""" Module defining helpers to craft answers to be sent to clients. """

from typing import Any
import json


def error(msg: str, code: int = 255) -> str:
    """ Generate an error. """
    return json.dumps({'type': 'response', 'content': {'status': code, 'info': msg}})

def success(obj: Any) -> str:
    """ Generate a success message. """
    return json.dumps({'type': 'response', 'content': {'status': 0, 'result': obj}})