mainloop works; ping/pong works

bot.py

@@ -3,29 +3,57 @@
 import xmpp
 from local_config import conf
 
+import time
+t = -time.time()
+
 def message_handler(connect_object, message_node):
-	print 'connect_object:'
-	print connect_object
-	print 'message_node:'
-	print message_node
+	# hopefully the backlog is processed in this time
+	# FIXME: find a better way.
+	if (t + time.time() < 1):
+		return None
+
+	msg_from = message_node.getFrom().getResource()
+	msg_body = message_node.getBody()
+
+	if not type(msg_body) in [str, unicode]:
+		return None
+
+	if msg_body.startswith(conf('nick')):
+		connect_object.send(
+			xmpp.protocol.Message(
+				to=conf('room'),
+				body='hello %s!' % msg_from,
+				typ='groupchat'
+			)
+		)
+#		send_msg('hello %s!' % msg_from)
+
+	try:
+		print '%20s: %s' %(msg_from, msg_body)
+	except Exception as e:
+		print e
+	
 	return None
 
 jid = xmpp.protocol.JID(conf('jid'))
 
-client = xmpp.Client(jid.getDomain()) #, debug=[])
+client = xmpp.Client(jid.getDomain(), debug=[])
 client.connect()
 client.auth(jid.getNode(), conf('password'))
 client.RegisterHandler('message', message_handler) 
 
 client.send(xmpp.Presence(to=(conf('room') + '/' + conf('nick'))))
 
-if 0:
-	msg = xmpp.protocol.Message(body='''wee, I'm a native bot.''')
-	msg.setTo(conf('room'))
-	msg.setType('groupchat')
-	client.send(msg)
+def send_msg(msg='''wee, I'm a native bot.'''):
+	client.send(
+		xmpp.protocol.Message(
+			to=conf('room'),
+			body=msg,
+			typ='groupchat'
+		)
+	)
 
-import time
-time.sleep(10)
+while (t + time.time()) < 30:
+	client.Process(1)
 
 client.disconnect()