Refactored qa, unit testing, and service init; refs #157 (#160)

apprise/plugins/NotifyBoxcar.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ except ImportError:
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
@@ -58,11 +59,6 @@ IS_TAG = re.compile(r'^[@](?P<name>[A-Z0-9]{1,63})$', re.I)
 # this plugin supports it.
 IS_DEVICETOKEN = re.compile(r'^[A-Z0-9]{64}$', re.I)
 
-# Both an access key and seret key are created and assigned to each project
-# you create on the boxcar website
-VALIDATE_ACCESS = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9_-]{64}', re.I)
-VALIDATE_SECRET = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9_-]{64}', re.I)
-
 # Used to break apart list of potential tags by their delimiter into a useable
 # list.
 TAGS_LIST_DELIM = re.compile(r'[ \t\r\n,\\/]+')
@@ -105,30 +101,30 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
         'access_key': {
             'name': _('Access Key'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9_-]{64}', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_-]{64}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'access',
         },
         'secret_key': {
             'name': _('Secret Key'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9_-]{64}', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_-]{64}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'secret',
         },
         'target_tag': {
             'name': _('Target Tag ID'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '@',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9]{1,63}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9]{1,63}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'target_device': {
             'name': _('Target Device ID'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9]{64}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9]{64}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -163,33 +159,21 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
         # Initialize device_token list
         self.device_tokens = list()
 
-        try:
         # Access Key (associated with project)
-            self.access = access.strip()
+        self.access = validate_regex(
-
+            access, *self.template_tokens['access_key']['regex'])
-        except AttributeError:
+        if not self.access:
-            msg = 'The specified access key is invalid.'
+            msg = 'An invalid Boxcar Access Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(access)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        try:
         # Secret Key (associated with project)
-            self.secret = secret.strip()
+        self.secret = validate_regex(
-
+            secret, *self.template_tokens['secret_key']['regex'])
-        except AttributeError:
+        if not self.secret:
-            msg = 'The specified secret key is invalid.'
+            msg = 'An invalid Boxcar Secret Key ' \
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(secret)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_ACCESS.match(self.access):
-            msg = 'The access key specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(self.access)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_SECRET.match(self.secret):
-            msg = 'The secret key specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(self.secret)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -228,7 +212,6 @@ class NotifyBoxcar(NotifyBase):
         """
         Perform Boxcar Notification
         """
-
         headers = {
             'User-Agent': self.app_id,
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'

apprise/plugins/NotifyClickSend.py

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class NotifyClickSend(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {

apprise/plugins/NotifyD7Networks.py

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class NotifyD7Networks(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ class NotifyD7Networks(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Depending on whether we are set to batch mode or single mode this

apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py

@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
         # or not.
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform DBus Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyDiscord.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -144,20 +145,22 @@ class NotifyDiscord(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyDiscord, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not webhook_id:
+        # Webhook ID (associated with project)
-            msg = 'An invalid Client ID was specified.'
+        self.webhook_id = validate_regex(webhook_id)
+        if not self.webhook_id:
+            msg = 'An invalid Discord Webhook ID ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(webhook_id)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not webhook_token:
+        # Webhook Token (associated with project)
-            msg = 'An invalid Webhook Token was specified.'
+        self.webhook_token = validate_regex(webhook_token)
+        if not self.webhook_token:
+            msg = 'An invalid Discord Webhook Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(webhook_token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Store our data
-        self.webhook_id = webhook_id
-        self.webhook_token = webhook_token
-
         # Text To Speech
         self.tts = tts
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyEmby.py

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class NotifyEmby(NotifyBase):
 
         if not self.user:
             # User was not specified
-            msg = 'No Username was specified.'
+            msg = 'No Emby username was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyFaast.py

@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class NotifyFaast(NotifyBase):
         # Associate an image with our post
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Faast Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyFlock.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -56,12 +57,8 @@ FLOCK_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
 }
 
 # Used to detect a channel/user
-IS_CHANNEL_RE = re.compile(r'^(#|g:)(?P<id>[A-Z0-9_]{12})$', re.I)
+IS_CHANNEL_RE = re.compile(r'^(#|g:)(?P<id>[A-Z0-9_]+)$', re.I)
-IS_USER_RE = re.compile(r'^(@|u:)?(?P<id>[A-Z0-9_]{12})$', re.I)
+IS_USER_RE = re.compile(r'^(@|u:)?(?P<id>[A-Z0-9_]+)$', re.I)
-
-# Token required as part of the API request
-# /134b8gh0-eba0-4fa9-ab9c-257ced0e8221
-IS_API_TOKEN = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9-]{24}$', re.I)
 
 
 class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
         'token': {
             'name': _('Access Key'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9-]{24}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9-]{24}$', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
         },
@@ -115,14 +112,14 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('To User ID'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '@',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9_]{12}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]{12}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'to_channel': {
             'name': _('To Channel ID'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '#',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9_]{12}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]{12}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -153,15 +150,18 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
         # Build ourselves a target list
         self.targets = list()
 
-        # Initialize our token object
+        self.token = validate_regex(
-        self.token = token.strip()
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
-
+        if not self.token:
-        if not IS_API_TOKEN.match(self.token):
+            msg = 'An invalid Flock Access Key ' \
-            msg = 'The Flock API Token specified ({}) is invalid.'.format(
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token)
-                self.token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        # Track whether or not we want to send an image with our notification
+        # or not.
+        self.include_image = include_image
+
         # Track any issues
         has_error = False
 
@@ -183,15 +183,13 @@ class NotifyFlock(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(
                 'Ignoring invalid target ({}) specified.'.format(target))
 
-        if has_error and len(self.targets) == 0:
+        if has_error and not self.targets:
             # We have a bot token and no target(s) to message
-            msg = 'No targets found with specified Flock Bot Token.'
+            msg = 'No Flock targets to notify.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Track whether or not we want to send an image with our notification
+        return
-        # or not.
-        self.include_image = include_image
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """

apprise/plugins/NotifyGitter.py

@@ -50,14 +50,12 @@ from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # API Gitter URL
 GITTER_API_URL = 'https://api.gitter.im/v1'
 
-# Used to validate your personal access token
-VALIDATE_TOKEN = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{40}$', re.I)
-
 # Used to break path apart into list of targets
 TARGET_LIST_DELIM = re.compile(r'[ \t\r\n,\\/]+')
 
@@ -112,9 +110,9 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
         'token': {
             'name': _('Token'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{40}', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{40}$', 'i'),
         },
         'targets': {
             'name': _('Rooms'),
@@ -141,24 +139,21 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyGitter, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        # Secret Key (associated with project)
-            # The personal access token associated with the account
+        self.token = validate_regex(
-            self.token = token.strip()
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
-
+        if not self.token:
-        except AttributeError:
+            msg = 'An invalid Gitter API Token ' \
-            # Token was None
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token)
-            msg = 'No API Token was specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN.match(self.token):
-            msg = 'The Personal Access Token specified ({}) is invalid.' \
-                  .format(token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
         # Parse our targets
         self.targets = parse_list(targets)
+        if not self.targets:
+            msg = 'There are no valid Gitter targets to notify.'
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
 
         # Used to track maping of rooms to their numeric id lookup for
         # messaging
@@ -168,6 +163,8 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
         # or not.
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Gitter Notification
@@ -183,8 +180,6 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
         if image_url:
             body = '![alt]({})\n{}'.format(image_url, body)
 
-        # Create a copy of the targets list
-        targets = list(self.targets)
         if self._room_mapping is None:
             # Populate our room mapping
             self._room_mapping = {}
@@ -225,10 +220,8 @@ class NotifyGitter(NotifyBase):
                     'uri': entry['uri'],
                 }
 
-        if len(targets) == 0:
+        # Create a copy of the targets list
-            # No targets specified
+        targets = list(self.targets)
-            return False
-
         while len(targets):
             target = targets.pop(0).lower()
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
         # or not.
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Gnome Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyGotify.py

@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 #        f2c2688f0b5e6a816bbcec768ca1c0de5af76b88/ADD_MESSAGE_EXAMPLES.md#python
 # API: https://gotify.net/docs/swagger-docs
 
-import six
 import requests
 from json import dumps
 
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -121,9 +121,12 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyGotify, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not isinstance(token, six.string_types):
+        # Token (associated with project)
-            msg = 'An invalid Gotify token was specified.'
+        self.token = validate_regex(token)
-            self.logger.warning('msg')
+        if not self.token:
+            msg = 'An invalid Gotify Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
         if priority not in GOTIFY_PRIORITIES:
@@ -138,11 +141,6 @@ class NotifyGotify(NotifyBase):
         else:
             self.schema = 'http'
 
-        # Our access token does not get created until we first
-        # authenticate with our Gotify server. The same goes for the
-        # user id below.
-        self.token = token
-
         return
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):

apprise/plugins/NotifyGrowl/__init__.py

@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ class NotifyGrowl(NotifyBase):
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
 
-        # Apply our settings now
         version = None
         if 'version' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['version']):
             # Allow the user to specify the version of the protocol to use.

apprise/plugins/NotifyIFTTT.py

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from json import dumps
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -148,22 +149,21 @@ class NotifyIFTTT(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyIFTTT, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not webhook_id:
+        # Webhook ID (associated with project)
-            msg = 'You must specify the Webhooks webhook_id.'
+        self.webhook_id = validate_regex(webhook_id)
+        if not self.webhook_id:
+            msg = 'An invalid IFTTT Webhook ID ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(webhook_id)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
         # Store our Events we wish to trigger
         self.events = parse_list(events)
-
         if not self.events:
             msg = 'You must specify at least one event you wish to trigger on.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Store our APIKey
-        self.webhook_id = webhook_id
-
         # Tokens to include in post
         self.add_tokens = {}
         if add_tokens:

apprise/plugins/NotifyJoin.py

@@ -41,18 +41,16 @@ from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_APIKEY = re.compile(r'[a-z0-9]{32}', re.I)
-
 # Extend HTTP Error Messages
 JOIN_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
     401: 'Unauthorized - Invalid Token.',
 }
 
 # Used to detect a device
-IS_DEVICE_RE = re.compile(r'([a-z0-9]{32})', re.I)
+IS_DEVICE_RE = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{32}$', re.I)
 
 # Used to detect a device
 IS_GROUP_RE = re.compile(
@@ -64,6 +62,24 @@ IS_GROUP_RE = re.compile(
 JOIN_IMAGE_XY = NotifyImageSize.XY_72
 
 
+# Priorities
+class JoinPriority(object):
+    LOW = -2
+    MODERATE = -1
+    NORMAL = 0
+    HIGH = 1
+    EMERGENCY = 2
+
+
+JOIN_PRIORITIES = (
+    JoinPriority.LOW,
+    JoinPriority.MODERATE,
+    JoinPriority.NORMAL,
+    JoinPriority.HIGH,
+    JoinPriority.EMERGENCY,
+)
+
+
 class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
     """
     A wrapper for Join Notifications
@@ -104,14 +120,14 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
         'apikey': {
             'name': _('API Key'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{32}$', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
         },
         'device': {
             'name': _('Device ID'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{32}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'group': {
@@ -136,37 +152,79 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
             'default': False,
             'map_to': 'include_image',
         },
+        'priority': {
+            'name': _('Priority'),
+            'type': 'choice:int',
+            'values': JOIN_PRIORITIES,
+            'default': JoinPriority.NORMAL,
+        },
         'to': {
             'alias_of': 'targets',
         },
     })
 
-    def __init__(self, apikey, targets, include_image=True, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, apikey, targets=None, include_image=True, priority=None,
+                 **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize Join Object
         """
         super(NotifyJoin, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not VALIDATE_APIKEY.match(apikey.strip()):
-            msg = 'The JOIN API Token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(apikey)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.apikey = apikey.strip()
-
-        # Parse devices specified
-        self.devices = parse_list(targets)
-
-        if len(self.devices) == 0:
-            # Default to everyone
-            self.devices.append(self.default_join_group)
-
         # Track whether or not we want to send an image with our notification
         # or not.
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        # API Key (associated with project)
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
+        if not self.apikey:
+            msg = 'An invalid Join API Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        # The Priority of the message
+        if priority not in JOIN_PRIORITIES:
+            self.priority = self.template_args['priority']['default']
+
+        else:
+            self.priority = priority
+
+        # Prepare a list of targets to store entries into
+        self.targets = list()
+
+        # Prepare a parsed list of targets
+        targets = parse_list(targets)
+        if len(targets) == 0:
+            # Default to everyone if our list was empty
+            self.targets.append(self.default_join_group)
+            return
+
+        # If we reach here we have some targets to parse
+        while len(targets):
+            # Parse our targets
+            target = targets.pop(0)
+            group_re = IS_GROUP_RE.match(target)
+            if group_re:
+                self.targets.append(
+                    'group.{}'.format(group_re.group('name').lower()))
+                continue
+
+            elif IS_DEVICE_RE.match(target):
+                self.targets.append(target)
+                continue
+
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'Ignoring invalid Join device/group "{}"'.format(target)
+            )
+
+        if not self.targets:
+            msg = 'No Join targets to notify.'
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Join Notification
@@ -180,26 +238,17 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
         # error tracking (used for function return)
         has_error = False
 
-        # Create a copy of the devices list
+        # Capture a list of our targets to notify
-        devices = list(self.devices)
+        targets = list(self.targets)
-        while len(devices):
-            device = devices.pop(0)
-            group_re = IS_GROUP_RE.match(device)
-            if group_re:
-                device = 'group.{}'.format(group_re.group('name').lower())
 
-            elif not IS_DEVICE_RE.match(device):
+        while len(targets):
-                self.logger.warning(
+            # Pop the first element off of our list
-                    'Skipping specified invalid device/group "{}"'
+            target = targets.pop(0)
-                    .format(device)
-                )
-                # Mark our failure
-                has_error = True
-                continue
 
             url_args = {
                 'apikey': self.apikey,
-                'deviceId': device,
+                'deviceId': target,
+                'priority': str(self.priority),
                 'title': title,
                 'text': body,
             }
@@ -242,7 +291,7 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
                     self.logger.warning(
                         'Failed to send Join notification to {}: '
                         '{}{}error={}.'.format(
-                            device,
+                            target,
                             status_str,
                             ', ' if status_str else '',
                             r.status_code))
@@ -255,12 +304,12 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
                     continue
 
                 else:
-                    self.logger.info('Sent Join notification to %s.' % device)
+                    self.logger.info('Sent Join notification to %s.' % target)
 
             except requests.RequestException as e:
                 self.logger.warning(
                     'A Connection error occured sending Join:%s '
-                    'notification.' % device
+                    'notification.' % target
                 )
                 self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
 
@@ -274,20 +323,30 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
         """
         Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
         """
+        _map = {
+            JoinPriority.LOW: 'low',
+            JoinPriority.MODERATE: 'moderate',
+            JoinPriority.NORMAL: 'normal',
+            JoinPriority.HIGH: 'high',
+            JoinPriority.EMERGENCY: 'emergency',
+        }
 
         # Define any arguments set
         args = {
             'format': self.notify_format,
             'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
+            'priority':
+                _map[self.template_args['priority']['default']]
+                if self.priority not in _map else _map[self.priority],
             'image': 'yes' if self.include_image else 'no',
             'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
-        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{devices}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{apikey}/{targets}/?{args}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
             apikey=self.pprint(self.apikey, privacy, safe=''),
-            devices='/'.join([NotifyJoin.quote(x, safe='')
+            targets='/'.join([NotifyJoin.quote(x, safe='')
-                              for x in self.devices]),
+                              for x in self.targets]),
             args=NotifyJoin.urlencode(args))
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -310,6 +369,23 @@ class NotifyJoin(NotifyBase):
         # Unquote our API Key
         results['apikey'] = NotifyJoin.unquote(results['apikey'])
 
+        # Set our priority
+        if 'priority' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['priority']):
+            _map = {
+                'l': JoinPriority.LOW,
+                'm': JoinPriority.MODERATE,
+                'n': JoinPriority.NORMAL,
+                'h': JoinPriority.HIGH,
+                'e': JoinPriority.EMERGENCY,
+            }
+            try:
+                results['priority'] = \
+                    _map[results['qsd']['priority'][0].lower()]
+
+            except KeyError:
+                # No priority was set
+                pass
+
         # Our Devices
         results['targets'] = list()
         if results['user']:

apprise/plugins/NotifyKumulos.py

@@ -33,27 +33,14 @@
 # The API reference used to build this plugin was documented here:
 #  https://docs.kumulos.com/messaging/api/#sending-in-app-messages
 #
-import re
 import requests
 from json import dumps
 
