Initial bitbot code with helper functions and config load

Author: Ronnie Hash

.gitignore

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+config.yml
+*.pyc

bitbot.py

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-import requests
-import slackweb
+"""
+Author: BIT Community
+
+Description:
+
+bitbot is a simple slack greetings bot developed by the BIT community
+to help promote opensource and BIT code collaboration.
+
+"""
+from slackclient import SlackClient
+from helpers import load_config
+
+try:
+    slack_config = load_config(get_settings="slack")
+except:
+    print("Problem loading config settings")
+
+if slack_config:
+    slack_token = slack_config['slack_token']
+    introduction_channel_id = slack_config['introduction_channel_id']
+    bot_user = slack_config['bot_user']
+    greeting_message = slack_config['greeting_message']
+
+
+def slack_client_connect():
+    slack_client = SlackClient(slack_token)
+    return slack_client
+
+
+def slack_client_test():
+     slack_client = slack_client_connect()
+     print(slack_client.api_call('api.test'))
+     print(slack_client.api_call('auth.test'))
+
+
+def slack_post_message(message=None):
+    slack_client = slack_client_connect()
+    if message:
+        post = slack_client.api_call("chat.postMessage", as_user="true:",
+                                     channel=introduction_channel_id,
+                                     text=message)
+    else:
+        post = "There was no message to send."
+    return post
+
+
+#slack_client_test()
+#slack_post_message(message=greeting_message)
+
+

config.example.yml

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+---
+
+slack:
+  token: <token>
+  bot_user: <bot user>
+  introduction_channel_id: <channel id>
+  greeting_message: |
+                    Hi, I'm bitbot :bitlogo: . This is our first community coding project!
+                    Join in on the fun!
+                    Hack all the things :neckbeard:!
+                    Drink all the :beer:!

helpers.py

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+"""
+Definition:
+Helper function
+"""
+
+import yaml
+
+
+def load_config(get_settings=None):
+    """
+    Load config.yml
+    """
+    config = dict()
+
+    if not get_settings:
+        return "Please specify what settings you would like to parse"
+
+    try:
+        load_config = yaml.load(open('config.yml'))
+    except:
+        return "Could not load Config file."
+    try:
+        config['slack_token'] = load_config[get_settings]['token']
+    except:
+        return "Issue loading token in config.yml"
+    try:
+        config['bot_user'] = load_config[get_settings]['bot_user']
+    except:
+        return "Issue loading bot_user name in config.yml"
+    try:
+        config['introduction_channel_id'] = load_config[get_settings]['introduction_channel_id']
+    except:
+        return "Issue loading introduction_channel_id in config.yml"
+    try:
+        config['greeting_message'] = load_config[get_settings]['greeting_message']
+    except:
+        return "Issue loading slack message"
+
+    return config