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+# Import necessary dependencies
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+import smtplib
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.mime.image import MIMEImage
+import requests
+import json
+from io import BytesIO
+import time
+import threading
+
+# Load settings from config.json
+with open('config.json', 'r') as f:
+    config = json.load(f)
+
+SMTP_SERVER = config["smtp"]["server"]
+SMTP_PORT = config["smtp"]["port"]
+SMTP_USERNAME = config["smtp"]["username"]
+SMTP_PASSWORD = config["smtp"]["password"]
+EMAIL_FROM = config["smtp"]["from"]
+EMAIL_TO = config["smtp"]["to"]
+FRIGATE_URL = config["frigate_url"]
+
+# MQTT configuration
+MQTT_BROKER_IP = config["mqtt"]["broker_ip"]
+MQTT_PORT = config["mqtt"]["port"]
+MQTT_USERNAME = config["mqtt"]["username"]
+MQTT_PASSWORD = config["mqtt"]["password"]
+
+# Dictionary to track event IDs and email state
+event_cache = {}
+
+# Function to send email with attachment and clip link
+def send_email(message, snapshot_urls, event_label, clip_url):
+    subject = f"Object Detected: {event_label}"
+    msg = MIMEMultipart()
+    msg['Subject'] = subject
+    msg['From'] = EMAIL_FROM
+    msg['To'] = ", ".join(EMAIL_TO)
+
+    # Add the email body
+    body = f"{message}\n\nAn object was detected at the Gate!\n\nClip link: {clip_url}"
+    msg.attach(MIMEText(body))
+
+    # Attach snapshots to the email
+    for snapshot_url in snapshot_urls:
+        response = requests.get(snapshot_url)
+        image_data = BytesIO(response.content)
+        msg.attach(MIMEImage(image_data.read(), name="snapshot.jpg"))
+
+    # Send the email
+    with smtplib.SMTP(SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT) as server:
+        server.starttls()
+        server.login(SMTP_USERNAME, SMTP_PASSWORD)
+        server.sendmail(EMAIL_FROM, EMAIL_TO, msg.as_string())
+
+    # Print the status of the email
+    print(f"Email sent to {', '.join(EMAIL_TO)} with subject: {subject}")
+
+# Function to handle the event timeout and send email after waiting for new snapshots
+def handle_event(event_id, event_label, snapshot_urls):
+    time.sleep(10)  # Wait for more snapshots before sending email
+
+    clip_url = f"{FRIGATE_URL}/api/frigate/notifications/{event_id}/gate/clip.mp4"
+    email_message = f"A {event_label} was detected.\nEvent ID: {event_id}"
+    send_email(email_message, snapshot_urls, event_label, clip_url)
+
+    # Print message after email is sent
+    print(f"Sent email for event: {event_label} (Event ID: {event_id})")
+
+    # Remove event from cache after processing
+    event_cache.pop(event_id, None)
+
+# MQTT message callback
+def on_message(client, userdata, message):
+    try:
+        event_data = json.loads(message.payload.decode("utf-8"))
+        event_label = event_data["after"]["label"]
+        event_id = event_data["after"]["id"]
+        snapshot_url = f"{FRIGATE_URL}/api/frigate/notifications/{event_id}/snapshot.jpg"
+
+        if event_id in event_cache:
+            event_cache[event_id]['snapshot_urls'].append(snapshot_url)
+        else:
+            event_cache[event_id] = {
+                'event_label': event_label,
+                'snapshot_urls': [snapshot_url],
+                'timer': threading.Thread(target=handle_event, args=(event_id, event_label, [snapshot_url]))
+            }
+            event_cache[event_id]['timer'].start()
+
+        # Print when motion is detected
+        print(f"Motion detected: {event_label} (Event ID: {event_id})")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pass  # Ignore errors in message processing
+
+# MQTT connection callback
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
+    if rc == 0:
+        client.subscribe("frigate/events")
+
+# MQTT setup
+def connect_mqtt():
+    client = mqtt.Client()
+    client.username_pw_set(MQTT_USERNAME, MQTT_PASSWORD)
+    client.on_connect = on_connect
+    client.on_message = on_message
+
+    try:
+        client.connect(MQTT_BROKER_IP, MQTT_PORT, 60)
+        client.loop_forever()
+    except Exception as e:
+        pass  # Ignore connection errors
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    connect_mqtt()