Signup handler function for a Twilio SMS interface

gistfile1.txt

class CallHandler(webapp.RequestHandler):
    def post(self):
        
        # extract the message and phone
        message = self.request.get('Body')
        phone = self.request.get('From')
        
        # the first word tells us everything...
        first = message.lower().split()[0]
        
        # the admin gets extra special commands to control the app
        if phone == configuration.ADMIN_PHONE:
          if first == 'stop':
            systemSwitch(False)
          elif first == 'start':
            systemSwitch(True)
          return
            
        # interrogate the message to figure out what to do
        if first == 'signup':
          # if signup request, create a new user
          signupUser(phone)
          response = "Sweet - you're in! We'll send you schedule reminders all day."
        elif first.isdigit() or first.find('#') > -1:
          # if the first word is a number, assume it's feedback
          storeFeedback(first,message,phone)
          response = "Thanks for sharing your feedback!"
        else:
          # else, tell the caller we don't know what they're saying
          response = "Snap! We don't know what to do with this. Any feedback should start with the session number"
          sendEmail(message,phone)
          
        r = twiml.Response()
        r.sms(response)
        self.response.out.write(str(r))
        
## end CallHandler