emoji_parser.py

import json


class EmojiParser:

    def __init__(self, slack_client):
        # grabs the custom emoji list for server
        self.custom_emoji_list = slack_client.api_call("emoji.list")["emoji"]
        # load emojis file
        with open('emoji.json') as data_file:
            self.data = json.load(data_file)

    def search_list(self, query_list):
        result_set = list()
        for query in query_list:
            if query in self.custom_emoji_list:
                result_set.append(query)
            result_set.append(self.find_query(query))
        return result_set

    def format_text(self, message):
        formatted_message = message.lower()
        return formatted_message

    def find_query(self, query):
        for sub_list in self.data:
            if query == sub_list["short_name"]:
                return query

    # temporary function
    def get_fields(self, output_list):
        for output in output_list:
            return output['text'], output['channel'], output['ts'], output['user']
    BOT_ID = 'U3YLPLY5C'

    def parse_message(self, slack_message):
        text, channel, timestamp, user = self.get_fields(slack_message)
        text = self.format_text(text)
        if text and channel and timestamp and user != self.BOT_ID:
            emoji_list = self.search_list(text.split())
            print(emoji_list)
            return self.format_text(text), channel, timestamp, user