Latest version: 0.9.1
An Xchat2 plugin designed to keep your local geek IRC channel informed of the current deal available at W00t! Especially useful on those Woot-Off days. Configurable options include the delay between checks and which channel to inform. Channels are notified via setting the channel /topic every time the Woot changes.
Download
| File | Type | Version | Date | MD5 checksum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| woot.pl.gz | GZIP archive | 0.9.1 | 21 Aug 2006 | 6b19fca971f4b7a7ea6dec12ebcc5b4b |
| woot.pl.bz2 | BZIP2 archive | 0.9.1 | 21 Aug 2006 | 5b0c1b680444aaa8cbb1392d4cd75433 |
Installation
Unpack the archive file into your ~/.xchat2/ directory. Xchat will automatically load the plugin next time you start up. Alternately, in the Window menu go to "Plugins and Scripts..." and load it manually from there.
You will need Xchat2, the Perl interface, and a perl installation with LWP::UserAgent and XML::Parser. I have not tested this script under Windows Xchat + Activestate. If you have, please let me know!
Configuring and Running
woot-scraper loads the following commands for your use:
- ws_help: displays a list of available commands
- ws_status: lists current configuration options
- ws_enable: enables the scraper, which executes every (timer) minutes
- ws_disable: disables the scraper
- ws_timer: changes the delay between scrapes (in minutes)
- ws_chan[nel]: changes the channel whose topic should be set
The default values can be changed by editing the woot.pl file. Note carefully that the internal $timer variable is kept in milliseconds. Also, setting the internal $enabled variable to 1 will not result in an immediate check, because at the time the plugin is loaded you are not connected to a server. However, it will immediately start the timer, meaning your first /topic update will occur (timer) seconds after you load the plugin.