smib-commands

smib is the So Make It bot, implemented using smib.pl for IRC and smib.py for Slack. He hangs around on the Space slack server or #SoMakeIt and #SoutHACKton on irc.freenode.net and keeps us up to date. You can also send him commands...

Running a command

Simply prefix the command name with a ? and write it into a channel smib is in. E.g. ?debug Testing testing 123

You can see the list of commands in this repository, or have a look on smib's wiki page.

Writing a command

A command is a simple script and can be written in any language that Toad understands. Don't forget to make the script executable (e.g. chmod +x scriptname) and to add a shebang at the top (e.g. #!/usr/bin/env python). Take a look at the example debug.sh script.

The extension of your command does not affect how your command runs (we use the shebang), but it must be present and it should represent the language the script is written in - e.g. .sh for bash, .py for python, .coffee for CoffeeScript.

The command is sent 3 or 4 arguments*:

1. Nick - the nick name of the user invoking us
2. Channel - the channel over which the request was sent (or blank if it was a private message)
3. Sender - the Channel if there was one, otherwise the Nick.
4. Args - the text sent by the user after the command (if any)

Try to send as few lines as possible - preferably one but no more than 4. (Any more than this will be rate limited.)

*A full list of arguments is maintained on the smib.pl documentation.

Installing a command

If you have commit access to this repository then simply commit and push your script, then issue the ?pull command in a channel containing smib.

Who maintains smib?

Anyone with push/commit access to this repository.