Add opts

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1 @@
-venv
+env

playbot.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import argparse
 import irc.bot
 import time
 import re
@@ -47,12 +48,22 @@ class PlayBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
         # Set the bot's nickname back to its original nickname
         connection.nick(self._nickname)
 
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    channel = "#playhouse"
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='PlayBot - an IRC bot for performing plays')
-    nickname = "PlayBot"
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--channel', default='#playhouse', help='the IRC channel to join')
-    server = "localhost"
+    parser.add_argument('-n', '--nickname', default='PlayBot', help='the nickname for the bot')
-    port = 6667
+    parser.add_argument('-s', '--server', default='localhost', help='the IRC server to connect to')
-    play_file = "play.txt"
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', default='6667', help='the port to connect to on the IRC server')
+    parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', default="play.txt", dest='play_file', help='the file containing the play script')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    channel = args.channel
+    nickname = args.nickname
+    server = args.server
+    port = int(args.port)
+    play_file = args.play_file
+
     bot = PlayBot(channel, nickname, server, port, play_file)
     bot.start()
-