ptgbot/README.rst
Thierry Carrez dea7fb4dd9 Move admin commands from ! to ~
Due to an unfortunate bot command character collision,
move admin commands from ! to ~.

Take the opportunity to properly document them.

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OpenStack PTG Bot
=================
ptgbot is the bot that PTG room moderators use to surface what's
currently happening at the event. Room operators send messages to
the bot, like::
#swift now discussing ring balancing
and from that information the bot builds a static webpage with discussion
topics currently discussed ("now") and an indicative set of discussion
topics coming up next ("next"). It also merges information from the
reservable rooms ethercalc in order to produce a single, static,
mobile-friendly page.
Room operators commands
=======================
You have to have voice in the channel (+v) to send commands to the ptgbot.
Commands follow the following format::
#ROOMNAME [now|next] TOPIC
Please note that:
* There can only be one "now" topic at a time. If multiple topics are
discussed at the same time in various corners of the room, they should
all be specified in a single "now" command.
* In order to ensure that information is current, entering a "now" command
wipes out any "next" entry for the same room. You might want to refresh
those after entering a "now" topic.
Example::
#swift now discussing ring placement
#swift next at 2pm we plan to discuss #glance support
#swift next around 3pm we plan to cover cold storage features
...
#swift now discussing #glance support, come over!
#swift next at 3pm we plan to cover cold storage features
Admin commands
==============
You have to ve a channel operator (+o) to use admin commands.
~list
List available room names
~add ROOM [ROOM..]
Add new room name(s)
~del ROOM [ROOM..]
Deletes room name(s)
~clean ROOM [ROOM..]
Removes active entries for specified room(s)
~wipe
Resets the database entirely (removes all defined rooms and entries)
Local testing
=============
Copy config.json.sample to config.json::
cp config.json.sample config.json
Edit config.json contents, for example::
{
"irc_nick": "ptgbot",
"irc_server": "irc.freenode.net",
"irc_port": 6667,
"irc_channel": "#testptg",
"db_filename": "html/ptg.json",
}
In one terminal, run the bot::
tox -evenv -- ptgbot -d config.json
Join that channel and give a command to the bot::
#swift now discussing ring placement
(note, the bot currently only takes commands from Freenode identified users)
In another terminal, start the webserver::
cd html && python -m SimpleHTTPServer
Open the web page in a web browser: http://127.0.0.1:8000/ptg.html