use permalink for post + send a message to user

community-threads/main.py

@@ -44,17 +44,37 @@ def update_gist(gist_id, filename, content, description=""):
 #     )
 #     return collection
 
+# let the author know their post is now part of the collection!
+def send_message(reddit, username, post_link):
+    message_subject = 'Woohoo! Your post is now part of our community threads collection!'
+    message_text = """
+Hi there,\n
+It looks like your [recent post]({post_link}) on r/developersIndia was picked-up by the volunteer team to be part of our curated list of 100+ amazing discussing in the community.\n
+
+You can find your post in our [Community Threads Collection](https://reddit.com/r/developersIndia/wiki/community-threads).\n
+
+Feel free to share the collection with your friends and let them know about the amazing discussions happening in our community.\n
+
+PS: This was an automated messaage, no need to reply. [Reach out to mods](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/developersIndia) if you have any questions.
+
+Namaste & Keep contributing 🙏
+"""
+    reddit.redditor(username).message(
+        subject=message_subject, message=message_text.format(post_link=post_link), from_subreddit=reddit.subreddit(sub)
+    )
+
 def get_post_data(reddit, post_url):
     submission = reddit.submission(url=post_url)
     post = {
         "title": submission.title,
-        "url": submission.url,
+        "url": submission.permalink,
         "id": submission.id,
         "num_comments": submission.num_comments,
         "created_at": datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
             submission.created_utc
         ).isoformat(),
         "flair_text": submission.link_flair_text,
+        "author": submission.author.name,
     }
     return post
 
@@ -134,6 +154,8 @@ def main():
         update_gist(gist_id, "collection.json", json.dumps(collection_json, indent=4))
         print("Internal database updated successfully!")
         update_wiki(reddit, "community-threads", posts)
+        send_message(reddit, new_post["author"], new_post["url"])
+        print("Message sent to the author!")
     else:
         print("Post is already in the collection. No changes were made.")