"talkback" function (random answers based on a set of patterns)

core/config.go

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	Token string `yaml:"token"`
 	Name  string `yaml:"name"`
+	Talkback[] struct {
+		Domain struct {
+			Name string `yaml:"name"`
+			Patterns []string `yaml:"patterns"`
+			Answers []string `yaml:"answers"`
+		} `yaml:"domain"`
+	} `yaml:"talkback"`
 }
 
 type Command struct {

core/messages.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,9 +28,9 @@ func createAudio(msg string) (filename string, file *bytes.Reader) {
 
 func createHelpMessage() string {
 	// build list of possible commands
+	// TODO: currently, the help needs to get value initiated at startup time to be built.
+	// I don't like that and wish to test what is rendered without connecting to the server
 	var help []string
-	help = append(help,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Hello, I'm **%s**. Here are the things I can do :\n", ConfigRegister.Name))
 	for _, command := range CommandRegister {
 		help = append(help,
 			fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -37,7 +39,11 @@ func createHelpMessage() string {
 				command.desc,
 				command.example))
 	}
-	return strings.Join(help, "")
+	sort.Strings(help)
+	welcome := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"Hello, I'm **%s**. Here are the things I can do :\n",
+		ConfigRegister.Name)
+	return welcome + strings.Join(help, "")
 }
 
 func MessageHandler(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) {
@@ -47,12 +53,28 @@ func MessageHandler(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) {
 				return
 			}
 			var message string = strings.TrimPrefix(m.Content, alias)
-			fmt.Println(message)
 			CommandRegister[alias].command(s, m, message)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func MessageTalkback(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) {
+	if m.Author.ID == s.State.User.ID {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, t := range ConfigRegister.Talkback {
+		for _, p := range t.Domain.Patterns {
+			rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(m.Content), strings.ToLower(p)) &&
+				rand.Intn(2) == 1 {
+				rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+				answer := t.Domain.Answers[rand.Intn(len(t.Domain.Answers))]
+				s.ChannelMessageSend(m.ChannelID, answer)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func MessageHelp(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate, message string) {
 	s.ChannelMessageSend(m.ChannelID, createHelpMessage())
 }