new bot in the making, slight improvements to old

bot/framework.py

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import datetime
 from bot.api import telegram, google, weather, reddit
 import Levenshtein as lev
 
+
+
+
+
 class BotFramework():
     """Main functionality for a bot """
 
@@ -19,45 +23,6 @@ class BotFramework():
         self.persistence = prst
         # Uptime counter
         self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
-    	
-        self.emoji_dict = {
-            "a" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_a:",
-            "b" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_b:",
-            "c" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_c:",
-            "d" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_d:",
-            "e" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_e:",
-            "f" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_f:",
-            "g" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_g:",
-            "h" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_h:",
-            "i" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_i:",
-            "j" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_j:",
-            "k" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_k:",
-            "l" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_l:",
-            "m" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_m:",
-            "n" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_n:",
-            "o" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_o:",
-            "p" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_p:",
-            "q" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_q:",
-            "r" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_r:",
-            "s" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_s:",
-            "t" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_t:",
-            "u" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_u:",
-            "v" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_v:",
-            "w" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_w:",
-            "x" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_x:",
-            "y" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_y:",
-            "z" : ":regional_indicator_symbol_letter_z:",
-            "0" : ":keycap_digit_zero:",
-            "1" : ":keycap_digit_one:",
-            "2" : ":keycap_digit_two:",
-            "3" : ":keycap_digit_three:",
-            "4" : ":keycap_digit_four:",
-            "5" : ":keycap_digit_five:",
-            "6" : ":keycap_digit_six:",
-            "7" : ":keycap_digit_seven:",
-            "8" : ":keycap_digit_eight:",
-            "9" : ":keycap_digit_nine:",
-        }
 
         self.telegram = telegram.TelegramIO(self.persistence)
         self.weather = weather.WeatherFetch()
@@ -121,17 +86,6 @@ class BotFramework():
         return False
 
 
-    def emojify_word(self,word):
-        """"""
-        string_emoji = ""
-        for letter in word:
-            if letter in self.emoji_dict:
-                string_emoji += self.emoji_dict[letter.lower()]
-            else:
-                string_emoji += letter
-        return string_emoji
-
-
     def write_bot_log(self, function_name, error_message):
         """"""
         out = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%d.%m.%y - %H:%M")

bot/main.py

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class ChatBot(FW.BotFramework):
         except:
             ip = "not fetchable"
             local_ips = "not fetchable"
-        local_ips = [i[4][0] for i in socket.getaddrinfo(socket.gethostname(), None)]
 
         message += "<pre>Status: Running :green_circle:\n"
         message += "Uptime: " + delta[:delta.rfind(".")] + "\n"
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ class ChatBot(FW.BotFramework):
                     if step["journey"] != None:
                         text += step["journey"]["passList"][0]["station"]["name"] + " (" + datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(step["journey"]["passList"][0]["departureTimestamp"])).strftime("%H:%M") + ")\n"
 
-                        text += ":right_arrow: Linie " + self.emojify_word(step["journey"]["number"]) + "\n"
+                        text += ":right_arrow: Linie " + step["journey"]["number"] + "\n"
 
                         text += step["journey"]["passList"][-1]["station"]["name"] + " (" + datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(step["journey"]["passList"][-1]["arrivalTimestamp"])).strftime("%H:%M") +")\n"
                     else:

bot2/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Placeholder

bot2/api/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from . import google
+from . import keys
+from . import reddit
+from . import weather

bot2/api/google.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import googlesearch
+
+
+def query(params):
+    param_string = ""
+    for word in params:
+        param_string += word + "+"
+    param_string = param_string[:-1]
+    search_url = "https://google.com/search?q=" + param_string
+
+    try:
+        res = googlesearch.search(param_string.replace("+"," ") ,num=5,start=0,stop=5)
+        send_string = "Results for <b>" + param_string.replace("+"," ") + "</b>:\n\n"
+        for url in res:
+            send_string += url + "\n\n"
+        send_string += "Search url:\n" + search_url
+    except:
+        send_string = "Search url:\n" + search_url
+
+    return send_string

