qbreader 0.0.1

Access the QBreader API through Python.

QBreader Python API wrapper module

Accessing the QBreader API with a python wrapper module.

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Search the QBreader database

  query()

This function searches the QBreader database for questions that match the parameters specified.

Parameter	Type	Description
questionType	string	The type of question to search for. Defaults to "all". If one of the three is not set, returns a 400 Bad Request.
searchType	string	The type of search to perform. Defaults to "all". If one of the three is not set, returns a 400 Bad Request.
queryString	string	The string to search for. Defaults to "".
regex	string	Whether or not to use regular expressions for the queryString. Defaults to "false".
randomize	string	Whether or not to randomize the order of the results. Defaults to "false".
setName	string	The difficulties to search for. Defaults to []. Leave as an empty list to search all. Must be a list of ints from 1 to 10.
difficulties	list	The string to search for. Defaults to "".
categories	list	The categories to search for. Defaults to []. Leave as an empty list to search all.
subcategories	list	The subcategories to search for. Defaults to []. Leave as an empty list to search all.
maxQueryReturnLength	int	The maximum number of questions to return. Defaults to None. Leave blank to return 50. Anything over 200 will not work.

Get a random question from the QBreader database

  random_question()

This function gets a random question from the QBreader database.

Parameter	Type	Description
questionType	string	The type of question to search for (tossup or bonus). If one of the two is not set, returns a 400 Bad Request.
difficulties	list	The string to search for. Defaults to "".
categories	list	The categories to search for. Defaults to []. Leave as an empty list to search all.
subcategories	list	The subcategories to search for. Defaults to []. Leave as an empty list to search all.
number	int	The number of questions to return. Defaults to None. Leave blank to return 1.

Generate a random name

  random_question()

This function Generates an adjective-noun pair (used in multiplayer lobbies)

Get questions from a packet from the QBreader database

  packet()

This function gets questions from a packet from the QBreader database.

Parameter	Type	Description
setName	string	The name of the set to search. Can be obtained from set_list().
packetNumber	int	The number of the packet to search for.

Get a packet's tossups from the QBreader database

  packet_tossups()

This function gets a packet's tossups from the QBreader database. Twice as fast as using packet().

Parameter	Type	Description
setName	string	The name of the set to search. Can be obtained from set_list().
packetNumber	int	The number of the packet to search for.

Get a packet's bonuses from the QBreader database

  packet_bonuses()

This function gets a packet's bonuses from the QBreader database. Twice as fast as using packet().

Parameter	Type	Description
setName	string	The name of the set to search. Can be obtained from set_list().
packetNumber	int	The number of the packet to search for.

Get the number of packets in a set from the QBreader database

  packet_bonuses()

This function gets the number of packets in a set from the QBreader database

Parameter	Type	Description
setName	string	The name of the set to search. Can be obtained from set_list().

Get a list of sets from the QBreader database

  set_list()

This function gets a list of sets from the QBreader database.

Get a list of rooms from the QBreader database

  room_list()

This function gets a list of rooms from the QBreader database.

Report a question from the QBreader database

  report_question()

This function gets a packet's bonuses from the QBreader database. Twice as fast as using packet().

Parameter	Type	Description
_id	string	The ID of the question to report.
reason	string	The reason for reporting the question. Defaults to None.
description	string	A description of the reason for reporting the question. Defaults to None.