aikaterna-cogs/inspirobot/inspirobot.py

import aiohttp
import discord
from redbot.core import commands


class Inspirobot(commands.Cog):
    """Posts images generated by https://inspirobot.me"""

    async def red_delete_data_for_user(self, **kwargs):
        """ Nothing to delete """
        return

    def __init__(self, bot):
        self.bot = bot
        self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession()

    @commands.command()
    async def inspireme(self, ctx):
        """Fetch a random "inspirational message" from the bot."""
        try:
            async with self.session.request("GET", "http://inspirobot.me/api?generate=true") as page:
                pic = await page.text(encoding="utf-8")
                em = discord.Embed()
                em.set_image(url=pic)
                await ctx.send(embed=em)
        except Exception as e:
            await ctx.send(f"Oops, there was a problem: {e}")

    def cog_unload(self):
        self.bot.loop.create_task(self.session.close())