meshing-around/modules/bbstools.py

# helper functions for various BBS messaging tasks
# K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024

import pickle # pip install pickle
from modules.settings import *

trap_list_bbs = ("bbslist", "bbspost", "bbsread", "bbsdelete", "bbshelp")

# global message list, later we will use a pickle on disk
bbs_messages = []
bbs_dm = []

def load_bbsdb():
    global bbs_messages
    # load the bbs messages from the database file
    try:
        with open('bbsdb.pkl', 'rb') as f:
            bbs_messages = pickle.load(f)
    except:
        bbs_messages = [[1, "Welcome to meshBBS", "Welcome to the BBS, please post a message!",0]]
        print ("\nSystem: Creating new bbsdb.pkl")
        with open('bbsdb.pkl', 'wb') as f:
            pickle.dump(bbs_messages, f)

def save_bbsdb():
    global bbs_messages
    # save the bbs messages to the database file
    print ("System: Saving bbsdb.pkl\n")
    with open('bbsdb.pkl', 'wb') as f:
        pickle.dump(bbs_messages, f)

def bbs_help():
    # help message
    return "BBS Commands:\n'bbslist'\n'bbspost $subject #message'\n'bbsread #'\n'bbsdelete #'\n'cmd'"

def bbs_list_messages():
    #print (f"System: raw bbs_messages: {bbs_messages}")
    # return a string with new line for each message subject in the list bbs_messages
    message_list = ""
    for message in bbs_messages:
        # message[0] is the messageID, message[1] is the subject
        message_list += "Msg #" + str(message[0]) + " " + message[1] + "\n"

    # last newline removed
    message_list = message_list[:-1]
    return message_list

def bbs_delete_message(messageID = 0, fromNode = 0):
    #if messageID out of range ignore
    if (messageID - 1) >= len(bbs_messages):
        return "Message not found."
    
    # delete a message from the bbsdb
    if messageID > 0:
        # if same user wrote message they can delete it
        if fromNode == bbs_messages[messageID - 1][3] or str(fromNode) in bbs_admin_list:
            bbs_messages.pop(messageID - 1)
            # reset the messageID
            for i in range(len(bbs_messages)):
                bbs_messages[i][0] = i + 1

            # save the bbsdb
            save_bbsdb()
            
            return "Msg #" + str(messageID) + " deleted."
        else:
            print (f"!!System: node {fromNode}, tried to delete a message: {bbs_messages[messageID - 1]} and was dropped.")
            return "You are not authorized to delete this message."
    else:
        return "Please specify a message number to delete."

def bbs_post_message(subject, message, fromNode):
    # post a message to the bbsdb and assign a messageID
    messageID = len(bbs_messages) + 1

    # Check the BAN list for naughty nodes and silently drop the message
    if str(fromNode) in bbs_ban_list:
        print (f"!!System: Naughty node {fromNode}, tried to post a message: {subject}, {message} and was dropped.")
        return "Message posted. ID is: " + str(messageID)

    # append the message to the list
    bbs_messages.append([messageID, subject, message, fromNode])
    print (f"System: NEW Message Posted, subject: {subject}, message: {message} from {fromNode}")

    # save the bbsdb
    save_bbsdb()

    return "Message posted. ID is: " + str(messageID)

def bbs_read_message(messageID = 0):
    #if messageID out of range ignore
    if (messageID - 1) >= len(bbs_messages):
        return "Message not found."
    if messageID > 0:
        message = bbs_messages[messageID - 1]
        return f"Msg #{message[0]}\nMsg Body: {message[2]}"
    else:
        return "Please specify a message number to read."
   
def save_bbsdm():
    global bbs_dm
    # save the bbs messages to the database file
    print ("System: Saving Updated BBS Direct Messages bbsdm.pkl")
    with open('bbsdm.pkl', 'wb') as f:
        pickle.dump(bbs_dm, f)

def load_bbsdm():
    global bbs_dm
    # load the bbs messages from the database file
    try:
        with open('bbsdm.pkl', 'rb') as f:
            bbs_dm = pickle.load(f)
    except:
        bbs_dm = [[1234567890, "Message", 1234567890]]
        print ("\nSystem: Creating new bbsdm.pkl")
        with open('bbsdm.pkl', 'wb') as f:
            pickle.dump(bbs_dm, f)

def bbs_post_dm(toNode, message, fromNode):
    global bbs_dm
    # Check the BAN list for naughty nodes and silently drop the message
    if str(fromNode) in bbs_ban_list:
        print (f"!!System: Naughty node {fromNode}, tried to post a message: {message} and was dropped.")
        return "DM Posted for node " + str(toNode)

    # append the message to the list
    bbs_dm.append([int(toNode), message, int(fromNode)])

    # save the bbsdb
    save_bbsdm()
    return "BBS DM Posted for node " + str(toNode)

def bbs_check_dm(toNode):
    global bbs_dm
    # Check for any messages for toNode
    for msg in bbs_dm:
        if msg[0] == toNode:
            return msg
    return False

def bbs_delete_dm(toNode, message):
    global bbs_dm
    # delete a message from the bbsdm
    for msg in bbs_dm:
        if msg[0] == toNode:
            # check if the message matches
            if msg[1] == message:
                bbs_dm.remove(msg)
            # save the bbsdb
            save_bbsdm()
            return "System: cleared mail for" + str(toNode)
    return "System: No DM found for node " + str(toNode)

#initialize the bbsdb's
load_bbsdb()
load_bbsdm()