bot2/api/reddit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import praw
+try:
+    import bot.api.keys as keys
+except:
+    import keys
+
+stream = praw.Reddit(client_id = keys.reddit_id, client_secret = keys.reddit_secret, user_agent=keys.reddit_user_agent)
+
+def get_top(subreddit, number, return_type="text"):
+    if return_type == "text":
+        message = ""
+        try:
+            for submission in stream.subreddit(subreddit).top(limit=number):
+                if not submission.stickied:
+                    message += "<b>" + submission.title + "</b>" + "\n" + submission.selftext + "\n\n\n"
+            return message
+        except:
+            return "Api call failed, sorry"
+    else:
+        images = []
+        try:
+            for submission in stream.subreddit(subreddit).top(limit=number):
+                if not submission.stickied:
+                    t = {"image": submission.url, "caption": submission.title}
+                    images.append(t)
+            return images
+        except:
+            return ["Api call failed, sorry"]
+
+
+def get_random_rising(subreddit, number, return_type="text"):
+    if return_type == "text":
+        message = ""
+        try:
+            for submission in stream.subreddit(subreddit).random_rising(limit=number):
+                if not submission.stickied:
+                    message += "<b>" + submission.title + "</b>" + "\n" + submission.selftext + "\n\n\n"
+            return message
+        except:
+            return "Api call failed, sorry"
+    else:
+        images = []
+        try:
+            for submission in stream.subreddit(subreddit).random_rising(limit=number):
+                if not submission.stickied:
+                    t = {"image": submission.url, "caption": submission.title}
+                    images.append(t)
+            return images
+        except:
+            return ["Api call failed, sorry"]

bot2/api/weather.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import requests
+# import api.keys
+import datetime
+
+class WeatherFetch():
+    def __init__(self, key):
+        self.last_fetch = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
+        self.last_weather = ""
+
+        self.url = "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/onecall?"
+        self.key = key
+
+    def show_weather(self, location):
+        delta = datetime.datetime.now() - self.last_fetch
+        if delta.total_seconds()/60 > 60 or "\n" not in self.last_weather: # 1 hour passed:
+
+            
+            data = {"lat" : location[0], "lon" : location[1], "exclude" : "minutely,hourly", "appid" : self.key, "units" : "metric"}
+            # today = datetime.datetime.today().weekday()
+            # days = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"]
+
+            try:
+                weather = requests.get(self.url,params=data).json()
+                # categories = {"Clouds": ":cloud:", "Rain": ":cloud_with_rain:", "Thunderstorm": "thunder_cloud_rain", "Drizzle": ":droplet:", "Snow": ":cloud_snow:", "Clear": ":sun:", "Mist": "Mist", "Smoke": "Smoke", "Haze": "Haze", "Dust": "Dust", "Fog": "Fog", "Sand": "Sand", "Dust": "Dust", "Ash": "Ash", "Squall": "Squall", "Tornado": "Tornado",}
+                now = weather["current"]
+                ret_weather = []
+                ret_weather.append({
+                    "short" : now["weather"][0]["main"],
+                    "temps" : [int(now["temp"])]
+                    })
+                weather_days = weather["daily"]
+                for i, day in enumerate(weather_days):
+                    ret_weather.append({
+                        "short" : day["weather"][0]["main"],
+                        "temps" : [int(day["temp"]["min"]),int(day["temp"]["max"])]
+                        })
+            except:
+                ret_weather = []
+
+            
+            #     now = weather["current"]
+            #     message = "<b>Now:</b> " + categories[now["weather"][0]["main"]] + "\n"
+            #     message += ":thermometer: " + str(int(now["temp"])) + "°\n\n"
+
+            #     weather_days = weather["daily"]
+                
+            #     for i, day in enumerate(weather_days):
+            #         if i == 0:
+            #             message += "<b>" + "Today" + ":</b> " + categories[day["weather"][0]["main"]] + "\n"
+            #         else:
+            #             message += "<b>" + days[(today + i + 1) % 7] + ":</b> " + categories[day["weather"][0]["main"]] + "\n"
+            #         message += ":thermometer: :fast_down_button: " + str(int(day["temp"]["min"])) + "° , :thermometer: :fast_up_button: " + str(int(day["temp"]["max"])) + "°\n\n"
+            # except:
+            #     message = "Query failed, it's my fault, I'm sorry :sad:"
+            
+            self.last_weather = ret_weather
+            self.last_fetch = datetime.datetime.now()
+        else:
+            ret_weather = self.last_weather
+
+        return ret_weather

