from itertools import zip_longest


def get_name(args):
    if len(args) > 0:
        name = ' '.join(args)
    else:
        name = None

    return name


def get_nickname(discord_user, special_users):
    if discord_user.nick is None:
        name = discord_user.display_name
    else:
        name = discord_user.nick

    if name in special_users:
        return special_users[name]
    else:
        return name


def get_args_dict(args):
    if len(args) != 0:
        return dict(zip_longest(*[iter(args)] * 2, fillvalue=" "))
    else:
        return {}