updated some little things

- login and register errors
- error presentation in general
- more variety in checker
- a bunch of comments
- correct(er) intendtation
- some little efficiency thingies
- cleanup might miss some things, fixed that

Author: Robert Quander

checker/src/checker.py

@@ -97,11 +97,33 @@ async def get_post(self, post_id: str) -> str:
         return d
 
     async def event_post(self, flag: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        try:
+            with open("event_templates.txt", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                raw_blocks = f.read().strip().split("---")
+                events = []
+                for block in raw_blocks:
+                    lines = [line.strip() for line in block.strip().split("\n") if line.strip()]
+                    if len(lines) == 4:
+                        title, desc, date, loc = lines
+                        events.append({
+                            "title": title,
+                            "description": desc,
+                            "date": date,
+                            "location": loc
+                        })
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Could not read event templates: {e}")
+            raise MumbleException("Template read failure")
+
+        if not events:
+            raise MumbleException("No valid events in template file")
+
+        event = random.choice(events)
         data = {
-            "title": "CTF BBQ",
-            "description": "Come hungry.",
-            "date": f"{''.join(random.choices('0123456789', k=4))}-{str(random.randint(1, 12)).zfill(2)}-{str(random.randint(5, 27)).zfill(2)}",
-            "location": "The Cloud",
+            "title": event["title"],
+            "description": event["description"],
+            "date": event["date"],
+            "location": event["location"],
             "notes": flag,
         }
 

