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Whistler Bot
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Whistler Bot is an XMPP bot written in python using SleekXMPP_, which is
a requirement. The bot is designed to handle some commands, and it is easy to
extend.
.. image:: https://pypip.in/v/whistler/badge.png
:target: https://crate.io/packages/whistler/
:alt: Latest PyPI version
.. image:: https://pypip.in/d/whistler/badge.png
:target: https://crate.io/packages/whistler/
:alt: Number of PyPI downloads
Simple usage:
.. code-block:: bash
$ whistler myconfig.conf
Create bot programmatically:
.. code-block:: python
from whistler.bot import WhistlerBot
bot = WhistlerBot( "myjid@myserver.com", "mypassword" )
bot.start()
.. _SleekXMPP: https://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP
Extending bot
-------------
You can extend the bot functionalities, just see for example the code of the
whistler console script. In short you can add commands creating a new class
from WhistlerBot, and define new functions in the form ``cmd_<command>`` plus the
command name, for example, to handle the command *ping*.
.. code-block:: python
from whistler.bot import WhistlerBot
class MyBot(WhistlerBot):
def cmd_ping(self, msg, args):
return "pong"
Example chat
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.. image:: doc/source/_static/whistler_screenshot.png
:align: left
:alt: An example of chat with Whistler
Whistler allows to send private commands in usual jabber (and of course
GTalk and Google Hangouts) chat.
Also public commands are available, prefixed them with "!" (exclamation mark),
as also reply to a direct mention in the form "whistler:" or "whistler,", where
"whistler" is the nickname of the bot in the MUC::
(Me) whistler: uptime
(whistler) 17:33:01 up 2 days, ...
Currently Whistler support a number of features, including tweet from
command, shorting url action and so on...
You can see the mixins_ directory to see a number of examples for whistler
and how easy is to extend.
.. _mixins: https://github.com/ajdiaz/whistler/tree/master/whistler/mixins
Contributions
-------------
Any new mixin or functionality is welcome to Whistler. If you has been
developed new one or want new feature, please `send me a message` or a `pull
request`_.
.. _`send me a message`: mailto:ajdiaz@connectical.com
.. _`pull request`: https://github.com/ajdiaz/whistler/pulls
Latest stable releases:
Source releases/whistler-1.5.3.tar.gz
Signature releases/whistler-1.5.3.tar.gz.asc
The source code of the project is managed by git, you can clone it in the
usual way:
git clone https://git.ajdiaz.me/whistler
If you find any error in the code or incorrect behaviour, please do
not hesitate to report it in the devel mailing list:
whistler-devel@lists.ajdiaz.me
Please note that you need to subscribe to the list prior to post to avoid
spam, just send an empty email to
with the text `subscribe whistler-devel` in the subject.
Any suggestion, discussion or improvement are welcome, just mail to the
list!