def _post_comment_helper(new_mention_object, reddit):
"""Posts a comment on the submission with info about the courses mentioned.
:param new_mention_object: PostWithMentions object, which holds a post ID and a list of mentions
:type new_mention_object: PostWithMentions
:return: whether a comment was submitted or edited (based only on mentions, not on actually_do_it)
:rtype: bool
"""
submission_id = new_mention_object.post_id
submission_object = reddit.get_submission(submission_id = submission_id)
mentions_new_unfiltered = new_mention_object.mentions_list
# filter out mentions that don't match a class. (find less shitty way to do this)
mentions_new = [m for m in mentions_new_unfiltered if _mention_to_course_object(db, m) is not None]
if not mentions_new:
return False
if submission_id in existing_posts_with_comments.keys(): # already have a comment with class info
already_commented_obj = existing_posts_with_comments[submission_id]
mentions_previous = already_commented_obj.mentions_list
if mentions_new == mentions_previous: # already have comment, but no new classes have been mentioned
_print_csv_row(submission_object, 'No new mentions.', mentions_new, mentions_previous)
return False
# comment needs to be updated
existing_comment = reddit.get_info(thing_id = 't1_' + already_commented_obj.comment_id)
existing_comment.edit(_get_comment(db, mentions_new))
existing_posts_with_comments[submission_id].mentions_list = mentions_new
tools.save_posts_with_comments(existing_posts_with_comments)
_print_csv_row(submission_object, 'Edited comment.', mentions_new, mentions_previous)
return True
else: # no comment with class info, post a new one
new_comment = submission_object.add_comment(_get_comment(db, mentions_new))
existing_posts_with_comments[submission_id] = ExistingComment(new_comment.id, mentions_new)
tools.save_posts_with_comments(existing_posts_with_comments)
_print_csv_row(submission_object, 'Comment added.', mentions_new, [])
return True
"""Deletes a comment ONLY FROM the pickle of posts with comments. DOES NOT delete comment from reddit.com."""
# You might need to move this to the project's root folder for it to work.
import sys
import tools
if len(sys.argv) != 2:
print("usage: delete_post_with_comment.py post_id")
exit(1)
post_id = sys.argv[1]
posts_with_comments = tools.load_posts_with_comments()
pwc_obj = posts_with_comments.get(post_id, None)
if pwc_obj is None:
print("Key \"{}\" not found.".format(post_id))
exit(1)
print(pwc_obj)
if input("Delete this? ") == "y":
del posts_with_comments[post_id]
tools.save_posts_with_comments(posts_with_comments)
print("Deleted.")
else:
print("Not deleted.")
