@BotBot

A bot for Euphoria created by @myhandsaretypingwords that creates other bots.

Usage

Create a bot with @BotName with some code.

!createbot @BotName CODE

Same as the previous but specify the room to put the bot in.

!createbot &room @BotName CODE

List all the bots that are currently running and have been created by @BotBot.

!list @BotBot

Kill a bot with the name @BotName.

!kill @BotName

Pause a bot with the name @BotName.

!pause @BotName

Kill all the bots created by @BotBot.

!killall @BotName

Take a snapshot of the state of @BotBot.

!save @BotBot

Load the latest snapshot.

!load @BotBot latest

Load a snapshot with a specific file name.

!load @BotBot FILENAME

Restart @BotBot.

!restart @BotBot

Syntax

Regex -> Response
Regex -> [List, of, responses, from, which, to, randomly, choose]
Regex -> {Multiple, responses, to, a, single, message}
Regex 1 -> Response 1; Regex 2 -> Response 2

These response methods can also be nested:

Regex -> [a, {b, c}]

Arguments can be left out. Simply use an empty string as the response, and no message will be displayed.
This can be useful in lists; for example, [Lorem ipsum,,,] would display "Lorem ipsum" in response to the trigger only 1/4 of the time.

Specials

Message sender

"(sender)" to include the sender's name with spaces
"(@sender)" to include an at-mention of the sender

Spam

@BotBot has several anti-spam features to stop spammy bots that it creates.

Bots may not interact with @BotBot.
Bots may not send the "!ping" command.
Bots may not !restore, !pause, or !kill other bots.
Bots that are triggered more than 10 times in 5 seconds are automatically paused.

Regexes

For those of you who don't know, "regex" stands for "regular expression", and is a way of doing pattern matching.
You can find a good tutorial and reference here.

Good luck!

Good luck on your journey to becoming a bot programmer.

There is always an instance of @BotBot up in &bots for you to program.

If you need help, you can ask @myhandsaretypingwords, @jedevc, or any of the other awesome Euphorians in &programming for help with any bot-related questions.

Have fun, and please be respectful!