Changing file name and function name for better scope management.

utils/highscore_message.py

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+"""
+Contains various functions for sending/editing the highscore messages.
+"""
+
+import highscores  # pylint: disable=import-error
+
+
+def format_highscore_message(boss):
+    """
+    returns a formattedd string for a boss's highscore
+    @param the dictionary object for the boss
+    @return the formatted string
+    """
+    boss_name = boss["boss"]
+    ret_string = f"**{boss_name}**\n"
+
+    # Gather all categories and add to string
+    for category in highscores.highscores_config["categories"]:
+        category_name = category["category"]
+        ret_string += f"{category_name}\t\t"
+    ret_string += "\n"
+
+    highscore_size = highscores.highscores_config["highscore_size"]
+
+    # list rankings
+    for i in range(highscore_size):
+        for category in highscores.highscores_config["categories"]:
+            ret_string += f"{i+1}: (name here)\t\t"
+        ret_string += "\n"
+
+    # if boss is hardmode, repeat above for hardmode applicable categories
+    if boss["hardmode"]:
+        for category in highscores.highscores_config["categories"]:
+            if category["hardmode"]:
+                category_name = category["category"]
+                ret_string += f"{category_name}\t\t"
+
+        ret_string += "\n"
+
+        for i in range(highscore_size):
+            for category in highscores.highscores_config["categories"]:
+                if category["hardmode"]:
+                    ret_string += f"{i+1}: (name here)\t\t"
+            ret_string += "\n"
+    return ret_string