Add support for json url for playerskins DB

lokrez/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import html
 import json
 import logging
 import pathlib
+import requests
 import sys
 
 import appdirs
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ def main():
             )
     top8_parser.add_argument(
             "--playerskinsdb", "-PD",
-            type = pathlib.Path,
+            type = (lambda s: s if s.startswith("http") else pathlib.Path(s)),
             default = ROOTDIR / "data" / "playerskinsdb.json",
-            help = "A JSON file matching player tags, characters and " \
-                   "preferred skins",
+            help = "A JSON file path or urk matching player tags, characters,"\
+                   " sponsors, and preferred skins",
             )
     top8_parser.add_argument(
             "--cachedir", "-CD",
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ def main():
         # Initialize PLAYERSKINS db
         log.debug("loading playerskins db from '{}'" \
                 .format(args.playerskinsdb))
+        try:
+            smashgg.PLAYERSKINS =  requests.get(args.playerskinsdb).json()
+        except:
             with args.playerskinsdb.open("r", encoding="utf8") as f:
                 smashgg.PLAYERSKINS = json.load(f)