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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import validators
+from common.strings import StaticAnswers
+
+
+def deduplicate(reply):
+	"""
+	list deduplication method
+	:param list reply: list containing non unique items
+	:return: list containing unique items
+	"""
+	reply_dedup = list()
+	for item in reply:
+		if item not in reply_dedup:
+			reply_dedup.append(item)
+
+	return reply_dedup
+
+
+def validate(keyword, target):
+	"""
+	validation method to reduce malformed querys and unnecessary connection attempts
+	:param keyword: used keyword
+	:param target: provided target
+	:return: true if valid
+	"""
+	# if keyword in domain_keywords list
+	if keyword in StaticAnswers().keys('domain_keywords'):
+		# if target is a domain / email return True
+		if validators.domain(target) or validators.email(target):
+			return True
+
+	# check if keyword is in number_keyword list
+	elif keyword in StaticAnswers().keys('number_keywords'):
+		# if target only consists of digits return True
+		return target.isdigit()
+
+	# if keyword is in no_arg_keywords list return True
+	elif keyword in StaticAnswers().keys("no_arg_keywords"):
+		return True
+
+	# if the target could not be validated until this return False
+	return False
+
+
+#
+class HandleError:
+	"""
+	simple XMPP error / exception class formating the error condition
+	"""
+	def __init__(self, error, key, target):
+		# init all necessary variables
+		self.text = error.text
+		self.condition = error.condition
+		self.key = key
+		self.target = target
+
+	def report(self):
+		# return the formatted result string to the user
+		text = "%s. %s %s resulted in: %s" % (self.text, self.key, self.target, self.condition)
+
+		return text