weave function

screenless/bureau/soup/soup.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import glob
 import math
 import mimetypes
 import os
+import queue
 import subprocess
 import urllib
 import yaml
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class Soup(Bureau):
     prefix = "SB"
     version = 0
     input_queue = []
+    pattern = ''
 
     def __init__(self):
         Bureau.__init__(self)
@@ -40,13 +42,14 @@ class Soup(Bureau):
 
         self.print_small(game)
 
-    @add_command("ptrn", 'Set Pattern')
+    @add_command("pa", 'Set Pattern')
     def print_pattern(self, data):
         """
         Prints a pattern composed with A and B characters. 
         """
 
         pattern, _ = data.split(".")
+        self.pattern = pattern
         self.print_small(pattern)
 
     @add_command('list', 'Return a list of contents')
@@ -96,6 +99,34 @@ class Soup(Bureau):
     # @add_command('fx', 'execute the chosen function')
     # def ex_function
 
+    @add_command('wv', 'veawe 2 texts')
+    def weave(self):
+
+        result = ''
+
+        with open(os.path.join(self.mdir, 'contents', self.input_queue[0] + '.txt'), 'r') as f:
+            list_a = f.read().split(' ')
+
+        with open(os.path.join(self.mdir, 'contents', self.input_queue[1] + '.txt'), 'r') as f:
+            list_b = f.read().split(' ')
+
+        text_a_cursor = 0
+        text_b_cursor = 0
+
+        length = len(list_a) + len(list_b)
+
+        repeated_pattern = (self.pattern * (length // len(self.pattern))
+                            ) + (length % self.pattern)
+
+        for choice in repeated_pattern:
+            if choice == 'A':
+                result += list_a[text_a_cursor]
+                text_a_cursor += 1
+            if choice == 'B':
+                result += list_b[text_b_cursor]
+                text_b_cursor += 1
+        self.print_small(result)
+
 
 def main():
     sb = Soup()