bot2/commands/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Placeholder
+from . import clock
+from . import help
+from . import weather
+from . import status

bot2/commands/help.py

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Update
+from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler, CallbackContext
+from telegram.ext import (
+    Updater,
+    CommandHandler,
+    CallbackQueryHandler,
+    ConversationHandler,
+    CallbackContext,
+)
+
+FIRST = 1
+
+class Help():
+    """Shows the functions and their usage"""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.available_commands = {}
+
+
+    def create_handler(self):
+        conv_handler = ConversationHandler(
+            entry_points=[CommandHandler('help', self.entry_point)],
+            states={
+                FIRST: [
+                    CallbackQueryHandler(self.print_all, pattern="^all$"),
+                    CallbackQueryHandler(self.choose_specific, pattern="^specific$"),
+                    CallbackQueryHandler(self.print_one, pattern='func-'),
+                ]
+            },
+            fallbacks=[CommandHandler('help', self.entry_point)],
+        )
+        return conv_handler
+
+    def add_commands(self, commands):
+        # commands is a dict {"name": class}
+        for k in commands:
+            self.available_commands[k] = commands[k].__doc__
+
+    def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        keyboard = [
+            [
+                InlineKeyboardButton("All commands", callback_data="all"),
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Just one", callback_data="specific"),
+            ]
+        ]
+        reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        update.message.reply_text("What exactly do you want?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
+        return FIRST
+
+
+    def print_all(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        query = update.callback_query
+        query.answer()
+
+        all_cmd = ""
+        for k in self.available_commands:
+            all_cmd += k + " - " + self.available_commands[k] +"\n"
+
+        query.edit_message_text(text="List of all commands:\n" + all_cmd)
+        return ConversationHandler.END
+
+
+    def choose_specific(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        query = update.callback_query
+        query.answer()
+
+        
+        keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(k, callback_data="func-" + k)] for k in self.available_commands]
+
+        reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        query.edit_message_text(
+            text="What command should be printed?", reply_markup=reply_markup
+        )
+        return FIRST
+
+
+    def print_one(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        """Show new choice of buttons"""
+        query = update.callback_query
+        data = query.data.replace("func-", "")
+
+        query.answer()
+        message = self.available_commands[data]
+        query.edit_message_text(
+            text= message
+        )
+        return ConversationHandler.END