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-#
-# API Key is a UUID; below is the regex matching
-UUID4_RE = \
-    r'[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}'
-
-# Secret Key Regex Mapping
-SERVER_KEY_RE = r'[A-Z0-9+]{36}'
-
-# API Key
-VALIDATE_APIKEY = re.compile(UUID4_RE, re.I)
-
-VALIDATE_SERVER_KEY = re.compile(SERVER_KEY_RE, re.I)
-
 # Extend HTTP Error Messages
 KUMULOS_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
     401: 'Unauthorized - Invalid API and/or Server Key.',
@@ -61,9 +48,6 @@ KUMULOS_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
     400: 'Bad Request - Targeted users do not exist or have unsubscribed.',
 }
 
-# Used to break path apart into list of channels
-TARGET_LIST_DELIM = re.compile(r'[ \t\r\n,#\\/]+')
-
 
 class NotifyKumulos(NotifyBase):
     """
@@ -103,14 +87,16 @@ class NotifyKumulos(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (UUID4_RE, 'i'),
+            # UUID4
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-'
+                      r'[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$', 'i')
         },
         'serverkey': {
             'name': _('Server Key'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (SERVER_KEY_RE, 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9+]{36}$', 'i'),
         },
     })
 
@@ -120,27 +106,21 @@ class NotifyKumulos(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyKumulos, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not apikey:
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-            msg = 'The Kumulos API Key is not specified.'
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
+        if not self.apikey:
+            msg = 'An invalid Kumulos API Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        self.apikey = apikey.strip()
+        # Server Key (associated with project)
-        if not VALIDATE_APIKEY.match(self.apikey):
+        self.serverkey = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The Kumulos API Key specified ({}) is invalid.'\
+            serverkey, *self.template_tokens['serverkey']['regex'])
-                .format(apikey)
+        if not self.serverkey:
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            msg = 'An invalid Kumulos Server Key ' \
-            raise TypeError(msg)
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(serverkey)
-
-        if not serverkey:
-            msg = 'The Kumulos Server Key is not specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        self.serverkey = serverkey.strip()
-        if not VALIDATE_SERVER_KEY.match(self.serverkey):
-            msg = 'The Kumulos Server Key specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(serverkey)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyMSG91.py

@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@ import requests
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_AUTHKEY = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]+$', re.I)
-
 # Some Phone Number Detection
 IS_PHONE_NO = re.compile(r'^\+?(?P<phone>[0-9\s)(+-]+)\s*$')
 
@@ -118,13 +116,14 @@ class NotifyMSG91(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('Authentication Key'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]+', 'i'),
+            'private': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'target_phone': {
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -162,19 +161,12 @@ class NotifyMSG91(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyMSG91, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        # Authentication Key (associated with project)
-            # The authentication key associated with the account
+        self.authkey = validate_regex(
-            self.authkey = authkey.strip()
+            authkey, *self.template_tokens['authkey']['regex'])
-
+        if not self.authkey:
-        except AttributeError:
+            msg = 'An invalid MSG91 Authentication Key ' \
-            # Token was None
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(authkey)
-            msg = 'No MSG91 authentication key was specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_AUTHKEY.match(self.authkey):
-            msg = 'The MSG91 authentication key specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(self.authkey)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -237,16 +229,19 @@ class NotifyMSG91(NotifyBase):
                 '({}) specified.'.format(target),
             )
 
+        if not self.targets:
+            # We have a bot token and no target(s) to message
+            msg = 'No MSG91 targets to notify.'
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform MSG91 Notification
         """
 
-        if not len(self.targets):
-            # There were no services to notify
-            self.logger.warning('There were no MSG91 targets to notify')
-            return False
-
         # Prepare our headers
         headers = {
             'User-Agent': self.app_id,

apprise/plugins/NotifyMSTeams.py

@@ -69,24 +69,13 @@ from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Used to prepare our UUID regex matching
 UUID4_RE = \
     r'[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}'
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-#  /AAAAAAAAA@AAAAAAAAA/........./.........
-VALIDATE_TOKEN_A = re.compile(r'{}@{}'.format(UUID4_RE, UUID4_RE), re.I)
-
-# Token required as part of the API request
-#  /................../BBBBBBBBB/..........
-VALIDATE_TOKEN_B = re.compile(r'[A-Za-z0-9]{32}')
-
-# Token required as part of the API request
-#  /........./........./CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
-VALIDATE_TOKEN_C = re.compile(UUID4_RE, re.I)
-
 
 class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
     """
@@ -124,26 +113,32 @@ class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
 
     # Define our template tokens
     template_tokens = dict(NotifyBase.template_tokens, **{
+        # Token required as part of the API request
+        #  /AAAAAAAAA@AAAAAAAAA/........./.........
         'token_a': {
             'name': _('Token A'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'{}@{}'.format(UUID4_RE, UUID4_RE), 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^{}@{}$'.format(UUID4_RE, UUID4_RE), 'i'),
         },
+        # Token required as part of the API request
+        #  /................../BBBBBBBBB/..........
         'token_b': {
             'name': _('Token B'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Za-z0-9]{32}$', 'i'),
         },
+        # Token required as part of the API request
+        #  /........./........./CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
         'token_c': {
             'name': _('Token C'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (UUID4_RE, 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^{}$'.format(UUID4_RE), 'i'),
         },
     })
 
@@ -164,51 +159,35 @@ class NotifyMSTeams(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyMSTeams, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not token_a:
+        self.token_a = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The first MSTeams API token is not specified.'
+            token_a, *self.template_tokens['token_a']['regex'])
+        if not self.token_a:
+            msg = 'An invalid MSTeams (first) Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token_a)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not token_b:
+        self.token_b = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The second MSTeams API token is not specified.'
+            token_b, *self.template_tokens['token_b']['regex'])
+        if not self.token_b:
+            msg = 'An invalid MSTeams (second) Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token_b)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not token_c:
+        self.token_c = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The third MSTeams API token is not specified.'
+            token_c, *self.template_tokens['token_c']['regex'])
+        if not self.token_c:
+            msg = 'An invalid MSTeams (third) Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token_c)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN_A.match(token_a.strip()):
-            msg = 'The first MSTeams API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token_a)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token_a = token_a.strip()
-
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN_B.match(token_b.strip()):
-            msg = 'The second MSTeams API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token_b)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token_b = token_b.strip()
-
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN_C.match(token_c.strip()):
-            msg = 'The third MSTeams API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token_c)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token_c = token_c.strip()
-
         # Place a thumbnail image inline with the message body
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Microsoft Teams Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyMailgun.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import is_email
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Provide some known codes Mailgun uses and what they translate to:
@@ -169,19 +170,17 @@ class NotifyMailgun(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyMailgun, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-            # The personal access apikey associated with the account
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(apikey)
-            self.apikey = apikey.strip()
+        if not self.apikey:
-
+            msg = 'An invalid Mailgun API Key ' \
-        except AttributeError:
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
-            # Token was None
-            msg = 'No API Key was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
         # Validate our username
         if not self.user:
-            msg = 'No username was specified.'
+            msg = 'No Mailgun username was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ class NotifyMailgun(NotifyBase):
                 raise
         except:
             # Invalid region specified
-            msg = 'The region specified ({}) is invalid.' \
+            msg = 'The Mailgun region specified ({}) is invalid.' \
                   .format(region_name)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)

apprise/plugins/NotifyMatterMost.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-import re
 import six
 import requests
 from json import dumps
@@ -33,15 +32,13 @@ from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_bool
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Some Reference Locations:
 # - https://docs.mattermost.com/developer/webhooks-incoming.html
 # - https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/config-settings.html
 
-# Used to validate Authorization Token
-VALIDATE_AUTHTOKEN = re.compile(r'[a-z0-9]{24,32}', re.I)
-
 
 class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
     """
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
         'authtoken': {
             'name': _('Access Key'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{24,32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{24,32}$', 'i'),
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
         },
@@ -152,17 +149,12 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
         self.fullpath = '' if not isinstance(
             fullpath, six.string_types) else fullpath.strip()
 
-        # Our Authorization Token
+        # Authorization Token (associated with project)
-        self.authtoken = authtoken
+        self.authtoken = validate_regex(
-
+            authtoken, *self.template_tokens['authtoken']['regex'])
-        # Validate authtoken
+        if not self.authtoken:
-        if not authtoken:
+            msg = 'An invalid MatterMost Authorization Token ' \
-            msg = 'Missing MatterMost Authorization Token.'
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(authtoken)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_AUTHTOKEN.match(authtoken):
-            msg = 'Invalid MatterMost Authorization Token Specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -340,7 +332,6 @@ class NotifyMatterMost(NotifyBase):
         # all entries before it will be our path
         tokens = NotifyMatterMost.split_path(results['fullpath'])
 
-        # Apply our settings now
         results['authtoken'] = None if not tokens else tokens.pop()
 
         # Store our path

apprise/plugins/NotifyMessageBird.py

@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ import requests
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_APIKEY = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{25}$', re.I)
-
 # Some Phone Number Detection
 IS_PHONE_NO = re.compile(r'^\+?(?P<phone>[0-9\s)(+-]+)\s*$')
 
@@ -83,20 +81,21 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('API Key'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{25}', 'i'),
+            'private': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{25}$', 'i'),
         },
         'source': {
             'name': _('Source Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'target_phone': {
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -121,19 +120,12 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyMessageBird, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-            # The authentication key associated with the account
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
-            self.apikey = apikey.strip()
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
-
+        if not self.apikey:
-        except AttributeError:
+            msg = 'An invalid MessageBird API Key ' \
-            # Token was None
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
-            msg = 'No MessageBird authentication key was specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_APIKEY.match(self.apikey):
-            msg = 'The MessageBird authentication key specified ({}) is ' \
-                'invalid.'.format(self.apikey)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -158,7 +150,14 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
         # Parse our targets
         self.targets = list()
 
-        for target in parse_list(targets):
+        targets = parse_list(targets)
+        if not targets:
+            # No sources specified, use our own phone no
+            self.targets.append(self.source)
+            return
+
+        # otherwise, store all of our target numbers
+        for target in targets:
             # Validate targets and drop bad ones:
             result = IS_PHONE_NO.match(target)
             if result:
@@ -180,6 +179,14 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
                 '({}) specified.'.format(target),
             )
 
+        if not self.targets:
+            # We have a bot token and no target(s) to message
+            msg = 'No MessageBird targets to notify.'
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform MessageBird Notification
@@ -202,13 +209,10 @@ class NotifyMessageBird(NotifyBase):
             'body': body,
 
         }
+
         # Create a copy of the targets list
         targets = list(self.targets)
 
-        if len(targets) == 0:
-            # No sources specified, use our own phone no
-            targets.append(self.source)
-
         while len(targets):
             # Get our target to notify
             target = targets.pop(0)

apprise/plugins/NotifyNexmo.py

@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_APIKEY = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{8}$', re.I)
-VALIDATE_SECRET = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{16}$', re.I)
-
 # Some Phone Number Detection
 IS_PHONE_NO = re.compile(r'^\+?(?P<phone>[0-9\s)(+-]+)\s*$')
 
@@ -94,27 +91,28 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('API Key'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'AC[a-z0-9]{8}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^AC[a-z0-9]{8}$', 'i'),
+            'private': True,
         },
         'secret': {
             'name': _('API Secret'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{16}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{16}$', 'i'),
         },
         'from_phone': {
             'name': _('From Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'\+?[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^\+?[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'source',
         },
         'target_phone': {
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -153,35 +151,21 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyNexmo, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-            # The Account SID associated with the account
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
-            self.apikey = apikey.strip()
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
-
+        if not self.apikey:
-        except AttributeError:
+            msg = 'An invalid Nexmo API Key ' \
-            # Token was None
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
-            msg = 'No Nexmo APIKey was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not VALIDATE_APIKEY.match(self.apikey):
+        # API Secret (associated with project)
-            msg = 'The Nexmo API Key specified ({}) is invalid.'\
+        self.secret = validate_regex(
-                .format(self.apikey)
+            secret, *self.template_tokens['secret']['regex'])
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
+        if not self.secret:
-            raise TypeError(msg)
+            msg = 'An invalid Nexmo API Secret ' \
-
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(secret)
-        try:
-            # The Account SID associated with the account
-            self.secret = secret.strip()
-
-        except AttributeError:
-            # Token was None
-            msg = 'No Nexmo API Secret was specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_SECRET.match(self.secret):
-            msg = 'The Nexmo API Secret specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(self.secret)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -242,6 +226,8 @@ class NotifyNexmo(NotifyBase):
                 '({}) specified.'.format(target),
             )
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Nexmo Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyProwl.py

@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
-import re
 import requests
 
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Used to validate API Key
-VALIDATE_APIKEY = re.compile(r'[A-Za-z0-9]{40}')
-
-# Used to validate Provider Key
-VALIDATE_PROVIDERKEY = re.compile(r'[A-Za-z0-9]{40}')
-
 
 # Priorities
 class ProwlPriority(object):
@@ -104,11 +98,13 @@ class NotifyProwl(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Za-z0-9]{40}$', 'i'),
         },
         'providerkey': {
             'name': _('Provider Key'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Za-z0-9]{40}$', 'i'),
         },
     })
 
@@ -129,31 +125,35 @@ class NotifyProwl(NotifyBase):
         super(NotifyProwl, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         if priority not in PROWL_PRIORITIES:
-            self.priority = ProwlPriority.NORMAL
+            self.priority = self.template_args['priority']['default']
 
         else:
             self.priority = priority
 
-        if not VALIDATE_APIKEY.match(apikey):
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-            msg = 'The API key specified ({}) is invalid.'.format(apikey)
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
+        if not self.apikey:
+            msg = 'An invalid Prowl API Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Store the API key
-        self.apikey = apikey
-
         # Store the provider key (if specified)
         if providerkey:
-            if not VALIDATE_PROVIDERKEY.match(providerkey):
+            self.providerkey = validate_regex(
-                msg = \
+                providerkey, *self.template_tokens['providerkey']['regex'])
-                    'The Provider key specified ({}) is invalid.' \
+            if not self.providerkey:
-                    .format(providerkey)
+                msg = 'An invalid Prowl Provider Key ' \
-
+                      '({}) was specified.'.format(providerkey)
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
                 raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Store the Provider Key
+        else:
-        self.providerkey = providerkey
+            # No provider key was set
+            self.providerkey = None
+
+        return
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """

apprise/plugins/NotifyPushBullet.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Flag used as a placeholder to sending to all devices
@@ -110,12 +111,20 @@ class NotifyPushBullet(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyPushBullet, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        self.accesstoken = accesstoken
+        # Access Token (associated with project)
+        self.accesstoken = validate_regex(accesstoken)
+        if not self.accesstoken:
+            msg = 'An invalid PushBullet Access Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(accesstoken)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
 
         self.targets = parse_list(targets)
         if len(self.targets) == 0:
             self.targets = (PUSHBULLET_SEND_TO_ALL, )
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform PushBullet Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyPushed.py

@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Used to detect and parse channels
-IS_CHANNEL = re.compile(r'^#(?P<name>[A-Za-z0-9]+)$')
+IS_CHANNEL = re.compile(r'^#?(?P<name>[A-Za-z0-9]+)$')
 
 # Used to detect and parse a users push id
 IS_USER_PUSHED_ID = re.compile(r'^@(?P<name>[A-Za-z0-9]+)$')
@@ -121,13 +122,19 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyPushed, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not app_key:
+        # Application Key (associated with project)
-            msg = 'An invalid Application Key was specified.'
+        self.app_key = validate_regex(app_key)
+        if not self.app_key:
+            msg = 'An invalid Pushed Application Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(app_key)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not app_secret:
+        # Access Secret (associated with project)
-            msg = 'An invalid Application Secret was specified.'
+        self.app_secret = validate_regex(app_secret)
+        if not self.app_secret:
+            msg = 'An invalid Pushed Application Secret ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(app_secret)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -137,8 +144,11 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
         # Initialize user list
         self.users = list()
 
+        # Get our targets
+        targets = parse_list(targets)
+        if targets:
             # Validate recipients and drop bad ones:
-        for target in parse_list(targets):
+            for target in targets:
                 result = IS_CHANNEL.match(target)
                 if result:
                     # store valid device
@@ -156,9 +166,12 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
                     '(%s) specified.' % target,
                 )
 
-        # Store our data
+            if len(self.channels) + len(self.users) == 0:
-        self.app_key = app_key
+                # We have no valid channels or users to notify after
-        self.app_secret = app_secret
+                # explicitly identifying at least one.
+                msg = 'No Pushed targets to notify.'
+                self.logger.warning(msg)
+                raise TypeError(msg)
 
         return
 
@@ -325,8 +338,6 @@ class NotifyPushed(NotifyBase):
             # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
             return results
 
