Old School RuneScape IRC Bot

This IRC bot is dedicated to only the Old School version of RuneScape. This means all hiscores, prices, xp, etc. will all be for Old School. In addition to RuneScape related commands, there are some commands which are useful for managing IRC.

I made this bot to run on the SwiftIRC network, but it can be used to join any IRC network. It's still in its early stages so there are bound to be bugs and frequent changes.

Main Features

• Hiscore Retrieval
• Hiscore Comparison
• Combat Level Calculation
• Price Checking
• Basic Merchenting Abilities using Zybez's OSRS Price Guide
• Built in commands for leaving feedback
• and more

Bot Commands

Here is a list of commands the bot currently knows:

!hiscore <username> <skill> - Retrieves the hiscore data for the given username and skill
!combat <username> - Calculates the user's combat level
!level <level> - Calculates how much xp is needed for a certain level
!map - Returns a link to an interactive RuneScape map
!qotd <message> - Sets the bot QOTD that is displayed to everyone who joins
!botstats - Displays irc bot statistics
!toggle <service name> - Used to toggle services (greeting, qotd) on or off
!feedback <message> - Used to send comments/suggestions to the developer.
!broadcast <message> - Broadcasts the message to every channel the bot is in. Requires the broadcast_tag to be in the message.
!compare <player1> <player2> <skillname> - Compare's a skill between two players.
!rsn <name> - Assigns a RSN to your irc nickname. Allows you to use 'me' as a substitute for your RSN in commands that require a RSN.
!price <item name> - Retrieves the current market value of an item
!wts <item name> - Returns a list of people buying the specified item
!wtb <item name> - Returns a list of people selling the specified item
!calc <expression> - Evaluates simple math expressions
!alch <item name> - Retrieves the high alch value of an item.

Calling a command using ! or . as a prefix will cause the bot to reply only to you. To get the bot to reply to the whole channel, call a command with @ as the prefix.

Get the bot to join your channel

In order to invite Skill-Bot to your channel on irc.swiftirc.net, run the command /invite Skill-Bot #your_channel. Keep in mind that this is alpha software and will behave as such. This means there could be random disconnects, incorrect results, or any other strange behavior. If you notice anything out of the ordinary, please use the !feedback command to let me know what happened. Also feel free to use !feedback to leave comments or suggestions.

Hosting Yourself

Requirements:

• Java must be installed
• Know how to run jars from the command line

In order to host the bot yourself you will have to compile the source in to an executable jar (see below). Then once you have the jar, see the How to Run section below to be able to run it.

How To Compile

Obtain the code with git clone git@github.com:Talon876/RSIRCBot.git or download the zip file.

CD in to the directory with build.gradle

If you are on windows run gradlew jar which will run the gradle jar task. If you don't have gradle installed, this command will install a local copy for you.

Note: If you are on Linux/Mac you may have to run chmod +x ./gradlew before running ./gradlew jar.

After the gradle build finishes, the jar will be placed in libs/

You can also use gradle to generate eclipse or IntelliJ project files for easier importing.

For eclipse, run gradlew eclipse

For IntelliJ, run gradlew idea

If you add, change, or remove any of the dependencies in the build.gradle file, rerun the project generation commands and refresh the project in your IDE.

How To Run

Create a settings.json file then run the jar.

Settings File:

{
  "name": "My Custom Skill-Bot",
  "server": "irc.swiftirc.net",
  "port": 6667,
  "debug": true,
  "message_count": 0,
  "command_count": 0,
  "broadcast_tag": "{this has to be in the broadcast message or else it won't be sent}",
  "channels": [
    {
      "name": "#testbot",
      "greeting": true,
      "qotd": {
        "message": "Sample qotd",
        "display": "true"
      }
    }
  ],
  "users": [
    {
      "name": "PZezima",
      "rsn": "zezima"
    }
  ]
}

Settings Description:

Key	Description
name	name of the irc bot
server	the server to connect to
port	the port to connect to the server on
debug	whether or not to print debug info
message_count	keeps track of the number of messages received
command_count	keeps track of the number of messages that were commands
broadcast_tag	a special string that is required to be in the broadcast message
channels	an array of channels to connect to and their individual settings
channel.name	the name of the channel to join
channel.greeting	whether or not to display the help greeting when people join the channel
channel.qotd.message	the qotd message displayed to users if its enabled
channel.qotd.display	whether or not to display the qotd when people join the channel
users	an array of users mapping irc nicknames to rsn names
user.name	the irc nickname of a user
user.rsn	the rsn for the user

Running the jar:

Usage: java -jar RSIRCBot.jar [options]
Example: java -jar RSIRCBot.jar -f settings.json

Help:
  [-h|--help]
        Displays this help message

  [(-f|--file) <file>]
        The path to the file to load settings from (default: settings.json)


Note that you will have to use nohup or run the command in a screen/tmux session in order for it to persist on disconnect.

Known Problems

• Have to manually enter underscores in RSNs

Future Development

• Quest dependency data (for example !requirements recipe for disaster could return something like this: http://i4.minus.com/iHFTgwcFIMJKA.png)
• Basic skill calculator features
• More intelligent command/argument parsing that allows for quoted arguments, defaults, and possibly switches.