added helper funcs

telegram_bot/helper_functions.py

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+"""
+script for helper functions for bot related stuff
+"""
+__author__ = "Florian Kellermann, Linus Eickhoff"
+__date__ = "10.05.2022"
+__version__ = "1.0.0" 
+__license__ = "None"
+
+def contains_markdown_symbols(text):
+    """ checks if text contains markdown symbols
+    :type text: string
+
+    :param text: text to check
+
+    :return: true if text contains markdown symbols
+
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    if text.find("_") != -1 or text.find("*") != -1 or text.find("~") != -1 or text.find("`") != -1: # check if text contains markdown symbols
+        return True
+    
+    return False
+
+
+def make_markdown_proof(text):
+    """ makes text markdown proof
+    :type text: string
+
+    :param text: text to make markdown proof
+
+    :return: markdown proof text
+
+    :rtype: string
+    """
+    if not contains_markdown_symbols(text):
+        return text
+    
+    text = text.replace("_", "\\_")
+    text = text.replace("*", "\\*")
+    text = text.replace("~", "\\~")
+    text = text.replace("`", "\\`")
+
+    return text
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print("this is a module for helper functions for the bot and should not be run directly")