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# LXMFBot
Python class to easily develop a simple Telethon style chatbot for the LXMF protocol.
## Installation
```
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
```
## Usage
- Instantiate the class with a name for the bot as parameter
- Use the `received` decorator to define functions for parsing received messages
- Use the `<instance>.send(recipient_hash, message)` or `msg.reply(message)` methods to send messages
- Launch the bot using the `run` method
### Message Object
Functions decorated by `received` have access to a `msg` parameter that has the following content:
- `msg.sender` : the sender hash address
- `msg.content`: the received message as utf-8 string
- `msg.reply` : function that takes a string parameter and sends it as reply to the sender
- `msg.lxmf` : the complete `LXMessage` object for more complex parsing
### Example
Example of a bot that echos a message back to the sender:
```Python
from lxmfbot import LXMFBot
bot = LXMFBot("NodeBot")
@bot.received
def echo_msg(msg):
msg.reply(msg.content)
bot.run()
```
### Identity & Announce Files
The bots' identity and announce files are stored in
Linux: `~/.local/share/LXMFBot/<botname>`
MacOS: `~/Library/Application Support/LXMFBot/<botname>`
Windows: `C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\LXMFBot\<botname>`