checker/src/event_templates.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+French Revolution Strategy Meeting
+Remember to bring your cake.
+1789-07-13
+Versailles
+---
+Server Migration Day
+We promise it won't go down.
+2025-07-18
+Crowdstrike HQ
+---
+Berlin Wall Pre-Demolition Party
+Tear down the vibe!
+1989-11-08
+Checkpoint Charlie
+---
+Titanic Bon Voyage Party
+Come aboard, she's unsinkable, and it's unthinkable (both the same - I'm German.)
+1912-04-10
+Southampton Docks
+---
+Mayan Calendar Countdown
+Last chance tacos and doomsday predictions.
+2012-12-20
+Chichén Itzá
+---
+Chernobyl Reactor Trour with Nuclear Cake afterwards!
+Bring your own Geiger counter!
+1986-04-25
+Chernobyl, Pripyat
+---
+Woodstock Planning Meeting
+We definitely won't run out of food.
+1969-08-14
+Bethel, New York
+---
+Apollo 11 Launch Party
+Moon pie and rocket fuel served.
+1969-07-16
+Kennedy Space Center
+---
+Hindenburg Hype Rally
+Hydrogen, meet elegance.
+1937-05-06
+Lakehurst, New Jersey
+---
+Library of Alexandria Fireworks Festival
+Celebrate knowledge with literal sparks! BYO scrolls.
+0048-10-13
+Alexandria, Egypt
+---
+Atlantis Pool Party
+Don’t forget your swim gear. We just hope the internern remembers to turn the water off.
+0950-06-21
+Mid-Atlantic Ridge
+---
+Zeus’ Europa Roadtrip
+Get in, loser. We’re conquering the Mediterranean.
+1500-05-01
+Phoenicia Shoreline
+---
+Fukushima Beach Day
+Surf, sun, and slightly glowing sandcastles.
+2011-03-10
+Ōkuma, Japan
+---
+Flight 370 Reunion Meetup
+Wanna get away? Try our new underwater lounge.
+2014-03-07
+Bikini Bottom
+---
+Pompeii Heatwave BBQ
+Ashes to ashes, ribs to dust. Grill provided.
+0079-08-23
+Pompeii, Italy
+---
+Krakatoa Lantern Festival
+Let’s light up the skies! And... the atmosphere.
+1883-08-25
+Sunda Strait, Indonesia
+---
+Vesuvius Yoga Retreat
+Breathe deeply. Ignore the rumbling.
+0079-08-23
+Naples, Italy
+---
+Robespierre Farewell Picnic
+Heads up! The sandwiches are revolutionary.
+1794-07-27
+Place de la Révolution, Paris
+---
+Moon Landing Afterparty
+One small step, one giant hangover.
+1969-07-21
+Sea of Tranquility, Moon
+---
+Dodo Preservation Conference
+All are welcome. Especially the last few.
+1681-01-01
+Mauritius
+---
+Y2K Warm-Up Rave
+Bring your digital clocks and existential dread.
+1999-12-31
+Silicon Valley
+---
+Trojan Horse Unboxing Event
+It’s not a trap. It’s a limited edition sculpture!
+1184-04-24
+Troy
+---
+Titanic Icebreaking Workshop
+Make connections that’ll sink in forever.
+1912-04-10
+Southampton, UK
+---
+Y2K Exploit Release Party
+Zero-day dropped. Millennium secured. Or not.
+1999-12-30
+DEF CON -1, Las Vegas
+---
+Morris Worm Watchalong
+Come see the internet go down in real-time!
+1988-11-02
+MIT Dorm LAN Room
+---
+Enigma Machine Decryption Live Stream
+Spoiler: Alan wins.
+1941-02-14
+Bletchley Park, UK
+---
+Stuxnet Demo Booth
+Now with 100% more centrifuge destruction!
+2009-06-16
+Natanz Nuclear Facility (Backdoor Entrance)
+---
+First Ever Phishing Expo
+Free iPods! Just enter your credentials.
+2003-09-04
+Nigerian Embassy, Geocities
+---
+Delorean Tune-Up Session
+88 mph or bust. No hoverboard required.
+1985-10-25
+Twin Pines Mall, Hill Valley
+---
+Cyberdyne Systems Launch Day
+Skynet is friendly. Promise.
+1997-08-04
+Los Angeles, CA
+---
+Doctor Who Regeneration Workshop
+Come for the lecture, stay for eternity.
+1963-11-23
+BBC Basement, London
+---
+Rick & Morty Science Fair
+Bring your own portal gun. Don't ask questions.
+2013-12-02
+Blips and Chitz Arcade
+---
+Tenet Timeline Orientation
+Welcome. Or goodbye. Or both.
+2020-08-27
+Temporal Turnstile Facility
+---
+Time Traveler's LAN Party
+We already played that version. Try again.
+2007-06-07
+NetCafe, Reykjavík
+---
+First Bitcoin Pizza Night
+One slice costs 10,000. Worth every sat.
+2010-05-22
+Jacksonville, Florida
+---
+4chan Singularity Sync
+Don’t worry, we already memed this.
+2008-11-05
+/space/time/
+---
+Red Wedding Catering Pitch
+“Vegan options available,” they said.
+299 AC
+The Twins, Westeros
+---
+AI Alignment Council Kickoff
+GPT-3 says hi. GPT-7 says duck.
+2032-05-01
+OpenAI Coreframe
+---
+Future CTF Finals Kickoff
+No binaries, only quantum obfuscation.
+2049-10-10
+Mars University
+---
+Hackers 1995 Remastered Screening
+We’re in. On VHS.
+1995-09-15
+ZeroCool Cinema, New York
+---
+Memes Through the Ages Symposium
+Hide the pain. Harold is speaking.
+2017-04-01
+The Meme Archive, Zurich
+---
+Roko’s Basilisk Charity Ball
+Suggested dress code: compliance.
+????-??-??
+Information Hazard Vault
+---
+Stephen Hawking’s Time Traveler Reception
+Don't forget the cake folks! He'll be so surprised we show up! :D
+2009-06-28
+24 CAmbridge Ave, Cambridge, UK
+---
+Zero-Day Harvest Festival
+Bring your own buffer overflows. Stack space is limited.
+2002-10-13
+Undisclosed IRC Bunker
+---
+CTF Team Reunion (Time-Shifted)
+We've already lost next year’s final. Come reminisce!
+2025-12-14
+Out-of-Bounds Memory
+---
+NASA Launch Delay Brunch
+The clock is off by one second. Again.
+1970-04-11
+Kennedy Space Center
+---
+Tesla Time Coil Test Run
+Please leave your phones in the Faraday cage.
+1895-03-30
+Colorado Springs Lab
+---
+DNS Cache Poisoning Day
+All roads lead to 127.0.0.1.
+2008-07-08
+Kaminsky Conference Room
+---
+Time Paradox Recovery Workshop
+Bring both your grandparents and your grandkids.
+2071-11-11
+Chrono-Stabilization Institute
+---
+Chronoscript Conlang Meetup
+Yesterday’s words for tomorrow’s thoughts.
+2033-09-17
+Esperanto Hall, Geneva
+---
+Black Hat 1865
+Union telegraph lines compromised. Tickets still 1 cent.
+1865-01-03
+Washington, D.C.
+---
+Unbreakable Encryption Bake-Off
+Winner gets a quantum oven.
+2029-06-15
+NSA Headquarters, Kitchen Wing
+---
+Kill Your Grandfather Support Group
+New members welcome, provided they still exist.
+1955-10-26
+Causal Loop Therapy Center
+---
+Time Traveler's First Birthday
+Born tomorrow. Died yesterday. Cake optional.
+2088-04-04
+Nonlinear Maternity Ward
+---
+Bootstrap Invention Expo
+No one knows who invented anything. Especially the bootstraps.
+1981-06-11
+Mobius Hall, Geneva
+---
+Autoinvitation Potluck
+You told yourself to bring a casserole. You forgot. Again. And you left the oven on. Again.
+2030-07-09
+Recursive Rec Center
+---
+Paradox Prevention Workshop
+Canceled due to itself never being scheduled.
+2042-02-29
+The Forbidden Timeline
+---
+Cause & Effect Swap Meet
+Bring an outcome, leave with a reason.
+1974-03-18
+Heisenberg Gymnasium
+---
+Temporal Prime Directive Debate
+To interfere, or not to interfere? We already answered that.
+2373-09-14
+Starfleet Ethics Hall
+---
+Self-Parenting Masterclass
+Who raised you? Yourself, obviously.
+2066-11-12
+Ouroboros Elementary School
+---
+Eve's Apple Delivery Run
+Spoilers: you’re the snake.
+0001-01-01
+Garden of Debugging
+---
+Alternate Timeline Wine Tasting
+Each bottle opened closes a reality.
+∞-∞-∞
+Schrödinger’s Cellar
+---
+Imposter Syndrom Self Help Group
+I just created it, but I don't think I am qualified to lead it, anyone up?
+2025-07-19
+Education Center East Heathrow
+---
+Pushover Self Help Group
+We booked the slot years in advance, but just change it, what can we do anyway? :(
+2025-07-19
+Education Center East Heathrow
+---
+Thinking about the Roman empire?
+Thinking about the roman empire every day? Wish you spoke latin? Come meet us there and discuss our strats on how to stop its inevitebale demise
+12-09-24