Development line 3.6dev

Development line 3.6dev

3.6dev is the current development line. It is not the stable 3.5 release.

Checkout and identity

cd /home/mediabot || exit 1
git clone https://github.com/teuk/mediabot_v3.git
cd /home/mediabot/mediabot_v3 || exit 1

git branch --show-current
git status --short
cat VERSION
grep -Eq '^3\.6dev-' VERSION

The default branch advances as development work lands. Pin a commit when repeatable evaluation matters.

Current development surface

The supplied 3.6dev-20261006_084503 tree includes development beyond stable 3.5, notably:

• shared public radio requests behind +Radio, with a central API and catalogue;
• nextsong and deltrack privileged controls;
• optional +Wit and +Quip conversation modes;
• +Spark and +SparkAction proactive channel activity;
• native RSS persistence and feed commands;
• current TinyURL/short URL routing fixes;
• continued provider-neutral AI, Hailo and Gemini work.

Registration migrations do not enable these features on existing channels. Enable only the intended pilot channel after config, migration, tests and rollback planning.

Validation cadence

During development:

perl -I. -c mediabot.pl
perl t/test_commands.pl --case <number> --progress
perl t/test_commands.pl --fast --progress

Run the complete suite once on the exact final candidate immediately before commit:

perl t/test_commands.pl --progress

Do not use repeated full runs as a substitute for focused diagnosis. See Testing.

Live evaluation

For an optional feature:

1. apply its official migration through Database migrations;
2. synchronize the config and validate schema drift;
3. keep global send gates disabled until prerequisites are proven;
4. enable the feature on one selected channel with !chanset;
5. observe the application log and real IRC behavior;
6. remove the chanset or restore the previous config if the pilot fails.

Never bulk-enable a new capability by editing CHANNEL_SET directly.

Stable installation

Production users who do not explicitly need development features should install Mediabot 3.5 through the stable path in Installation.

October command and console updates

• Unicode dynamic command templates, random variables and private previews: Dynamic commands.
• VDM and DansTonChat exact IDs: News and short content.
• Console-targeted RSS, private previews, quiet rolling limits and restart-safe fair feed rotation: RSS reference.
• Quote search and configurable automatic quotes: Quotes.
• mbweb role refresh and channel-scoped quote browsing: mbweb.
• Evidence-bound compact news summaries, readable link-title hints and 1.5s shared delivery: News.

These references are pinned to the supplied snapshot. Database/provider/instance configuration still decides live availability.