gistfile1.py

import re 
from collections import namedtuple
from dispatch import consumer

class Message(object):
    """
    """
    
    def __init__(self,text ):
        """
        """
        self.text = text
        
        
msg = Message(text="bal.12324") 

match = namedtuple('Match','matcher module function langauge')

matchers = [

    match('^bal','consumer','get_balance','en'),
    match('^solde','consumer','get_balance','fr'),
    match('^prim','consumer','set_primary_number','en'),
    match('^tel','consumer','get_primary_number','fr'),
    match('^add','consumer','add_credit','en'),
    match('^recharge','consumer','add_credit','fr'),
    match('^on','consumer','turn_circuit_on','fr'),
    match('^off','consumer','turn_circuit_off','fr'),
    
    ] 


def match_message(message):
    for match in matchers:
        if re.match(match.matcher,message.text):            
            module = getattr(__import__("dispatch"),match.module)
            getattr(module, match.function)(message)
        else:
            
            pass # do something with un matched messages