init(). testing for a native bot using python-xmpp

.gitignore

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+.*swp
+*.pyc
+local_config.py

bot.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import xmpp
+from local_config import conf
+
+def message_handler(connect_object, message_node):
+	print 'connect_object:'
+	print connect_object
+	print 'message_node:'
+	print message_node
+	return None
+
+jid = xmpp.protocol.JID(conf('jid'))
+
+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)
+
+import time
+time.sleep(10)
+
+client.disconnect()

local_config.py.skel

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+if '__main__' == __name__:
+	print '''don't try running this'''
+	exit(-1)
+
+config = {}
+config['jid'] = ''
+config['password'] = ''
+config['room'] = ''
+config['nick'] = ''
+
+def conf(val):
+	if val in config.keys():
+		return config[val]
+	return None