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62 lines
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# pinhook
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a pluggable irc bot framework in python
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## Tutorial
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### Installation
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```
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$ pip install git+git://github.com/archangelic/pinhook.git
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```
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### Creating the Bot
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To create the bot, just create a python file with the following:
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```python
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import pinhook.bot
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bot = pinhook.bot.Bot(
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channels=['#foo', '#bar'],
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nickname='ph-bot',
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server='irc.freenode.net'
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)
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bot.start()
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```
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This will start a basic bot and look for plugins in the 'plugins' directory to add functionality.
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Optional arguments are:
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* `port`: choose a custom port to connect to the server (default: 6667)
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* `ops`: list of operators who can do things like make the bot join other channels or quit (default: empty list)
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* `plugin_dir`: directory where the bot should look for plugins (default: "plugins")
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### Creating plugins
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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.
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The function will need to be structured as such:
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```python
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import pinhook.plugin
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@pinhook.plugin.register('!test')
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def test_plugin(msg):
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message = '{}: this is a test!'.format(msg.nick)
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return pinhook.plugin.message(message)
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```
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The function will need to accept a single argument in order to accept a `Message` object from the bot.
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The `Message` object has the following attributes:
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* `cmd`: the command that triggered the function
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* `nick`: the user who triggered the command
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* `arg`: all the trailing text after the command. This is what you will use to get optional information for the command
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* `channel`: the channel where the command was initiated
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* `ops`: the list of bot operators
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* `botnick`: the nickname of the bot
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The plugin function **must** return one of the following in order to give a response to the command:
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* `pinhook.plugin.message`: basic message in channel where command was triggered
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* `pinhook.plugin.action`: CTCP action in the channel where command was triggered (basically like using `/me does a thing`)
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## Examples
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There are some basic examples in the `examples` directory in this repository.
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For a live and maintained bot running the current version of pinhook see [pinhook-tilde](https://github.com/archangelic/pinhook-tilde).
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