verse command

the other BBS have  Fortune it seems to be a popular thing to do. here is a verse command hidden enable like 🐝 to return bible verses better? @joshbowyer

.gitignore

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ etc/*.service
 
 # fileMonitor test file
 bee.txt
+bible.txt
 
 # data files
 data/*.json

config.template

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ enable_read_news = False
 news_file_path = ../data/news.txt
 # only return a single random (head)line from the news file
 news_random_line = False
-# only return news 'block' (seprated by two newlines) randomly (precidence over news_random_line)
+# only return random news 'block' (seprated by two newlines) randomly (precidence over news_random_line)
 news_block_mode = True
 
 # enable the use of exernal shell commands, this enables some data in `sysinfo`

install.sh

@@ -519,6 +519,25 @@ exit 0
 # sudo rm -rf ~/.ollama
 
 
-# after install shenannigans
+# if install done manually 
+# copy modules/custom_scheduler.py template if it does not exist
+# copy data files from etc/data to data/
+
+
+#### after install shenannigans
 # add 'bee = True' to config.ini General section.
 # wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/MattIPv4/045239bc27b16b2bcf7a3a9a4648c08a/raw/2411e31293a35f3e565f61e7490a806d4720ea7e/bee%2520movie%2520script -O bee.txt
+# place bee.txt in project root
+
+####
+# download bible in text from places like https://www.biblesupersearch.com/bible-downloads/
+# in the project root place bible.txt and use verse = True
+# to use machine reading format like this
+# Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
+# Genesis 1:2 And the earth was waste and void..
+# or simple format like this (less preferred)
+# Chapter 1
+# 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
+# 2 And the earth was waste and void..
+
+

mesh_bot.py

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, pkiStatus, message_from_id, channel_n
     "tic-tac-toe": lambda: handleTicTacToe(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
     "tide": lambda: handle_tide(message_from_id, deviceID, channel_number),
     "valert": lambda: get_volcano_usgs(),
+    "verse": lambda: read_verse(),
     "videopoker": lambda: handleVideoPoker(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
     "whereami": lambda: handle_whereami(message_from_id, deviceID, channel_number),
     "whoami": lambda: handle_whoami(message_from_id, deviceID, hop, snr, rssi, pkiStatus),
@@ -1655,6 +1656,8 @@ def handle_boot(mesh=True):
                 logger.debug(f"System: File Monitor News Reader Enabled for {my_settings.news_file_path}")
             if my_settings.bee_enabled:
                 logger.debug("System: File Monitor Bee Monitor Enabled for 🐝bee.txt")
+            if my_settings.bible_enabled:
+                logger.debug("System: File Monitor Bible Verse Enabled for bible.txt")
             if my_settings.usAlerts:
                 logger.debug(f"System: Emergency Alert Broadcast Enabled on channel {my_settings.emergency_responder_alert_channel} for interface {my_settings.emergency_responder_alert_interface}")
             if my_settings.enableDEalerts:

modules/filemon.py

@@ -24,14 +24,18 @@ trap_list_filemon = ("readnews",)
 NEWS_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'data')
 newsSourcesList = []
 
