added !inspire

commands.md

@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 
 >**merry christmas**     
 >   Someone writes "merry christmas" and bot responds w/ legendary vine quote selected from an array
+
+>**!inspire**    
+>   Bot inspires user with a quote from zenquotes.io

main.py

@@ -1,19 +1,33 @@
 import os
 import discord
 
+import requests
+import json
 import random
 
 client = discord.Client()
 my_secret = os.environ['TOKEN']
 
+
+# arrays containing answers
 xmasAnswers = ['Happy Chrismis!', 'Its Chrismin!', 'Merry Chrisis!', 'Merry Chrysler!']
 coinflip = ['Heads', 'Not Sonic lol (Tails..)']
 
+
+# gets a quote from zenquotes.io
+def get_quote():
+  response = requests.get('https://zenquotes.io/api/random')
+  json_data = json.loads(response.text)
+  quote = json_data[0]['q'] + ' -' + json_data[0]['a']
+  return(quote)
+
+
 # when bot is ready
 @client.event   # Register an event
 async def on_ready():
   print('We have logged in as {0.user}'.format(client))
 
+
 # bot senses a message & responds
 @client.event
 async def on_message(message):
@@ -34,11 +48,11 @@ async def on_message(message):
   elif message.content.lower().startswith("!help"):
 			await message.channel.send(file=discord.File("commands.md"))
 
-  # user sends "!coinflip", bot sends commands file
+  # user sends "!coinflip", bot returns result
   elif message.content.lower().startswith("!coinflip"):
 			await message.channel.send(random.choice(coinflip))
 
-  # user sends "!github", bot sends commands file
+  # user sends "!github", bot responds w/ my GitHub profile
   elif message.content.lower().startswith("!github"):
 			await message.channel.send('https://github.com/SindreKjelsrud')
 
@@ -46,6 +60,11 @@ async def on_message(message):
   elif "merry christmas" in message.content.lower():
     await message.channel.send(random.choice(xmasAnswers) + ':santa:')
 
+  # user sends "!inspire", bot inspires user
+  elif message.content.lower().startswith("!inspire"):
+    quote = get_quote()
+    await message.channel.send(quote)
+
 
 # run bot
 client.run(my_secret)