refactor to allow for fixed, random, or by time statuses

main.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ General Public License, version 2.
 """
 
 from datetime import time, datetime
+import random
 
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands, tasks
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ async def _extctl_unload(ctx: commands.Context, extension: str):
 async def on_ready():
     print(f"Logged in as: {bot.user} - {bot.user.id}")
     print("------")
+    if opt.status_mode == "time":
+        _ensure_activity_time.start()
+    elif opt.status_mode == "random":
+        _ensure_activity_random.start()
+    else:
+        _ensure_activity_fixed.start()
 
 
 @bot.event
@@ -130,8 +137,8 @@ async def on_message(message):
 # --- Tasks ---
 
 @tasks.loop(minutes=5)
-async def _ensure_activity():
+async def _ensure_activity_time():
-    status = opt.status_default
+    status = opt.statuses[0]
 
     try:
         tz = pytz.timezone(opt.status_tz)
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ async def _ensure_activity():
 
     now = datetime.now(tz=tz).time()
 
-    for sts in opt.statuses:
+    for sts in opt.time_statuses:
         start_time = time(hour=sts[1][0], minute=sts[1][1], tzinfo=tz)
         end_time = time(hour=sts[2][0], minute=sts[2][1], tzinfo=tz)
         if start_time < now <= end_time:
@@ -149,10 +156,17 @@ async def _ensure_activity():
 
     await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=status))
 
+@tasks.loop(minutes=5)
+async def _ensure_activity_random():
+    status = random.choice(opt.statuses)
 
-@_ensure_activity.before_loop
+    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=status))
-async def _before_ensure_activity():
+
-    await bot.wait_until_ready()
+@tasks.loop(minutes=5)
+async def _ensure_activity_fixed():
+    status = opt.statuses[0]
+
+    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=status))
 
 
 # --- Run ---
@@ -160,8 +174,6 @@ async def _before_ensure_activity():
 for ext in opt.exts:
     bot.load_extension(ext_dir + '.' + ext)
 
-_ensure_activity.start()
-
 
 try:
     bot.run(keys.discord_token)

templates/data/options.py

@@ -29,16 +29,20 @@ owners_uids = (200102491231092736,)
 # The extensions to load when running the bot.
 exts = ['ae7q', 'base', 'fun', 'grid', 'ham', 'image', 'lookup', 'morse', 'qrz', 'study', 'weather']
 
+# Either "time", "random", or "fixed" (first item in statuses)
+status_mode = "fixed"
+
+# Random statuses pool
+statuses = ["with lids on the air", "with fire"]
+
 # Timezone for the status (string)
 status_tz = 'US/Eastern'
 # The text to put in the "playing" status, with start and stop times
-statuses = [('with lids on 3.840', (00, 00), (6, 00)),
+time_statuses = [('with lids on 3.840', (00, 00), (6, 00)),
-            ('with lids on 7.200', (6, 00), (10, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 7.200', (6, 00), (10, 00)),
-            ('with lids on 14.313', (10, 00), (18, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 14.313', (10, 00), (18, 00)),
-            ('with lids on 7.200', (18, 00), (20, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 7.200', (18, 00), (20, 00)),
-            ('with lids on 3.840', (20, 00), (23, 59))]
+                 ('with lids on 3.840', (20, 00), (23, 59))]
-# The text to put in the "playing" status otherwise
-status_default = 'with lids on the air'
 
 # Emoji IDs and keywords for emoji reactions
 # Use the format {emoji_id (int): ('tuple', 'of', 'lowercase', 'keywords')}