gistfile1.txt

import time
from threading import Thread

def initialize(irc, config):
  # start up the cron jobs.
  # config should be in the structure of
  # {
  #   "#channel": [ (period, enabled, callback),.... ]
  #   ...
  # }
  for channel, jobs in config.items():
    # jobs can be [], False, None...
    if not jobs:
      continue

    for (delay, enabled, callback) in jobs:
      if not enabled:
        continue

      CronJob(irc, channel, delay, callback).start()


class CronJob(Thread):
  def __init__(self, irc, channel, delay, callback):
    Thread.__init__(self)
    self.daemon = True
    self.delay = delay
    self.callback = callback
    self.irc = irc
    self.channel = channel

  def run(self):
    while True:
      time.sleep(self.delay)
      # print(self.callback, self.channel)
      self.irc.send_message(self.channel, self.callback(self.channel))