-        # Apply our settings now
-
         # The first token is stored in the hostname
         app_key = NotifyPushed.unquote(results['host'])
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyPushjet.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from json import dumps
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
@@ -107,14 +108,15 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyPushjet, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not secret_key:
+        # Secret Key (associated with project)
-            # You must provide a Pushjet key to work with
+        self.secret_key = validate_regex(secret_key)
-            msg = 'You must specify a Pushjet Secret Key.'
+        if not self.secret_key:
+            msg = 'An invalid Pushjet Secret Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(secret_key)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # store our key
+        return
-        self.secret_key = secret_key
 
     def url(self, privacy=False, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -125,9 +127,6 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
         args = {
             'format': self.notify_format,
             'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
-            'secret': self.pprint(
-                self.secret_key, privacy,
-                mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, quote=False),
             'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
 
@@ -142,12 +141,14 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
                     self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
             )
 
-        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/?{args}'.format(
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}/{secret}/?{args}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol if self.secure else self.protocol,
             auth=auth,
             hostname=NotifyPushjet.quote(self.host, safe=''),
             port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
                  else ':{}'.format(self.port),
+            secret=self.pprint(
+                self.secret_key, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
             args=NotifyPushjet.urlencode(args),
         )
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ class NotifyPushjet(NotifyBase):
         # through it in addition to supporting the secret key
         if 'secret' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['secret']):
             results['secret_key'] = \
-                NotifyPushjet.parse_list(results['qsd']['secret'])
+                NotifyPushjet.unquote(results['qsd']['secret'])
 
         if results.get('secret_key') is None:
             # Deprication Notice issued for v0.7.9

apprise/plugins/NotifyPushover.py

@@ -30,18 +30,13 @@ import requests
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Flag used as a placeholder to sending to all devices
 PUSHOVER_SEND_TO_ALL = 'ALL_DEVICES'
 
-# Used to validate API Key
+# Used to detect a Device
-VALIDATE_TOKEN = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{30}$', re.I)
-
-# Used to detect a User and/or Group
-VALIDATE_USER_KEY = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9]{30}$', re.I)
-
-# Used to detect a User and/or Group
 VALIDATE_DEVICE = re.compile(r'^[a-z0-9_]{1,25}$', re.I)
 
 
@@ -158,20 +153,19 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{30}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{30}$', 'i'),
-            'map_to': 'user',
         },
         'token': {
             'name': _('Access Token'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{30}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{30}$', 'i'),
         },
         'target_device': {
             'name': _('Target Device'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9_]{1,25}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9_]{1,25}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -191,7 +185,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
         'sound': {
             'name': _('Sound'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[a-z]{1,12}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z]{1,12}$', 'i'),
             'default': PushoverSound.PUSHOVER,
         },
         'retry': {
@@ -212,26 +206,28 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
         },
     })
 
-    def __init__(self, token, targets=None, priority=None, sound=None,
+    def __init__(self, user_key, token, targets=None, priority=None,
-                 retry=None, expire=None,
+                 sound=None, retry=None, expire=None, **kwargs):
-                 **kwargs):
         """
         Initialize Pushover Object
         """
         super(NotifyPushover, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        # Access Token (associated with project)
-            # The token associated with the account
+        self.token = validate_regex(
-            self.token = token.strip()
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
-
+        if not self.token:
-        except AttributeError:
+            msg = 'An invalid Pushover Access Token ' \
-            # Token was None
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token)
-            msg = 'No API Token was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN.match(self.token):
+        # User Key (associated with project)
-            msg = 'The API Token specified (%s) is invalid.'.format(token)
+        self.user_key = validate_regex(
+            user_key, *self.template_tokens['user_key']['regex'])
+        if not self.user_key:
+            msg = 'An invalid Pushover User Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(user_key)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
 
         # The Priority of the message
         if priority not in PUSHOVER_PRIORITIES:
-            self.priority = PushoverPriority.NORMAL
+            self.priority = self.template_args['priority']['default']
 
         else:
             self.priority = priority
@@ -258,7 +254,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
         if self.priority == PushoverPriority.EMERGENCY:
 
             # How often to resend notification, in seconds
-            self.retry = NotifyPushover.template_args['retry']['default']
+            self.retry = self.template_args['retry']['default']
             try:
                 self.retry = int(retry)
             except (ValueError, TypeError):
@@ -266,7 +262,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
                 pass
 
             # How often to resend notification, in seconds
-            self.expire = NotifyPushover.template_args['expire']['default']
+            self.expire = self.template_args['expire']['default']
             try:
                 self.expire = int(expire)
             except (ValueError, TypeError):
@@ -274,23 +270,16 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
                 pass
 
             if self.retry < 30:
-                msg = 'Retry must be at least 30.'
+                msg = 'Pushover retry must be at least 30 seconds.'
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
                 raise TypeError(msg)
+
             if self.expire < 0 or self.expire > 10800:
-                msg = 'Expire has a max value of at most 10800 seconds.'
+                msg = 'Pushover expire must reside in the range of ' \
-                self.logger.warning(msg)
+                      '0 to 10800 seconds.'
-                raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not self.user:
-            msg = 'No user key was specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_USER_KEY.match(self.user):
-            msg = 'The user key specified (%s) is invalid.' % self.user
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
                 raise TypeError(msg)
+        return
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -323,7 +312,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
             # prepare JSON Object
             payload = {
                 'token': self.token,
-                'user': self.user,
+                'user': self.user_key,
                 'priority': str(self.priority),
                 'title': title,
                 'message': body,
@@ -406,8 +395,8 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
             'format': self.notify_format,
             'overflow': self.overflow_mode,
             'priority':
-                _map[PushoverPriority.NORMAL] if self.priority not in _map
+                _map[self.template_args['priority']['default']]
-                else _map[self.priority],
+                if self.priority not in _map else _map[self.priority],
             'verify': 'yes' if self.verify_certificate else 'no',
         }
         # Only add expire and retry for emergency messages,
@@ -426,7 +415,7 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
 
         return '{schema}://{user_key}@{token}/{devices}/?{args}'.format(
             schema=self.secure_protocol,
-            user_key=self.pprint(self.user, privacy, safe=''),
+            user_key=self.pprint(self.user_key, privacy, safe=''),
             token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
             devices=devices,
             args=NotifyPushover.urlencode(args))
@@ -464,6 +453,9 @@ class NotifyPushover(NotifyBase):
         # Retrieve all of our targets
         results['targets'] = NotifyPushover.split_path(results['fullpath'])
 
+        # User Key is retrieved from the user
+        results['user_key'] = NotifyPushover.unquote(results['user'])
+
         # Get the sound
         if 'sound' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['sound']):
             results['sound'] = \

apprise/plugins/NotifyRyver.py

@@ -40,14 +40,9 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_TOKEN = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9]{15}', re.I)
-
-# Organization required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_ORG = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9_-]{3,32}', re.I)
-
 
 class RyverWebhookMode(object):
     """
@@ -99,12 +94,14 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('Organization'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_-]{3,32}$', 'i'),
         },
         'token': {
             'name': _('Token'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
             'private': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9]{15}$', 'i'),
         },
         'user': {
             'name': _('Bot Name'),
@@ -135,25 +132,21 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyRyver, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not token:
+        # API Token (associated with project)
-            msg = 'No Ryver token was specified.'
+        self.token = validate_regex(
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
+        if not self.token:
+            msg = 'An invalid Ryver API Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not organization:
+        # Organization (associated with project)
-            msg = 'No Ryver organization was specified.'
+        self.organization = validate_regex(
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            organization, *self.template_tokens['organization']['regex'])
-            raise TypeError(msg)
+        if not self.organization:
-
+            msg = 'An invalid Ryver Organization ' \
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN.match(token.strip()):
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(organization)
-            msg = 'The Ryver token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_ORG.match(organization.strip()):
-            msg = 'The Ryver organization specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(organization)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -167,12 +160,6 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # The organization associated with the account
-        self.organization = organization.strip()
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token = token.strip()
-
         # Place an image inline with the message body
         self.include_image = include_image
 
@@ -193,6 +180,8 @@ class NotifyRyver(NotifyBase):
             re.IGNORECASE,
         )
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Ryver Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifySNS.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Some Phone Number Detection
@@ -117,21 +118,21 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('Region'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z]{2}-[a-z]+-[0-9]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z]{2}-[a-z]+-[0-9]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'region_name',
         },
         'target_phone_no': {
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'map_to': 'targets',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i')
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i')
         },
         'target_topic': {
             'name': _('Target Topic'),
             'type': 'string',
             'map_to': 'targets',
             'prefix': '#',
-            'regex': (r'[A-Za-z0-9_-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'targets': {
             'name': _('Targets'),
@@ -153,18 +154,28 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifySNS, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not access_key_id:
+        # Store our AWS API Access Key
+        self.aws_access_key_id = validate_regex(access_key_id)
+        if not self.aws_access_key_id:
             msg = 'An invalid AWS Access Key ID was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not secret_access_key:
+        # Store our AWS API Secret Access key
-            msg = 'An invalid AWS Secret Access Key was specified.'
+        self.aws_secret_access_key = validate_regex(secret_access_key)
+        if not self.aws_secret_access_key:
+            msg = 'An invalid AWS Secret Access Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(secret_access_key)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not (region_name and IS_REGION.match(region_name)):
+        # Acquire our AWS Region Name:
-            msg = 'An invalid AWS Region was specified.'
+        # eg. us-east-1, cn-north-1, us-west-2, ...
+        self.aws_region_name = validate_regex(
+            region_name, *self.template_tokens['region']['regex'])
+        if not self.aws_region_name:
+            msg = 'An invalid AWS Region ({}) was specified.'.format(
+                region_name)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -174,16 +185,6 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
         # Initialize numbers list
         self.phone = list()
 
-        # Store our AWS API Key
-        self.aws_access_key_id = access_key_id
-
-        # Store our AWS API Secret Access key
-        self.aws_secret_access_key = secret_access_key
-
-        # Acquire our AWS Region Name:
-        # eg. us-east-1, cn-north-1, us-west-2, ...
-        self.aws_region_name = region_name
-
         # Set our notify_url based on our region
         self.notify_url = 'https://sns.{}.amazonaws.com/'\
             .format(self.aws_region_name)
@@ -231,8 +232,12 @@ class NotifySNS(NotifyBase):
             )
 
         if len(self.phone) == 0 and len(self.topics) == 0:
-            self.logger.warning(
+            # We have a bot token and no target(s) to message
-                'There are no valid target(s) identified to notify.')
+            msg = 'No AWS targets to notify.'
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        return
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """

apprise/plugins/NotifySendGrid.py

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #  - https://sendgrid.com/docs/ui/sending-email/\
 #       how-to-send-an-email-with-dynamic-transactional-templates/
 
-import re
 import requests
 from json import dumps
 
@@ -52,10 +51,9 @@ from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-IS_APIKEY_RE = re.compile(r'^([A-Z0-9._-]+)$', re.I)
-
 # Extend HTTP Error Messages
 SENDGRID_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
     401: 'Unauthorized - You do not have authorization to make the request.',
@@ -109,6 +107,7 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9._-]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'from_email': {
             'name': _('Source Email'),
@@ -162,16 +161,12 @@ class NotifySendGrid(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifySendGrid, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        # The API Key needed to perform all SendMail API i/o
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-        self.apikey = apikey
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
-        try:
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
-            result = IS_APIKEY_RE.match(self.apikey)
+        if not self.apikey:
-            if not result:
+            msg = 'An invalid SendGrid API Key ' \
-                # let outer exception handle this
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
-                raise TypeError
-
-        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
-            msg = 'Invalid API Key specified: {}'.format(self.apikey)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 

apprise/plugins/NotifySimplePush.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import requests
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Default our global support flag
@@ -120,11 +121,26 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifySimplePush, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        # Store the API key
+        # API Key (associated with project)
-        self.apikey = apikey
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(apikey)
+        if not self.apikey:
+            msg = 'An invalid SimplePush API Key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # Event Name
+        if event:
-        self.event = event
+            # Event Name (associated with project)
+            self.event = validate_regex(event)
+            if not self.event:
+                msg = 'An invalid SimplePush Event Name ' \
+                      '({}) was specified.'.format(event)
+                self.logger.warning(msg)
+                raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        else:
+            # Default Event Name
+            self.event = None
 
         # Encrypt Message (providing support is available)
         if self.password and self.user and not CRYPTOGRAPHY_AVAILABLE:
@@ -182,7 +198,6 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
         payload = {
             'key': self.apikey,
         }
-        event = self.event
 
         if self.password and self.user and CRYPTOGRAPHY_AVAILABLE:
             body = self._encrypt(body)
@@ -198,8 +213,9 @@ class NotifySimplePush(NotifyBase):
             'title': title,
         })
 
-        if event:
+        if self.event:
-            payload['event'] = event
+            # Store Event
+            payload['event'] = self.event
 
         self.logger.debug('SimplePush POST URL: %s (cert_verify=%r)' % (
             self.notify_url, self.verify_certificate,

apprise/plugins/NotifySlack.py

@@ -46,20 +46,9 @@ from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..utils import parse_bool
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-#  /AAAAAAAAA/........./........................
-VALIDATE_TOKEN_A = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9]{9}')
-
-# Token required as part of the API request
-#  /........./BBBBBBBBB/........................
-VALIDATE_TOKEN_B = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9]{9}')
-
-# Token required as part of the API request
-#  /........./........./CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
-VALIDATE_TOKEN_C = re.compile(r'[A-Za-z0-9]{24}')
-
 # Extend HTTP Error Messages
 SLACK_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
     401: 'Unauthorized - Invalid Token.',
@@ -68,9 +57,6 @@ SLACK_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
 # Used to break path apart into list of channels
 CHANNEL_LIST_DELIM = re.compile(r'[ \t\r\n,#\\/]+')
 
-# Used to detect a channel
-IS_VALID_TARGET_RE = re.compile(r'[+#@]?([A-Z0-9_]{1,32})', re.I)
-
 
 class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
     """
@@ -116,26 +102,32 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'map_to': 'user',
         },
+        # Token required as part of the API request
+        #  /AAAAAAAAA/........./........................
         'token_a': {
             'name': _('Token A'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9]{9}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9]{9}$', 'i'),
         },
+        # Token required as part of the API request
+        #  /........./BBBBBBBBB/........................
         'token_b': {
             'name': _('Token B'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9]{9}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9]{9}$', 'i'),
         },
+        # Token required as part of the API request
+        #  /........./........./CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
         'token_c': {
             'name': _('Token C'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[A-Za-z0-9]{24}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Za-z0-9]{24}$', 'i'),
         },
         'target_encoded_id': {
             'name': _('Target Encoded ID'),
@@ -181,48 +173,30 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifySlack, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not token_a:
+        self.token_a = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The first API token is not specified.'
+            token_a, *self.template_tokens['token_a']['regex'])
+        if not self.token_a:
+            msg = 'An invalid Slack (first) Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token_a)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not token_b:
+        self.token_b = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The second API token is not specified.'
+            token_b, *self.template_tokens['token_b']['regex'])
+        if not self.token_b:
+            msg = 'An invalid Slack (second) Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token_b)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not token_c:
+        self.token_c = validate_regex(
-            msg = 'The third API token is not specified.'
+            token_c, *self.template_tokens['token_c']['regex'])
+        if not self.token_c:
+            msg = 'An invalid Slack (third) Token ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(token_c)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN_A.match(token_a.strip()):
-            msg = 'The first API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token_a)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token_a = token_a.strip()
-
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN_B.match(token_b.strip()):
-            msg = 'The second API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token_b)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token_b = token_b.strip()
-
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN_C.match(token_c.strip()):
-            msg = 'The third API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(token_c)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token_c = token_c.strip()
-
         if not self.user:
             self.logger.warning(
                 'No user was specified; using "%s".' % self.app_id)
@@ -255,6 +229,8 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
         # Place a thumbnail image inline with the message body
         self.include_image = include_image
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Slack Notification
@@ -303,27 +279,30 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
             channel = channels.pop(0)
 
             if channel is not None:
+                _channel = validate_regex(
+                    channel, r'[+#@]?([A-Z0-9_]{1,32})')
+
+                if not _channel:
                     # Channel over-ride was specified
-                if not IS_VALID_TARGET_RE.match(channel):
                     self.logger.warning(
                         "The specified target {} is invalid;"
-                        "skipping.".format(channel))
+                        "skipping.".format(_channel))
 
