KI, reply added; code moved to chat_write()

eventlooper.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys, os, re, time, urllib
 
 BUFSIZ = 8192
 delay = 0.100 # seconds
-ignore_user = 'urlbot'
+bot_user = 'urlbot'
 
 basedir = '.'
 if 2 == len(sys.argv): basedir = sys.argv[1]
@@ -41,24 +41,34 @@ def extract_title(url):
 	if result:
 		return result.groups()[0]
 
+def chat_write(message):
+	try:
+		fd = open(fifo_path, 'wb')
+		fd.write('/say ' + message)
+		fd.close()
+	except IOError:
+		logger('err', "couldn't print to fifo " + fifo_path)
+
 def extract_url(data):
 	result = re.findall("(https?://[^\s]+)", data)
 	if result:
 		for r in result:
 			title = extract_title(r)
 
-			message = '/say Title: %s: %s' % (title, e(r))
+			message = 'Title: %s: %s' % (title, e(r))
 			logger('info', 'printing ' + message)
 
 			if debug_enabled():
 				print message
 			else:
-				try:
-					fd = open(fifo_path, 'wb')
-					fd.write(message)
-					fd.close()
-				except IOError:
-					logger('err', "couldn't print to fifo " + fifo_path)
+				chat_write(message)
+
+def parse_commands(data):
+	words = data.split(' ')
+
+	# reply if beginning of the text matches bot_user
+	if words[1][0:len(bot_user)] == bot_user:
+		chat_write(words[0][1:-1] + ''': I'm a bot, my job is to extract <title> tags from posted URLs. In case I'm annoying or for further questions, please talk to my master Cae.''')
 
 def parse_delete(filepath):
 	try:
@@ -69,8 +79,9 @@ def parse_delete(filepath):
 
 	content = fd.read(BUFSIZ) # ignore more than BUFSIZ
 
-	if content[1:1+len(ignore_user)] != ignore_user:
+	if content[1:1+len(bot_user)] != bot_user:
 		extract_url(content)
+		parse_commands(content)
 
 	fd.close()