Create file for Markov bot filters#

filters/markov.py.dist

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"""
+This file allows you to add your own hooks to the markov.py script without
+having to mess around with the code.
+"""
+
+def textFilter(text):
+ """
+ Code to be executed when a new tweet has been generated.
+
+ :param text: Text of the new tweet as String
+ :return: True if the text may be tweeted, else False
+ """
+
+ return True

markov.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import dbtools, setuptools, twitools
+import dbtools, setuptools, twitools, filters.markov
 import argparse, datetime, html, markovify, nltk, operator, os, random, re, string, sys, time
 
 class Possy(markovify.NewlineText):
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ def getTime(now = datetime.datetime.now()):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
  text = markovifyText(getText())
- time.sleep(getTime())
- twitools.tweet(text, section = setuptools.MARKOV)
+ if filters.markov.textFilter(text):
+  time.sleep(getTime())
+  twitools.tweet(text, section = setuptools.MARKOV)

setup.py

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ os.makedirs("media", exist_ok=True)
 if not os.path.isfile("filters/filler.py"):
  shutil.copyfile("filters/filler.py.dist", "filters/filler.py")
 
+if not os.path.isfile("filters/markov.py"):
+ shutil.copyfile("filters/markov.py.dist", "filters/markov.py")
+
 if os.path.isfile("config.cfg"):
  print("config.cfg already exists. Please remove it before running this script.")
  exit(1)