Perl-fu

Project Overview:

Language: Perl (5.6.1)

Supported Operating System(s): All Perl-Compatible

Tested Operating System(s): Win32, Unix (Solaris)

Program Type: IRC Bot

Description: Stores and reports factual information in the form of factoids.

Prerequisites:

Perl 5.6.x

POE

POE::Component::IRC

More Perl modules may be required to accommodate plug-ins.

Project Details:

Perl-fu is the name I most lovingly bestowed upon my first factoid IRC bot. What began with a bored afternoon and a drop of inspiration has grown into a bot truly capable of tackling the mighty "infobot" in superiority. Perl-fu is written in Perl with the help of POE and POE::Component::IRC. The most unique part of Perl-fu is it's flexible plug-in architecture. Adding commands and functionality takes minutes (assuming you know Perl), and is as easy as writing or downloading a plug-in. You can even reload the plug-ins during run-time.