antoinemadec / zulipbot

zulipbot

Use Zulip to control the world.

Rationale

This robot implements commands that the user can trigger on the Zulip chat.
Those commands do things such as:

• printing posts, pics, gifs from Reddit
• playing music from Reddit
• playing music from Youtube
• making jokes
• giving you a weather report

Requirements

Python Packages

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Progams

• cvlc: audio/video player
• pulseaudio: manages volume and audio outputs

Setup Files

Add the following files in this directory:

• zuliprc, used by Zulip's client. See Zulip documentation
• praw.ini, used by Reddit's client. See praw documentation
• msg_filter.json, used to filter Zulip messages the bot should respond to. See example below

{
    "type": "stream",
    "display_recipient": "MyChannel"
}

Usage

./main.py

Then, in Zulip, type:

!help

Acknowledgements

Thanks to my buddy T3lchar for letting me steal his bot: https://github.com/T3lchar/zulip_bot

FAQ

Q: The command !weather fails with an SSL error, what's wrong?
A: Take a look at this issue and execute ./bin/install_certifi.py