bot2/commands/status.py

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Update
+from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler, CallbackContext
+from telegram.ext import (
+    Updater,
+    CommandHandler,
+    CallbackQueryHandler,
+    ConversationHandler,
+    CallbackContext,
+)
+
+import datetime
+import requests
+import socket
+import numpy as np
+FIRST = 1
+
+class Status():
+    """Shows a short status of the program."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, name, version, prst, logger):
+        self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+        self.name = name
+        self.version = version
+        self.persistence = prst
+        self.logger = logger
+
+    def create_handler(self):
+        conv_handler = ConversationHandler(
+            entry_points=[CommandHandler('status', self.entry_point)],
+            states={
+                FIRST: [
+                    CallbackQueryHandler(self.print_status, pattern="^status-"),
+                ]
+            },
+            fallbacks=[CommandHandler('status', self.entry_point)],
+        )
+        return conv_handler
+
+
+    def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        user = update.message.from_user
+        keyboard = [
+            [
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Status", callback_data="status-simple"),
+                InlineKeyboardButton("With log", callback_data="status-full"),
+            ]
+        ]
+        reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        update.message.reply_text("What exactly do you want?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
+        return FIRST
+
+
+    def print_status(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        query = update.callback_query
+        wanted = query.data.replace("status-","")
+        query.answer()
+
+        delta = str(datetime.datetime.now() - self.start_time)
+        message = "BeebBop, this is " + self.name + " (V." + self.version + ")\n"
+
+        try:
+            ip = requests.get('https://api.ipify.org').text
+            with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) as s:
+                s.connect(('8.8.8.8', 80))
+                (addr, port) = s.getsockname()
+            local_ips = addr
+        except:
+            ip = "not fetchable"
+            local_ips = "not fetchable"
+
+        message += "<pre>Status: Running 🟢\n"
+        message += "Uptime: " + delta[:delta.rfind(".")] + "\n"
+        message += "Reboots: " + str(self.persistence["global"]["reboots"]) + "\n"
+        message += "IP (public): " + ip + "\n"
+        message += "IP (private): " + str(local_ips) + "\n"
+        tot_r = np.array(self.persistence["bot"]["receive_activity"]["count"]).sum()
+        message += "Total messages read: " + str(tot_r) + "\n"
+
+        tot_s = np.array(self.persistence["bot"]["send_activity"]["count"]).sum()
+        message += "Total messages sent: " + str(tot_s) + "\n"
+
+        tot_e = np.array(self.persistence["bot"]["execute_activity"]["count"]).sum()
+        message += "Commands executed " + str(tot_e) + "</pre>\n"
+
+        if wanted == "full":
+            message += str(dir(self.logger))
+
+        query.edit_message_text(
+            text= message
+        )
+
+        return ConversationHandler.END

