diff --git a/LogBot/README.md b/LogBot/README.md index 2d1df6f..163345a 100644 --- a/LogBot/README.md +++ b/LogBot/README.md @@ -1,100 +1,28 @@ -# RECbot +# LogBot A small XMPP bot written in Python that logs XMPP conversations into a HTML page, allowing collaborative log writing over time. -The bot is used in group chats, where it includes all images that are send to the group and all messages that include `@bot`. +The bot is used in group chats, where it includes all images that are send to the group and all messages that include `@logbot`. *work-in-progress* -## Situated tails - -* Archive bot, Relearn 2017, -* Streambot, Varia website extension 2017-2018, -* Logbot, Varia XMPP extension 2017-2020, - -## Use RECbot - -* check if `RECbot` is one of the participants in the groupchat! -* send an image to the groupchat **OR** use one of the `__ACTION WORDS__` below -* the bot confirms your contribution and writes the message to a file -* check the output of RECbot (locally or online, for example: ) - -RECbot works with `__ACTION WORDS__` and unique `` codes. - -* `__ADD__` RECbot entries with `__ADD__ `, for example: `__ADD__ Logging as a form of stretching time.` or `__ADD__ https://nicelink.org` -* `__DELETE__` RECbot entries with `__DELETE__ `, for example: `__DELETE__ ~+*/+-` (\*spark) -* `__BOOK__` (\*sparks) - -## Install RECbot - -RECbot uses the `slixmpp` library to connect to XMPP and `beautifulsoup` to parse the HTML pages. - -`$ sudo pip3 install slixmpp beautifulsoup4` - -## Run RECbot! - -`$ python3 RECbot.py` - -The bot will ask you to provide the following details: - -* XMPP address of a (bot)account -* password -* groupchat address -* nickname for the bot -* output folder path - -You can also run it as a oneliner, for example by writing: +## How to use LogBot? -`$ python3 RECbot.py -u bot@vvvvvvaria.org -p CHANGEME -g roomname@muc.vvvvvvaria.org -n RECbot -o /var/www/logs/` +*Oh dear, logbot is here!* -* `-u` / `--use` = user / use this XMPP address -* `-p` / `--password` = password -* `-g` / `--groupchat` = groupchat -* `-n` / `--nickname` = nickname -* `-o` / `--output` = output - -## \*sparks - ------------ - -It would be so nice to have different RECbot *modes*: `--log`, `--stream`, `--distribusi` - -* `--log`: RECbot writes a growing HTML page with images and text, that can be marked up and styled in HTML/CSS. -* `--stream`: RECbot stores all images that are send to the group, and displays them as an image stream. -* `--distribusi`: RECbot saves files (images, messages as markdown, files, links as HTML pages) and generates a distribusi page of all collected material. - -Under the hood the process can be cut up into two procedures: - -* saving text/image/audio/video based messages as files (.txt, .png/.jpg, .ogg, .og4/.mp4) - * recbot.py -* generating different outputs, depending on the selected *mode* - * distribusi.py[\*] - * log.py[\*] - * stream.py[\*] - -These modes can be changed at any moment. - -[\*] These are standalone scripts. They can be used on any set of files in a folder and generate HTML pages with customizable styling. - -``` - RECbot - - │ --distribusi > distribusi.py - │ [output folder] --log > log.py [output_folder/index.html] - │ (saved as files) --stream > stream.py (saved as index.html + stylesheet.css) - │ --xxx > xxx.py - │ - └── stores text/media - files in output folder - (local/server) -``` - ------------- - -How can `__ACTION WORDS__` become magical `__MAGIC WORDS__` ??? - ------------- +* `@logbot`: send a message to the groupchat with `@logbot` and it will add the whole message to the log +* send an image to the groupchat, it will add it to the log +* `@delete ` Delete posts from the log. For example: @logbot @delete 5 +* `@bots`: To see who is around :) +* `@uptime`: To check how long @logbot has been around +* `@help`: Print this message +## Situated tails +* Archive bot, Relearn 2017, +* Streambot, Varia website extension 2017-2018, +* Logbot v1, Varia XMPP extension 2017-2020, +## Requirements +* [xbotlib](https://git.autonomic.zone/decentral1se/xbotlib) \ No newline at end of file