allow users to specify custom config.json location

functions.py

@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 
 import markovify
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
-import re, multiprocessing, sqlite3, shutil, os, json, html
+import re, multiprocessing, sqlite3, shutil, os, html
 
-cfg = json.load(open('config.json'))
+def make_sentence(output, cfg):
-
-def make_sentence(output):
 	class nlt_fixed(markovify.NewlineText): #modified version of NewlineText that never rejects sentences
 		def test_sentence_input(self, sentence):
 			return True #all sentences are valid <3
@@ -49,13 +47,10 @@ def make_sentence(output):
 
 	output.send(sentence)
 
-def make_toot(force_markov = False, args = None):
+def make_toot(cfg):
-	return make_toot_markov()
-
-def make_toot_markov(query = None):
 	toot = None
 	pin, pout = multiprocessing.Pipe(False)
-	p = multiprocessing.Process(target = make_sentence, args = [pout])
+	p = multiprocessing.Process(target = make_sentence, args = [pout, cfg])
 	p.start()
 	p.join(5) #wait 5 seconds to get something
 	if p.is_alive(): #if it's still trying to make a toot after 5 seconds

gen.py

@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import argparse, json, re
 import functions
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate and post a toot.')
+parser.add_argument('-c', '--cfg', dest='cfg', action='', default='config.json', nargs='?',
+	help="Specify a custom location for config.json.")
 parser.add_argument('-s', '--simulate', dest='simulate', action='store_true',
 	help="Print the toot without actually posting it. Use this to make sure your bot's actually working.")
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-cfg = json.load(open('config.json'))
+cfg = json.load(open(args.cfg))
 
 client = None
 
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ if not args.simulate:
 	  api_base_url=cfg['site'])
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	toot = functions.make_toot()
+	toot = functions.make_toot(cfg)
 	if cfg['strip_paired_punctuation']:
 		toot = re.sub(r"[\[\]\(\)\{\}\"“”«»„]", "", toot)
 	if not args.simulate:

main.py

@@ -7,24 +7,32 @@
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 from os import path
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
-import os, sqlite3, signal, sys, json, re, shutil
+import os, sqlite3, signal, sys, json, re, shutil, argparse
 import requests
 import functions
 
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Log in and download posts.')
+parser.add_argument('-c', '--cfg', dest='cfg', action='', default='config.json', nargs='?',
+	help="Specify a custom location for config.json.")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
 scopes = ["read:statuses", "read:accounts", "read:follows", "write:statuses", "read:notifications", "write:accounts"]
 #cfg defaults
 
 cfg = {
 	"site": "https://botsin.space",
 	"cw": None,
-	"instance_blacklist": ["bofa.lol", "witches.town", "knzk.me"],
+	"instance_blacklist": ["bofa.lol", "witches.town", "knzk.me"], # rest in piece
 	"learn_from_cw": False,
 	"mention_handling": 1,
 	"max_thread_length": 15,
 	"strip_paired_punctuation": False
 }
 
-cfg.update(json.load(open('config.json', 'r')))
+cfg.update(json.load(open(args.cfg, 'r')))
+
+print("Using {} as configuration file".format(args.cfg))
 
 if "client" not in cfg:
 	print("No application info -- registering application with {}".format(cfg['site']))
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ if "secret" not in cfg:
 	print("Open this URL and authenticate to give mstdn-ebooks access to your bot's account: {}".format(client.auth_request_url(scopes=scopes)))
 	cfg['secret'] = client.log_in(code=input("Secret: "), scopes=scopes)
 
-json.dump(cfg, open("config.json", "w+"))
+json.dump(cfg, open(args.cfg, "w+"))
 
 def extract_toot(toot):
 	toot = functions.extract_toot(toot)

reply.py

@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 import mastodon
-import random, re, json
+import random, re, json, argparse
 import functions
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
-cfg = json.load(open('config.json', 'r'))
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Reply service. Leave running in the background.')
+parser.add_argument('-c', '--cfg', dest='cfg', action='', default='config.json', nargs='?',
+	help="Specify a custom location for config.json.")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+cfg = json.load(open(args.cfg, 'r'))
 
 client = mastodon.Mastodon(
   client_id=cfg['client']['id'],
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ class ReplyListener(mastodon.StreamListener):
 					else:
 						print("User is not valid")
 			else:
-				toot = functions.make_toot(True) #generate a toot
+				toot = functions.make_toot(cfg) #generate a toot
 				toot = acct + " " + toot #prepend the @
 				print(acct + " says " + mention) #logging
 				visibility = notification['status']['visibility']