Hexchat Python Script for Fullscreen Gaming Streaming on Twitch
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Mysterious_Loner · 2019-04-03 21:40

Here is my tutorial for setting up twitch messages as system
notifications while your games are in fullscreen for streaming to
twitch.

First you will want to install Hexchat to your system.  If you don't
have this already, you will need to install this along with python to
run my script; fortunately for me, I run linux so both of these are
part of the default installation for my distro(linuxmint), but ubuntu
users should already have this as well.

Once you've done that you'll want to connect Hexchat to your streaming
channel for twitch.  To do this go to the Hexchat Network list, from
there you'll *add* a new network, you can name this whatever you wish,
I simply named mine Twitch.  For the network, use the address:
irc.chat.twitch.tv/6667.  You can also set this to autojoin your
channel, that's simply #(your twitch screenname possibly all
lowercase).  Also, you'll need to change the login method to 'Server
Password.'  For your nick name use your twitch account login; the
password is where it gets a bit tricky.  Goto
https://twitchapps.com/tmi/ and login with your twitch account,
generate a token and then copy/paste that as your password.  At this
point you should be able to connect to your twitch stream chat.

Now, you'll want to find create an add-ons subfolder in your hexchat
folder, this is where you're going to put your scripts.  Here is my
python script, which I named Twitch_Notifications:
[code]

        __module_name__ = "Twitch_Notifications"
        __module_version__ = "1.0"
        __module_author__ = "Mysterious_Loner"
        __module_description__ = "Display messages as system
notifications"

        import hexchat
        import os
        import sys

        # Display message as system notification

        def twitch_notify(word, word_eol, userdata):

            nick = word[0]
            message = ' '.join(word[3:])
            start ='!'
            end = '@'
            os.system('notify-send -t 120000 "'
+nick.split(start)[1].split(end)[0].upper() +' ' +message +'"')
            return hexchat.EAT_NONE

        # Capture every message for twitch_notify()

        hexchat.hook_server("PRIVMSG", twitch_notify)

You can copy/paste this into a blank text file and save it using a .py
extension.  Place that file into the add-ons subfolder you created.

Now, in hexchat under Window/Plugins and Scripts check to make sure
the script is loaded, if it's not simply hit the load button, but it
should auto-load anytime you open hexchat in the future now.

I arbitrarily set the notification bubbles to stay for 2 minutes, in
the script this is the '-t 120000' section of code, if you want to
change this simply change that number; 100 is 1 second.  0 is
permanent unless the bubble is clicked on.

I know this works for me on linux, and as far as I know it should work
under Windows and Mac as well.  Please let me know if you encounter
any issues with these OS's.  I hope you found this helpful to your
stream.

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NidHammer · 2019-04-03 23:04

This is awesome, I just so happen to be doing something similar with
Kiwi IRC. I should mess with this! The main reason I wanted to build
something is to get twitch emotes to render in the messages when they
get passed to Kiwi IRC.

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Mysterious_Loner · 2019-04-03 23:05

Thanks, I really couldn't believe it hadn't been done already.

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A-UNDERSCORE-D · 2019-04-04 10:31

Rather than using os.system, you can use the builtin method of
accessing notify-send within hexchat. this means it both will work on
windows, and will not block for a split second like using system()
will. See `/help tray` and https://github.com/A-UNDERSCORE-D/Hexchat-
Plugins/blob/master/adsnotices.py#L159

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Mysterious_Loner · 2019-04-04 13:34

I'm not a hardcore coder; I'm more of a tinkerer, so I did what I
found through web searchs and whatnot.  I do have to thank my brother
for his help with the hexchat API.  I don't notice a split second,
although would you be able to extend the duration of the bubble with
the built in method?

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A-UNDERSCORE-D · 2019-04-04 13:59

Sorry, rereading what I said, it did come off a bit dickish--I didn't
mean to come off as condecending or critical, though I guess it looked
like that.

For the split second of lag, I found that notify-send does not return
immediately upon call, the script I linked used to do something
similar with subprocess, and it ended up locking hexchat for a tiny
bit of time each time it was called. And I don't believe the time can
be extended, though it should behave the exact same way as highlight
notifications, which for me would be that they hang around for at
least three seconds.

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Mysterious_Loner · 2019-04-04 21:18

For my purposes... I kinda need the time extended... depending on how
long the messages are and what's going on... I might need more time to
read them