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'''Cobalt''' is a talkative IRC bot intended as a modern-day replacement for Jason Hamilton's abandoned [Darkbot].
'''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.
'''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.
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* Can speak in response to chat or randomly; responses can be very flexible (or even randomized)
* Can speak in response to chat or randomly; responses can be very flexible (or even randomized)
* Online user management
* Online user management
* [Darkbot] data file compatibility (info2.db, randomstuff.ini, RDBs)
* [[DarkBot]] data file compatibility (info2.db, randomstuff.ini, RDBs)
* SSL support via POE::Component::SSLify
* SSL support via POE::Component::SSLify
* Simple XML-based configuration
* Simple XML-based configuration

Revision as of 18:36, 17 April 2011

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

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.