I made a telnet server library for python
reddit / bbs

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oderjunks · 2020-10-23 19:15

I hope it helps anyone but since I haven't added a proper long
description, probably no one will use it.

[https://pypi.org/project/telserv/0.1/](https://pypi.org/project/telse
rv/0.1/)

EDIT: Docs added
EDIT 2: PiP doesn't work, use git.

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CharlieBrown197 · 2020-10-23 19:46

How does it work? Does the server just allow you to print whatever is
going on in the python output to the telnet client? This sounds cool,
and I absolutely might use this if this can do what I think it can!

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[deleted] · 2020-10-23 21:29

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oderjunks · 2020-10-23 22:24

Its a simple system to turn functions into BBSes.
[ TIME: 1:08 why am I awake ]

```python
import telserv as tel
def main(line):
  # "line" Represents the terminal or command LINE.
  line.printnonew('This text gets printed without a newline.\r\nI need
to manually place newlines.\r\n')
  line.print('This print function does have a newline.')
  # line.bbtoans(string) converts bbcode into ANSI escape sequences.
  # line.printbb and line.printbbnonew use line.bbtoans
  line.printbb('This is [b]BBcode[/b] text. It gets
[b][color=91]converted[/color][/b] to [b][color=94]ANSI[/color][/b].')
  # line.input(term='\r\n') Takes input from user until it gets the
terminator.
  line.printbb('Username: [b][color=91]')
  username = line.input()
  line.printbb('[/color][/b]Password: [b][color=94]')
  # line.inputhidden(placeholder, delim='\r\n') Takes user input and
hides it using the placeholder, if the args are ('',' ') it waits for
user input of 1 char and doesn't show it.
  password = line.inputhidden('*')
  line.printbb('\1b[m\1b[1mThank you!') # You can still use ANSI codes
as shown here.
server = tel.TelnetServer(main) # TelnetServer(func, port=23)
server.start() # Starts the server, non blocking.
```

EDIT: omg MD on reddit is so annoying sometimes

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CharlieBrown197 · 2020-10-23 23:46

I love this! This may just convince me to give a 3rd shot at getting a
decent BBS up and running once I actually have some time to really
commit. Thanks for this. It really does look like good work, and I am
sure some other guys will be interested in this.

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oderjunks · 2020-10-24 00:03

Thanks! also correction: printbb and printbbnonew NOT bbprint and
bbprintnonew.

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banksy_h8r · 2020-10-24 09:58

import telserv as tel

    def main(line):
      # "line" Represents the terminal or command LINE.
      line.printnonew('This text gets printed without a newline.\r\nI
need to manually place newlines.\r\n')
      line.print('This print function does have a newline.')
      # line.bbtoans(string) converts bbcode into ANSI escape
sequences.
      # line.printbb and line.printbbnonew use line.bbtoans
      line.printbb('This is [b]BBcode[/b] text. It gets
[b][color=91]converted[/color][/b] to [b][color=94]ANSI[/color][/b].')
      # line.input(term='\r\n') Takes input from user until it gets
the terminator.
      line.printbb('Username: [b][color=91]')
      username = line.input()
      line.printbb('[/color][/b]Password: [b][color=94]')
      # line.inputhidden(placeholder, delim='\r\n') Takes user input
and hides it using the placeholder, if the args are ('',' ') it waits
for user input of 1 char and doesn't show it.
      password = line.inputhidden('*')
      line.printbb('\1b[m\1b[1mThank you!') # You can still use ANSI
codes as shown here.

    server = tel.TelnetServer(main) # TelnetServer(func, port=23)
    server.start() # Starts the server, non blocking.

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oderjunks · 2020-10-24 11:59

THANK YOU.

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oderjunks · 2020-11-12 20:14

20 Days later:

If anyone's wondering if I'm still working on it, Yes!
[Top sneaky for next update](https://imgur.com/a/xqkGGn4)