please-visit-the-forum.py

import os
import random
import json

# path for the folder that has all the files
path = "/Users/nicolehe/Desktop/ITP/Spring 2016/Reading and Writing Electronic Text/midterm/"


for i in range(5): #this makes it run 5 times

	domains = ['.com/', '.net/', '.org/', '.gov/', '.edu/', '.biz/']
	intros = ["Please visit the ", "Surf on over to the ", "Be sure to check out the ",  "Dont miss the ", "Take a look at the ", "Check out the ", "Hey, you should go to the "]
	
	modBegs = ["lil", "xx", "~", "miss", "TheOriginal", "", "", ""]
	modEnds = ["3000", "99", "Y2K", "420", "69", "baby", "~", "", "", "", "", "4eva", "XOXO"]

	#pick 2 files from the path if they are json files
	pages = random.sample([x for x in os.listdir(path) if os.path.isfile(x) and x.endswith(".json") is True], 2)

	#take the first subject and read the json
	subject1 = open(pages[0]).read() 
	data1 = json.loads(subject1)

	#take the second subject and read the json
	subject2 = open(pages[1]).read()
	data2 = json.loads(subject2)
	
	#pick a random name section 
	namesList = list()
	for name in open("first-names.txt"):
		name = name.strip()
		namesList.append(name)

	titles = list() #hold the edited titles in a list
	for page in pages:
		page = page.replace("-", " ") #make the dashes into spaces
		page = page[:-5] #get rid of the .json ending
		page = page.title() #capitalize each word
		titles.append(page) #add all these into the titles list

	
	#a function to find the key in the json file that has the useful values
	def findKey( data ):
		for key in data.keys():
			if key != 'description':
				return key
	
	#find the values of this key
	allWords1 = data1[findKey(data1)]
	allWords2 = data2[findKey(data2)]

	#pick 4 random words from the values, make a list
	pickedWords1 = random.sample(allWords1, 4)
	pickedWordsList1 = list()

	pickedWords2 = random.sample(allWords2, 4)
	pickedWordsList2 = list()
	
	#edit the words and put them in the list above
	for word in pickedWords1:
		word = word.lower()
		word = word.replace(" ", "-")
		pickedWordsList1.append(word)
	
	for word in pickedWords2:
		word = word.lower()
		word = word.replace(" ", "-")
		pickedWordsList2.append(word)
		
	#pick more words for the "topics" section, then add them to lists
	hotTopics1 = random.sample(allWords1, 3)
	hotTopicsList1 = list()
	
	hotTopics2 = random.sample(allWords2, 3)
	hotTopicsList2 = list()
	
	for word in hotTopics1:
		hotTopicsList1.append(word)
	
	for word in hotTopics2:
		hotTopicsList2.append(word)
	
	#random picks for different parts
	domainPick = random.choice(domains)
	introPick = random.choice(intros)
	namePick = random.choice(namesList)
	modBegPick = random.choice(modBegs)
	modEndPick = random.choice(modEnds)
	
	subjects = " & ".join(titles) 
	subjects = "".join(random.choice([k.upper(), k ]) for k in subjects) #sticky caps

	print "\n ~*~*~*~*~*~ " + introPick + "^_^ " + subjects + " ^_^ forum!!!" + "~*~*~*~*~*~ \n" 
	print "  URL:"
	print "    http://" + pickedWordsList1[0] + "-" + pickedWordsList2[0] + domainPick + pickedWordsList1[1] + "-" + pickedWordsList2[1] + "/" + pickedWordsList2[2] + ".html"
	print "  MODERATOR: " 
	print "    " + modBegPick + pickedWordsList2[3] + pickedWordsList1[3] + modEndPick
	print "  CONTACT: "
	print "    " + namePick.lower() + "@" + pickedWordsList1[0] + "-" + pickedWordsList2[0] + domainPick
	print "  POPULAR TOPICS: " 
	print "    " + hotTopicsList1[0] + ", " + hotTopicsList2[0] + ", " + hotTopicsList1[1] + ", " + hotTopicsList2[1] + "\n"