Added the ability to set a nick name for the device to be monitored.

.idea/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/

.idea/MerakiApiUtilities.iml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.venv" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.14 (MerakiApiUtilities)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>

.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
+  <settings>
+    <option name="USE_PROJECT_PROFILE" value="false" />
+    <version value="1.0" />
+  </settings>
+</component>

.idea/modules.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/MerakiApiUtilities.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/MerakiApiUtilities.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>

.idea/vcs.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ The following environment variables must be defined in your `.env` file:
   The MAC address of the device you want to monitor.
   `Required by deviceCheck.py.`
 
+- **DEVICE_NICK**  
+  The nickname of the device you want to monitor.
+  `Required by deviceCheck.py.`
+
 - **SMTP_SERVER**  
   Your outgoing SMTP mail server address.
   `Required by deviceCheck.py.`

deviceCheck.py

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from email.message import EmailMessage
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
+#Load environment variables, and then assign them to internal variables.
 load_dotenv()
 
-#Variable declaration.
 API_KEY = os.getenv("API_KEY")
 NETWORK_ID = os.getenv("NETWORK_ID")
 CLIENT_MAC = os.getenv("CLIENT_MAC")
+CLIENT_NICK = os.getenv("CLIENT_NICK")
 
 #Passes the API key to the header.
 HEADERS = {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ while True:
                 print("Sending email alert...")
                 send_email(
                     subject="Meraki Alert",
-                    body="Client " + CLIENT_MAC + " is offline!",
+                    body="Client " + CLIENT_NICK + "(" + CLIENT_MAC + ") is offline!",
                     to_email=os.getenv("SMTP_RECEIVER")
                 )