abacura

This is a python implmentation of a MUD client, using the textual library.

Background

I love automating my character. I love progress bars and other cool UI elements. I want to use a terminal UI to MUD.

I've used tintin++ since 1993, but I've gotten to the point where things I want to do are either too complex, or too cumbersome to maintain in tintin. I wrote tintin-helper which scratched the itch for a while, but I want to do more, and I want to enable you to as well.

This project is named after Farancia abacura, the Mud snake.

Installation

I haven't published pip packages yet, waiting on some stability.

Check out the repository and run:

virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Note: If you intend on using the dev tools, use requirements-dev.txt instead.

Launch with abacura. You can specify --config /path/to/config.file, abacura will look in ~/.abacura by default, but a config file is not required.

Usage

The app starts in the #null session. You can use @connect <name> <host> <port> to connect to a MUD, or you can define a session in ~/.abacura and use @connect <name>. For Legends of Kallisti, there is an add-on module on github at abacura-kallisti which contains more advanced features that are specific to that MUD.

Documentation

I'll be working on a user manual when i get close to a beta-quality release.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please include information about your PR.

License

Will likely be MIT

Sample configuration file (~/.abacura)

named sections can be used with @connect <section> to avoid typing host
css_path can be used to replace the default Textual CSS configuration
screen_class can be used to replace the default screen layout

[global]
module_paths = ["/path/to/additional/python_packages"]
#css_path = "/path/to/custom.css"

[kensho]
#screen_class = "abacura_kallisti.screens.UpsideDownScreen"
host = "kallistimud.com"
port = 4000

State of things

Working:

Custom per-session screen layouts
sessions via the @connect command (should rename to #session)
@config command to view config, or @config <section> to view specific section
scrollback
MSDP parsing (specific to Legends of Kallisti for complex values, view with @msdp command)
TOML config in ~/.abacura, but defaults if it doesn't exist
Commands, Triggers, Actions, Timers
Session PluginManager - mud- or player-specific stuff goes here

todo:

Per Player/Session variables
Persistent per-session in-game configuration and preferences
Many stock widgets, modal dialogs, etc
Trigger matching on ansi-color or plaintext
Websocket/REST API support
Logging
SSL support
GCMP and other telnet sub protocols
Features comparable to my other project tintin-helper
Custom script support

tylert / abacura