the start of something

python/src/lib/JsonCommunicator.py

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+#/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+veeeeeeeeeeeery early stage of something. Nothing commited yet.
+propably will be converted to a class
+"""
+
+def ask(question: str, answer_list: list, default_option: str = ""):
+    """
+    answer_list should contain:
+    [
+        {"short": "y", "long": "yes", "description": "helpful text"},
+        {"short": "n", "long": "no", "description": "helpful text"}
+    ]
+    """
+    if default_option:
+        default_exists = False
+        for option in answer_list:
+            if default_option == option["short"] or default_option == option["long"]:
+                default_exists = True
+        if not default_exists:
+            raise NameError(f"default option: '{default_option}' not found in answer_list")
+
+    action = {
+        "type": question,
+        "content": {
+            "options": answer_list
+        }
+    }
+    # send action
+    # return whatever response we got from the elisp stuff