
subject_segment = grab(r"Subject\s*:\s*(.*?)\s*To\s*:")
return {
"po_number": po_number.upper(),
"subject_line": subject_segment,
"supplier": grab(r"\bTo\s*:\s*(.*?)\s*(?:PO Creation Date|Code\s*:|Req No)"),
"description": grab(r"Description\s*:\s*(.*?)\s*(?:PO Creation Date|To\s*:|Req No)"),
"order_date": grab(r"PO Creation Date\s*:\s*([0-9/]+)"),
"required_by": grab(r"Required By\s*:\s*([0-9/]+)"),
"text": text,
}
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- sites
def load_sites(token: str) -> list[dict]:
"""MEGA's sites (id, name, project code) — cached for a day."""
if SITES_FILE.exists():
try:
cached = json.loads(SITES_FILE.read_text())
if time.time() - cached.get("fetched_at", 0) < 86400:
return cached["sites"]
except Exception: # noqa: BLE001
pass
code, body = http(
"GET",
"/api/collections/sites/records?perPage=200&fields=id,name,project_code",
token=token,
)
if code != 200:
return []
sites = [
{"id": r.get("id"), "name": r.get("name") or "", "code": r.get("project_code") or ""}
for r in body.get("items", [])
]
SITES_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
SITES_FILE.write_text(json.dumps({"fetched_at": time.time(), "sites": sites}, indent=1))
return sites
def resolve_site(text: str, sites: list[dict]) -> dict | None:
"""Find the MEGA site named in a PO's subject line."""
flat = norm(text)
if not flat:
return None
for site in sites:
key = norm(site.get("code"))
if len(key) >= 3 and re.search(rf"\b{re.escape(site.get('code',''))}\b", text, re.I):
return site
for site in sites:
name = norm(site.get("name"))
if len(name) >= 4 and name in flat:
return site
for site in sites:
key = norm(site.get("code"))
if len(key) >= 4 and key in flat:
return site
return None
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- pocketbase
def pb_find(token: str, flt: str, fields: str = "") -> list[dict]:
query = {"filter": flt, "perPage": "10"}
if fields:
query["fields"] = fields
code, body = http(
"GET",
"/api/collections/purchase_orders/records?" + urllib.parse.urlencode(query),
token=token,
)
if code != 200:
return []
return body.get("items", [])
def multipart(fields: dict, file_field: str, filename: str, blob: bytes, mime: str) -> tuple[bytes, str]:
boundary = f"----pobound{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
out = bytearray()
for key, value in fields.items():
out += f"--{boundary}\r\n".encode()
out += f'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="{key}"\r\n\r\n'.encode()
out += f"{value}\r\n".encode()
out += f"--{boundary}\r\n".encode()
out += (
f'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="{file_field}"; filename="{filename}"\r\n'
f"Content-Type: {mime}\r\n\r\n"
).encode()
out += blob
out += f"\r\n--{boundary}--\r\n".encode()
return bytes(out), f"multipart/form-data; boundary={boundary}"
def pb_create_po(token: str, pdf: bytes, site_id: str, file_hash: str, meta: dict) -> dict:
number = "PENDING-" + file_hash[:12].upper()
fields = {
"purchase_order_number": number,
"site": site_id,
"processing_status": "pending",
"attempts": "0",
"is_verified": "false",
"file_hash": file_hash,
"date_uploaded": now_iso(),
"raw_ocr_data": json.dumps(meta),
}
body, content_type = multipart(
fields, "purchase_order_file", f"{number}.pdf", pdf, "application/pdf"
)
req = urllib.request.Request(
f"{PB}/api/collections/purchase_orders/records",
data=body,
method="POST",
)
req.add_header("Authorization", token)
req.add_header("Content-Type", content_type)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=120) as resp:
return json.loads(resp.read().decode() or "{}")
except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
detail = exc.read().decode()[:400]
raise RuntimeError(f"create failed: {exc.code} {detail}") from exc
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- main
def main() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="report only, create nothing")
parser.add_argument("--force", action="store_true", help="re-check every inbox message")
args = parser.parse_args()
STATE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
state = {"seen": {}}
if STATE_FILE.exists():
