Create utils.py

utils.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import pickle
+import hashlib
+import pathlib
+from typing import Dict, List
+
+import discord
+
+lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+
+async def update_pickle_file(data: Dict | List, file_path: str):
+    async with lock:
+        with open(file_path, "wb") as fp:
+            pickle.dump(data, fp)
+
+
+def read_pickle_file(file_path: str):
+    with open(file_path, "rb") as fp:
+        return pickle.load(fp)
+
+
+async def send_file_or_text(channel, file_or_text: str):
+    # if the file exists, send as a file
+    if pathlib.Path(str(file_or_text)).exists():
+        with open(file_or_text, "rb") as f:
+            return await channel.send(file=discord.File(f))
+    else:
+        return await channel.send(file_or_text)
+
+
+def remove_tags(content: str) -> str:
+    content = content.replace("<@1040198143695933501>", "")
+    content = content.replace("<@1057338428938788884>", "")
+    return content.strip()
+
+
+def hash_user_id(user_id: int) -> str:
+    return hashlib.sha256(str(user_id).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()