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What is forkb0t?

forkb0t is a b0t. He is a fork of snackb0t, based off "snack v1" (Python snackb0t). Though he originated as a joke, his life was extended "temporarily" while snackb0t was recreated in Java.

forkb0t has evolved a great deal since his creation. The main difference from "snack v1" is that forkb0t is now plugin-based. This was done to ensure that his features are more or less b0t independent. The goal is to make plugin interface as generic as possible, so that plugins can be loaded by another b0t (such as Java snackb0t) with ease.

Ask krushia if you have any questions.

Usage

Commands

Use "!forkhelp" to get a list of available commands. Help for each command is available with "<command> –help" or alternatively "!forkhelp <command>". Some commands have additional documentation online - these are listed in the box at the top of this page.

Query syntax

["forkb0t:"] <command> <arguments> [redirection]

CTCP commands

forkb0t supports most common CTCP commands, including:

ACTION CLIENTINFO PING TIME URL USERINFO VERSION

Bugs

Summary Affects
Special stuff like &amp is not converted Probably all plugins that load a web page
need to use google api instead of hax gigblast, google, search
gigablast doesn't like ' or " gigablast, search
should allow "=" in place of "is" my, set, setprivate
plugin configs don't get merged unless newly enabled forkdev
need to add more complete star catalog astrobody
forkdev up creates too much spam forkdev
keywords must start with ! (besides *) forkdev
a corrupt plugin config can render whole b0t unusable (including section with wrong name) forkdev
possible to exploit via init.py plugger, forkdev
getting "cannot connect" on first attempt wikipedia
core doesn't handle dead sockets and reconnect core
if keyword is * then plugin will silently fail checkHaxors() plugger
first !forkdev up on new plugin doesn't show text from enable forkdev
!calc in channel with no snackb0t causes fail when he speaks to you in pr0n hackery
planetary satellite earth facing coordinate system is incorrect astrobody

To Do List

Description Status
Come up with proper web code repo
Proper bug tracker
online debugging IDE
online interface to user settings
automagically scrape location from snackb0t queries
automagically handle changed nicknames
forkcast plugin
.si forecasts
dynamic keyword mapping
dynamic network add/remove
reconnections
cia.vc
apropos plugin
gendevinfo plugin
speak4me plugin
vulnerability test plugin
scanme plugin
client feature test
dcc
UTC http://irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/commands/CTCP/CTCP