Python RSS-2-IRC bot

This is a simple bot which fetches RSS feeds and posts them to an IRC channel.

Requirements

• python2
• pip
• virtualenv (pip2 install virtualenv)

Features

• Saves feeds and newsitems in a sqlite database
• Fetches every feed in a seperate thread
• Posts new newsitems to an IRC channel
• Sends information via private messages

Bot's commands:

Help:
    Send all commands as a private message to Feed
    - !help         Prints this help
    - !list         Prints all feeds
    - !stats        Prints some statistics
    - !last         Prints the last 25 entries
    - !lastfeed <feedid> Prints the last 25 entries from a specific feed

Setup

Clone this repository and change into the directory. Create a new virtualenv and activate it:

virtualenv venv
. venv/bin/activate

Proceed with the installation of all dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

If you get an error that sqlite3worker couldn't be installed, use

pip install git+https://github.com/palantir/sqlite3worker#egg=sqlite3worker

and retry the installation.

Copy the sample files:

cp config.py.sample config.py
cp feeds.sql.sample feeds.sql

Edit configs.py to fit your needs and IRC settings. All feeds from feeds.sql will be imported one the first start.

To start the bot, run:

python2 main.py

Adding feeds

To add a new feed, edit the feeds.sql and import it to your sqlite database:

sqlite3 feeds.db < feeds.sql

And restart the bot.

License

See LICENSE for more information.