enhanceNews

returns a random line from the file

config.template

@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ file_path = alert.txt
 broadcastCh = 2
 enable_read_news = False
 news_file_path = news.txt
+# only return a single random line from the news file
+news_random_line = False
 
 [smtp]
 # enable or disable the SMTP module

modules/filemon.py

@@ -3,22 +3,31 @@
 
 from modules.log import *
 import asyncio
+import random
 import os
 
 trap_list_filemon = ("readnews",)
 
-def read_file(file_monitor_file_path):
+def read_file(file_monitor_file_path, random_line_only=False):
     try:
-        with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r') as f:
-            content = f.read()
-        return content
+        if random_line_only:
+            # read a random line from the file
+            with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r') as f:
+                lines = f.readlines()
+                return random.choice(lines)
+        else:
+            # read the whole file
+            with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r') as f:
+                content = f.read()
+            return content
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning(f"FileMon: Error reading file: {file_monitor_file_path}")
         return None
     
 def read_news():
     # read the news file on demand
-    return read_file(news_file_path)
+    return read_file(news_file_path, read_news_enabled)
+
 
 def write_news(content, append=False):
     # write the news file on demand

modules/settings.py

@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ try:
     file_monitor_broadcastCh = config['fileMon'].getint('broadcastCh', 2) # default 2
     read_news_enabled = config['fileMon'].getboolean('enable_read_news', False) # default disabled
     news_file_path = config['fileMon'].get('news_file_path', 'news.txt') # default news.txt
+    news_random_line_only = config['fileMon'].getboolean('news_random_line', False) # default False
 
     # games
     game_hop_limit = config['messagingSettings'].getint('game_hop_limit', 5) # default 3 hops

modules/system.py

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if file_monitor_enabled or read_news_enabled:
     from modules.filemon import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
     if read_news_enabled:
         trap_list = trap_list + trap_list_filemon # items readnews
-        help_message = help_message + ", readmail"
+        help_message = help_message + ", readnews"
 
 # clean up the help message
 help_message = help_message.split(", ")