parse_owners.py

#the re module is need for regex parsing
import re

#lists for the first and tag names are created by splitting the input strings
f_names = input['f_names'].split('**')[0].split('*')
t_names = input['t_names'].split('**')[0].split('*')

#dictionary is created to map first names to their corresponding tag names
mapping = dict(zip(f_names,t_names))

#the Slack message from Step 1 is stored
text = input['text']

#regex patterns are used to search for owner and SDR names
acc_owner = re.search('Account Owner:\s(\w*.\w*)\n',text)
acc_sdr = re.search('Account SDR:\s(\w*)\s\w*\n\n',text)
lead_owner = re.search('Lead Owner:\s(\w*.\w*)\n',text)
lead_sdr = re.search('Lead SDR:\s(\w*)\s\w*\n',text)

#list is created containing the search results
l_names = [acc_owner,acc_sdr, lead_owner, lead_sdr]

#the eventual Slack message is initialized
message = ""

#each search result is then assessed
for l in l_names:
    
    #if the search result is not empty and the name found is not in the message already
    if l != None and mapping[l.group(1)] not in message: 
        #append the name to message
        message = message + "@" + mapping[l.group(1)] + " "
        

return {'message': message}