OOPfied bot logic

mhapsite/mhap/bot_helper.py

@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-import re
+import requests,json
 
-
-help_patterns = ['help','please help me']
-
-quote_patterns= ['quote','quotes','inspiration']
-
-help_response=['https://www.adaa.org/tips-manage-anxiety-and-stress','http://tinybuddha.com/']
-
-
-
-import requests
-
-
-
-    #http://stackoverflow.com/questions/740287/how-to-check-if-one-of-the-following-items-is-in-a-list
+#http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1859959/python-static-methods-how-to-call-a-method-from-another-method  
+#http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3434581/accessing-a-class-member-variables-in-python
+#http://stackoverflow.com/questions/740287/how-to-check-if-one-of-the-following-items-is-in-a-list
 class Bot(object):
     'Bot Logic in a class'
     help_patterns = ['help','please help me']
@@ -22,27 +11,43 @@ class Bot(object):
 
     help_response=['https://www.adaa.org/tips-manage-anxiety-and-stress','http://tinybuddha.com/']
 
+
     @staticmethod
-    def process_message(user_message):
+    def fetch_quote(API="http://api.forismatic.com/api/1.0/?method=getQuote&lang=en&format=json"):
+        try:
+            quote_json = requests.get(API).text
+            quote_json = quote_json.replace('\\x', '\\u00')
+            quote_json = json.loads(quote_json,strict=False)
+            return (str(quote_json['quoteText']), str(quote_json['quoteAuthor']))
+        except Exception as e:
+            print e
+
+        return "QUOTE","AUTHOR"
+
+
+
+    @classmethod
+    def process_message(cls,user_message):
 
         if type(user_message) is not str:
             return "I only accept strings"
 
         splitted_message = user_message.split(" ")
+        print splitted_message
+        if any(message in cls.quote_patterns for message in  splitted_message):
+            return cls.fetch_quote()
+            #return "You want a quote :)"
 
-        if any(message in help_patterns for message in  splitted_message):
-            return "You want a quote :)"
 
-        elif any(message in quote_patterns for message in  splitted_message):
+        elif any(message in cls.help_patterns for message in  splitted_message):
             return "You want help :)"
         else:
             return "I am not a very intelligent bot. Please ask the MHAP team to upgrade me"
 
-
-for help in help_patterns:
-    print Bot.process_message(help)
+
+
+
+print Bot.process_message("quote")
 
-for quote in quote_patterns:
-    print Bot.process_message(quote)
 
-print Bot.process_message("Cant interpret this")
+#print Bot.process_message("Cant interpret this")