                     # Mark our failure
                     has_error = True
                     continue
 
-                if len(channel) > 1 and channel[0] == '+':
+                if len(_channel) > 1 and _channel[0] == '+':
                     # Treat as encoded id if prefixed with a +
-                    payload['channel'] = channel[1:]
+                    payload['channel'] = _channel[1:]
 
-                elif len(channel) > 1 and channel[0] == '@':
+                elif len(_channel) > 1 and _channel[0] == '@':
                     # Treat @ value 'as is'
-                    payload['channel'] = channel
+                    payload['channel'] = _channel
 
                 else:
                     # Prefix with channel hash tag
-                    payload['channel'] = '#%s' % channel
+                    payload['channel'] = '#{}'.format(_channel)
 
             # Acquire our to-be footer icon if configured to do so
             image_url = None if not self.include_image \
@@ -478,9 +457,9 @@ class NotifySlack(NotifyBase):
 
         result = re.match(
             r'^https?://hooks\.slack\.com/services/'
-            r'(?P<token_a>[A-Z0-9]{9})/'
+            r'(?P<token_a>[A-Z0-9]+)/'
-            r'(?P<token_b>[A-Z0-9]{9})/'
+            r'(?P<token_b>[A-Z0-9]+)/'
-            r'(?P<token_c>[A-Z0-9]{24})/?'
+            r'(?P<token_c>[A-Z0-9]+)/?'
             r'(?P<args>\?[.+])?$', url, re.I)
 
         if result:

apprise/plugins/NotifyTechulusPush.py

@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@
 # - https://push.techulus.com/ - Main Website
 # - https://pushtechulus.docs.apiary.io - API Documentation
 
-import re
 import requests
 from json import dumps
 
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Token required as part of the API request
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 UUID4_RE = \
     r'[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}'
 
-# API Key
-VALIDATE_APIKEY = re.compile(UUID4_RE, re.I)
-
 
 class NotifyTechulusPush(NotifyBase):
     """
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ class NotifyTechulusPush(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (UUID4_RE, 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^{}$'.format(UUID4_RE), 'i'),
         },
     })
 
@@ -109,19 +106,14 @@ class NotifyTechulusPush(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyTechulusPush, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not apikey:
-            msg = 'The Techulus Push apikey is not specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_APIKEY.match(apikey.strip()):
-            msg = 'The Techulus Push apikey specified ({}) is invalid.'\
-                .format(apikey)
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
         # The apikey associated with the account
-        self.apikey = apikey.strip()
+        self.apikey = validate_regex(
+            apikey, *self.template_tokens['apikey']['regex'])
+        if not self.apikey:
+            msg = 'An invalid Techulus Push API key ' \
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(apikey)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
 
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """

apprise/plugins/NotifyTelegram.py

@@ -61,17 +61,11 @@ from ..common import NotifyImageSize
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
 from ..utils import parse_bool
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 TELEGRAM_IMAGE_XY = NotifyImageSize.XY_256
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-# allow the word 'bot' infront
-VALIDATE_BOT_TOKEN = re.compile(
-    r'^(bot)?(?P<key>[0-9]+:[a-z0-9_-]+)/*$',
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
-
 # Chat ID is required
 # If the Chat ID is positive, then it's addressed to a single person
 # If the Chat ID is negative, then it's targeting a group
@@ -119,14 +113,16 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'(bot)?[0-9]+:[a-z0-9_-]+', 'i'),
+            # Token required as part of the API request, allow the word 'bot'
+            # infront of it
+            'regex': (r'^(bot)?(?P<key>[0-9]+:[a-z0-9_-]+)$', 'i'),
         },
         'target_user': {
             'name': _('Target Chat ID'),
             'type': 'string',
             'map_to': 'targets',
             'map_to': 'targets',
-            'regex': (r'((-?[0-9]{1,32})|([a-z_-][a-z0-9_-]+))', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^((-?[0-9]{1,32})|([a-z_-][a-z0-9_-]+))$', 'i'),
         },
         'targets': {
             'name': _('Targets'),
@@ -160,24 +156,15 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyTelegram, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
+        self.bot_token = validate_regex(
-            self.bot_token = bot_token.strip()
+            bot_token, *self.template_tokens['bot_token']['regex'],
-
+            fmt='{key}')
-        except AttributeError:
+        if not self.bot_token:
-            # Token was None
+            err = 'The Telegram Bot Token specified ({}) is invalid.'.format(
-            err = 'No Bot Token was specified.'
+                bot_token)
             self.logger.warning(err)
             raise TypeError(err)
 
-        result = VALIDATE_BOT_TOKEN.match(self.bot_token)
-        if not result:
-            err = 'The Bot Token specified (%s) is invalid.' % bot_token
-            self.logger.warning(err)
-            raise TypeError(err)
-
-        # Store our Bot Token
-        self.bot_token = result.group('key')
-
         # Parse our list
         self.targets = parse_list(targets)
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyTwilio.py

@@ -48,13 +48,10 @@ from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 
-# Used to validate your personal access apikey
-VALIDATE_AUTH_TOKEN = re.compile(r'^[a-f0-9]{32}$', re.I)
-VALIDATE_ACCOUNT_SID = re.compile(r'^AC[a-f0-9]{32}$', re.I)
-
 # Some Phone Number Detection
 IS_PHONE_NO = re.compile(r'^\+?(?P<phone>[0-9\s)(+-]+)\s*$')
 
@@ -108,33 +105,33 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'AC[a-f0-9]{32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^AC[a-f0-9]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'auth_token': {
             'name': _('Auth Token'),
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-f0-9]{32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-f0-9]+$', 'i'),
         },
         'from_phone': {
             'name': _('From Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'\+?[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^\+?[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'source',
         },
         'target_phone': {
             'name': _('Target Phone No'),
             'type': 'string',
             'prefix': '+',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9\s)(+-]+', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9\s)(+-]+$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'short_code': {
             'name': _('Target Short Code'),
             'type': 'string',
-            'regex': (r'[0-9]{5,6}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[0-9]{5,6}$', 'i'),
             'map_to': 'targets',
         },
         'targets': {
@@ -166,35 +163,21 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyTwilio, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        try:
         # The Account SID associated with the account
-            self.account_sid = account_sid.strip()
+        self.account_sid = validate_regex(
-
+            account_sid, *self.template_tokens['account_sid']['regex'])
-        except AttributeError:
+        if not self.account_sid:
-            # Token was None
+            msg = 'An invalid Twilio Account SID ' \
-            msg = 'No Account SID was specified.'
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(account_sid)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not VALIDATE_ACCOUNT_SID.match(self.account_sid):
+        # The Authentication Token associated with the account
-            msg = 'The Account SID specified ({}) is invalid.' \
+        self.auth_token = validate_regex(
-                  .format(account_sid)
+            auth_token, *self.template_tokens['auth_token']['regex'])
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
+        if not self.auth_token:
-            raise TypeError(msg)
+            msg = 'An invalid Twilio Authentication Token ' \
-
+                  '({}) was specified.'.format(auth_token)
-        try:
-            # The authentication token associated with the account
-            self.auth_token = auth_token.strip()
-
-        except AttributeError:
-            # Token was None
-            msg = 'No Auth Token was specified.'
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        if not VALIDATE_AUTH_TOKEN.match(self.auth_token):
-            msg = 'The Auth Token specified ({}) is invalid.' \
-                  .format(auth_token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -254,14 +237,16 @@ class NotifyTwilio(NotifyBase):
                 '({}) specified.'.format(target),
             )
 
-        if len(self.targets) == 0:
+        if not self.targets:
-            msg = 'There are no valid targets identified to notify.'
             if len(self.source) in (5, 6):
                 # raise a warning since we're a short-code.  We need
                 # a number to message
+                msg = 'There are no valid Twilio targets to notify.'
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
                 raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        return
+
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Twilio Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyTwitter.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
 from ..utils import parse_bool
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 IS_USER = re.compile(r'^\s*@?(?P<user>[A-Z0-9_]+)$', re.I)
@@ -186,23 +187,27 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyTwitter, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not ckey:
+        self.ckey = validate_regex(ckey)
-            msg = 'An invalid Consumer API Key was specified.'
+        if not self.ckey:
+            msg = 'An invalid Twitter Consumer Key was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not csecret:
+        self.csecret = validate_regex(csecret)
-            msg = 'An invalid Consumer Secret API Key was specified.'
+        if not self.csecret:
+            msg = 'An invalid Twitter Consumer Secret was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not akey:
+        self.akey = validate_regex(akey)
-            msg = 'An invalid Access Token API Key was specified.'
+        if not self.akey:
+            msg = 'An invalid Twitter Access Key was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        if not asecret:
+        self.asecret = validate_regex(asecret)
-            msg = 'An invalid Access Token Secret API Key was specified.'
+        if not self.asecret:
+            msg = 'An invalid Access Secret was specified.'
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
@@ -219,6 +224,9 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        # Track any errors
+        has_error = False
+
         # Identify our targets
         self.targets = []
         for target in parse_list(targets):
@@ -227,15 +235,19 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
                 self.targets.append(match.group('user'))
                 continue
 
+            has_error = True
             self.logger.warning(
                 'Dropped invalid user ({}) specified.'.format(target),
             )
 
-        # Store our data
+        if has_error and not self.targets:
-        self.ckey = ckey
+            # We have specified that we want to notify one or more individual
-        self.csecret = csecret
+            # and we failed to load any of them.  Since it's also valid to
-        self.akey = akey
+            # notify no one at all (which means we notify ourselves), it's
-        self.asecret = asecret
+            # important we don't switch from the users original intentions
+            msg = 'No Twitter targets to notify.'
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
 
         return
 
@@ -297,7 +309,7 @@ class NotifyTwitter(NotifyBase):
             }
         }
 
-        # Lookup our users
+        # Lookup our users (otherwise we look up ourselves)
         targets = self._whoami(lazy=self.cache) if not len(self.targets) \
             else self._user_lookup(self.targets, lazy=self.cache)
 

apprise/plugins/NotifyWebexTeams.py

@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ from json import dumps
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..common import NotifyFormat
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
-# Token required as part of the API request
-VALIDATE_TOKEN = re.compile(r'[a-z0-9]{80}', re.I)
-
 # Extend HTTP Error Messages
 # Based on: https://developer.webex.com/docs/api/basics/rate-limiting
 WEBEX_HTTP_ERROR_MAP = {
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ class NotifyWebexTeams(NotifyBase):
             'type': 'string',
             'private': True,
             'required': True,
-            'regex': (r'[a-z0-9]{80}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[a-z0-9]{80}$', 'i'),
         },
     })
 
@@ -129,20 +127,15 @@ class NotifyWebexTeams(NotifyBase):
         """
         super(NotifyWebexTeams, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
-        if not token:
+        # The token associated with the account
-            msg = 'The Webex Teams token is not specified.'
+        self.token = validate_regex(
-            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
-            raise TypeError(msg)
+        if not self.token:
-
-        if not VALIDATE_TOKEN.match(token.strip()):
             msg = 'The Webex Teams token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
                 .format(token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token = token.strip()
-
     def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
         """
         Perform Webex Teams Notification

apprise/plugins/NotifyXMPP.py

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class NotifyXMPP(NotifyBase):
             'name': _('XEP'),
             'type': 'list:string',
             'prefix': 'xep-',
-            'regex': (r'[1-9][0-9]{0,3}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[1-9][0-9]{0,3}$', 'i'),
         },
         'jid': {
             'name': _('Source JID'),

apprise/plugins/NotifyZulip.py

@@ -61,15 +61,13 @@ import requests
 from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
 from ..common import NotifyType
 from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
 from ..utils import GET_EMAIL_RE
 from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # A Valid Bot Name
 VALIDATE_BOTNAME = re.compile(r'(?P<name>[A-Z0-9_]{1,32})(-bot)?', re.I)
 
-# A Valid Bot Token is 32 characters of alpha/numeric
-VALIDATE_TOKEN = re.compile(r'[A-Z0-9]{32}', re.I)
-
 # Organization required as part of the API request
 VALIDATE_ORG = re.compile(
     r'(?P<org>[A-Z0-9_-]{1,32})(\.(?P<hostname>[^\s]+))?', re.I)
@@ -124,18 +122,20 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
         'botname': {
             'name': _('Bot Name'),
             'type': 'string',
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_]{1,32}(-bot)?$', 'i'),
         },
         'organization': {
             'name': _('Organization'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_-]{1,32})$', 'i')
         },
         'token': {
             'name': _('Token'),
             'type': 'string',
             'required': True,
             'private': True,
-            'regex': (r'[A-Z0-9]{32}', 'i'),
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9]{32}$', 'i'),
         },
         'target_user': {
             'name': _('Target User'),
@@ -208,20 +208,14 @@ class NotifyZulip(NotifyBase):
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        try:
+        self.token = validate_regex(
-            if not VALIDATE_TOKEN.match(token.strip()):
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
-                # let outer exception handle this
+        if not self.token:
-                raise TypeError
-
-        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
             msg = 'The Zulip token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
                 .format(token)
             self.logger.warning(msg)
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
-        # The token associated with the account
-        self.token = token.strip()
-
         self.targets = parse_list(targets)
         if len(self.targets) == 0:
             # No channels identified, use default

apprise/plugins/__init__.py

@@ -378,6 +378,16 @@ def details(plugin):
     # Argument/Option Handling
     for key in list(template_args.keys()):
 
+        if 'alias_of' in template_args[key]:
+            # Check if the mapped reference is a list; if it is, then
+            # we need to store a different delimiter
+            alias_of = template_tokens.get(template_args[key]['alias_of'], {})
+            if alias_of.get('type', '').startswith('list') \
+                    and 'delim' not in template_args[key]:
+                # Set a default delimiter of a comma and/or space if one
+                # hasn't already been specified
+                template_args[key]['delim'] = (',', ' ')
+
         # _lookup_default looks up what the default value
         if '_lookup_default' in template_args[key]:
             template_args[key]['default'] = getattr(

apprise/utils.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import six
 import contextlib
 import os
 from os.path import expanduser
+from functools import reduce
 
 try:
     # Python 2.7
@@ -113,10 +114,17 @@ GET_EMAIL_RE = re.compile(
     re.IGNORECASE,
 )
 
+# Regular expression used to extract a phone number
+GET_PHONE_NO_RE = re.compile(r'^\+?(?P<phone>[0-9\s)(+-]+)\s*$')
+
 # Regular expression used to destinguish between multiple URLs
 URL_DETECTION_RE = re.compile(
     r'([a-z0-9]+?:\/\/.*?)[\s,]*(?=$|[a-z0-9]+?:\/\/)', re.I)
 
+# validate_regex() utilizes this mapping to track and re-use pre-complied
+# regular expressions
+REGEX_VALIDATE_LOOKUP = {}
+
 
 def is_hostname(hostname):
     """
@@ -512,14 +520,6 @@ def parse_list(*args):
         elif isinstance(arg, (set, list, tuple)):
             result += parse_list(*arg)
 
-        elif arg is None:
-            # Ignore
-            continue
-
-        else:
-            # Convert whatever it is to a string and work with it
-            result += parse_list(str(arg))
-
     #
     # filter() eliminates any empty entries
     #
@@ -573,6 +573,11 @@ def is_exclusive_match(logic, data, match_all='all'):
         # treat these entries as though all elements found
         # must exist in the notification service
         entries = set(parse_list(entry))
+        if not entries:
+            # We got a bogus set of tags to parse
+            # If there is no logic to apply then we're done early; we only
+            # match if there is also no data to match against
+            return not data
 
         if len(entries.intersection(data.union({match_all}))) == len(entries):
             # our set contains all of the entries found
@@ -587,6 +592,82 @@ def is_exclusive_match(logic, data, match_all='all'):
     return matched
 