-def read_file(file_monitor_file_path, random_line_only=False, news_block_mode=False):
+def read_file(file_monitor_file_path, random_line_only=False, news_block_mode=False, verse_only=False):
-    logger.debug(f"FileMon: Reading file: {file_monitor_file_path} options - random_line_only: {random_line_only}, news_block_mode: {news_block_mode}")
     try:
         if not os.path.exists(file_monitor_file_path):
             if file_monitor_file_path == "bee.txt":
                 return "🐝buzz 💐buzz buzz🍯"
-        if news_block_mode:
+            if file_monitor_file_path == 'bible.txt':
-            # read a random block (separated by 2+ blank lines, robust to line endings)
+                return "🐝Go, and make disciples of all nations."
+        if verse_only:
+            # process verse/bible file 
+            verse = get_verses(file_monitor_file_path)
+            return verse
+        elif news_block_mode:
             with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 content = f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n').replace('\r', '\n')
                 blocks = []
@@ -74,6 +78,54 @@ def read_news(source=None, random_line_only=False, news_block_mode=False):
         return read_file(file_path, random_line_only=True, news_block_mode=False)
     else:
         return read_file(file_path)
+    
+def read_verse():
+    # Reads a random verse from the file bible.txt in the data/ directory
+    verses = get_verses('bible.txt')
+    if verses:
+        return random.choice(verses)
+    return None
+
+def get_verses(file_monitor_file_path):
+    # Handles both "4 ..." and "1 Timothy 4:15 ..." style verse starts
+    verses = []
+    current_verse = []
+    with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            # Check for "number space" OR "Book Chapter:Verse" at start
+            is_numbered = stripped and len(stripped) > 1 and stripped[0].isdigit() and stripped[1] == ' '
+            is_reference = (
+                stripped and
+                ':' in stripped and
+                any(stripped.startswith(book + ' ') for book in [
+                    "Genesis", "Exodus", "Leviticus", "Numbers", "Deuteronomy", "Joshua", "Judges", "Ruth",
+                    "1 Samuel", "2 Samuel", "1 Kings", "2 Kings", "1 Chronicles", "2 Chronicles", "Ezra", "Nehemiah",
+                    "Esther", "Job", "Psalms", "Proverbs", "Ecclesiastes", "Song of Solomon", "Isaiah", "Jeremiah",
+                    "Lamentations", "Ezekiel", "Daniel", "Hosea", "Joel", "Amos", "Obadiah", "Jonah", "Micah",
+                    "Nahum", "Habakkuk", "Zephaniah", "Haggai", "Zechariah", "Malachi", "Matthew", "Mark", "Luke",
+                    "John", "Acts", "Romans", "1 Corinthians", "2 Corinthians", "Galatians", "Ephesians", "Philippians",
+                    "Colossians", "1 Thessalonians", "2 Thessalonians", "1 Timothy", "2 Timothy", "Titus", "Philemon",
+                    "Hebrews", "James", "1 Peter", "2 Peter", "1 John", "2 John", "3 John", "Jude", "Revelation"
+                ])
+            )
+            if is_numbered or is_reference:
+                if current_verse:
+                    verses.append(' '.join(current_verse).strip())
+                    current_verse = []
+                # For numbered, drop the number; for reference, keep the whole line
+                if is_numbered:
+                    current_verse.append(stripped.split(' ', 1)[1])
+                else:
+                    current_verse.append(stripped)
+            elif stripped and not stripped.lower().startswith('psalm'):
+                current_verse.append(stripped)
+            elif not stripped and current_verse:
+                verses.append(' '.join(current_verse).strip())
+                current_verse = []
+        if current_verse:
+            verses.append(' '.join(current_verse).strip())
+    return verses
 
 def write_news(content, append=False):
     # write the news file on demand

modules/scheduler.py

@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ def setup_scheduler(
                 lambda: send_message(handle_sun(0, schedulerInterface, schedulerChannel), schedulerChannel, 0, schedulerInterface)
             )
             logger.debug(f"System: Starting the scheduler to send solar information at {schedulerTime} on Device:{schedulerInterface} Channel:{schedulerChannel}")
+        elif 'verse' in schedulerValue:
+            from modules.filemon import read_verse
+            schedule.every().day.at(schedulerTime).do(
+                lambda: send_message(read_verse(), schedulerChannel, 0, schedulerInterface)
+            )
+            logger.debug(f"System: Starting the verse scheduler to send a verse at {schedulerTime} on Device:{schedulerInterface} Channel:{schedulerChannel}")
         elif 'custom' in schedulerValue:
             try:
                 from modules.custom_scheduler import setup_custom_schedules # type: ignore

modules/settings.py

@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ try:
     dad_jokes_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('DadJokes', False)
     dad_jokes_emojiJokes = config['general'].getboolean('DadJokesEmoji', False)
     bee_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('bee', False) # 🐝 off by default undocumented
+    bible_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('verse', False) # verse command
     solar_conditions_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('spaceWeather', True)
     wikipedia_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('wikipedia', False)
     use_kiwix_server = config['general'].getboolean('useKiwixServer', False)

modules/system.py

@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ if file_monitor_enabled or read_news_enabled or bee_enabled or enable_runShellCm
     # Bee Configuration uses file monitor module
     if bee_enabled:
         trap_list = trap_list + ("🐝",)
+    if bible_enabled:
+        trap_list = trap_list + ("verse",)
+        help_message = help_message + ", verse"
     # x: command for shell access
     if enable_runShellCmd and allowXcmd:
         trap_list = trap_list + ("x:",)