from TwistedQuotes import quoteproto # Protocol and Factory from TwistedQuotes import quoters # "give me a quote" code from twisted.python import usage # twisted command-line processing class Options(usage.Options): optParameters = [["port", "p", 8007, "Port number to listen on for QOTD protocol."], ["static", "s", "An apple a day keeps the doctor away.", "A static quote to display."], ["file", "f", None, "A fortune-format text file to read quotes from."]] def updateApplication(app, config): if config["file"]: # If I was given a "file" option... # Read quotes from a file, selecting a random one each time, quoter = quoters.FortuneQuoter([config['file']]) else: # otherwise, # read a single quote from the command line (or use the default). quoter = quoters.StaticQuoter(config['static']) port = int(config["port"]) # TCP port to listen on factory = quoteproto.QOTDFactory(quoter) # here we create a QOTDFactory # Finally, set up our factory, with its custom quoter, to create QOTD # protocol instances when events arrive on the specified port. app.listenTCP(port, factory)