 
+def validate_regex(value, regex=r'[^\s]+', flags=re.I, strip=True, fmt=None):
+    """
+    A lot of the tokens, secrets, api keys, etc all have some regular
+    expression validation they support.  This hashes the regex after it's
+    compiled and returns it's content if matched, otherwise it returns None.
+
+    This function greatly increases performance as it prevents apprise modules
+    from having to pre-compile all of their regular expressions.
+
+        value is the element being tested
+        regex is the regular expression to be compiled and tested. By default
+         we extract the first chunk of code while eliminating surrounding
+         whitespace (if present)
+
+        flags is the regular expression flags that should be applied
+        format is used to alter the response format if the regular
+         expression matches. You identify your format using {tags}.
+         Effectively nesting your ID's between {}. Consider a regex of:
+          '(?P<year>[0-9]{2})[0-9]+(?P<value>[A-Z])'
+        to which you could set your format up as '{value}-{year}'. This
+        would substitute the matched groups and format a response.
+    """
+
+    if flags:
+        # Regex String -> Flag Lookup Map
+        _map = {
+            # Ignore Case
+            'i': re.I,
+            # Multi Line
+            'm': re.M,
+            # Dot Matches All
+            's': re.S,
+            # Locale Dependant
+            'L': re.L,
+            # Unicode Matching
+            'u': re.U,
+            # Verbose
+            'x': re.X,
+        }
+
+        if isinstance(flags, six.string_types):
+            # Convert a string of regular expression flags into their
+            # respected integer (expected) Python values and perform
+            # a bit-wise or on each match found:
+            flags = reduce(
+                lambda x, y: x | y,
+                [0] + [_map[f] for f in flags if f in _map])
+
+    else:
+        # Handles None/False/'' cases
+        flags = 0
+
+    # A key is used to store our compiled regular expression
+    key = '{}{}'.format(regex, flags)
+
+    if key not in REGEX_VALIDATE_LOOKUP:
+        REGEX_VALIDATE_LOOKUP[key] = re.compile(regex, flags)
+
+    # Perform our lookup usig our pre-compiled result
+    try:
+        result = REGEX_VALIDATE_LOOKUP[key].match(value)
+        if not result:
+            # let outer exception handle this
+            raise TypeError
+
+        if fmt:
+            # Map our format back to our response
+            value = fmt.format(**result.groupdict())
+
+    except (TypeError, AttributeError):
+        return None
+
+    # Return our response
+    return value.strip() if strip else value
+
+
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def environ(*remove, **update):
     """

test/test_api.py

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ def test_apprise():
     a = Apprise()
 
     # no items
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     # Apprise object can also be directly tested with 'if' keyword
     # No entries results in a False response
-    assert(not a)
+    assert not a
 
     # Create an Asset object
     asset = AppriseAsset(theme='default')
@@ -89,66 +89,62 @@ def test_apprise():
     a = Apprise(servers=servers)
 
     # 2 servers loaded
-    assert(len(a) == 2)
+    assert len(a) == 2
 
     # Apprise object can also be directly tested with 'if' keyword
     # At least one entry results in a True response
-    assert(a)
+    assert a
 
     # We can retrieve our URLs this way:
-    assert(len(a.urls()) == 2)
+    assert len(a.urls()) == 2
 
     # We can add another server
-    assert(
+    assert a.add('mmosts://mattermost.server.local/'
-        a.add('mmosts://mattermost.server.local/'
+                 '3ccdd113474722377935511fc85d3dd4') is True
-              '3ccdd113474722377935511fc85d3dd4') is True)
+    assert len(a) == 3
-    assert(len(a) == 3)
 
     # We can pop an object off of our stack by it's indexed value:
     obj = a.pop(0)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, NotifyBase) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, NotifyBase) is True
-    assert(len(a) == 2)
+    assert len(a) == 2
 
     # We can retrieve elements from our list too by reference:
-    assert(isinstance(a[0].url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(a[0].url(), six.string_types) is True
 
     # We can iterate over our list too:
     count = 0
     for o in a:
-        assert(isinstance(o.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+        assert isinstance(o.url(), six.string_types) is True
         count += 1
     # verify that we did indeed iterate over each element
-    assert(len(a) == count)
+    assert len(a) == count
 
     # We can empty our set
     a.clear()
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     # An invalid schema
-    assert(
+    assert a.add('this is not a parseable url at all') is False
-        a.add('this is not a parseable url at all') is False)
+    assert len(a) == 0
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
 
     # An unsupported schema
-    assert(
+    assert a.add(
-        a.add('invalid://we.just.do.not.support.this.plugin.type') is False)
+        'invalid://we.just.do.not.support.this.plugin.type') is False
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     # A poorly formatted URL
-    assert(
+    assert a.add('json://user:@@@:bad?no.good') is False
-        a.add('json://user:@@@:bad?no.good') is False)
+    assert len(a) == 0
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
 
     # Add a server with our asset we created earlier
-    assert(
+    assert a.add('mmosts://mattermost.server.local/'
-        a.add('mmosts://mattermost.server.local/'
+                 '3ccdd113474722377935511fc85d3dd4', asset=asset) is True
-              '3ccdd113474722377935511fc85d3dd4', asset=asset) is True)
 
     # Clear our server listings again
     a.clear()
 
     # No servers to notify
-    assert(a.notify(title="my title", body="my body") is False)
+    assert a.notify(title="my title", body="my body") is False
 
     class BadNotification(NotifyBase):
         def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -183,26 +179,26 @@ def test_apprise():
     # Just to explain what is happening here, we would have parsed the
     # url properly but failed when we went to go and create an instance
     # of it.
-    assert(a.add('bad://localhost') is False)
+    assert a.add('bad://localhost') is False
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
-    assert(a.add('good://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('good://localhost') is True
-    assert(len(a) == 1)
+    assert len(a) == 1
 
     # Bad Notification Type is still allowed as it is presumed the user
     # know's what their doing
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
-        title="my title", body="my body", notify_type='bad') is True)
+        title="my title", body="my body", notify_type='bad') is True
 
     # No Title/Body combo's
-    assert(a.notify(title=None, body=None) is False)
+    assert a.notify(title=None, body=None) is False
-    assert(a.notify(title='', body=None) is False)
+    assert a.notify(title='', body=None) is False
-    assert(a.notify(title=None, body='') is False)
+    assert a.notify(title=None, body='') is False
 
     # As long as one is present, we're good
-    assert(a.notify(title=None, body='present') is True)
+    assert a.notify(title=None, body='present') is True
-    assert(a.notify(title='present', body=None) is True)
+    assert a.notify(title='present', body=None) is True
-    assert(a.notify(title="present", body="present") is True)
+    assert a.notify(title="present", body="present") is True
 
     # Clear our server listings again
     a.clear()
@@ -244,14 +240,14 @@ def test_apprise():
     # Store our good notification in our schema map
     SCHEMA_MAP['runtime'] = RuntimeNotification
 
-    assert(a.add('runtime://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('runtime://localhost') is True
-    assert(a.add('throw://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('throw://localhost') is True
-    assert(a.add('fail://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('fail://localhost') is True
-    assert(len(a) == 3)
+    assert len(a) == 3
 
     # Test when our notify both throws an exception and or just
     # simply returns False
-    assert(a.notify(title="present", body="present") is False)
+    assert a.notify(title="present", body="present") is False
 
     # Create a Notification that throws an unexected exception
     class ThrowInstantiateNotification(NotifyBase):
@@ -267,7 +263,7 @@ def test_apprise():
 
     # Reset our object
     a.clear()
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     # Instantiate a bad object
     plugin = a.instantiate(object, tag="bad_object")
@@ -275,40 +271,37 @@ def test_apprise():
 
     # Instantiate a good object
     plugin = a.instantiate('good://localhost', tag="good")
-    assert(isinstance(plugin, NotifyBase))
+    assert isinstance(plugin, NotifyBase)
 
     # Test simple tagging inside of the object
-    assert("good" in plugin)
+    assert "good" in plugin
-    assert("bad" not in plugin)
+    assert "bad" not in plugin
 
     # the in (__contains__ override) is based on or'ed content; so although
     # 'bad' isn't tagged as being in the plugin, 'good' is, so the return
     # value of this is True
-    assert(["bad", "good"] in plugin)
+    assert ["bad", "good"] in plugin
-    assert(set(["bad", "good"]) in plugin)
+    assert set(["bad", "good"]) in plugin
-    assert(("bad", "good") in plugin)
+    assert ("bad", "good") in plugin
 
     # We an add already substatiated instances into our Apprise object
     a.add(plugin)
-    assert(len(a) == 1)
+    assert len(a) == 1
 
     # We can add entries as a list too (to add more then one)
     a.add([plugin, plugin, plugin])
-    assert(len(a) == 4)
+    assert len(a) == 4
 
     # Reset our object again
     a.clear()
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         a.instantiate('throw://localhost', suppress_exceptions=False)
-        assert(False)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    assert len(a) == 0
-        assert(True)
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
 
-    assert(a.instantiate(
+    assert a.instantiate(
-        'throw://localhost', suppress_exceptions=True) is None)
+        'throw://localhost', suppress_exceptions=True) is None
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     #
     # We rince and repeat the same tests as above, however we do them
@@ -317,50 +310,53 @@ def test_apprise():
 
     # Reset our object
     a.clear()
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     # Instantiate a good object
     plugin = a.instantiate({
         'schema': 'good',
         'host': 'localhost'}, tag="good")
-    assert(isinstance(plugin, NotifyBase))
+    assert isinstance(plugin, NotifyBase)
 
     # Test simple tagging inside of the object
-    assert("good" in plugin)
+    assert "good" in plugin
-    assert("bad" not in plugin)
+    assert "bad" not in plugin
 
     # the in (__contains__ override) is based on or'ed content; so although
     # 'bad' isn't tagged as being in the plugin, 'good' is, so the return
     # value of this is True
-    assert(["bad", "good"] in plugin)
+    assert ["bad", "good"] in plugin
-    assert(set(["bad", "good"]) in plugin)
+    assert set(["bad", "good"]) in plugin
-    assert(("bad", "good") in plugin)
+    assert ("bad", "good") in plugin
 
     # We an add already substatiated instances into our Apprise object
     a.add(plugin)
-    assert(len(a) == 1)
+    assert len(a) == 1
 
     # We can add entries as a list too (to add more then one)
     a.add([plugin, plugin, plugin])
-    assert(len(a) == 4)
+    assert len(a) == 4
 
     # Reset our object again
     a.clear()
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         a.instantiate({
             'schema': 'throw',
             'host': 'localhost'}, suppress_exceptions=False)
-        assert(False)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    assert len(a) == 0
-        assert(True)
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
 
-    assert(a.instantiate({
+    assert a.instantiate({
         'schema': 'throw',
-        'host': 'localhost'}, suppress_exceptions=True) is None)
+        'host': 'localhost'}, suppress_exceptions=True) is None
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
+
+def test_apprise_pretty_print(tmpdir):
+    """
+    API: Apprise() Pretty Print tests
+
+    """
     # Privacy Print
     # PrivacyMode.Secret always returns the same thing to avoid guessing
     assert URLBase.pprint(
@@ -410,6 +406,10 @@ def test_apprise():
     assert URLBase.pprint(
         "abcdefghijk", privacy=True, mode=PrivacyMode.Tail) == '...hijk'
 
+    # Quoting settings
+    assert URLBase.pprint(" ", privacy=False, safe='') == '%20'
+    assert URLBase.pprint(" ", privacy=False, quote=False, safe='') == ' '
+
 
 @mock.patch('requests.get')
 @mock.patch('requests.post')
@@ -437,90 +437,94 @@ def test_apprise_tagging(mock_post, mock_get):
     a = Apprise()
 
     # An invalid addition can't add the tag
-    assert(a.add('averyinvalidschema://localhost', tag='uhoh') is False)
+    assert a.add('averyinvalidschema://localhost', tag='uhoh') is False
-    assert(a.add({
+    assert a.add({
         'schema': 'averyinvalidschema',
-        'host': 'localhost'}, tag='uhoh') is False)
+        'host': 'localhost'}, tag='uhoh') is False
 
     # Add entry and assign it to a tag called 'awesome'
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/path1/', tag='awesome') is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/path1/', tag='awesome') is True
-    assert(a.add({
+    assert a.add({
         'schema': 'json',
         'host': 'localhost',
-        'fullpath': '/path1/'}, tag='awesome') is True)
+        'fullpath': '/path1/'}, tag='awesome') is True
 
     # Add another notification and assign it to a tag called 'awesome'
     # and another tag called 'local'
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/path2/', tag=['mmost', 'awesome']) is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/path2/', tag=['mmost', 'awesome']) is True
 
     # notify the awesome tag; this would notify both services behind the
     # scenes
-    assert(a.notify(title="my title", body="my body", tag='awesome') is True)
+    assert a.notify(title="my title", body="my body", tag='awesome') is True
 
     # notify all of the tags
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
-        title="my title", body="my body", tag=['awesome', 'mmost']) is True)
+        title="my title", body="my body", tag=['awesome', 'mmost']) is True
 
     # When we query against our loaded notifications for a tag that simply
     # isn't assigned to anything, we return None.  None (different then False)
     # tells us that we litterally had nothing to query.  We didn't fail...
     # but we also didn't do anything...
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
-        title="my title", body="my body", tag='missing') is None)
+        title="my title", body="my body", tag='missing') is None
 
     # Now to test the ability to and and/or notifications
     a = Apprise()
 
     # Add a tag by tuple
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagA/', tag=("TagA", )) is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagA/', tag=("TagA", )) is True
     # Add 2 tags by string
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagAB/', tag="TagA, TagB") is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagAB/', tag="TagA, TagB") is True
     # Add a tag using a set
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagB/', tag=set(["TagB"])) is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagB/', tag=set(["TagB"])) is True
     # Add a tag by string (again)
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagC/', tag="TagC") is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagC/', tag="TagC") is True
     # Add 2 tags using a list
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagCD/', tag=["TagC", "TagD"]) is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagCD/', tag=["TagC", "TagD"]) is True
     # Add a tag by string (again)
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagD/', tag="TagD") is True)
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagD/', tag="TagD") is True
     # add a tag set by set (again)
-    assert(a.add('json://localhost/tagCDE/',
+    assert a.add('json://localhost/tagCDE/',
-           tag=set(["TagC", "TagD", "TagE"])) is True)
+                 tag=set(["TagC", "TagD", "TagE"])) is True
 
     # Expression: TagC and TagD
     # Matches the following only:
     #   - json://localhost/tagCD/
     #   - json://localhost/tagCDE/
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
-        title="my title", body="my body", tag=[('TagC', 'TagD')]) is True)
+        title="my title", body="my body", tag=[('TagC', 'TagD')]) is True
 
     # Expression: (TagY and TagZ) or TagX
     # Matches nothing, None is returned in this case
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
         title="my title", body="my body",
-        tag=[('TagY', 'TagZ'), 'TagX']) is None)
+        tag=[('TagY', 'TagZ'), 'TagX']) is None
 
     # Expression: (TagY and TagZ) or TagA
     # Matches the following only:
     #   - json://localhost/tagAB/
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
         title="my title", body="my body",
-        tag=[('TagY', 'TagZ'), 'TagA']) is True)
+        tag=[('TagY', 'TagZ'), 'TagA']) is True
 
     # Expression: (TagE and TagD) or TagB
     # Matches the following only:
     #   - json://localhost/tagCDE/
     #   - json://localhost/tagAB/
     #   - json://localhost/tagB/
-    assert(a.notify(
+    assert a.notify(
         title="my title", body="my body",
-        tag=[('TagE', 'TagD'), 'TagB']) is True)
+        tag=[('TagE', 'TagD'), 'TagB']) is True
 
-    # Garbage Entries; we can't do anything with the tag so we have nothing to
+    # Garbage Entries in tag field just get stripped out. the below
-    # notify as a result.  So we simply return None
+    # is the same as notifying no tags at all. Since we have not added
-    assert(a.notify(
+    # any entries that do not have tags (that we can match against)
+    # we fail.  None is returned as a way of letting us know that we
+    # had Notifications to notify, but since none of them matched our tag
+    # none were notified.
+    assert a.notify(
         title="my title", body="my body",
-        tag=[(object, ), ]) is None)
+        tag=[(object, ), ]) is None
 
 
 def test_apprise_notify_formats(tmpdir):
@@ -536,7 +540,7 @@ def test_apprise_notify_formats(tmpdir):
     a = Apprise()
 
     # no items
-    assert(len(a) == 0)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     class TextNotification(NotifyBase):
         # set our default notification format
@@ -594,26 +598,29 @@ def test_apprise_notify_formats(tmpdir):
     # defined plugin above was defined to default to HTML which triggers
     # a markdown to take place if the body_format specified on the notify
     # call
-    assert(a.add('html://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('html://localhost') is True
-    assert(a.add('html://another.server') is True)
+    assert a.add('html://another.server') is True
-    assert(a.add('html://and.another') is True)
+    assert a.add('html://and.another') is True
-    assert(a.add('text://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('text://localhost') is True
-    assert(a.add('text://another.server') is True)
+    assert a.add('text://another.server') is True
-    assert(a.add('text://and.another') is True)
+    assert a.add('text://and.another') is True
-    assert(a.add('markdown://localhost') is True)
+    assert a.add('markdown://localhost') is True
-    assert(a.add('markdown://another.server') is True)
+    assert a.add('markdown://another.server') is True
-    assert(a.add('markdown://and.another') is True)
+    assert a.add('markdown://and.another') is True
 
