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+# See zulip/contrib_bots/lib/readme.md for instructions on running this code.
+from __future__ import print_function
+import logging
+import http.client
+from six.moves.urllib.request import urlopen
+from google import search
+
+# Uses Google's Client Library
+#   pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
+
+def get_google_result(original_content):
+    search_keywords = original_content.strip().split(' ', 1)[1]
+    if search_keywords == 'help':
+        help_message = "To use this bot start message with @google \
+                        followed by what you want to search for. If \
+                        found, Zulip will return the first search result \
+                        on Google. An example message that could be sent is:\
+                        '@google zulip' or '@google how to create a chatbot'."
+        return help_message
+    else:
+        try:
+            urls = search(search_keywords, stop=20)
+            urlopen('http://216.58.192.142', timeout=1)
+        except http.client.RemoteDisconnected as er:
+            logging.exception(er)
+            return 'Error: No internet connection. {}.'.format(er)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.exception(e)
+            return 'Error: Search failed. {}.'.format(e)
+
+        if not urls:
+            return "No URLs returned by google."
+
+        url = next(urls)
+
+        return 'Success: {}'.format(url)
+
+class GoogleSearchHandler(object):
+    '''
+    This plugin allows users to enter a search
+    term in Zulip and get the top URL sent back
+    to the context (stream or private) in which
+    it was called. It looks for messages starting
+    with @google.
+    '''
+
+    def usage(self):
+        return '''
+            This plugin will allow users to search
+            for a given search term on Google from
+            Zulip. Use '@google help' to get more
+            information on the bot usage. Users
+            should preface messages with @google.
+            '''
+
+    def triage_message(self, message, client):
+        # return True if we want to (possibly) respond to this message
+
+        original_content = message['content']
+
+        # This next line of code is defensive, as we
+        # never want to get into an infinite loop of posting google
+        # search links.
+        if message['display_recipient'] == 'google':
+            return False
+
+        return original_content.startswith('@google')
+
+    def handle_message(self, message, client, state_handler):
+        original_content = message['content']
+        original_sender = message['sender_email']
+        result = get_google_result(original_content)
+
+        if message['type'] == 'private':
+            client.send_message(dict(
+                type='private',
+                to=original_sender,
+                content=result,
+            ))
+        else:
+            client.send_message(dict(
+                type=message['type'],
+                to=message['display_recipient'],
+                subject=message['subject'],
+                content=result,
+            ))
+
+handler_class = GoogleSearchHandler
+
+def test():
+    try:
+        urlopen('http://216.58.192.142', timeout=1)
+        print("Success")
+        return True
+    except http.client.RemoteDisconnected as e:
+        print('Error: {}'.format(e))
+        return False
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test()
+