Add a uni service status checker in these trying times

bot.py

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import sys
 import traceback
+import random
+import re
+import requests
 from typing import List, Optional
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ElementTree
 
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@
 
 bot_intents = discord.Intents.default()
 bot_intents.members = True
+bot_intents.message_content = True
 
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix=commands.when_mentioned_or("§"), intents=bot_intents)
 
@@ -226,6 +230,71 @@ async def report(ctx, *, member):
         f"{found.mention} has been reported by {ctx.author.mention} — CC <@&315339680641974273>"
     )
 
+@bot.event
+async def on_message(message: discord.Message):
+    if message.author == bot.user:
+        return
+
+    await message.channel.trigger_typing()
+
+    try:
+        # Check if the message is a status check via a very simple:tm: regex
+        # thx regex101.com
+        if re.match(r"^(is +)?(my *ed|learn|[\/&\+])* +down( |\?|$)", message.content, re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE):
+            # check if myed is down
+            try:
+                response = requests.get("https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk/myed-progressive/", timeout=5)
+                # check if the status code is 200
+                myed_up = response.status_code == 200
+                myed_down_reason = None if myed_up else "Status: " + str(response.status_code)
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                # some connection error e.g. name not resolved
+                myed_up = False
+                myed_down_reason = str(e)
+
+            # check if learn is down
+            try:
+                response = requests.get("https://www.learn.ed.ac.uk/", timeout=5)
+                # check if the status code is 200
+                learn_up = response.status_code == 200
+                learn_down_reason = None if learn_up else "Status: " + str(response.status_code)
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+                # some connection error e.g. name not resolved
+                learn_up = False
+                learn_down_reason = str(e)
+
+            random_response = [
+                "I can answer that!",
+                "Uni Service Status",
+                "Maybe I can help!",
+                "May I interest you in some service status?",
+            ]
+
+            # Response with the status of the services in a nice embed
+            await message.channel.send(
+                embeds=[
+                    discord.Embed(
+                        title=random.choice(random_response),
+                        description=f"Here's the current status of the University's services.\nFor accurate info, see https://alerts.is.ed.ac.uk/",
+                        color=discord.Color.green() if myed_up and learn_up else discord.Color.red(),
+                        fields=[
+                            discord.EmbedField(
+                                name="MyEd",
+                                value=("✅ Up" if myed_up else f"❌ Down ({myed_down_reason})") + "\n" + "https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk/myed-progressive/",
+                                inline=False,
+                            ),
+                            discord.EmbedField(
+                                name="Learn",
+                                value=("✅ Up" if learn_up else f"❌ Down ({learn_down_reason})") + "\n" + "https://www.learn.ed.ac.uk/",
+                                inline=False,
+                            ),
+                        ]
+                    )
+                ],
+            )
+    except Exception:
+        # Send any form of error message to the channel
+        await message.channel.send("```" + traceback.format_exc() + "```")
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_command_error(ctx, error):