Recipe Create Vacation Responder

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Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.

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Enables, verifies and disables a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.

What it does: This recipe walks through configuring a Gmail vacation responder using the gws command-line tool. It enables the auto-reply with a custom subject and body, verifies the current settings, and disables the responder when the user returns. It produces configuration changes to the user's Gmail account rather than a file.
When to use it: Use it when you need to set up an out-of-office auto-reply in Gmail for a period of absence. It also fits verifying that the responder is active or turning it off after returning.
Requirements: Requires the gws binary and the gws-gmail skill; it needs authenticated access to the Gmail account and network access. It ships no scripts, only instructions.

Set Up a Gmail Vacation Responder

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-gmail

Enable a Gmail out-of-office auto-reply with a custom message and date range.

Enable vacation responder: gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": true, "responseSubject": "Out of Office", "responseBodyPlainText": "I am out of the office until Jan 20. For urgent matters, contact [email protected].", "restrictToContacts": false, "restrictToDomain": false}'
Verify settings: gws gmail users settings getVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}'
Disable when back: gws gmail users settings updateVacation --params '{"userId": "me"}' --json '{"enableAutoReply": false}'

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