message.py

from json import loads, dumps
from datetime import datetime

class Message:
	"""Represents a single message sent from a client"""
	def __init__(self, msg, client):
		self.IP = client[0]
		self.nickName = client[1]

		msg = loads(msg)
		try:
			self.type = msg["type"]
			self.text = msg["text"].strip()
			self.date = datetime.now()
		except (TypeError, KeyError, AttributeError) as e:
			print("[E] Malformed message; possible json parse error?")
			self.type = "error"
			self.text = str(e)
			self.date = "Now-ish"

	def str(self):
		return "Sent from "+self.IP+" ("+self.nickName+"):\n{\n\ttype: "+self.type+"\n\ttext: '"+self.text+"'\n\tdate: "+str(self.date)+"\n}"

	def json(self):
		return dumps({"type": self.type, "text": self.text, "date": str(self.date.timestamp()), "sender": self.nickName})

	def jsonify(names, values):
		return dumps({names[i]: values[i] for i in range(len(names))}, default=lambda bad: bad.timestamp() if isinstance(bad, datetime) else None)