datacheck.py

def slackpush(data):
	# print data
	global bufferflush
	global datalist
	global eof
	if eof == '':
		pass
	else:
		data = data.partition(eof)[2]
		print data
	temp = data.replace('.','.@')
	# print data
	temp = temp.split('@')
	# print temp

	for each in temp:
		datalist.append(each)
	if datalist[-1] == '.' or datalist[-1] == '':
		for each in datalist:
			bufferflush.append(each)
	else:
		for each in datalist[:-1]:
			bufferflush.append(each)
			datalist.remove(each)
	# eof = temp[-1]

	# bufferflush = bufferflush+data
	# print bufferflush
	if len(bufferflush) >5:
		print "sending to slack"
		outputtext = ' '.join(bufferflush)
		if outputtext == '':
			continue
		sc.api_call('chat.postMessage',as_user='true',channel=chan,text='\n'+outputtext)
		eof = bufferflush[-1]
		bufferflush = []
		if len(bufferflush) > 0:
			print "kamahameha"
	print eof
	print '\n\n'