MrBot

Currently online in the major RS channels as MrBot.

See http://www.rebelsquadrons.org/irc/bot.help for instructions on using the bot.

todo

• RS Trivia. Use the new scrambler codebase.
• hangman/wheel of fortune (using scrambler codebase)
• Scrambler: !pause
• Find out what's causing the occasional fwrite() errors (note: for now almost all of the fwrites have a @ prefixed as a temporary solution, since the "log off" mode isn't specifically checked for yet)
• (Website) Make it possible to edit stuff via website.
• (Website) IRC in left menu bar, figure out /irc/ folder, update /chat/ a little bit more - need to put /irc/tutorial.html back up (see http://icte.darkjedibrotherhood.com/schedule.html)
• seen: recursive nick checks? licah|afk has not /nick'd LicahEvlDead, so there are now two results for "licah" while licah is licah|afk (because of different hostmasks)
• logs: consider making monthly archives of logs for filesize purposes
• dictionary def: !def can use http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~ralph/OPTED/ -- !etym can use http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=zephyr -- add links to urbandictionary and a comprehensive dictionary site for definitions that seem to fail (answers.com?)
• !def - take out links; for only 2 definitions, should likely provide both of those definitions.
• add support to reconnect to MySQL if the service is rebooted and/or the connection doesn't exist. Makes bot more robust, and we can restart mysql service as needed.
• This isn't exactly about an improvement to the bot per se, but using Ajax I ought to be able to adapt the bot's code to make an IRC client to run off the RS site. It'll be very similar to cgi:irc, however.. so if I can get that working instead, then we can just use that.
• I kinda want to revamp ICTE a lot and start awarding idle points, like the plan was for ORW3. That would involve some bot stuff, too. We can set that up with auto-on and auto-off for MrBot... it could be a completely automated ICTE system.. some sweet stuff could happen. It'd take a fair amount of time, but not as much as you might think. let's think about it.. also, maybe icte.rs.org? since it's going to be a major site of its own. Or, maybe just rs.org/icte will still work. That's a whole project to consider.. woot
• (re)connecting: lots of php errors generated -- need to suppress some (especially related to sockets, since we use error-handling for that)
• further standardize error messages? -- make everything work like !op
• joining channels not on the main list... roll etc. will not work. it's needed for simming.
• people are trying to use !commands, !list, hello, help -- provide, I guess.
• icte needs !clear for when the bot breaks and doesn't turn icte off. or just clear waitlists when icte mode is turned on.
• !signup "already signed in": just "You", does not use nick.
• !say generates "not logged in" error message to target channel, not to original channel
• if MrBot is not "online" -- two instances of the script are most likely running, causing this -- provide appropriate error message and notify IO.
• rolling in private channels: default to "on" unless channel is listed explicitly as "off"
• !lookup - apostrophe fix
• (owner) !automode doesn't work. owner should automatically be granted managerial access, and be able to automode etc.
• (RS-wide merits) add support for the two potential bot things
• (Stats) add support for line-counting, etc.
• (self-awareness) "You're not channel operator" - recognize who's op and who's not
• (!access) error messages aren't terribly helpful
• (logs) add kicks
• (RS profiles) add "last seen on IRC"
• (reconnect) join default channels if shut off without !quit (accidental disconnection)
• netsplits not handled very well... make sure still connected using ping/pong
• "Target change too fast" (439) - attempt to redo action in the appropriate amount of time
• (!seen) searchroster(): search ABG chars too
• !cs nick (or char) would be nice for ABG
• !uptime (how long bot has been logged in)
• either respond to PM commands that don't use !, or tell the person to use !. The former option is nice but requires much more coding. ("noob help" mechanism)

Scrambler logs

• do some RS lists (can pull automatically from db and format -- like ABG chars, medals, etc)
• add logs from other scrambler (morelogs.rar)
• List of unusual words -- huge. http://phrontistery.info/a.html