-    assert(len(a) == 9)
+    assert len(a) == 9
 
-    assert(a.notify(title="markdown", body="## Testing Markdown",
+    assert a.notify(
-           body_format=NotifyFormat.MARKDOWN) is True)
+        title="markdown", body="## Testing Markdown",
+        body_format=NotifyFormat.MARKDOWN) is True
 
-    assert(a.notify(title="text", body="Testing Text",
+    assert a.notify(
-           body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT) is True)
+        title="text", body="Testing Text",
+        body_format=NotifyFormat.TEXT) is True
 
-    assert(a.notify(title="html", body="<b>HTML</b>",
+    assert a.notify(
-           body_format=NotifyFormat.HTML) is True)
+        title="html", body="<b>HTML</b>",
+        body_format=NotifyFormat.HTML) is True
 
 
 def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
@@ -623,7 +630,7 @@ def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
     """
     a = AppriseAsset(theme=None)
     # Default theme
-    assert(a.theme == 'default')
+    assert a.theme == 'default'
 
     a = AppriseAsset(
         theme='dark',
@@ -634,58 +641,49 @@ def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
     a.default_html_color = '#abcabc'
     a.html_notify_map[NotifyType.INFO] = '#aaaaaa'
 
-    assert(a.color('invalid', tuple) == (171, 202, 188))
+    assert a.color('invalid', tuple) == (171, 202, 188)
-    assert(a.color(NotifyType.INFO, tuple) == (170, 170, 170))
+    assert a.color(NotifyType.INFO, tuple) == (170, 170, 170)
 
-    assert(a.color('invalid', int) == 11258556)
+    assert a.color('invalid', int) == 11258556
-    assert(a.color(NotifyType.INFO, int) == 11184810)
+    assert a.color(NotifyType.INFO, int) == 11184810
 
-    assert(a.color('invalid', None) == '#abcabc')
+    assert a.color('invalid', None) == '#abcabc'
-    assert(a.color(NotifyType.INFO, None) == '#aaaaaa')
+    assert a.color(NotifyType.INFO, None) == '#aaaaaa'
     # None is the default
-    assert(a.color(NotifyType.INFO) == '#aaaaaa')
+    assert a.color(NotifyType.INFO) == '#aaaaaa'
 
     # Invalid Type
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        a.color(NotifyType.INFO, dict)
-        # We should not get here (exception should be thrown)
-        assert(False)
-
-    except ValueError:
         # The exception we expect since dict is not supported
-        assert(True)
+        a.color(NotifyType.INFO, dict)
 
-    except Exception:
+    assert a.image_url(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) == \
-        # Any other exception is not good
+        'http://localhost/dark/info-256x256.png'
-        assert(False)
 
-    assert(a.image_url(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) ==
+    assert a.image_path(
-           'http://localhost/dark/info-256x256.png')
-
-    assert(a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=False) == '/dark/info-256x256.png')
+        must_exist=False) == '/dark/info-256x256.png'
 
     # This path doesn't exist so image_raw will fail (since we just
     # randompyl picked it for testing)
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None
 
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=True) is None)
+        must_exist=True) is None
 
     # Create a new object (with our default settings)
     a = AppriseAsset()
 
     # Our default configuration can access our file
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=True) is not None)
+        must_exist=True) is not None
 
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is not None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is not None
 
     # Create a temporary directory
     sub = tmpdir.mkdir("great.theme")
@@ -703,14 +701,14 @@ def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
     )
 
     # We'll be able to read file we just created
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is not None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is not None
 
     # We can retrieve the filename at this point even with must_exist set
     # to True
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=True) is not None)
+        must_exist=True) is not None
 
     # If we make the file un-readable however, we won't be able to read it
     # This test is just showing that we won't throw an exception
@@ -720,37 +718,37 @@ def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
         pytest.skip('The Root user can not run file permission tests.')
 
     chmod(dirname(sub.strpath), 0o000)
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None
 
     # Our path doesn't exist anymore using this logic
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=True) is None)
+        must_exist=True) is None
 
     # Return our permission so we don't have any problems with our cleanup
     chmod(dirname(sub.strpath), 0o700)
 
     # Our content is retrivable again
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is not None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is not None
 
     # our file path is accessible again too
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=True) is not None)
+        must_exist=True) is not None
 
     # We do the same test, but set the permission on the file
     chmod(a.image_path(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256), 0o000)
 
     # our path will still exist in this case
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=True) is not None)
+        must_exist=True) is not None
 
     # but we will not be able to open it
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None
 
     # Restore our permissions
     chmod(a.image_path(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256), 0o640)
@@ -759,12 +757,12 @@ def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
     a = AppriseAsset(image_path_mask=False, image_url_mask=False)
 
     # We always return none in these calls now
-    assert(a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None)
+    assert a.image_raw(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None
-    assert(a.image_url(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None)
+    assert a.image_url(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256) is None
-    assert(a.image_path(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
+    assert a.image_path(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-           must_exist=False) is None)
+                        must_exist=False) is None
-    assert(a.image_path(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
+    assert a.image_path(NotifyType.INFO, NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-           must_exist=True) is None)
+                        must_exist=True) is None
 
     # Test our default extension out
     a = AppriseAsset(
@@ -772,28 +770,28 @@ def test_apprise_asset(tmpdir):
         image_url_mask='http://localhost/{THEME}/{TYPE}-{XY}{EXTENSION}',
         default_extension='.jpeg',
     )
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        must_exist=False) == '/default/info-256x256.jpeg')
+        must_exist=False) == '/default/info-256x256.jpeg'
 
-    assert(a.image_url(
+    assert a.image_url(
         NotifyType.INFO,
-        NotifyImageSize.XY_256) == 'http://localhost/'
+        NotifyImageSize.XY_256) == \
-                                   'default/info-256x256.jpeg')
+        'http://localhost/default/info-256x256.jpeg'
 
     # extension support
-    assert(a.image_path(
+    assert a.image_path(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_128,
         must_exist=False,
-        extension='.ico') == '/default/info-128x128.ico')
+        extension='.ico') == '/default/info-128x128.ico'
 
-    assert(a.image_url(
+    assert a.image_url(
         NotifyType.INFO,
         NotifyImageSize.XY_256,
-        extension='.test') == 'http://localhost/'
+        extension='.test') == \
-                              'default/info-256x256.test')
+        'http://localhost/default/info-256x256.test'
 
 
 def test_apprise_details():
@@ -894,6 +892,11 @@ def test_apprise_details():
                 #
                 '_exists_if': 'always_true',
             },
+            # alias_of testing
+            'test_alias_of': {
+                'alias_of': 'mylistB',
+                'delim': ('-', ' ')
+            }
         })
 
         def url(self):
@@ -1116,10 +1119,11 @@ def test_apprise_details_plugin_verification():
                             assert '{} is an invalid regex'\
                                 .format(arg['regex'][0])
 
-                        # Regex should never start and/or end with ^/$; leave
+                        # Regex should always start and/or end with ^/$
-                        # that up to the user making use of the regex instead
+                        assert re.match(
-                        assert re.match(r'^[()\s]*\^', arg['regex'][0]) is None
+                            r'^\^.+?$', arg['regex'][0]) is not None
-                        assert re.match(r'[()\s$]*\$', arg['regex'][0]) is None
+                        assert re.match(
+                            r'^.+?\$$', arg['regex'][0]) is not None
 
                     if arg['type'].startswith('list'):
                         # Delimiters MUST be defined
@@ -1132,9 +1136,56 @@ def test_apprise_details_plugin_verification():
                     assert isinstance(arg['alias_of'], six.string_types)
                     # Track our alias_of object
                     map_to_aliases.add(arg['alias_of'])
-                    # 2 entries (name, and alias_of only!)
+
+                    # Ensure we're not already in the tokens section
+                    # The alias_of object has no value here
+                    assert section != 'tokens'
+
+                    # We can't be an alias_of ourselves
+                    if key == arg['alias_of']:
+                        # This is acceptable as long as we exist in the tokens
+                        # table because that is truely what we map back to
+                        assert key in entry['details']['tokens']
+
+                    else:
+                        # Throw the problem into an assert tag for debugging
+                        # purposes... the mapping is not acceptable
+                        assert key != arg['alias_of']
+
+                    # alias_of always references back to tokens
+                    assert \
+                        arg['alias_of'] in entry['details']['tokens'] or \
+                        arg['alias_of'] in entry['details']['args']
+
+                    # Find a list directive in our tokens
+                    t_match = entry['details']['tokens']\
+                        .get(arg['alias_of'], {})\
+                        .get('type', '').startswith('list')
+
+                    a_match = entry['details']['args']\
+                        .get(arg['alias_of'], {})\
+                        .get('type', '').startswith('list')
+
+                    if not (t_match or a_match):
+                        # Ensure the only token we have is the alias_of
                         assert len(entry['details'][section][key]) == 1
 
+                    else:
+                        # We're a list, we allow up to 2 variables
+                        # Obviously we have the alias_of entry; that's why
+                        # were at this part of the code.  But we can
+                        # additionally provide a 'delim' over-ride.
+                        assert len(entry['details'][section][key]) <= 2
+                        if len(entry['details'][section][key]) == 2:
+                            # Verify that it is in fact the 'delim' tag
+                            assert 'delim' in entry['details'][section][key]
+                            # If we do have a delim value set, it must be of
+                            # a list/set/tuple type
+                            assert isinstance(
+                                entry['details'][section][key]['delim'],
+                                (tuple, set, list),
+                            )
+
         if six.PY2:
             # inspect our object
             # getargspec() is depricated in Python v3

test/test_config_base.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import six
+import pytest
 from apprise.AppriseAsset import AppriseAsset
 from apprise.config.ConfigBase import ConfigBase
 from apprise.config import __load_matrix
@@ -41,22 +42,12 @@ def test_config_base():
     """
 
     # invalid types throw exceptions
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         ConfigBase(**{'format': 'invalid'})
-        # We should never reach here as an exception should be thrown
-        assert(False)
-
-    except TypeError:
-        assert(True)
 
     # Config format types are not the same as ConfigBase ones
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         ConfigBase(**{'format': 'markdown'})
-        # We should never reach here as an exception should be thrown
-        assert(False)
-
-    except TypeError:
-        assert(True)
 
     cb = ConfigBase(**{'format': 'yaml'})
     assert isinstance(cb, ConfigBase)

test/test_email_plugin.py

@@ -274,17 +274,17 @@ def test_email_plugin(mock_smtp, mock_smtpssl):
                 # Expected None but didn't get it
                 print('%s instantiated %s (but expected None)' % (
                     url, str(obj)))
-                assert(False)
+                assert False
 
-            assert(isinstance(obj, instance))
+            assert isinstance(obj, instance)
 
             if isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyBase):
                 # We loaded okay; now lets make sure we can reverse this url
-                assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+                assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
 
                 # Test url() with privacy=True
-                assert(isinstance(
+                assert isinstance(
-                    obj.url(privacy=True), six.string_types) is True)
+                    obj.url(privacy=True), six.string_types) is True
 
                 # Some Simple Invalid Instance Testing
                 assert instance.parse_url(None) is None
@@ -307,14 +307,14 @@ def test_email_plugin(mock_smtp, mock_smtpssl):
                     # assertion failure makes things easier to debug later on
                     print('TEST FAIL: {} regenerated as {}'.format(
                         url, obj.url()))
-                    assert(False)
+                    assert False
 
             if self:
                 # Iterate over our expected entries inside of our object
                 for key, val in self.items():
                     # Test that our object has the desired key
-                    assert(hasattr(key, obj))
+                    assert hasattr(key, obj)
-                    assert(getattr(key, obj) == val)
+                    assert getattr(key, obj) == val
 
             try:
                 if test_smtplib_exceptions is False:
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def test_webbase_lookup(mock_smtp, mock_smtpssl):
     obj = Apprise.instantiate(
         'mailto://user:pass@l2g.com', suppress_exceptions=True)
 
-    assert(isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail))
+    assert isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail)
     assert len(obj.targets) == 1
     assert 'user@l2g.com' in obj.targets
     assert obj.from_addr == 'user@l2g.com'
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def test_smtplib_init_fail(mock_smtplib):
 
     obj = Apprise.instantiate(
         'mailto://user:pass@gmail.com', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail))
+    assert isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail)
 
     # Support Exception handling of smtplib.SMTP
     mock_smtplib.side_effect = RuntimeError('Test')
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ def test_smtplib_send_okay(mock_smtplib):
     # Defaults to HTML
     obj = Apprise.instantiate(
         'mailto://user:pass@gmail.com', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail))
+    assert isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail)
 
     # Support an email simulation where we can correctly quit
     mock_smtplib.starttls.return_value = True
@@ -451,16 +451,16 @@ def test_smtplib_send_okay(mock_smtplib):
     mock_smtplib.sendmail.return_value = True
     mock_smtplib.quit.return_value = True
 
-    assert(obj.notify(
+    assert obj.notify(
-        body='body', title='test', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        body='body', title='test', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Set Text
     obj = Apprise.instantiate(
         'mailto://user:pass@gmail.com?format=text', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail))
+    assert isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyEmail)
 
-    assert(obj.notify(
+    assert obj.notify(
-        body='body', title='test', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        body='body', title='test', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
 
 def test_email_url_escaping():

test/test_gitter_plugin.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import six
 import mock
 import requests
 from apprise import plugins
-# from apprise import AppriseAsset
+
 from json import dumps
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -87,16 +87,6 @@ def test_notify_gitter_plugin_general(mock_post, mock_get):
     mock_get.return_value = request
     mock_post.return_value = request
 
-    # Variation Initializations (no token)
-    try:
-        obj = plugins.NotifyGitter(token=None, targets='apprise')
-        # No Token should throw an exception
-        assert False
-
-    except TypeError:
-        # We should get here
-        assert True
-
     # Variation Initializations
     obj = plugins.NotifyGitter(token=token, targets='apprise')
     assert isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyGitter) is True
@@ -181,8 +171,22 @@ def test_notify_gitter_plugin_general(mock_post, mock_get):
     assert obj.send(body="test") is True
 
     # Variation Initializations
-    obj = plugins.NotifyGitter(token=token, targets='missing')
+    obj = plugins.NotifyGitter(token=token, targets='apprise')
     assert isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyGitter) is True
     assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    # missing room was found
+    # apprise room was not found
     assert obj.send(body="test") is False
+
+    # Test exception handling
+    mock_post.side_effect = \
+        requests.ConnectionError(0, 'requests.ConnectionError()')
+
+    # Create temporary _room_mapping object so we will find the apprise
+    # channel on our second call to send()
+    obj._room_mapping = {
+        'apprise': {
+            'id': '5c981cecd73408ce4fbbad31',
+            'uri': 'apprise-notifications/community',
+        }
+    }
+    assert obj.send(body='test body', title='test title') is False

test/test_glib_plugin.py

@@ -136,141 +136,149 @@ def test_dbus_plugin(mock_mainloop, mock_byte, mock_bytearray,
 
     # Create our instance (identify all supported types)
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('dbus://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('kde://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('qt://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('glib://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj.duration = 0
 
     # Check that it found our mocked environments
-    assert(obj._enabled is True)
+    assert obj._enabled is True
 
     # Test our class loading using a series of arguments
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus(**{'schema': 'invalid'})
-        # We should not reach here as the invalid schema
-        # should force an exception
-        assert(False)
-    except TypeError:
-        # Expected behaviour
-        assert(True)
 
     # Invalid URLs
     assert apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus.parse_url('') is None
 
     # Set our X and Y coordinate and try the notification
-    assert(
+    assert apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus(
-        apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus(
+        x_axis=0, y_axis=0, **{'schema': 'dbus'})\
-            x_axis=0, y_axis=0, **{'schema': 'dbus'})
         .notify(title='', body='body',
-                notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+                notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # test notifications
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # test notification without a title
-    assert(obj.notify(title='', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Test our arguments through the instantiate call
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?image=True', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?image=False', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Test priority (alias to urgency) handling
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?priority=invalid', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?priority=high', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?priority=2', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Test urgency handling
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?urgency=invalid', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?urgency=high', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?urgency=2', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?urgency=', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Test x/y
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?x=5&y=5', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'dbus://_/?x=invalid&y=invalid', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
-    # If our underlining object throws for whatever reason, we will
+    # If our underlining object throws for whatever rea on, we will
     # gracefully fail
     mock_notify = mock.Mock()
     mock_interface.return_value = mock_notify
     mock_notify.Notify.side_effect = AttributeError()
-    assert(obj.notify(title='', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+        title='', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False
     mock_notify.Notify.side_effect = None
 
