postfinance.py

import requests
import json
import uuid
import time
from requests import Request, Session

# this is the initial call to get cookies and shit
s = Session()
r1 = s.get('https://challengethefuture.postfinance.ch/Contest/2')
totals = []

def q():
    # here we prepare the SaveAnswer call. We do this before, as the time between the
    # GetQuestion and SaveAnswer call has to be as short as possible
    url = 'https://challengethefuture.postfinance.ch/Question/SaveAnswer'
    req = Request('POST', url, data={'answerID':'0', 'questionGUID':'0'})
    prepped = s.prepare_request(req)
    id = ''

    # posting the GetQuestion, after we get a response we want to be as fast as possible
    r2 = s.post('https://challengethefuture.postfinance.ch/Question/GetQuestion', data={})

    # json parsing is pretty fast, could be optimised though I guess
    j = json.loads(r2.text)
    qid = j['QuestionID']
    guid = j['id']

    # best if ever
    if qid == 96:
        id = '270'
    elif qid == 91:
        id = '255'
    elif qid == 87:
        id = '243'
    elif qid == 95:
        id = '267'
    elif qid == 94:
        id = '264'
    elif qid == 90:
        id = '252'
    elif qid == 92:
        id = '258'
    elif qid == 88:
        id = '246'
    elif qid == 93:
        id = '261'
    elif qid == 89:
        id = '249'
    elif qid == 137:
        id = '393'
    else:
        print("unknown id:")
        print(qid)

    # now let's update the prepared request with the actual data we need
    prepped.body = 'answerID='+id+'&questionGUID='+guid
    prepped.headers['Content-Length'] = len(prepped.body)
    r = s.send(prepped)
    # at this point the clock isn't ticking anymore
    # we can now lose time by calling a new method
    a(r.text.encode('utf-8'))


def a(text):
  j = json.loads(text)
  totals.append(j['pointsWon']) # < this is for calculating the avg
  if j['lastQuestion']:
      avg = reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, totals) / len(totals)
      print(avg)
      # we basically only want to submit our game if we're beating the highscore
      # hopefully we won't need to go higher anymore, but who knows...
      if avg > 219982.9:
          print("Yay!")
          f(uuid.uuid1())
  else:
      # time.sleep was an idea to get faster by having short breaks
      # don't think it helped though
      time.sleep(0.1)
      q()

def f(id):
    # here we submit our result, the response gives back an error, but it still gets added to the highscore
    r = requests.post('https://challengethefuture.postfinance.ch/results', data={'ShareGuid':id, 'Nickname':'D-32', 'Firstname':'Dylan', 'Surname':'Marriott', 'Email':'info@d-32.com', 'Cometition':True, 'TermsAccepted':True}, cookies=r1.cookies)
    print(r.text)

q()