bot2/commands/weather.py

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Update
+from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler, CallbackContext
+from telegram.ext import (
+    Updater,
+    CommandHandler,
+    CallbackQueryHandler,
+    ConversationHandler,
+    CallbackContext,
+)
+
+import datetime
+FIRST = 1
+
+class Weather():
+    """Shows a weatherforecast for a given location"""
+    def __init__(self, api):
+        """initialize api and persistence"""
+        self.api = api
+        self.city = ""
+
+    def create_handler(self):
+        """returns the handlers with button-logic"""
+        conv_handler = ConversationHandler(
+            entry_points=[CommandHandler('weather', self.entry_point)],
+            states={
+                FIRST: [
+                    CallbackQueryHandler(self.choose_city, pattern="^city-"),
+                    CallbackQueryHandler(self.choose_time, pattern="^time-"),
+                ]
+            },
+            fallbacks=[CommandHandler('weather', self.entry_point)],
+        )
+
+        return conv_handler
+
+
+    def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        """Reacts the call of the command. Prints the first buttons"""
+        keyboard = [
+            [
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Zürich", callback_data="city-zurich"),
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Freiburg", callback_data="city-freiburg"),
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Mulhouse", callback_data="city-mulhouse"),
+            ]
+        ]
+        reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        update.message.reply_text("Which city?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
+        return FIRST
+
+
+    def choose_city(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        """Prompt same text & keyboard as `start` does but not as new message"""
+        # Get CallbackQuery from Update
+        query = update.callback_query
+        data = query.data
+        self.city = data.replace("city-","")
+        query.answer()
+        keyboard = [
+            [
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Now", callback_data="time-now"),
+                InlineKeyboardButton("Tomorrow", callback_data="time-tomorrow"),
+                InlineKeyboardButton("7 days", callback_data="time-7"),
+            ]
+        ]
+        reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        query.edit_message_text(
+            text = "Which time?", reply_markup=reply_markup
+        )
+        return FIRST
+
+
+    def choose_time(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
+        """Show new choice of buttons"""
+        query = update.callback_query
+        query.answer()
+        forecast_time = query.data.replace("time-","")
+        weather = self.get_weather(self.city, forecast_time)
+        query.edit_message_text(
+            text = "Weather: \n" + weather
+        )
+        return ConversationHandler.END
+
+
+    def get_weather(self, city, forecast_time) -> None:
+        """get the weather that matches the given params"""
+        locations = {"freiburg": [47.9990, 7.8421], "zurich": [47.3769, 8.5417], "mulhouse": [47.7508, 7.3359]}
+
+        city = locations[city]
+        
+        categories = {"Clouds": "☁", "Rain": "🌧", "Thunderstorm": "🌩", "Drizzle": ":droplet:", "Snow": "❄", "Clear": "☀", "Mist": "🌫", "Smoke": "Smoke", "Haze": "Haze", "Dust": "Dust", "Fog": "Fog", "Sand": "Sand", "Dust": "Dust", "Ash": "Ash", "Squall": "Squall", "Tornado": "Tornado",}
+        days = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"]
+        today = datetime.datetime.today().weekday()
+        weather = self.api.show_weather(city)
+        message = ""
+        if forecast_time == "now" or forecast_time == "7":
+            now = weather.pop(0)
+            message += "<b>Now:</b> " + categories[now["short"]] + "\n"
+            message += "🌡" + str(now["temps"][0]) + "°\n\n"
+            tod = weather.pop(0)
+            message += "<b>" + "Today" + ":</b> " + categories[tod["short"]] + "\n"
+            message += "🌡 ❄ " + str(tod["temps"][0]) + "° , 🌡 🔥 " + str(tod["temps"][1]) + "°\n\n"
+
+        if forecast_time == "tomorrow" or forecast_time == "7":
+            tom = weather.pop(0)
+            print(tom)
+            message += "<b>" + "Tomorrow" + ":</b> " + categories[tom["short"]] + "\n"
+            message += "🌡 ❄ " + str(tom["temps"][0]) + "° , 🌡 🔥 " + str(tom["temps"][1]) + "°\n\n"
+
+        if forecast_time == "7":
+            for i, day in enumerate(weather):
+                message += "<b>" + days[(today + i + 2) % 7] + ":</b> " + categories[day["short"]] + "\n"
+                message += "🌡 ❄ " + str(day["temps"][0]) + "° , 🌡 🔥 " + str(day["temps"][1]) + "°\n\n"
+
+        return message

bot2/main.py

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# TODO remove in the end
+import logging
+
+from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Update
+from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler, CallbackContext
+
+#from .commands import *
+from . import api, commands
+
+class ChatBot():
+    """better framwork - unites all functions"""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, version, hw_commands, prst, logger):
+        """Inits the Bot with a few conf. vars
+        Args:   -> name:str - Name of the bot
+                -> version:str - Version number
+                -> hw_commands - dict with commands executable by the clock module
+                -> prst:dict - persistence (overloaded dict that writes to json file)
+                -> logger - logging object to unify log messages
+        """
+        
+        # Import submodules
+        self.api_weather = api.weather.WeatherFetch(api.keys.weather_api)
+        # self.reddit_api = api.reddit.RedditFetch()
+        # and so on
+
+        # Mark them as available
+        self.help_module = commands.help.Help()
+        self.sub_modules = {
+            "weather": commands.weather.Weather(self.api_weather),
+            "help" : self.help_module,
+            "status" : commands.status.Status(name, version, prst, logger),
+
+            }
+        #     "log" : self.bot_print_log,
+        #     "lorem" : self.bot_print_lorem,
+        #     "weather" : self.bot_show_weather,
+        #     "google" : self.bot_google_search,
+        #     "events" : self.bot_print_events,
+        #     "wikipedia" : self.bot_show_wikipedia,
+        #     "zvv" : self.bot_zvv,
+        #     "cronjob" : self.bot_cronjob,
+        #     "joke" : self.bot_tell_joke,
+        #     "meme" : self.bot_send_meme,
+        #     "news" : self.bot_send_news,
+        #     "list" : self.bot_list,
+        #     "alias" : self.bot_save_alias,
+        # }, **hw_commands)
+        # concat bot_commands + hw-commands
+        # must be a class that has a method create_handler
+
+        self.telegram = Updater(api.keys.telegram_api, use_context=True)
+        self.dispatcher = self.telegram.dispatcher
+
+        self.add_commands()
+        self.telegram.start_polling()
+        self.telegram.idle()
+
+
+    
+    def add_commands(self):
+        self.help_module.add_commands(self.sub_modules)
+        for k in self.sub_modules:
+            self.dispatcher.add_handler(self.sub_modules[k].create_handler())
+

