def decode_multilayer(cipher_list: List[Tuple[str, str]],
max_layers: int,
printed_results=[]):
# cipher_list is List[(ciphertext, origination)]
# max_layers is the number of times the method can call itself recursively
# printed_results optional argument that allows for printing each answer once
"""Used to solve nested layers of ciphers"""
results = []
# runs each ciphertext through a decoding method, and appends the method to ciphertext[1]
for ciphertext in cipher_list:
results.append((decode_base85(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Base85 Decode"))
results.append((decode_base64(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Base64 Decode"))
results.append((decode_base32(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Base32 Decode"))
results.append((decode_base16(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Base16 Decode"))
results.append(
(decode_rot13(ciphertext[0]), ciphertext[1] + " => Rot13 Decode"))
results.append((decode_mirror(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Mirror Decode"))
results.append(
(decode_morse(ciphertext[0]), ciphertext[1] + " => Morse Decode"))
results.append((decode_number_as_phone(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Phone Decode"))
results.append((decode_number_as_letter(ciphertext[0]),
ciphertext[1] + " => Number Decode"))
# removes blank strings
results = list(filter(None, results))
# prints possible decoded text and the decoding methods used
for possible_match in results:
if detect_english.has_english(
possible_match[0]
) and possible_match[0] not in printed_results:
print(f'{possible_match[0]}: {possible_match[1]}')
printed_results.append(possible_match[0])
if max_layers > 0:
decode_multilayer(results, max_layers - 1, printed_results)
def is_base64(cipher: str):
"""Used to detect base64"""
return detect_english.has_english(decode_base64(cipher))
def is_rot13(cipher: str):
"""Used to detect rot13"""
return detect_english.has_english(decode_rot13(cipher))
def is_binary(cipher: str):
"""Used to detect binary"""
# TODO see decode_binary(), should function once written
return detect_english.has_english(decode_binary(cipher))
def is_morse(cipher: str):
"""Can detect well behaved morse"""
return detect_english.has_english(decode_morse(cipher))
def is_mirror(cipher: str):
"""used to detect mirrored cipher text"""
return detect_english.has_english(decode_mirror(cipher))