try:
state = json.loads(STATE_FILE.read_text())
except Exception: # noqa: BLE001
state = {"seen": {}}
state.setdefault("seen", {})
token = superuser_token()
sites = load_sites(token)
ensure_mail_running()
messages = inbox_messages()
report = {
"ran_at": now_iso(),
"dry_run": args.dry_run,
"messages_seen": len(messages),
"filed": [],
"already_filed": [],
"duplicate_number": [],
"needs_review": [],
"skipped": [],
}
for msg in messages:
if not args.force and msg["id"] in state["seen"]:
continue
try:
source = raw_source(msg["id"])
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001
report["skipped"].append({"subject": msg["subject"], "error": str(exc)[:200]})
continue
message_id = header_of(source, "Message-ID")
attachments = pdf_attachments(source)
state["seen"][msg["id"]] = {
"message_id": message_id,
"subject": msg["subject"],
"seen_at": now_iso(),
}
if not attachments:
report["skipped"].append({"subject": msg["subject"], "reason": "no PDF attachment"})
continue
for filename, blob in attachments:
file_hash = hashlib.sha256(blob).hexdigest()
parsed = parse_pdf(blob)
po_number = parsed["po_number"]
if not po_number:
report["needs_review"].append(
{
"subject": msg["subject"],
"file": filename,
"reason": "no PO number found in the document",
}
)
continue
# 1. same document, same site -> already filed
same = pb_find(token, f'file_hash="{file_hash}" && site!=""')
if any(r.get("file_hash") == file_hash for r in same):
report["already_filed"].append(
{"po_number": po_number, "subject": msg["subject"], "file": filename}
)
continue
# 2. same PO number already in the system -> a human must look
clash = pb_find(token, f'purchase_order_number="{po_number}"')
if clash:
report["duplicate_number"].append(
{
"po_number": po_number,
"subject": msg["subject"],
"existing_id": clash[0].get("id"),
"existing_site": clash[0].get("site"),
"reason": "PO number already in the system",
}
)
continue
site = resolve_site(parsed["subject_line"], sites) or resolve_site(
msg["subject"], sites
)
if not site:
report["needs_review"].append(
{
"po_number": po_number,
"subject": msg["subject"],
"file": filename,
"reason": "no MEGA site found in the PO subject line or the email",
}
)
continue
meta = {
"source": "mail-intake",
"message_id": message_id,
"subject": msg["subject"],
"from": msg["sender"],
"received": msg["received"],
"site_code": site.get("code"),
"site_name": site.get("name"),
"po_number_hint": po_number,
"file_name": filename,
"backfilled_at": now_iso(),
}
if args.dry_run:
report["filed"].append(
{
"po_number": po_number,
"site": site.get("name"),
"supplier": parsed["supplier"],
"description": parsed["description"],
"value": None,
"dry_run": True,
}
)
continue
created = pb_create_po(token, blob, site["id"], file_hash, meta)
report["filed"].append(
{
"po_number": po_number,
"id": created.get("id"),
"site": site.get("name"),
"supplier": parsed["supplier"],
"description": parsed["description"],
"file": filename,
}
)
mark_handled(msg["id"])
STATE_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(state, indent=1))
LAST_RUN_FILE.write_text(json.dumps(report, indent=1))
with RUN_LOG.open("a") as fh:
fh.write(json.dumps({k: v for k, v in report.items() if k != "skipped"}) + "\n")
filed = len(report["filed"])
print(
f"PO intake: {report['messages_seen']} message(s) in inbox | "
f"{filed} filed | {len(report['already_filed'])} already filed | "
f"{len(report['duplicate_number'])} duplicate number | "
f"{len(report['needs_review'])} need review"
)
for item in report["filed"]:
print(f" FILED {item['po_number']} -> {item.get('site')} | {item.get('supplier')}")
for item in report["already_filed"]:
print(f" SKIP {item['po_number']} already filed")
for item in report["duplicate_number"]:
print(f" REVIEW {item['po_number']} number already in the system")
for item in report["needs_review"]:
print(f" REVIEW {item.get('po_number', '?')} {item['reason']}")
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
try:
sys.exit(main())
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001
print(f"PO INTAKE FAILED: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)