     # Test our loading of our icon exception; it will still allow the
     # notification to be sent
     mock_pixbuf.new_from_file.side_effect = AttributeError()
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
     # Undo our change
     mock_pixbuf.new_from_file.side_effect = None
 
@@ -278,8 +286,9 @@ def test_dbus_plugin(mock_mainloop, mock_byte, mock_bytearray,
     # Toggle our testing for when we can't send notifications because the
     # package has been made unavailable to us
     obj._enabled = False
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False
 
     # Test the setting of a the urgency
     apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus(urgency=0)
@@ -306,15 +315,16 @@ def test_dbus_plugin(mock_mainloop, mock_byte, mock_bytearray,
 
     # Create our instance
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('glib://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj.duration = 0
 
     # Test url() call
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
 
     # Our notification succeeds even though the gi library was not loaded
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Verify this all works in the event a ValueError is also thronw
     # out of the call to gi.require_version()
@@ -336,15 +346,16 @@ def test_dbus_plugin(mock_mainloop, mock_byte, mock_bytearray,
 
     # Create our instance
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('glib://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj.duration = 0
 
     # Test url() call
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
 
     # Our notification succeeds even though the gi library was not loaded
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     # Force a global import error
     _session_bus = sys.modules['dbus']
@@ -358,15 +369,16 @@ def test_dbus_plugin(mock_mainloop, mock_byte, mock_bytearray,
 
     # Create our instance
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('glib://', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj, apprise.plugins.NotifyDBus) is True
     obj.duration = 0
 
     # Test url() call
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
 
     # Our notification fail because the dbus library wasn't present
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False
 
     # Since playing with the sys.modules is not such a good idea,
     # let's just put it back now :)

test/test_growl_plugin.py

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def test_growl_plugin(mock_gntp):
         try:
             obj = Apprise.instantiate(url, suppress_exceptions=False)
 
-            assert(exception is None)
+            assert exception is None
 
             if obj is None:
                 # We're done
@@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ def test_growl_plugin(mock_gntp):
 
             if instance is None:
                 # Expected None but didn't get it
-                assert(False)
+                assert False
 
-            assert(isinstance(obj, instance) is True)
+            assert isinstance(obj, instance) is True
 
             if isinstance(obj, plugins.NotifyBase):
                 # We loaded okay; now lets make sure we can reverse this url
-                assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+                assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
 
                 # Test our privacy=True flag
-                assert(isinstance(
+                assert isinstance(
-                    obj.url(privacy=True), six.string_types) is True)
+                    obj.url(privacy=True), six.string_types) is True
 
                 # Instantiate the exact same object again using the URL from
                 # the one that was already created properly
@@ -243,14 +243,14 @@ def test_growl_plugin(mock_gntp):
                     # assertion failure makes things easier to debug later on
                     print('TEST FAIL: {} regenerated as {}'.format(
                         url, obj.url()))
-                    assert(False)
+                    assert False
 
             if self:
                 # Iterate over our expected entries inside of our object
                 for key, val in self.items():
                     # Test that our object has the desired key
-                    assert(hasattr(key, obj))
+                    assert hasattr(key, obj)
-                    assert(getattr(key, obj) == val)
+                    assert getattr(key, obj) == val
 
             try:
                 if test_growl_notify_exceptions is False:
@@ -292,5 +292,5 @@ def test_growl_plugin(mock_gntp):
         except Exception as e:
             # Handle our exception
             print('%s / %s' % (url, str(e)))
-            assert(exception is not None)
+            assert exception is not None
-            assert(isinstance(e, exception))
+            assert isinstance(e, exception)

test/test_notify_base.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 import six
+import pytest
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
 
@@ -43,22 +44,12 @@ def test_notify_base():
     """
 
     # invalid types throw exceptions
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         NotifyBase(**{'format': 'invalid'})
-        # We should never reach here as an exception should be thrown
-        assert(False)
-
-    except TypeError:
-        assert(True)
 
     # invalid types throw exceptions
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         NotifyBase(**{'overflow': 'invalid'})
-        # We should never reach here as an exception should be thrown
-        assert(False)
-
-    except TypeError:
-        assert(True)
 
     # Bad port information
     nb = NotifyBase(port='invalid')
@@ -216,7 +207,7 @@ def test_notify_base():
 
     # Test invalid data
     assert NotifyBase.parse_list(None) == []
-    assert NotifyBase.parse_list(42) == ['42', ]
+    assert NotifyBase.parse_list(42) == []
 
     result = NotifyBase.parse_list(
         ',path,?name=Dr%20Disrespect', unquote=False)

test/test_sns_plugin.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import mock
+import pytest
 import requests
 from apprise import plugins
 from apprise import Apprise
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def test_object_initialization():
     """
 
     # Initializes the plugin with a valid access, but invalid access key
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         # No access_key_id specified
         plugins.NotifySNS(
             access_key_id=None,
@@ -53,14 +54,8 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=TEST_REGION,
             targets='+1800555999',
         )
-        # The entries above are invalid, our code should never reach here
-        assert(False)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(True)
-
-    try:
         # No secret_access_key specified
         plugins.NotifySNS(
             access_key_id=TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
@@ -68,14 +63,8 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=TEST_REGION,
             targets='+1800555999',
         )
-        # The entries above are invalid, our code should never reach here
-        assert(False)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(True)
-
-    try:
         # No region_name specified
         plugins.NotifySNS(
             access_key_id=TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
@@ -83,14 +72,8 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=None,
             targets='+1800555999',
         )
-        # The entries above are invalid, our code should never reach here
-        assert(False)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(True)
-
-    try:
         # No recipients
         plugins.NotifySNS(
             access_key_id=TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
@@ -98,14 +81,8 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=TEST_REGION,
             targets=None,
         )
-        # Still valid even without recipients
-        assert(True)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(False)
-
-    try:
         # No recipients - garbage recipients object
         plugins.NotifySNS(
             access_key_id=TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
@@ -113,14 +90,8 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=TEST_REGION,
             targets=object(),
         )
-        # Still valid even without recipients
-        assert(True)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(False)
-
-    try:
         # The phone number is invalid, and without it, there is nothing
         # to notify
         plugins.NotifySNS(
@@ -129,15 +100,8 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=TEST_REGION,
             targets='+1809',
         )
-        # The recipient is invalid, but it's still okay; this Notification
-        # still becomes pretty much useless at this point though
-        assert(True)
 
-    except TypeError:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(False)
-
-    try:
         # The phone number is invalid, and without it, there is nothing
         # to notify; we
         plugins.NotifySNS(
@@ -146,13 +110,6 @@ def test_object_initialization():
             region_name=TEST_REGION,
             targets='#(invalid-topic-because-of-the-brackets)',
         )
-        # The recipient is invalid, but it's still okay; this Notification
-        # still becomes pretty much useless at this point though
-        assert(True)
-
-    except TypeError:
-        # Exception correctly caught
-        assert(False)
 
 
 def test_url_parsing():
@@ -169,13 +126,13 @@ def test_url_parsing():
     )
 
     # Confirm that there were no recipients found
-    assert(len(results['targets']) == 0)
+    assert len(results['targets']) == 0
-    assert('region_name' in results)
+    assert 'region_name' in results
-    assert(TEST_REGION == results['region_name'])
+    assert TEST_REGION == results['region_name']
-    assert('access_key_id' in results)
+    assert 'access_key_id' in results
-    assert(TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID == results['access_key_id'])
+    assert TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID == results['access_key_id']
-    assert('secret_access_key' in results)
+    assert 'secret_access_key' in results
-    assert(TEST_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET == results['secret_access_key'])
+    assert TEST_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET == results['secret_access_key']
 
     # Detect recipients
     results = plugins.NotifySNS.parse_url('sns://%s/%s/%s/%s/%s/' % (
@@ -188,15 +145,15 @@ def test_url_parsing():
     )
 
     # Confirm that our recipients were found
-    assert(len(results['targets']) == 2)
+    assert len(results['targets']) == 2
-    assert('+18001234567' in results['targets'])
+    assert '+18001234567' in results['targets']
-    assert('MyTopic' in results['targets'])
+    assert 'MyTopic' in results['targets']
-    assert('region_name' in results)
+    assert 'region_name' in results
-    assert(TEST_REGION == results['region_name'])
+    assert TEST_REGION == results['region_name']
-    assert('access_key_id' in results)
+    assert 'access_key_id' in results
-    assert(TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID == results['access_key_id'])
+    assert TEST_ACCESS_KEY_ID == results['access_key_id']
-    assert('secret_access_key' in results)
+    assert 'secret_access_key' in results
-    assert(TEST_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET == results['secret_access_key'])
+    assert TEST_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET == results['secret_access_key']
 
 
 def test_object_parsing():
@@ -209,20 +166,20 @@ def test_object_parsing():
     a = Apprise()
 
     # Now test failing variations of our URL
-    assert(a.add('sns://') is False)
+    assert a.add('sns://') is False
-    assert(a.add('sns://nosecret') is False)
+    assert a.add('sns://nosecret') is False
-    assert(a.add('sns://nosecret/noregion/') is False)
+    assert a.add('sns://nosecret/noregion/') is False
 
-    # This is valid, but a rather useless URL; there is nothing to notify
+    # This is valid but without valid recipients, the URL is actually useless
-    assert(a.add('sns://norecipient/norecipient/us-west-2') is True)
+    assert a.add('sns://norecipient/norecipient/us-west-2') is False
-    assert(len(a) == 1)
+    assert len(a) == 0
 
     # Parse a good one
-    assert(a.add('sns://oh/yeah/us-west-2/abcdtopic/+12223334444') is True)
+    assert a.add('sns://oh/yeah/us-west-2/abcdtopic/+12223334444') is True
-    assert(len(a) == 2)
+    assert len(a) == 1
 
-    assert(a.add('sns://oh/yeah/us-west-2/12223334444') is True)
+    assert a.add('sns://oh/yeah/us-west-2/12223334444') is True
-    assert(len(a) == 3)
+    assert len(a) == 2
 
 
 def test_aws_response_handling():
@@ -232,25 +189,25 @@ def test_aws_response_handling():
     """
     # Not a string
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict(None)
-    assert(response['type'] is None)
+    assert response['type'] is None
-    assert(response['request_id'] is None)
+    assert response['request_id'] is None
 
     # Invalid XML
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict(
         '<Bad Response xmlns="http://sns.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-03-31/">')
-    assert(response['type'] is None)
+    assert response['type'] is None
-    assert(response['request_id'] is None)
+    assert response['request_id'] is None
 
     # Single Element in XML
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict(
         '<SingleElement></SingleElement>')
-    assert(response['type'] == 'SingleElement')
+    assert response['type'] == 'SingleElement'
-    assert(response['request_id'] is None)
+    assert response['request_id'] is None
 
     # Empty String
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict('')
-    assert(response['type'] is None)
+    assert response['type'] is None
-    assert(response['request_id'] is None)
+    assert response['request_id'] is None
 
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict(
         """
@@ -263,9 +220,9 @@ def test_aws_response_handling():
             </ResponseMetadata>
         </PublishResponse>
         """)
-    assert(response['type'] == 'PublishResponse')
+    assert response['type'] == 'PublishResponse'
-    assert(response['request_id'] == 'dc258024-d0e6-56bb-af1b-d4fe5f4181a4')
+    assert response['request_id'] == 'dc258024-d0e6-56bb-af1b-d4fe5f4181a4'
-    assert(response['message_id'] == '5e16935a-d1fb-5a31-a716-c7805e5c1d2e')
+    assert response['message_id'] == '5e16935a-d1fb-5a31-a716-c7805e5c1d2e'
 
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict(
         """
@@ -278,9 +235,9 @@ def test_aws_response_handling():
             </ResponseMetadata>
         </CreateTopicResponse>
         """)
-    assert(response['type'] == 'CreateTopicResponse')
+    assert response['type'] == 'CreateTopicResponse'
-    assert(response['request_id'] == '604bef0f-369c-50c5-a7a4-bbd474c83d6a')
+    assert response['request_id'] == '604bef0f-369c-50c5-a7a4-bbd474c83d6a'
-    assert(response['topic_arn'] == 'arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:000000000000:abcd')
+    assert response['topic_arn'] == 'arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:000000000000:abcd'
 
     response = plugins.NotifySNS.aws_response_to_dict(
         """
@@ -294,12 +251,12 @@ def test_aws_response_handling():
             <RequestId>b5614883-babe-56ca-93b2-1c592ba6191e</RequestId>
         </ErrorResponse>
         """)
-    assert(response['type'] == 'ErrorResponse')
+    assert response['type'] == 'ErrorResponse'
-    assert(response['request_id'] == 'b5614883-babe-56ca-93b2-1c592ba6191e')
+    assert response['request_id'] == 'b5614883-babe-56ca-93b2-1c592ba6191e'
-    assert(response['error_type'] == 'Sender')
+    assert response['error_type'] == 'Sender'
-    assert(response['error_code'] == 'InvalidParameter')
+    assert response['error_code'] == 'InvalidParameter'
-    assert(response['error_message'].startswith('Invalid parameter:'))
+    assert response['error_message'].startswith('Invalid parameter:')
-    assert(response['error_message'].endswith('required parameter'))
+    assert response['error_message'].endswith('required parameter')
 
 
 @mock.patch('requests.post')
@@ -356,7 +313,7 @@ def test_aws_topic_handling(mock_post):
         '12223334444/TopicA'])
 
     # CreateTopic fails
-    assert(a.notify(title='', body='test') is False)
+    assert a.notify(title='', body='test') is False
 
     def post(url, data, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -383,7 +340,7 @@ def test_aws_topic_handling(mock_post):
     mock_post.side_effect = post
 
     # Publish fails
-    assert(a.notify(title='', body='test') is False)
+    assert a.notify(title='', body='test') is False
 
     # Disable our side effect
     mock_post.side_effect = None
@@ -395,14 +352,14 @@ def test_aws_topic_handling(mock_post):
 
     # Assign ourselves a new function
     mock_post.return_value = robj
-    assert(a.notify(title='', body='test') is False)
+    assert a.notify(title='', body='test') is False
 
     # Handle case where we fails get a bad response
     robj = mock.Mock()
     robj.content = ''
     robj.status_code = requests.codes.bad_request
     mock_post.return_value = robj
-    assert(a.notify(title='', body='test') is False)
+    assert a.notify(title='', body='test') is False
 
     # Handle case where we get a valid response and TopicARN
     robj = mock.Mock()
@@ -410,4 +367,4 @@ def test_aws_topic_handling(mock_post):
     robj.status_code = requests.codes.ok
     mock_post.return_value = robj
     # We would have failed to make Post
-    assert(a.notify(title='', body='test') is True)
+    assert a.notify(title='', body='test') is True

test/test_twitter_plugin.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import six
 import mock
+import pytest
 import requests
 from json import dumps
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -41,57 +42,40 @@ def test_twitter_plugin_init():
 
     """
 
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         plugins.NotifyTwitter(
             ckey=None, csecret=None, akey=None, asecret=None)
-        assert False
-    except TypeError:
-        # All keys set to none
-        assert True
 
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         plugins.NotifyTwitter(
             ckey='value', csecret=None, akey=None, asecret=None)
-        assert False
-    except TypeError:
-        # csecret not set
-        assert True
 
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         plugins.NotifyTwitter(
             ckey='value', csecret='value', akey=None, asecret=None)
-        assert False
-    except TypeError:
-        # akey not set
-        assert True
 
-    try:
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         plugins.NotifyTwitter(
             ckey='value', csecret='value', akey='value', asecret=None)
-        assert False
-    except TypeError:
-        # asecret not set
-        assert True
 
-    try:
+    assert isinstance(
         plugins.NotifyTwitter(
-            ckey='value', csecret='value', akey='value', asecret='value')
+            ckey='value', csecret='value', akey='value', asecret='value'),
-        assert True
+        plugins.NotifyTwitter,
-    except TypeError:
+    )
-        # user not set; but this is okay
-        # We should not reach here
-        assert False
 
-    try:
+    assert isinstance(
         plugins.NotifyTwitter(
             ckey='value', csecret='value', akey='value', asecret='value',
-            user='l2gnux')
+            user='l2gnux'),
-        # We should initialize properly
+        plugins.NotifyTwitter,
-        assert True
+    )
 
