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[Variety fortune plugin] Plugin for Variety background changer that uses the UNIX fortune program as a quotes source
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| #!/usr/bin/python | |
| from variety.plugins.IQuoteSource import IQuoteSource | |
| import subprocess, re | |
| from locale import gettext as _ | |
| class FortuneSource(IQuoteSource): | |
| @classmethod | |
| def get_info(cls): | |
| return { | |
| "name": "Fortunes", | |
| "description": _("Displays quotes using the UNIX fortune program"), | |
| "author": "Dan Jones", | |
| "version": "0.1" | |
| } | |
| def supports_search(self): | |
| return False | |
| def get_random(self): | |
| fortune = subprocess.check_output(['fortune']) | |
| q = fortune.split('--') | |
| quote = q[0].strip() | |
| if len(q) > 1: | |
| s = q[1].strip() | |
| m = re.search('(.+), +"?(.+)"?',s) | |
| if m: | |
| author = m.group(1) | |
| sourceName = m.group(2) | |
| else: | |
| author = s | |
| sourceName = None | |
| else: | |
| author = None | |
| sourceName = None | |
| r = { | |
| "quote": quote, | |
| "author": author, | |
| "sourceName": sourceName, | |
| "link": None | |
| } | |
| return [r] | |
| def get_for_author(self, author): | |
| return [] | |
| def get_for_keyword(self, keyword): | |
| return [] | |
| ### Read Me | |
| # | |
| # First be sure that fortune is installed and in your PATH | |
| # Copy this file to ~/.config/variety/plugins/quotes | |
| # Restart variety | |
| # | |
| ### | |
| # | |
| # Gist: https://gist.github.com/goodevilgenius/3878ce0f3e232e3daf5c | |
| # | |
| ### BEGIN LICENSE | |
| # Copyright (c) 2014 Dan Jones | |
| # | |
| # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy | |
| # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal | |
| # in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights | |
| # to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell | |
| # copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is | |
| # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: | |
| # | |
| # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in | |
| # all copies or substantial portions of the Software. | |
| # | |
| # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR | |
| # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, | |
| # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE | |
| # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER | |
| # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, | |
| # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN | |
| # THE SOFTWARE. | |
| ### END LICENSE | |
Hey, @goodevilgenius, would you mind if I include this as a built-in quotes plugin in Variety?
Please check varietywalls/variety#263
@peterlevi No problem at all. Looks great!
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tried this plugin but it unfortunately failes with:
How can I fix this?