bruteforce-delay-checker.py

import json
from datetime import datetime

def readFile(filepath):                     #writes the given data to the given JSON file
    with open(filepath, "r") as jsonFile:   #opens the file as a JSON file
        data = json.load(jsonFile)          #reads and stores the data within the file
    return data

def writeFile(filepath, data):              #writes the given data to the given JSON file
    with open(filepath, "w") as jsonFile:   #opens the file as a JSON file
        json.dump(data, jsonFile)           #writes the given data to the file

def getCurrentDelay(data):                                  #finds the current delay
    start_delay = stringtimeToTime(getLastAttempt(data))    #finds the time of the last attempt
    now = datetime.now()                                    #gets the current time
    
    difference = (now - start_delay).total_seconds()        #finds the difference between the two times in seconds
    
    return difference

def getLastAttempt(data):                                           #gets the time of the last attempt
    if None in data['attempt_times']:                               #checks to see if there are current empty slots
        last_attempt_index = data['attempt_times'].index(None) - 1  #finds the time before the next empty slot
    else:
        last_attempt_index = len(data['attempt_times']) - 1         #otherwise returns the last time in the array
        
    return data['attempt_times'][last_attempt_index]

def checkDelay(data):                                           #checks to see if the currently delay meets requirements
    return (getCurrentDelay(data) >= data['required_delay'])    #requirements are stored externally in the file

def resetGuesses(data):                                     #resets the current set of guess slots
    data['attempt_times'] = [None, None, None, None, None]  #sets all the guess slots to emtpy
    return data

def updateAttempts(data):                                               #updates the next guess slot with the current time
    attempt_index = data['attempt_times'].index(None)                   #gets the index of the next emtpy slot
    data['attempt_times'][attempt_index] = timeToString(datetime.now()) #fills the slot with the current time
    return data

def timeToString(time):     #converts time from datetime to string
    return str(time)

def stringtimeToTime(stringtime):                                   #converts the time from string to datetime
    return datetime.strptime(stringtime, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")

filepath = 'bruteforce-data.json'               #defines the given filepath used in the program
data = readFile(filepath)                       #reads and stores all the data currently in the given file

password = input("please enter the password: ") #takes the users password input

if None in data['attempt_times']:               #checks to see if there are empty guess slots
    updateAttempts(data)                        #updates the next guess slot with the current time
elif checkDelay(data):                          #checks for sufficient time delay between a set of incorrect guesses
    data = resetGuesses(data)                   #resets the current set of guess slots
    data = updateAttempts(data)                 #updates the next guess slot with the current time
else:                                           #prints a message to the user indicating they must delay their guesses
    print("im sorry please wait before trying again")
    print("there is a required delay of {} seconds".format(data['required_delay']))
    print("you only waited {} seconds".format(int(getCurrentDelay(data))))

writeFile(filepath, data)           #writes the changes made back to the given file