#!/usr/bin/python
# In this version, i fixed the problem with the 2 dashes showing up
# in the output, and the newline at the end.  Now that it's out of
# the way, i can try to store files in askii files.

import sys
# import xchat

askii_list = ['']
askii_art = ['']
if(__name__ == "__main__"):
    db_filename = sys.argv[2]
    fd = open(db_filename, 'r')
    db_contents = fd.read()
    db_contents = db_contents.split('\n')

    for i in range(len(db_contents)):
        if(db_contents[i][0:9] == '#END_LIST'): break
        askii_list.append(db_contents[i])

    askii_index = 0
    for j in range(i, len(db_contents)):
        if(db_contents[j] == '--'):
            askii_index += 1
            askii_art.append('')

        askii_art[askii_index] += (db_contents[j]+'\n')



    if sys.argv[1] == '--list':
        for i in askii_list:print(i)
    else:
        for i in askii_list:
            if(i == sys.argv[1]):
                a = askii_art[askii_list.index(i)]
                print(a[3:].rstrip('\n'))
                sys.exit()

        print('Invalid query.  Might i suggest --list?')
        sys.exit(1)