Bot-Backbone

Changes for version 0.142220 - 2014-08-09

Added Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Storage to make it easier to build storage-based add-on modules distributed on CPAN.
Added the ability to rewrite commands easily through the new commands attribute on dispatched services.
Added the predicate_iterator method to the dispatcher to allow classes to iterate over predicates and tweak them.
API Change: This is mostly in undocumented internals, but just anyone that added custom predicates will now be broken.
Bot::Backbone::Dispatcher::Predicate is now a role instead of a base class. Done to facilitate predicate iteration.
Added the respond_by_bot_method, respond_by_service_method, run_this_bot_method, and run_this_service_method dispatch sugar directives.

Modules

Bot::Backbone

Extensible framework for building bots

Bot::Backbone::Bot

Provides backbone services to your bot

Bot::Backbone::Bot::Role::GroupChat

Provides some group related help tools

Bot::Backbone::DispatchSugar

Shared sugar methods for dispatch

Bot::Backbone::Dispatcher

Simple dispatching tool

Bot::Backbone::Dispatcher::Predicate

Defines the predicate packages responsible for aiding dispatch

Bot::Backbone::Dispatcher::PredicateIterator

Iterator over the predicates in a dispatcher

Bot::Backbone::Identity

Describes an account sending or receiving a message

Bot::Backbone::Message

Describes a message or response

Bot::Backbone::Meta::Class::Bot

Metaclass attached to backbone bots

Bot::Backbone::Meta::Class::DispatchBuilder

Metaclass role providing dispatcher setup helps

Bot::Backbone::Meta::Class::Service

Metaclass attached to backbone bot services

Bot::Backbone::SendPolicy

Define policies to prevent flooding and other bot no-nos

Bot::Backbone::SendPolicy::Aggregate

Pull several send policies together

Bot::Backbone::SendPolicy::MinimumInterval

Prevent any message from being delivered too soon

Bot::Backbone::SendPolicy::MinimumRepeatInterval

Prevent any message from being repeated too often

Bot::Backbone::Service

Useful features for services

Bot::Backbone::Service::ConsoleChat

Chat with an interactive command line

Bot::Backbone::Service::DirectChat

A helper for doing direct chats

Bot::Backbone::Service::GroupChat

A helper chat for performing group chats

Bot::Backbone::Service::JabberChat

Connect and chat with a Jabber server

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::BareMetalChat

A chat service that is bolted on to bare metal

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Chat

Chat services must implement this role

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::ChatConsumer

Role for services that listen for chat messages

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Dispatch

Role for services that can perform dispatch

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::GroupJoiner

Chat services that can join a chat group

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Responder

A role for services that respond to messages

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::SendPolicy

Provides send policy framework to a service

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Sender

Marks a service as one that may send messages

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Service

Role implemented by all bot services

Bot::Backbone::Service::Role::Storage

Helper for adding storage to standard modules

Bot::Backbone::Types

The type library for Bot::Backbone