change socket reading method

main.py

@@ -286,41 +286,45 @@ class IRCBot():
 
     def ping_pong(self):
         while True:
-            sleep(2)
-            response = self.s.recv(8192).decode("UTF-8")
-            if not response:
+            char = self.s.recv(1).decode("UTF-8")
+            if not char:
                 exit(f"{self.nick}: no response from IRC server")
-            split = response.split("\r\n")
-            for line in split:
-                line = line.strip()
-                if line.startswith("PING"):
-                    pong = "PONG " + line[5:]
-                    self.sendline(pong)
-                    continue
-                channel_search = channel_re.search(line)
-                if not channel_search:
-                    continue
-                name_search = name_re.search(line)
-                channel = channel_search.group(1)
-                if name_search:
-                    name = name_search.group(1)
-                else:
-                    name = None
-                if name and not channel.startswith("#"):
-                    channel = name
-                try:
-                    message_body = line[line.index(" :") + 2:]
-                except Exception as e:
-                    print(e)
-                    message_body = ""
-                for command, callback in self.commands:
-                    if line.lower().endswith(command):
-                        result = callback(channel, name)
-                        if result:
-                            self.send(channel, result)
-                if message_body:
-                    for callback in self.searchers:
-                        callback(message_body)           
+            line = ""
+            while char:
+                if char == "\n":
+                    break
+                elif char != "\r":
+                    line += char
+                char = self.s.recv(1).decode("UTF-8")
+            line = line.strip()
+            if line.startswith("PING"):
+                pong = "PONG " + line[5:]
+                self.sendline(pong)
+                continue
+            channel_search = channel_re.search(line)
+            if not channel_search:
+                continue
+            channel = channel_search.group(1)
+            name_search = name_re.search(line)
+            if name_search:
+                name = name_search.group(1)
+            else:
+                name = None
+            if name and not channel.startswith("#"):
+                channel = name
+            try:
+                message_body = line[line.index(" :") + 2:]
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+                message_body = ""
+            for command, callback in self.commands:
+                if line.lower().endswith(command):
+                    result = callback(channel, name)
+                    if result:
+                        self.send(channel, result)
+            if message_body:
+                for callback in self.searchers:
+                    callback(message_body)           
 
 def run():
     bot = IRCBot(
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ def run():
         helptext,
         [ # endswith commands
             ("!help", post_help),
-            ("!rollcall", post_help)
+            ("!rollcall", post_help),
             ("!trivia", post_question),
             ("!aitrivia", post_ai_question),
             ("!trscores", post_top_scores),
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ def run():
     )
 
     while True:
-        sleep(2)
+        sleep(0.5)
         bot.ping_pong()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":