a bit more tidying after refactoring

fih.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 from flask import Flask, request
 import os
-import incident
 import datetime
 import subprocess
 import re
@@ -49,9 +48,7 @@ def is_incident_channel_name( channel_name ):
     return channel_name.startswith( app.config[ "MATTERMOST_INCIDENT_CHANNEL_PREFIX" ] )
 
 
-def mattermost_incident_command():
-    cmd = request.form[ 'text' ].strip().split()[ 0 ].upper()
-
+def mattermost_incident_command( cmd ):
     app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
                                           'message': "### Executing `" + cmd + "`...",
                                           } )
@@ -118,25 +115,24 @@ def mattermost_incident_command():
 
     return "OK"
 
-def mattermost_incident_start():
+def mattermost_incident_start( description, team_id, user_name, user_id, channel_id ):
     raw_incident_number = incident.generate_raw_incident_number()
     fi_number = raw_incident_number_to_public_incident_number( raw_incident_number )
     channel_name = raw_incident_number_to_channel_name( raw_incident_number )
-    purpose = request.form[ 'text' ]
 
-    channel = app.mm.channels.create_channel( options = { "team_id": request.form[ 'team_id' ],
+    channel = app.mm.channels.create_channel( options = { "team_id": team_id,
                                                           "name": channel_name,
                                                           "display_name": fi_number,
-                                                          "purpose": purpose,
+                                                          "purpose": description,
                                                           "header": "",
                                                           "type": "O",
                                                           } )
 
     # add user to the channel we just created
-    app.mm.client.make_request( 'post', '/channels/' + channel[ 'id' ] + '/members', options = { 'user_id': request.form[ 'user_id' ],
+    app.mm.client.make_request( 'post', '/channels/' + channel[ 'id' ] + '/members', options = { 'user_id': user_id,
                                                                                                  } )
     app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel[ 'id' ],
-                                          'message': "Incident discussion channel for [%s](%s) created by @%s." % ( fi_number, raw_incident_number_to_url( incident_number ), request.form[ 'user_name' ] ),
+                                          'message': "Incident discussion channel for [%s](%s) created by @%s." % ( fi_number, raw_incident_number_to_url( incident_number ), user_name ),
                                           } )
 
     now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime( "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M" )
@@ -175,12 +171,12 @@ Again, don't forget to **/incident PUBLISH** once making changes.
 Again, after setting the headline status you must: **/incident PUBLISH**
 
 ## Good luck, Incident Commander @%(commander_name)s!""" % { "incident_url": raw_incident_number_to_url( incident_number ),
-                                                             "commander_name": request.form[ 'user_name' ],
+                                                             "commander_name": user_name,
                                                              "now": now,
                                                              },
                                           } )
 
-    app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
+    app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel_id,
                                           'message': 'On behalf of @%s I have started incident ~%s.' % ( request.form[ 'user_name' ], channel_name, ),
                                           } )
 
@@ -200,9 +196,15 @@ def mattermost_incident():
 
     if request.form[ 'token' ] in app.config[ 'MATTERMOST_COMMAND_TOKENS' ]:
         if is_incident_channel_name( request.form[ 'channel_name' ] ):
-            return mattermost_incident_command()
+            cmd = request.form[ 'text' ].strip().split()[ 0 ].upper()
+            return mattermost_incident_command( cmd )
         else:
-            return mattermost_incident_start()
+            return mattermost_incident_start( description = request.form[ 'text' ],
+                                              team_id = request.form[ 'team_id' ],
+                                              user_name = request.form[ 'user_name' ],
+                                              user_id = request.form[ 'user_id' ],
+                                              channel_id = request.form[ 'channel_id' ],
+                                              )
     else:
         return "Invalid command token."