Birdyboard

Command Line Message Board

In this app, users will create and read public and private messages via terminal input.

Instructions

Create a series of prompts for users to create and reply to messages in a twitter/message board hybrid.

Main Menu

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1. New User Account
2. Select User
3. View Chirps
4. Public Chirp
5. Private Chirp
6. Exit
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New User

Enter full name
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Enter screen name
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Select User

Which user is chriping?
1. Tweedleedee
2. BiffBoffin
...
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View Chirps

Chirps are separated into public and private chirps. Only the two users involved in a private chirp can see it in their Private Chirps section.

<< Private Chirps >>
1. BiffBoffin: Hey, you up for ping...
2. Lara_keet: Any idea what Jeff wa...
3. BiffBoffin: Hah, you got wrecked...
<< Public Chirps >>
4. Tweedleedee: Anybody know a good...
5. Fuzzy: Do NOT try the mega ultra...
6. Velton32: You guys have got to s...
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9. Main Menu
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Selecting an individual chirp takes you to that chirp's comment thread.

Tweedleedee: Anybody know a good Thai restaraunt in the area?
Fuzzy: Smiling Elephant is really good
BiffBoffin: The pad krapow is amazing!
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1. Reply
2. Back
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New Chirp

Users can chirp publicly or they can start a private chirp with another user.

Public

Enter chirp text
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Private

Chirp at
1. BiffBoffin
2. Lara_keet
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9. Cancel
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Enter chirp text
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Requirements

1. A full test suite with full coverage of all methods
2. User data will be stored in a text file and should contain at minimum

• A user ID number
• Screen name
• Full name

3. Chirps will be stored in a text file and should contain at minimum

• A chirp ID number
• Who authored the chirp
• Is this a public or private chirp
• Who the chirp is to (if applicable)
• The text content of the chirp

Challenge

Serialize the user and chirp data before storage & deserialize on read.

References

How to get started

1. Tests first!
2. You can use input() and print() to show prompts and read user input.
3. You know how to use open(), readline() and write() to maniuplate data in text files.
4. You've worked with CSV files for data storage.
5. You can write conditional logic with if

Start with the basics

1. Show the main menu and read the user's choice with an input().
2. Based on the user's choice, print() their choice, i.e. "You chose to make a new chirp."
3. Create the logic for each of the conditions to recieve further user input & display other menus.
4. Once all user input is received, perform the appropriate file action (reading from or writing to the chirps file), and direct the user back to the appropriate menu.