introduce direct message support, add back fixed event loop

idlebot.py

@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ def start(botclass, active=False):
 
     config.runtimeconf_set('start_time', -time.time())
 
+    while 1:
+        try:
+            # print("hangup: %s" % got_hangup)
+            if not plugins.event_trigger():
+                bot.hangup()
+            if bot.state.current_state() == 'disconnected':
+                exit(0)
+
+            time.sleep(EVENTLOOP_DELAY)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            print('')
+            exit(130)
+
 
 if '__main__' == __name__:
     start(IdleBot)