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@ -15,10 +15,39 @@ To create the bot, just create a python file with the following:
```python
import pinhook.bot
bot = pinhook.bot.Bot(channels=['#foo', '#bar'], nickname='ph-bot', server='irc.freenode.net')
bot = pinhook.bot.Bot(
channels=['#foo', '#bar'],
nickname='ph-bot',
server='irc.freenode.net'
)
bot.start()
```
This will start a basic bot and look for plugins in the 'plugins' directory to add functionality.
Optionally, you can change the `port` and add a list of operators with the `ops` argument.
Optional arguments are:
* `port`: choose a custom port to connect to the server (default: 6667)
* `ops`: list of operators who can do things like make the bot join other channels or quit (default: empty list)
* `plugin_dir`: directory where the bot should look for plugins (default: "plugins")
### Creating plugins
In your chosen plugins directory ("plugins" by default) make a python file with a function. You can use the `@pinhook.plugin.register` decorator to tell the bot the command to activate the function.
The function will need to be structured as such:
```python
import pinhook.plugin
@pinhook.plugin.register('!test')
def test_plugin(**kwargs):
nick = kwargs['nick']
message = '{}: this is a test!'.format(nick)
return pinhook.plugin.message(message)
```
The function will need to accept `**kwargs` in order to gather information from the bot.
Keyword arguments currently passed to the plugin:
* `cmd`: the command that triggered the function
* `nick`: the user who triggered the command
* `arg`: all the trailing text after the command. This is what you will use to get optional information for the command