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+import troggle.settings as settings
+from django import forms
+from troggle.core.models import LogbookEntry
+import random
+import re
+
+def weighted_choice(lst):
+ n = random.uniform(0,1)
+ for item, weight in lst:
+ if n < weight:
+ break
+ n = n - weight
+ return item
+
+def randomLogbookSentence():
+ randSent={}
+
+ # needs to handle empty logbooks without crashing
+
+ #Choose a random logbook entry
+ randSent['entry']=LogbookEntry.objects.order_by('?')[0]
+
+ #Choose again if there are no sentances (this happens if it is a placeholder entry)
+ while len(re.findall('[A-Z].*?\.',randSent['entry'].text))==0:
+ randSent['entry']=LogbookEntry.objects.order_by('?')[0]
+
+ #Choose a random sentence from that entry. Store the sentence as randSent['sentence'], and the number of that sentence in the entry as randSent['number']
+ sentenceList=re.findall('[A-Z].*?\.',randSent['entry'].text)
+ randSent['number']=random.randrange(0,len(sentenceList))
+ randSent['sentence']=sentenceList[randSent['number']]
+
+ return randSent