ConsoleUser

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class WebForumImpl.WebForumImpl(system, config)

This class contains the interface that lets a <no title> interact with a web forum without knowing any details about the actual forum being used.

confirm_login()

Check if a user seems to be logged in now.

exit(save=False)

Exit for the forum

Parameters:

  • save: ignored, just accepted to maintain function prototype

has_threads()

Check if there are any available threads to read/comment on.

logout()

Log the current user out

new_thread(topic, body)

Create a new discussion thread with the given topic and body.

Parameters:

  • topic: a string that is the topic of the new thread

  • body: a string that is the body of the post creating the thread

open()

Open the browser and go to the forum

read_random_thread()

Decend into any available thread and spend some time “reading” the posts in this thread.

read_thread(thread)

Descend into a particular thread and spend some time “reading” the posts in that thread.

Parameters:

  • thread: the string identifying the thread to read

reply_to_thread(body)

While reading a thread post a new reply to it.

Parameters:

  • body: the string containing the text of the post

WebForumImpl.get_forum(system, config, forum_type=None)

This is the factory method that will create instances of the correct type for the given request.

Parameters:

  • system: a <no title> instance to talk to the target system

  • config: a <no title> instance defining this user

  • forum_type: a string specifying the type to create, overriding any value in the config param