dashboard/main.py

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class DashBoard():
             inverse=True,
             )
         except:
-            card = card = dbc.Card([
+            card = dbc.Card([
                 dbc.CardBody([
                     html.H4("Could not load XKCD", className="card-title"),
                     ])

launcher.py

@@ -5,15 +5,24 @@ import dashboard.main
 # wrapper
 import wrapper
 import persistence.main
-# misc.
+
+# various
+import logging
 from threading import Thread
 
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s', level=logging.INFO
+)
+
 class Launcher():
     """Launches all other submodules"""
 
     def __init__(self):
         """"""
         self.persistence = persistence.main.PersistentDict("persistence/prst.json")
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.logger.info("Starting")
+
         if len(self.persistence) == 0:
             self.init_persistence()
         self.persistence["global"]["reboots"] += 1
@@ -33,16 +42,16 @@ class Launcher():
     def clock(self):
         self.clock = wrapper.ClockWrapper(self.clock_module, self.bot_module)
 
-
     def chatbot(self):
         self.bot = wrapper.BotWrapper(self.bot_module, self.clock_module)
 
-
     def dashboard(self):
         self.dashboard = wrapper.DashBoardWrapper(self.dashboard_module, self.bot_module)
 
+
     def init_persistence(self):
-        print("New Persistence created")
+        self.logger.warn("New Persistence created")
+
         self.persistence["bot"] =  {
             "send_activity" : {"hour":[], "count":[]},
             "receive_activity" : {"hour":[], "count":[]},
@@ -61,4 +70,7 @@ class Launcher():
 
 ########################################################################
 ## Aand liftoff!
+
+
+
 Launcher()

persistence/main.py

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import os
 
 
 class PersistentDict(dict):
-    """"""
+    """Extended dict that writes its content to a file every time a value is changed"""
-    def __init__(self, file_name, *args, **kwargs):
 
+    def __init__(self, file_name, *args, **kwargs):
+        """initialization of the dict and of the required files"""
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
         self.path = file_name
         self.last_action = ""
         if not os.path.exists(self.path):
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ class PersistentDict(dict):
                 f.write("{}")
         self.read_dict()
 
-
+    ## helper - functions
     def write_dict(self):
         with open(self.path, "w") as f:
             json.dump(self, f)
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ class PersistentDict(dict):
                 super().__setitem__(key, tmp[key])
         self.last_action = "r"
 
-
+    ## extended dictionary - logic
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         if self.last_action != "r":
             self.read_dict()
@@ -51,7 +53,11 @@ class PersistentDict(dict):
         self.write_dict()
         return {}
 
+
+
 class HookedDict(dict):
+    """helper class to detect writes to a child-dictionary and triger a write in PersistentDict"""
+
     def __init__(self, own_name, parent_dict, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.name = own_name

t.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import bot2.main
+import persistence.main
+
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s', level=logging.INFO
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+prst = persistence.main.PersistentDict("persistence/prst.json")
+
+test = bot2.main.ChatBot("Test", ".1", "HW", prst, logger)