Complete Windows IRC Bot
reddit / irc

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-11 07:26

I have been working on a complete self-sustaining irc bot using c#.
It is currently hosted on github: https://github.com/uncled1023/IRCBot

Please take a look and let me know what you think.  Thanks!

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NeedAGoodUsername · 2012-10-11 10:02

If you want, you can ask the users in ##csharp on freenode :) [webchat
link](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=%23csharp)

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pival · 2012-10-11 10:06

I think you should separate the logic a bit in there, that switch case
in parse_message is horrendous!

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jazpermo · 2012-10-11 13:45

I would work on modularizing your code into more classes.  For
instance the IRC client engine, should be a class itself and kept
seperate from the UI. From there you can break down the IRC client
class into smaller classes.

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Lord_Zero · 2012-10-11 14:57

When i started it, it was trying to connect even though I had yet to
specify a channel. Also can you make it try not to[ register and
identify](http://i.imgur.com/MywY2.png) off the bat? I didnt put a
password in because I didnt know it would automatically try to
register for me. Maybe you could put a checkbox that says "Register?"

You might be able to do something like this:
http://i.imgur.com/hbQg2.png

I cant get it to join my channel either.

Also all in all, its a great app. This is the first one I have seen
with a little GUI instead of a bunch of config files. It still has
some way to go but so far so good!

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-11 15:21

Hm, those are some great ideas.  Right now the connect sequence is
pretty absolute so I will add some logic to make it a little smarter.

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-11 15:22

Yea, that is one of my future goals.

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-11 15:24

I totally agree.  Hopefully I will be able to reduce it when I start
making it more modular.

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-11 15:24

Thanks!

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rolontloss · 2012-10-11 16:22

Not to be a Negative Ned, but IRCbots for windows have been out since
1995. What is different here?

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-11 16:25

I am working to make mine as effortless to run as possible, with a
complete set of options and features.

Also, I just wanted something fun to work on in my free time.  :)

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rolontloss · 2012-10-11 16:52

cool, You should make a warpper to use TCL and perl scripts.

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[deleted] · 2012-10-13 09:21

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Uncled1023 · 2012-10-21 09:23

Updated it some more.  Made it more modular, and almost all of it's
settings are in the configuration dialog.

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unwary · 2012-11-16 20:30

> just wanted something fun to work on in my free time

That's a good enough reason to do anything imho.

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Uncled1023 · 2012-11-16 20:45

Made some changes to it and added a lot of new features.  :)