Cobalt

cobalt
Author(s):	avenj
Programming language:	Perl
Platform:	Unix
Status:	Active/Development
License:	GNU General Public License v2
Homepage:	http://eris.oppresses.us/dev/bots

Cobalt is a talkative IRC bot intended as a modern-day replacement for Jason Hamilton's abandoned Darkbot.

Cobalt can respond to channel chatter with any string you like. By defining 'topics' using a simple wildcard syntax, cobalt can be made to be whatever you like; an IRC help bot, a human-like chatter bot, a quote-bot, or could perhaps just serve up bits of information you'd like to be able to easily reference on IRC. Topic responses can be randomized (via RDB) and may include a lengthy list of variables.

It's written from the ground up using XML::Simple and POE::Component::IRC and borrows no code at all from Darkbot.

Features

• Can speak in response to chat or randomly; responses can be very flexible (or even randomized)
• Online user management
• Darkbot data file compatibility (info2.db, randomstuff.ini, RDBs)
• SSL support via POE::Component::SSLify
• Simple XML-based configuration
• Pluggable language sets

Obtaining cobalt

• http://eris.oppresses.us/dev/bots/cobalt/

As of this writing cobalt is in rapid development and primarily available via the development repository tool git

Snapshots of known-working git tags are made available via the above link.