-blootbot v1.0.0 (20000729)
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+# $Id$
+
+ -------------
+ -- Infobot --
+ -------------
INTRODUCTION
- This bot is based upon infobot-0.44.2 by kevin lenzo
-<lenzo@cs.cmu.edu>. The basis of infobot is still there but _many_ wild
-features have been added. Along the way, a couple of typos were spotted
-in the original infobot source and fixed in this version. Without infobot,
-there would be no blootbot so all thanks to kevin for bringing infobot in
-the first place.
+ This bot is based upon blootbot, which was a fork of infobot-0.44.2 by
+Kevin Lenzo <lenzo@cs.cmu.edu>, which is now officially rebranded back to
+infobot! The basis of infobot is still there but _many_ wild features have
+been added. Along the way, many issues were spotted in the original
+infobot source and fixed in this version. Many new bugs have been added as well.
+Thanks to kevin for bringing infobot in the first place.
+
FEATURES
* Additional information stored with factoids. (factinfo)
- * Wide range of statistics for Bot, Factoids, IRC, Debian.
+ * Wide range of statistics for Bot, Factoids, IRC, Debian
(status, factstats, ircstats, chanstats, cmdstats)
- * Advanced topic management. (the first cool feature)
- * Improved factoid search, allowing search by key or value.
+ * Advanced topic management
+ * Improved factoid search, allowing search by key or value
* Freshmeat support (freshmeat.net)
- * Debian Contents and Packages, search and info.
- * ChanServ/NickServ (OPN) support.
- * WWW-Search (eg: google for BLAH)
- * Slashdot, Kernel and Freshmeat auto-update announcements.
- * Units conversion (provided by external module, Units-Module)
-
- DESIGN
- - Modularity. Ability to disable IRC or Factoid support.
- - Funky pseudo Module autoloader support
- - Eleet Forker() function
-
-Improvements include:
- * log file is not opened and closed for each line of data
- => unblocked logging is used.
- * seen data is not flushed for each public message on IRC
- => caching and flushing over an interval is used.
+ * Debian Contents and Packages, search and info
+ * ChanServ/NickServ (freenode) support
+ * WWW-Search (eg: google for BLAH) (NOTE: Currently broken)
+ * Slashdot, Kernel, RSS and Freshmeat auto-update announcements
+ * Units conversion (provided by external "units" program)
+
+
+DESIGN
+ - Modularity. Ability to disable IRC or Factoid support
+ - Funky pseudo Module autoloader support
+ - Modules called via Forker() to avoid blocking
+ - Non blocking logs
+ - Seen data periodicaly flushed for efficiency
+
HISTORY
As of 0.99pre1, blootbot supports mysql database in the hope to
cases. preliminary pgsql support has been added but someone with pgperl
knowledge needs to fix it up or at least unify the module with mysql.
+ As of 1.5.0, blootbot was rebranded back to infobot.
+
+
INSTALLATION
- - Read the included INSTALL file
+ - Read the included INSTALL file
+
NOTICE
Be warned that this bot consumes quite a lot of memory upon start
test all modifications properly (and extensively). Suggestions are
welcomed.
- gp@OPN is currently working on a C version of infobot or
-blootbot, not based on the above source base. Core factoid code and
-mysql support works - but that is it.
MODIFICATIONS
All modifications are that of the blootbot author unless otherwise
you to find the cookies than for me to hand-feed them to you ;)
See 'EXAMPLES' for various usage of factoids and "hidden"
-variables. If you're hardcore, check out 'CommandStubs.pl' and
+variables. If you're hardcore, check out 'CommandStubs.pl' and
'UserExtras.pl' for cool features.
topic [help] - Topic help.
through DCC CHAT. /chat <BOT NICK>. All commands must be prepended by
'.' otherwise it is sent to the bot chat net
-### UNTESTED:
- - user statistics shown by 'seen'. bug in this?
+
+UNTESTED:
+ - user statistics shown by 'seen'.
- User Information Services.
- new wingate caching/file-read code.
- disabling IRC/factoid support code.
- - PG supports need to be worked and thoroughly tested.
+ - PGSql support needs to be more thoroughly tested.
CONTRIBUTIONS
development stages. Bashing of modifications courtesy of larne, irq, lilo
and \broken.
- mu@OPN for the SAR (=~ s///) and Topic history patch.
+ mu@freenode for the SAR (=~ s///) and Topic history patch.
someone emailed me a patch to fix up telnet but I accidently
deleted the message together with the patch after replying to the guy. I
hope to get that same guy to re-send me the patch...
- MbM@OPN sent a patch to clean up behaviour of factoids
+ MbM@freenode sent a patch to clean up behaviour of factoids
(adding, removing, modifying). Thanks.
CONTACT
Contributions of a patch, or anything, can be sent to
-<dms@users.sourceforge.net>
+<infobot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
+
+Some Documentation is on the website. Please see it for details or
+visit: http://infobot.sourceforge.net/
+
+
+IRC
+ If your looking to hang out on IRC, feel free. We can be found
+in the #infobot channel on irc.freenode.net. See you there!
+
+
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab:tw=80
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