-    except TypeError:
+    # Invalid Target User
-        # We should not reach here
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        assert False
+        plugins.NotifyTwitter(
+            ckey='value', csecret='value', akey='value', asecret='value',
+            targets='%G@rB@g3')
 
 
 @mock.patch('requests.get')

test/test_utils.py

@@ -45,293 +45,290 @@ def test_parse_qsd():
     "utils: parse_qsd() testing """
 
     result = utils.parse_qsd('a=1&b=&c&d=abcd')
-    assert(isinstance(result, dict) is True)
+    assert isinstance(result, dict) is True
-    assert(len(result) == 3)
+    assert len(result) == 3
     assert 'qsd' in result
     assert 'qsd+' in result
     assert 'qsd-' in result
 
-    assert(len(result['qsd']) == 4)
+    assert len(result['qsd']) == 4
     assert 'a' in result['qsd']
     assert 'b' in result['qsd']
     assert 'c' in result['qsd']
     assert 'd' in result['qsd']
 
-    assert(len(result['qsd-']) == 0)
+    assert len(result['qsd-']) == 0
-    assert(len(result['qsd+']) == 0)
+    assert len(result['qsd+']) == 0
 
 
 def test_parse_url():
     "utils: parse_url() testing """
 
     result = utils.parse_url('http://hostname')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] is None)
+    assert result['fullpath'] is None
-    assert(result['path'] is None)
+    assert result['path'] is None
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('http://hostname/')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname/'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('hostname')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] is None)
+    assert result['fullpath'] is None
-    assert(result['path'] is None)
+    assert result['path'] is None
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('http://hostname/?-KeY=Value')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname/'
-    assert('-key' in result['qsd'])
+    assert '-key' in result['qsd']
-    assert(unquote(result['qsd']['-key']) == 'Value')
+    assert unquote(result['qsd']['-key']) == 'Value'
-    assert('KeY' in result['qsd-'])
+    assert 'KeY' in result['qsd-']
-    assert(unquote(result['qsd-']['KeY']) == 'Value')
+    assert unquote(result['qsd-']['KeY']) == 'Value'
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('http://hostname/?+KeY=Value')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname/'
-    assert('+key' in result['qsd'])
+    assert '+key' in result['qsd']
-    assert('KeY' in result['qsd+'])
+    assert 'KeY' in result['qsd+']
-    assert(result['qsd+']['KeY'] == 'Value')
+    assert result['qsd+']['KeY'] == 'Value'
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url(
         'http://hostname/?+KeY=ValueA&-kEy=ValueB&KEY=Value%20+C')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname/'
-    assert('+key' in result['qsd'])
+    assert '+key' in result['qsd']
-    assert('-key' in result['qsd'])
+    assert '-key' in result['qsd']
-    assert('key' in result['qsd'])
+    assert 'key' in result['qsd']
-    assert('KeY' in result['qsd+'])
+    assert 'KeY' in result['qsd+']
-    assert(result['qsd+']['KeY'] == 'ValueA')
+    assert result['qsd+']['KeY'] == 'ValueA'
-    assert('kEy' in result['qsd-'])
+    assert 'kEy' in result['qsd-']
-    assert(result['qsd-']['kEy'] == 'ValueB')
+    assert result['qsd-']['kEy'] == 'ValueB'
-    assert(result['qsd']['key'] == 'Value  C')
+    assert result['qsd']['key'] == 'Value  C'
-    assert(result['qsd']['+key'] == result['qsd+']['KeY'])
+    assert result['qsd']['+key'] == result['qsd+']['KeY']
-    assert(result['qsd']['-key'] == result['qsd-']['kEy'])
+    assert result['qsd']['-key'] == result['qsd-']['kEy']
 
     result = utils.parse_url('http://hostname////')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname/'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('http://hostname:40////')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] == 40)
+    assert result['port'] == 40
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://hostname:40/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://hostname:40/'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('HTTP://HoStNaMe:40/test.php')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'HoStNaMe')
+    assert result['host'] == 'HoStNaMe'
-    assert(result['port'] == 40)
+    assert result['port'] == 40
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/test.php')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/test.php'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] == 'test.php')
+    assert result['query'] == 'test.php'
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://HoStNaMe:40/test.php')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://HoStNaMe:40/test.php'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('HTTPS://user@hostname/test.py')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'https')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'https'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] == 'user')
+    assert result['user'] == 'user'
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/test.py')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/test.py'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] == 'test.py')
+    assert result['query'] == 'test.py'
-    assert(result['url'] == 'https://user@hostname/test.py')
+    assert result['url'] == 'https://user@hostname/test.py'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url('  HTTPS://///user@@@hostname///test.py  ')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'https')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'https'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'hostname')
+    assert result['host'] == 'hostname'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] == 'user')
+    assert result['user'] == 'user'
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/test.py')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/test.py'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['query'] == 'test.py')
+    assert result['query'] == 'test.py'
-    assert(result['url'] == 'https://user@hostname/test.py')
+    assert result['url'] == 'https://user@hostname/test.py'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     result = utils.parse_url(
         'HTTPS://user:password@otherHost/full///path/name/',
     )
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'https')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'https'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'otherHost')
+    assert result['host'] == 'otherHost'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] == 'user')
+    assert result['user'] == 'user'
-    assert(result['password'] == 'password')
+    assert result['password'] == 'password'
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/full/path/name/')
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/full/path/name/'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/full/path/name/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/full/path/name/'
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'https://user:password@otherHost/full/path/name/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'https://user:password@otherHost/full/path/name/'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     # Handle garbage
-    assert(utils.parse_url(None) is None)
+    assert utils.parse_url(None) is None
 
     result = utils.parse_url(
         'mailto://user:password@otherHost/lead2gold@gmail.com' +
         '?from=test@test.com&name=Chris%20Caron&format=text'
     )
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'mailto')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'mailto'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'otherHost')
+    assert result['host'] == 'otherHost'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] == 'user')
+    assert result['user'] == 'user'
-    assert(result['password'] == 'password')
+    assert result['password'] == 'password'
-    assert(unquote(result['fullpath']) == '/lead2gold@gmail.com')
+    assert unquote(result['fullpath']) == '/lead2gold@gmail.com'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(unquote(result['query']) == 'lead2gold@gmail.com')
+    assert unquote(result['query']) == 'lead2gold@gmail.com'
-    assert(unquote(
+    assert unquote(result['url']) == \
-        result['url']) ==
+        'mailto://user:password@otherHost/lead2gold@gmail.com'
-        'mailto://user:password@otherHost/lead2gold@gmail.com')
+    assert len(result['qsd']) == 3
-    assert(len(result['qsd']) == 3)
+    assert 'name' in result['qsd']
-    assert('name' in result['qsd'])
+    assert unquote(result['qsd']['name']) == 'Chris Caron'
-    assert(unquote(result['qsd']['name']) == 'Chris Caron')
+    assert 'from' in result['qsd']
-    assert('from' in result['qsd'])
+    assert unquote(result['qsd']['from']) == 'test@test.com'
-    assert(unquote(result['qsd']['from']) == 'test@test.com')
+    assert 'format' in result['qsd']
-    assert('format' in result['qsd'])
+    assert unquote(result['qsd']['format']) == 'text'
-    assert(unquote(result['qsd']['format']) == 'text')
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
 
     # Test Passwords with question marks ?; not supported
     result = utils.parse_url(
         'http://user:pass.with.?question@host'
     )
-    assert(result is None)
+    assert result is None
 
     # just hostnames
     result = utils.parse_url(
         'nuxref.com'
     )
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'nuxref.com')
+    assert result['host'] == 'nuxref.com'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] is None)
+    assert result['fullpath'] is None
-    assert(result['path'] is None)
+    assert result['path'] is None
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://nuxref.com')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://nuxref.com'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     # just host and path
-    result = utils.parse_url(
+    result = utils.parse_url('invalid/host')
-        'invalid/host'
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    )
+    assert result['host'] == 'invalid'
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['host'] == 'invalid')
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['fullpath'] == '/host'
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['path'] == '/'
-    assert(result['fullpath'] == '/host')
+    assert result['query'] == 'host'
-    assert(result['path'] == '/')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://invalid/host'
-    assert(result['query'] == 'host')
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://invalid/host')
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
 
     # just all out invalid
-    assert(utils.parse_url('?') is None)
+    assert utils.parse_url('?') is None
-    assert(utils.parse_url('/') is None)
+    assert utils.parse_url('/') is None
 
     # A default port of zero is still considered valid, but
     # is removed in the response.
     result = utils.parse_url('http://nuxref.com:0')
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'http')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'http'
-    assert(result['host'] == 'nuxref.com')
+    assert result['host'] == 'nuxref.com'
-    assert(result['port'] is None)
+    assert result['port'] is None
-    assert(result['user'] is None)
+    assert result['user'] is None
-    assert(result['password'] is None)
+    assert result['password'] is None
-    assert(result['fullpath'] is None)
+    assert result['fullpath'] is None
-    assert(result['path'] is None)
+    assert result['path'] is None
-    assert(result['query'] is None)
+    assert result['query'] is None
-    assert(result['url'] == 'http://nuxref.com')
+    assert result['url'] == 'http://nuxref.com'
-    assert(result['qsd'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd-'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd-'] == {}
-    assert(result['qsd+'] == {})
+    assert result['qsd+'] == {}
 
     # Test some illegal strings
     result = utils.parse_url(object, verify_host=False)
@@ -345,7 +342,7 @@ def test_parse_url():
 
     # Do it again without host validation
     result = utils.parse_url('test://', verify_host=False)
-    assert(result['schema'] == 'test')
+    assert result['schema'] == 'test'
     # It's worth noting that the hostname is an empty string and is NEVER set
     # to None if it wasn't specified.
     assert result['host'] == ''
@@ -423,10 +420,10 @@ def test_parse_url():
     assert result['port'] is None
     assert result['user'] == ''
     assert result['password'] == ''
-    assert(unquote(result['fullpath']) == '/_/@^&/jack.json')
+    assert unquote(result['fullpath']) == '/_/@^&/jack.json'
-    assert(unquote(result['path']) == '/_/@^&/')
+    assert unquote(result['path']) == '/_/@^&/'
     assert result['query'] == 'jack.json'
-    assert(unquote(result['url']) == 'crazy://:@/_/@^&/jack.json')
+    assert unquote(result['url']) == 'crazy://:@/_/@^&/jack.json'
     assert result['qsd'] == {}
     assert result['qsd-'] == {}
 
@@ -434,42 +431,42 @@ def test_parse_url():
 def test_parse_bool():
     "utils: parse_bool() testing """
 
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Enabled', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Enabled', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Disabled', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Disabled', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Allow', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Allow', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Deny', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Deny', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Yes', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Yes', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('YES', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('YES', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Always', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Always', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('No', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('No', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('NO', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('NO', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('NEVER', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('NEVER', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('TrUE', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('TrUE', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('tRUe', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('tRUe', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('FAlse', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('FAlse', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('F', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('F', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('T', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('T', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('0', None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('0', None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('1', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('1', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('True', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('True', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('Yes', None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('Yes', None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool(1, None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool(1, None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool(0, None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool(0, None) is False
-    assert(utils.parse_bool(True, None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool(True, None) is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool(False, None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool(False, None) is False
 
     # only the int of 0 will return False since the function
     # casts this to a boolean
-    assert(utils.parse_bool(2, None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool(2, None) is True
     # An empty list is still false
-    assert(utils.parse_bool([], None) is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool([], None) is False
     # But a list that contains something is True
-    assert(utils.parse_bool(['value', ], None) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool(['value', ], None) is True
 
     # Use Default (which is False)
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('OhYeah') is False)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('OhYeah') is False
     # Adjust Default and get a different result
-    assert(utils.parse_bool('OhYeah', True) is True)
+    assert utils.parse_bool('OhYeah', True) is True
 
 
 def test_is_hostname():
@@ -608,14 +605,15 @@ def test_parse_list():
     results = utils.parse_list(
         '.mkv,.avi,.divx,.xvid,.mov,.wmv,.mp4,.mpg,.mpeg,.vob,.iso')
 
-    assert(results == sorted([
+    assert results == sorted([
         '.divx', '.iso', '.mkv', '.mov', '.mpg', '.avi', '.mpeg', '.vob',
         '.xvid', '.wmv', '.mp4',
-    ]))
+    ])
 
     class StrangeObject(object):
         def __str__(self):
             return '.avi'
+
     # Now 2 lists with lots of duplicates and other delimiters
     results = utils.parse_list(
         '.mkv,.avi,.divx,.xvid,.mov,.wmv,.mp4,.mpg .mpeg,.vob,,; ;',
@@ -623,10 +621,13 @@ def test_parse_list():
         '.vob,.iso', ['.vob', ['.vob', '.mkv', StrangeObject(), ], ],
         StrangeObject())
 
-    assert(results == sorted([
+    assert results == sorted([
         '.divx', '.iso', '.mkv', '.mov', '.mpg', '.avi', '.mpeg', '.vob',
         '.xvid', '.wmv', '.mp4',
-    ]))
+    ])
+
+    # Garbage in is removed
+    assert utils.parse_list(object(), 42, None) == []
 
     # Now a list with extras we want to add as strings
     # empty entries are removed
@@ -634,10 +635,10 @@ def test_parse_list():
         '.divx', '.iso', '.mkv', '.mov', '', '  ', '.avi', '.mpeg', '.vob',
         '.xvid', '.mp4'], '.mov,.wmv,.mp4,.mpg')
 
-    assert(results == sorted([
+    assert results == sorted([
         '.divx', '.wmv', '.iso', '.mkv', '.mov', '.mpg', '.avi', '.vob',
         '.xvid', '.mpeg', '.mp4',
-    ]))
+    ])
 
 
 def test_exclusive_match():
@@ -735,6 +736,46 @@ def test_exclusive_match():
         logic='match_me', data=data, match_all='match_me') is True
 
 
+def test_apprise_validate_regex(tmpdir):
+    """
+    API: Apprise() Validate Regex tests
+
+    """
+    assert utils.validate_regex(None) is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex(object) is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex(42) is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex("") is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex("  ") is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex("abc") == "abc"
+
+    # value is a keyword that is extracted (if found)
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[^-]+)-', fmt="{value}") == "abcd"
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[^-]+)-', strip=False,
+        fmt="{value}") == " abcd "
+
+    # String flags supported in addition to numeric
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[^-]+)-', 'i', fmt="{value}") == "abcd"
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[^-]+)-', re.I, fmt="{value}") == "abcd"
+
+    # Test multiple flag settings
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[^-]+)-', 'isax', fmt="{value}") == "abcd"
+
+    # Invalid flags are just ignored. The below fails to match
+    # because the default value of 'i' is over-ridden by what is
+    # identfied below, and no flag is set at the end of the day
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[ABCD]+)-', '-%2gb', fmt="{value}") is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[ABCD]+)-', '', fmt="{value}") is None
+    assert utils.validate_regex(
+        "- abcd -", r'-(?P<value>[ABCD]+)-', None, fmt="{value}") is None
+
+
 def test_environ_temporary_change():
     """utils: environ() testing
     """

test/test_windows_plugin.py

@@ -113,37 +113,41 @@ def test_windows_plugin():
     obj.duration = 0
 
     # Test URL functionality
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
 
     # Check that it found our mocked environments
-    assert(obj._enabled is True)
+    assert obj._enabled is True
 
     # _on_destroy check
     obj._on_destroy(0, '', 0, 0)
 
     # test notifications
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'windows://_/?image=True', suppress_exceptions=False)
     obj.duration = 0
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'windows://_/?image=False', suppress_exceptions=False)
     obj.duration = 0
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
 
     obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate(
         'windows://_/?duration=1', suppress_exceptions=False)
-    assert(isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True)
+    assert isinstance(obj.url(), six.string_types) is True
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
     # loads okay
     assert obj.duration == 1
 
@@ -165,20 +169,23 @@ def test_windows_plugin():
     # Test our loading of our icon exception; it will still allow the
     # notification to be sent
     win32gui.LoadImage.side_effect = AttributeError
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True
     # Undo our change
     win32gui.LoadImage.side_effect = None
 
     # Test our global exception handling
     win32gui.UpdateWindow.side_effect = AttributeError
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False
     # Undo our change
     win32gui.UpdateWindow.side_effect = None
 
     # Toggle our testing for when we can't send notifications because the
     # package has been made unavailable to us
     obj._enabled = False
-    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+    assert obj.notify(
-           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+        title='title', body='body',
+        notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False