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1 > Introduction
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3 This is the first release of xib so some things are not implemented yet, if you want/need an error-safe bot, don't use this one !
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5 Here is the list of the important things that still need to be implemented:
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6 - handle kicks
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8 and a list of features that should be implemented but are not critical for usual use case:
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9 - split logs into multiple files
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10 - handle password-protected rooms
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11 - handle room deletion and muc server reboot
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13 xib includes its own version of the old irclib.py <http://python-irclib.sourceforge.net/> because this library doesn't correctly handle the different character encodings, I'm sorry about it but I don't have time to contribute to the upstream version right now, I don't know if it still has developers anyway
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16 > xib dependencies:
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17 - python 2.6
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18 - xmppony 0.1
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21 > Contributors:
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22 Changaco <changaco@changaco.net>
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25 > Changelog:
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26 0.1.1:
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27 - fixed bug that prevented the bot from connecting to freenode and all other servers that don't send "umode"
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28 - added optional parameter to start_bots_from_xml_config.py
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29 0.1: Initial release
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32 > How to install and run xib bots:
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34 If you are not installing xib from a package manager I suggest you put the files in /usr/local/share/xib
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35 To start xib bots just execute "start_bots_from_xml_config.py", this script takes the path to a configuration file as optional first parameter, if no such parameter is given it will search the *current* directory for a file named "config.xml".
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38 > How to write a configuration file understandable by "start_bots_from_xml_config.py":
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40 Copy "example_config.xml" and modify it to fit your needs.
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43 > The different modes of the xib bots:
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45 "mode" is a per-bridge attribute, it can take three values:
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46 - 'normal':
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47 The bot connects on IRC on behalf of XMPP users and connects on XMPP on behalf of IRC users.
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48 In this mode the bot automatically switches from normal to limited mode and back again when the IRC server clones limit is crossed.
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49 - 'limited':
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50 The bot only connects on XMPP on behalf of IRC users but NOT on IRC on behalf of XMPP.
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51 - 'minimal':
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52 The bot does not connect on behalf of the participants.
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55 > Configure what the bot says on rooms:
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57 "say_level" is a per-bridge attribute, it can take 6 values, each value contains the ones below itself:
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58 - 'all', default value, say everything
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59 - 'info', contains participants' joining and leaving events in limited and minimal modes
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60 - 'notice'
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61 - 'warning', contains nickname conflicts and everything that is not fatal to the bridge
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62 - 'error'
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63 - 'nothing', don't say a word
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66 > How to log xib bots output:
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68 xib does not directly handle logging for now so you have to do it the old school way, for example:
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69 mkdir /var/log/xib
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70 touch /var/log/xib/1.log
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71 cd /usr/local/share/xib && ./start_bots_from_xml_config.py 1>/var/log/xib/log 2>&1 &