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+import json
+
+
+class JSONFactory(object):
+    """Factory class to create JSON messages to be sent to the shoutbox API"""
+    running_id = 1
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def make_object(text, user, timestamp, ip):
+        """
+        Create a JSON object from the passed parameters and
+        add a running id
+        """
+        message = json.dumps({
+             "id": JSONFactory.running_id,
+             "text": text,
+             "user": user,
+             "timestamp": timestamp,
+             "ip": ip
+        })
+        JSONFactory.running_id += 1
+        return message
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def make_array(object_list):
+        """Create a JSON array from a list of JSON objects"""
+        return "[\n" + ",\n".join(object_list) + "\n]"