• Title: hello_nurse
• Tags: radiator ruby booster steemdev curation
• Notes:

You should not use this bot unless you understand exactly what it does. It requires your active_key and its use is not recommended. Do not ask me for support if it sends all of your money somewhere.

As with all of my tools, this disclaimer applies:

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merchantability, fitness for a particular
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Features

• YAML config.
  • global
    • mode
      • head - the last block
      • irreversible - (default) the block that is confirmed by 2/3 of all block producers and is thus irreversible!
  • voting_rules
    • trigger_vote_weight - exact voting amount to trigger a transfer.
    • enable_comments - enable or disable comments to trigger votes.
    • max_vote_elapse - to detect if the bots are offline (we don't want to transfer if the bot isn't voting).
  • voters - list of accounts to send transfers from after they vote.
  • bots - list of bots to send transfers to, separated by spaces

Overview

Hello Nurse (hello_nurse) is a bot that will transfer money to Dr. Otto bots when you vote a certain way.

For example, you can configure this bot to watch for 1% votes by you, and when that happens, transfer 2 SBD to your favorite pay-for-vote bot. The memo will be set to the post that got a 1% upvote.

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Install

To use this Radiator bot:

Linux

$ sudo apt-get install ruby-full git openssl libssl1.0.0 libssl-dev
$ gem install bundler

macOS

$ gem install bundler

I've tested it on various versions of ruby. The oldest one I got it to work was:

ruby 2.0.0p645 (2015-04-13 revision 50299) [x86_64-darwin14.4.0]

First, clone this gist and install the dependencies:

$ git clone https://github.com/inertia186/hello_nurse.git
$ cd hello_nurse
$ bundle install

Edit the configuration file hello_nurse.yml

:global:
  :mode: irreversible

:voting_rules:
  :trigger_vote_weight: 2.00 %
  :enable_comments: true
  :max_vote_elapse: 600
  
:voters:
  :social:
    :active_key: 5JrvPrQeBBvCRdjv29iDvkwn3EQYZ9jqfAHzrCyUvfbEbRkrYFC
    :amount: 4.000 SBD
  :bad.account:
    :active_key: 5XXXBadWifXXXdjv29iDvkwn3EQYZ9jqfAHzrCyUvfbEbRkrYFC
    :amount: 4.000 SBD

:bots: booster

:chain_options:
  :chain: steem
  :url: https://steemd.steemit.com

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Before you run it, make sure you and understand and fully control the voter accounts. Any vote that matches the trigger weight will initiate a transfer. Before running this bot, ensure all automated voting has been disabled or else this bot may transfer unexpected amounts.

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Then run it:

$ ruby hello_nurse

Check here to see an updated version of this bot:

https://github.com/inertia186/hello_nurse

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Upgrade

Typically, you can upgrade to the latest version by this command, from the original directory you cloned into:

$ git pull

Usually, this works fine as long as you haven't modified anything. If you get an error, try this:

$ git stash --all
$ git pull --rebase
$ git stash pop

If you're still having problems, I suggest starting a new clone.

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Troubleshooting

Problem: What does this error mean?

hello_nurse.yml:1: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting end-of-input

Solution: You ran ruby hello_nurse.yml but you should run ruby hello_nurse.

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Problem: Everything looks ok, but every time hello_nurse tries to post, I get this error:

`from_base58': Invalid version (RuntimeError)

Solution: You're trying to vote with an invalid key.

Make sure the .yml file voters item have the correct account name and WIF posting key.

Problem: The node I'm using is down.

Is there a list of nodes?

Solution: Yes, special thanks to @ripplerm.

https://ripplerm.github.io/steem-servers/

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See my previous Ruby How To posts in: #radiator #ruby

Get in touch!

If you're using hello_nurse, I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line and tell me what you think! I'm @inertia on STEEM and SteemSpeak.

License

I don't believe in intellectual "property". If you do, consider hello_nurse as licensed under a Creative Commons License.