initial rework of the implemented functionsdev

+ added __init__ import file for all functions
+ added new helper function
+ added strings.json file
* some logic fixups
* validator fixup
* arg abbreviation moved to misc

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/classes/help.py b/classes/help.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from common.misc import arg_abbr
+from common.strings import StaticAnswers
+import json
+
+
+class Helper:
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.possible_vars = StaticAnswers().helpfile["help_advanced"].keys()
+
+	def receive(self, target):
+		# optional argument abbreviation
+		target = arg_abbr(target, self.possible_vars)
+
+		if target in self.possible_vars:
+			return StaticAnswers().help_doc(target)
+		else:
+			return StaticAnswers().help_doc()
+
+	def format(self, query, target, opt_arg):
+		doc = self.receive(target)
+
+		if target in self.possible_vars:
+			answer = json.dumps(StaticAnswers().help_doc(target), indent=4)
+
+		else:
+			answer = "\n".join(['%s' % value for (_, value) in doc.items()])
+
+		return answer