trying to combine scripts into bot.py

mojojojo-bot.py

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ import time
 import re
 import logging
 from slackclient import SlackClient
+import pdb
 
 
 # instantiate Slack client
 slack_client = SlackClient(os.environ.get('SLACK_BOT_TOKEN'))
 # starterbot's user ID in Slack: value is assigned after the bot starts up
 starterbot_id = None
+# channel i want to get ID from
+bot_channel = "bots-like-gaston"
 
 # constants
 RTM_READ_DELAY = 1 # 1 second delay between reading from RTM
@@ -59,6 +62,19 @@ def handle_command(command, channel):
         text=response or default_response
     )
 
+def reactable_message(event):
+    """Test whether a (Slack) event is a reaction-able message
+
+    Check whether it's not a DM, it's not empty, and it's actually a message
+    """
+    return 'channel' in event and 'text' in event and event.get('type') == 'message'
+
+def get_channel_ID(channelName):
+    for channel in slack_client.api_call('channels.list')["channels"]:
+        if channel["name"] == channelName:
+            return channel["id"]
+    raise Exception("couldn't find channel requested.")
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.basicConfig(filename='mojojojo.log', level=logging.INFO)
     logging.info('Started')
@@ -71,6 +87,21 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             if command:
                 handle_command(command, channel)
             time.sleep(RTM_READ_DELAY)
+            events = slack_client.rtm_read()
+            for event in events:
+                if reactable_message(event):
+                    channel = event['channel']
+                    text = event['text']
+                    if 'blah' in text.lower():
+                        print(event.get('ts')) # does this populate
+                        #pdb.set_trace()
+                        slack_client.api_call(
+                            'reactions.add',
+                            channel = get_channel_ID("BOTS"),
+                            name = "thumbsup",
+                            timestamp = event.get('ts')
+                        )
+            time.sleep(1)
         logging.info("Client worked. No errors (we think lol)")
     else:
         print("Connection failed. Exception traceback printed above.")

mojojojo-bot2.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if slack_client.rtm_connect():
                     #pdb.set_trace()
                     slack_client.api_call(
                         'reactions.add',
-                        channel = get_channel_ID(bot_channel),
+                        channel = get_channel_ID("BOTS"),
                         name = "thumbsup",
                         timestamp = event.get('ts')
                     )