add what_this method that interfaces with the user

da_detector.py

@@ -195,9 +195,51 @@ class da_detector:
 		print(max_prob)
 		return final_results
 
+	# this is the method that pulls it all together
+	def what_this(self, unknown_text: str, langs_to_check: list):
+		if not isinstance(unknown_text, str):
+			raise TypeError("not a string, bailing")
+		if not isinstance(langs_to_check, list):
+			raise TypeError("not a list, bailing")
 
-test_str = "what freaking ever, nobody cares one bit of a heck"
+		if (len(unknown_text) <= 10):
+			raise ValueError("not doing anything with text shorter than 10 characters")
+		if len(langs_to_check) == 0:
+			print("[i] since no lang preference was provided we are falling "
+					+ "back to picking from ", end="")
+			print(self.langs_to_check)
+			print()
+			langs_to_check = self.langs_to_check
+		elif (langs_to_check == 1):
+			raise ValueError("at least two languages are needed")
 
-detector = da_detector()
+		print("[*] unknown text about to be checked:")
+		print(unknown_text)
+		print()
+
+		the_real_langs_to_check = []
+		try:
+			# a naïve approach, works for this project
+			for lang in langs_to_check:
+				the_real_langs_to_check.append(
+					self.parse_freqs(lang + ".json")
+				)
+		except Exception as e:
+			raise e
+
+		try:
+			multi_lang_probabs = self.gimme_probabs_multi_lang(
+				the_real_langs_to_check,
+				unknown_text, self.what_grams, self.how_many
+			)
+
+			res = self.attempt_detection(multi_lang_probabs, langs_to_check)
+			print("[*] recap: ", end="")
+			print(res)
+			print()
+		except Exception as e:
+			raise e
+
+		return
 
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