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'''MeetBot''' is an IRC bot program we use for recording logs of [[Developer_Area/Developer_Meetings|Mahara developer meetings]] and formatting them into HTML. | '''MeetBot''' is an IRC bot program we use for recording logs of [[Developer_Area/Developer_Meetings|Mahara developer meetings]] and formatting them into HTML. This page is mostly about the technical details of how to install and run that bot. | ||
=== Using MeetBot === | |||
You interact with Meetbot by saying things to it in IRC. For common commands see: https://wiki.mahara.org/wiki/Developer_Area/Developer_Meetings/Chair_Duties#Meetbot_commands | |||
=== The bot itself === | === The bot itself === | ||
Specifically, [http://meetbot.debian.net/Manual.html MeetBot] is a plugin of an IRC bot program called [http://supybook.fealdia.org/devel/ SupyBot]. | Specifically, [http://meetbot.debian.net/Manual.html MeetBot] is a plugin of an IRC bot program called [http://supybook.fealdia.org/devel/ SupyBot]. Our usage of it is modeled after the Debian project: https://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot | ||
==== Installing MeetBot ==== | ==== Installing MeetBot ==== | ||
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==== Running MeetBot ==== | ==== Running MeetBot ==== | ||
SupyBot and MeetBot can be interacted with by sending them commands in IRC, either by sending those commands to a room they're in, or by sending them a direct message. Most of the commands you'll need for running meetings are available on this page: [[Developer_Area/Developer_Meetings/Chair_Duties|Chair Duties]] | SupyBot and MeetBot can be interacted with by sending them commands in IRC, either by sending those commands to a room they're in, or by sending them a direct message. Most of the MeetBot commands you'll need for running meetings are available on this page: '''[[Developer_Area/Developer_Meetings/Chair_Duties|Chair Duties]]''' | ||
You shouldn't need to run any SupyBot-specific commands to chair or log a meeting. But if you do, be aware that some SupyBot commands require "owner" access. You can make yourself an owner by using the commandline "supybot-adduser" script, which comes with the supybot apt package. Once you do that, you can identify yourself to SupyBot via IRC, and this will give you access to the owner commands. Descriptions for doing so are in the "mahara-meetbot" git repository. | |||
=== meetbot.mahara.org === | === meetbot.mahara.org === | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 23 Mayıs 2016
MeetBot is an IRC bot program we use for recording logs of Mahara developer meetings and formatting them into HTML. This page is mostly about the technical details of how to install and run that bot.
Using MeetBot
You interact with Meetbot by saying things to it in IRC. For common commands see: https://wiki.mahara.org/wiki/Developer_Area/Developer_Meetings/Chair_Duties#Meetbot_commands
The bot itself
Specifically, MeetBot is a plugin of an IRC bot program called SupyBot. Our usage of it is modeled after the Debian project: https://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot
Installing MeetBot
To run MeetBot, you have to install SupyBot, install the MeetBot plugin into SupyBot, and set up a SupyBot configuration file and a set of directories. Fortunately, this has all been wrapped up neatly into a git repository:
https://git.mahara.org/scripts/mahara-meetbot/#tab-readme
So just clone that repository, and follow the instructions in its README.md file.
Running MeetBot
SupyBot and MeetBot can be interacted with by sending them commands in IRC, either by sending those commands to a room they're in, or by sending them a direct message. Most of the MeetBot commands you'll need for running meetings are available on this page: Chair Duties
You shouldn't need to run any SupyBot-specific commands to chair or log a meeting. But if you do, be aware that some SupyBot commands require "owner" access. You can make yourself an owner by using the commandline "supybot-adduser" script, which comes with the supybot apt package. Once you do that, you can identify yourself to SupyBot via IRC, and this will give you access to the owner commands. Descriptions for doing so are in the "mahara-meetbot" git repository.
meetbot.mahara.org
Meetbot generates several logs for each meeting:
- a raw IRC log file
- the IRC log file formatted into HTML
- a summarized version of the meeting's minutes, based on the #commands executed during the meeting
- the summarized minutes, formatted into HTML
We make all of these available to the public on this website: http://meetbot.mahara.org. You can also see a more organized table of them on the main Mahara developer meetings page.
The logs are also copied into a git repository: https://git.mahara.org/info/mahara-minutes