Botty-5000

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To run Botty-5000, run the botty.sh file after installing dependencies. You will need to create 2 files.

• props.json
• chat_responses.json

props.json

props.json is a file you need to create so Botty-5000 can interact with Discord. Props.json has three possible properties right now

• bot-chat-trigger - When you talk to botty it needs to start with this string
• bot-command-prefix - All commands for Botty must start with this string
• bot-key - Discord bot key that gives Botty-5000 access to your channel
• log-level - How much Botty logs things out to BottyLog.log go here for info Botty Logging
• pi-zero-leds - Turns on LED features for Botty

example

{
  "bot-chat-trigger": "Hey Botty",
  "bot-command-prefix": "Botty-",
  "bot-key": "123456789123456",
  "log-level": "INFO",
  "pi-zero-leds": false
}

chat_responses.json

Chat responses is a list of json objects each with three properties...

Name: currently isn't used for anything besides easy reading of configured triggers.

Triggers: A list of phrases that botty can respond too

Responses: A list of responses that will be chosen at random when one of the corresponding trigger phrases are said.

Currently Botty supports plain text responses and response commands found here.

plain text example

  [
    {
        "name": "Cant put a price on shrimp",
        "triggers": ["wut da shrimp worth?", "how much should I shell out?"],
        "responses": [":fried_shrimp: NaturalShrimp Inc had a $1 high today! :fried_shrimp:"]
    }
]

Using the above configuration we could trigger botty by saying Hey Botty, wut da shrimp worth? or Hey Botty, how much should I shell out? etc.

Botty Logging

Botty logs out to a file called BottyLog.log in the project directory and does so on a rolling basis. Botty logs roll over every day at midnight and store up to the last 5 days.

Log levels can be found in the python documentation https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#levels

Supported Bot Commands

• Botty-ping - Botty will say something back in the channel you talk to him in. Using the above props file. .
• Botty-Commands - Botty will dump a nice list of trigger phrases he recognizes. Using the above props file.