Bootcamp 4: Benjamin Owens and Sarah Yoon Crimson Headlines

app.py

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ def eval(cmd, input=None):
         return shuttle.eval(cmd['args'])
     elif cmd['service'] == 'W': ## Weather
         return weather.eval(input)
+    elif cmd['service'] == 'C': ## Crimson
+        return crimson.eval()
     else:
         return "ERROR 42: service not recognized"
 
@@ -33,12 +35,15 @@ def special(incoming):
         body = laundry.special
     elif incoming.upper() == "WEATHER":
         body = weather.special
+    elif incoming.upper() == "CRIMSON":
+        body = crimson.special
     elif incoming.upper() == "DEMO":
         ## welcome/instructions
         body = 'Thanks for using Harvard Now!\n'
         body += 'Laundry Information is accessed by sending the name of your laundry room\n'
         body += 'e.g. Lowell D\n'
         body += 'For a list of all laundry rooms send laundry\n\n'
+        body += 'For a list of current Crimson headlines and links to them, send \"Crimson\"\n'
         body += 'To access shuttle information send the name of the stop or name of the route\n'
         body += 'e.g. Widener Gate; Quad Yard Express\n'
         body += 'For a list of all shuttle stops and routes send shuttle\n\n'

data.py

@@ -141,5 +141,6 @@
     {'service': 'S', 'args':{'endpoint': 'route', 'routeid': '4007272' , 'label': 'Barry\'s Corner Shuttle Route'}, 'tags':["BARRY'S",'BARRY', 'CORNER', 'SHUTTLE', 'ROUTE']},
     {'service': 'S', 'args':{'endpoint': 'route', 'routeid': '4007610' , 'label': 'Quad Stadium Express Shuttle Route'}, 'tags':['QUAD', 'STADIUM', 'EXPRESS', 'SHUTTLE', 'ROUTE']},
     {'service': 'S', 'args':{'endpoint': 'route', 'routeid': '4007650' , 'label': 'Allston Campus Express Shuttle Route'}, 'tags':['ALLSTON', 'CAMPUS', 'EXPRESS', 'SHUTTLE', 'ROUTE']},
-    {'service': 'W', 'args':{}, 'tags':['WEATHER']}
+    {'service': 'W', 'args':{}, 'tags':['WEATHER']},
+    {'service': 'C', 'args':{}, 'tags':['CRIMSON']}
 ]

services/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from laundry import laundry
 from shuttle import shuttle
 from weather import weather
+from crimson import crimson

services/crimson/crimson.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import urllib2, urllib
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import data
+
+#############################
+##    Crimson Function     ##
+#############################
+
+def getHeadlines():
+	headlines = []
+	website = urllib2.urlopen('http://www.thecrimson.com')
+	soup = BeautifulSoup(website.read(), 'html.parser')
+	headline_divs = soup.find_all("div", {"class" : "article-content"})
+
+	# return at most 7 headlines/articles
+	while len(headline_divs) > 7:
+		del headline_divs[-1]
+	for headline_div in headline_divs:
+		headline_words = headline_div.a.string
+		headline_link = "http://www.thecrimson.com" + headline_div.a['href']
+		s = headline_words + ": " + headline_link
+		headlines.append(s)
+
+	return headlines
+
+
+############################
+##       Top-Level        ##
+############################
+
+def makeSpecial():
+	s = "Crimson headlines today:\n"
+	headlines = getHeadlines()
+	s += '\n'.join([headline for headline in headlines])
+	return s
+
+## return headlines
+special = makeSpecial()
+
+def eval():
+	return makeSpecial();