Babbler

# Babbler python little test with saving and loading
# has some json saving and loading capabilities
# might help someone

from random import choice
import json

class Actor:
    def __init__(self,name="Foufoutos", sayings_list=["I am the mighty Foufoutos! Hear me roar!", "Raaaaah!", "GRAAAAAAH!", "Prepare to embrace your creators in the stygian haunts of hell!"]):
        self.name=name
        self.sayings=sayings_list
    def speak(self,criteria=True):
        return (choice(self.sayings))

def load_Actor(filename):
    #loads an actor from a json filename and returns an Actor instance initialized with the loaded one
    try:
        with open(filename) as data_file:
            actor_data=json.load(data_file)
    except:
        print ("Error in reading "+filename)
        return None
    if 'name' not in actor_data or 'sayings_list' not in actor_data:
        print ("Wrong data file")
        return None
    else: return Actor(actor_data['name'],actor_data['sayings_list'])

def save_Actor(actor,filename):
    try:
        dump_dict={}
        dump_dict['name']=actor.name
        dump_dict['sayings_list']=actor.sayings
        with open(filename, 'w') as outfile:
            json.dump(dump_dict, outfile)
    except:
        print ("Could not save to "+ filename)
        return None


def main():
    #this is a test function to check and Demo actors functionality
    a=Actor()
    for i in range(10): print (a.speak())
    b=load_Actor('document.json')
    if not b: print ("Load Failed!")
    else:
        print (b.name+" loaded!")
        for i in range(10): print(b.speak())
    save_Actor(a,'testme.json')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()