bash-irc-bot

A simple, modular IRC bot written in bash

Setup

1. Run the bot once to generate your config file:

   ./bot.sh
   

2. Edit bot.cfg with your IRC server, channels, and bot settings

   • Configure multiple channels using an array: channels=("channel1" "channel2")
   • Channel names should NOT include the # prefix

3. Run the bot again:

   ./bot.sh
   

Modules

Throw "modules" into /modules/module-name/module-name.sh and they will be loaded up during runtime.

Call modules with botname: test arg1 arg2 ....

Services

Background services live under /services/service-name/service-name.sh and are started by the bot when it connects.

The RSS service is configured in services/rss/rss.conf, which is created from services/rss/rss.conf.example on first run. It requires curl and xmlstarlet, marks existing feed items read on first startup, then announces new items to all configured channels.