def validate_incoming_data(message)
    auth_chat = @conf['auth_chat']
    message = message.message if message.is_a? Telegram::Bot::Types::CallbackQuery
    return "Received message is not from a valid source! Type: \"#{message.chat.type}\". Ignoring." if ! @allowed_sources.include?(message.chat.type)
    return true
end

def message_from_admin?(message, adm)
    if adm.include?(message.from.id)
        puts "Command is from an admin. [" + "#{message.from.username}".green.bold + "]"
        return true
    else
        puts "Command is NOT from an admin! [" + "#{message.from.username}".yellow.bold + "]"
        return false
    end
end

def is_chat_authorized?(message, auth_chat)
    if auth_chat.include?(message.chat.id)
        puts "Group [" + "#{message.chat.id}".green.bold + "][" + "#{message.chat.title}".green + "] is authorized"
        return true
    else
        puts "Group [" + "#{message.chat.id}".red.bold + "][" + "#{message.chat.title}".red + "] is NOT authorized!"
        return false
    end
end

def process_command_patchnotes(message, command, adm)
    if is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat) || message_from_admin?(message, adm)
        reply = `cat patchnotes.txt`
    else
        reply = "I am not authorized to provide this information here."
    end
    return reply
end

def process_command_check(message, command, adm)
    if is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat) || message_from_admin?(message, adm)
	    #begin interactive code
            options = [ ]
            @probes.each do |k,v|
                button_text = v
                options.insert(-1, Telegram::Bot::Types::InlineKeyboardButton.new(text: button_text, callback_data: "#{k}"))
            end
	    #end interactive code
	    #probe = @probes[0] #set manually for now
	    reply = "N/A"
	    #hostdata = host_lookup(select_loc)
	    #puts "var:".blue+" hostdata".blue.bold+"::".bold + hostdata.to_s
	    #if ! hostdata.empty?
            #    hostdata.each do |k,v|
	    #        puts "match:".blue+" host".blue.bold+"::".bold + k.to_s
	    #        reply += k.to_s+"\n"
	    #    end
	    #else
            #    reply = "No matching locations!"
            #    puts "hostdata is empty!"
            #end
	    puts reply
    else
        reply = "I am not authorized to provide this information here."
    end
    return reply
end

def process_command_test(message, command, adm)
    if is_chat_authorized?(message, @auth_chat) || message_from_admin?(message, adm)
	    #reply = `scripts/tempf.py`
	    #some interactive code to select a probe
            select_loc = "Server Room: Intake"
	    #end interactive code
	    #probe = @probes[0] #set manually for now
	    reply = ""
	    hostdata = host_lookup(select_loc)
	    puts "var:".blue+" hostdata".blue.bold+"::".bold + hostdata.to_s
	    if ! hostdata.empty?
                hostdata.each do |k,v|
		    puts "match:".blue+" host".blue.bold+"::".bold + k.to_s
		    reply += k.to_s+"\n"
		end
	    else
                reply = "No matching locations!"
                puts "hostdata is empty!"
            end
	    puts reply
    else
        reply = "I am not authorized to provide this information here."
    end
    return reply
end