Gleam ircbot

As simple as 1-2-3: Connects to irc, joins channels, does stuff.

The bot is designed to connect to a soju bouncer instance over a SSL Socket. Other scenarios not tested.

Does stuff (currently):

• log to a couchdb database (set by the COUCHDB_URL environment variable)
• respond to !uptime commands

Quick start

gleam build
gleam run

Note

Configuration currently is 4 environment variables:

• IRC_USERNAME
• IRC_PASSWORD
• IRC_HOST
• IRC_PORT

TBD: what the actual config will be in the future

FAQ

Q: Why use soju/irc bouncer?

A: Makes it easier to iterate on the bot development. I can restart it as often as I want, and I'm not loosing messages, since the bouncer keeps and replays them. Also, the bot won't be penalized/banned if it reconnects to often.

Q: Can it work without a bouncer?

A: In theory yes, with some caveats: if the bot disconnects/dies, it'll miss messages. In this case the bouncer replays them for us.