#87: bandaid fix so bot can work without market data, and warns users about the lack of stock market data

symbol_router.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import schedule
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cached
 
 from cg_Crypto import cg_Crypto
-from IEX_Symbol import IEX_Symbol
+from placeholder_Symbol import placeholder_Symbol
 from Symbol import Coin, Stock, Symbol
 
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Router:
     trending_count = {}
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.stock = IEX_Symbol()
+        self.stock = placeholder_Symbol()
         self.crypto = cg_Crypto()
 
         schedule.every().hour.do(self.trending_decay)
@@ -62,16 +62,8 @@ class Router:
         schedule.run_pending()
 
         symbols = []
-        stocks = set(re.findall(self.STOCK_REGEX, text))
-        for stock in stocks:
-            sym = self.stock.symbol_list[
-                self.stock.symbol_list["symbol"].str.fullmatch(stock, case=False)
-            ]
-            if ~sym.empty:
-                print(sym)
-                symbols.append(Stock(sym))
-            else:
-                info(f"{stock} is not in list of stocks")
+        if re.findall(self.STOCK_REGEX, text):
+            symbols.append(Stock())
 
         coins = set(re.findall(self.CRYPTO_REGEX, text))
         for coin in coins: