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#!/usr/bin/env python

import cPickle
import os
import random
import sys

BQ_DIR = '/Users/dsorber/.bashquote'
BQ_CACHE = '/Users/dsorber/.bashquote/bq_cache'

def main():

# Create the cache file, or open it if it already exists
if not os.path.exists(BQ_CACHE):
print 'bashquote cache does not exist!'
sys.exit()
else :
cache = open(BQ_CACHE, 'r')
quotes = cPickle.load(cache)
cache.close()

# Choose a random quote from the list
num_quotes = len(quotes)
if num_quotes == 1:
# Repopulate the list manually if there is only one quote remaining
print 'Low on quotes, grabbing some more...',
os.system('bashquote_populate')
print 'Done'
index = random.randint(0, num_quotes - 1)
quote = quotes.pop(index)
# Print it out
print 'bashquote #%s ------ %s' % (quote[0], quote[1])
print quote[2]

# Re-store the remaining quotes and exit
cache = open(BQ_CACHE, 'w')
cPickle.dump(quotes, cache, -1)
cache.close()
sys.exit()

if __name__=="__main__":
main()
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