Added botcommon.py

botcommon.py

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+"""\
+Common bits and pieces used by the various bots.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import time
+from threading import Thread, Event
+
+
+class OutputManager(Thread):
+  def __init__(self, connection, delay=.5):
+    Thread.__init__(self)
+    self.setDaemon(1)
+    self.connection = connection
+    self.delay = delay
+    self.event = Event()
+    self.queue = []
+
+  def run(self):
+    while 1:
+      self.event.wait()
+      while self.queue:
+        msg,target = self.queue.pop(0)
+        self.connection.privmsg(target, msg)
+        time.sleep(self.delay)
+      self.event.clear()
+
+  def send(self, msg, target):
+    self.queue.append((msg.strip(),target))
+    self.event.set()
+
+
+def trivial_bot_main(klass):
+  if len(sys.argv) != 4:
+    botname = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+    print "Usage: %s <server[:port]> <channel> <nickname>" % botname
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+  s = sys.argv[1].split(":", 1)
+  server = s[0]
+  if len(s) == 2:
+    try:
+      port = int(s[1])
+    except ValueError:
+      print "Error: Erroneous port."
+      sys.exit(1)
+  else:
+    port = 6667
+  channel = sys.argv[2]
+  nickname = sys.argv[3]
+
+  klass(channel, nickname, server, port).start()