docs: def get_helper(name=None, quiet=True, **kwargs):
      '''
         get the correct helper depending on the environment variable
         HELPME_CLIENT
  
         quiet: if True, suppress most output about the client (e.g. speak)
  
      '''
      # Second priority, from environment
      from helpme.defaults import HELPME_CLIENT
  
      # First priority, from command line
      if name is not None:
          HELPME_CLIENT = name
  
      # If no obvious credential provided, we can use HELPME_CLIENT
      if   HELPME_CLIENT == 'github': from .github import Helper;
      elif HELPME_CLIENT == 'uservoice': from .uservoice import Helper
      elif HELPME_CLIENT == 'discourse': from .discourse import Helper
      else: from .github import Helper
  
      Helper.name = HELPME_CLIENT
      Helper.quiet = quiet
  
      # Initialize the database
      return Helper()