diff --git a/Shared/testbot.js b/Shared/testbot.js
index 9aa7e76..a97073f 100644
--- a/Shared/testbot.js
+++ b/Shared/testbot.js
@@ -50,8 +50,21 @@ client.on("message", function(msg) {
 	}
 });
 
+//DEBUGGING
+let dialogJson = {
+	"hello": [
+		"Hi there {1}!",
+		"Howdy {1}!"
+	],
+	"goodbye": "See ya!"
+}
+
+let dialog = shared.GenerateDialogFunction(dialogJson); //eventually be require("./dialog.json")
+console.log(dialog("hello", "Kayne"));
+
 //actually log in
 client.login(process.env.DEVELOPER_TOKEN);
 
 //TODO: change usernames to tags throughout the shared library
-//FIXME: The server currently queries chest count, which is not in the database.
\ No newline at end of file
+//FIXME: The server currently queries chest count, which is not in the database.
+
diff --git a/Shared/utility.js b/Shared/utility.js
index 2f3d81f..3b51a39 100644
--- a/Shared/utility.js
+++ b/Shared/utility.js
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ exports.CloneArray = function(arg) {
 	}
 }
 
+//GenerateDialogFunction
+//dialogJson - the json object containing the bot's dialog
+exports.GenerateDialogFunction = function(dialogJson) {
+	return function(key, data1 = "", data2 = "", data3 = "") {
+		let result;
+
+		if (Array.isArray(dialogJson[key])) {
+			result = dialogJson[key][Math.floor(Math.random() * dialogJson[key].length)];
+		} else {
+			result = dialogJson[key];
+		}
+
+		return result
+			.replace(/\{1\}/g, data1)
+			.replace(/\{2\}/g, data2)
+			.replace(/\{3\}/g, data3);
+	}
+}
+
 //GetFooterCommands - Gets footer commands for botspam channel commands
 //commandArray - the array of possible commands to use
 //excludeCommand (optional) - the command to filter out