Major Additions - Talkerbot V2.2.3 (AI Posting Bot)

Talker Bot Hack v2.5.0
Hack By: Tim (eXtremeTim) Yarbrough
Website: www.extremechatforums.com

What This Hack Does.

This hack add a userlike bot to your forums. You can set which forum he will post in and how often he will reply to poeples posts. He will try and build his replies off the text that they posted. This bot will learn overtime slowly from your users posts.

Whats new in 2.5.0?
Cleanup of the code to allow better support for php5 users.
Simplified the steps to get the bot working.
Improved the code in various spots.
Fixed sloppy coding issues that remained from the original version of the hack.

Whats new in 2.2.4?

Start of php 5 compatibility fixes
Query errors
ajax cosmetics issue (should be fixed now but if not please let me know)
quite a few minor random things.

Whats new in 2.2.3?

Fixed a few bugs (didnt fix the php 5.1 issues yet till i have time to make sure they dont have an undesired effect)
Added code to make bot show up online.
Made bot show up as last poster correctly.
Fixed table prefix issue

Whats new in 2.2.2?

Cleaned up code a bit.
Fixed <br> problem
Improved bots sanity
Fixed alot of stuff.

To Upgrade from 2.2.4:

Upload all files import the new product.

To upgrade from 2.2.3:

Reupload src folder from the alice dir, install the product file, and upload ewt_talkerbot.php.

To upgrade from 2.2.2:

Reupload the src folder from the alice dir and also re upload the ewt_talkerbot.php file. No changes were made to the product file.

To upgrade from 2.2.1:

Overwrite the current product
Overwrite ewt_talkerbot.php


To Upgrade From 2.2.0:

Overwrite the current product. Upload ewt_talkerbot.php


To Upgrade From A Previous Version:

Just follow the install steps in the files becuase yea there was no prior version for vb3.6 so you should have no file edits to redo.

This version is much cleaner overall then all the previous version. I have removed a good deal of the code in the core alice bot that used to cuase errors. I have moved all the control settings into the admincp. Plus many other things including a much cleaner ewt_talkerbot.php file then the original _talkerbot.php file.


About v3

Yes version 3 is being planned out yet again. I had it finished at one point only to lose it when my computer was stolen a while back. So now im planning even more stuff for version 3. I will post information about v3 later.


AIML File:

I need aiml files. If you know where to get them or have a bunch you can send me please contact me via pm on here so I can get the files. (Needing more for the base package and some to start playing with the aiml sharing features of v3 )


Demo: http://www.extremewebtech.com/forums...esting-grounds
User/Pass: test2323/test2323

[eXtremeTim]

Originally Posted by zethon

I've gone ahead and added code to the ewt_talkerbot.php file that will (1) update the forum counters, put the bot into the "who's online" list and update the bot's user info.

Underneath of

PHP Code:

define ("MY_VERSION", "TALKERBOT v2.2 FOR VBULLETIN 3.5 and 3.6 by eXtremeTim"); 


add the following function:

PHP Code:

function update_bot_info()
{
    global $vbulletin;
    
    require_once('./global.php');
    require_once('./includes/functions.php');
    $userinfo = fetch_userinfo($vbulletin->options['ewt_talkerbot_botuid']);

    // if the bot is already in the session table, update it, otherwise add it        
    $vbulletin->db->query_write("UPDATE ".TABLE_PREFIX."session SET lastactivity = '". TIMENOW ."' WHERE (userid = '".$vbulletin->options['ewt_talkerbot_botuid']."')");
    if ($vbulletin->db->affected_rows() == 0)
    {
        $ip = rand(25,160).".".rand(30,250).".".rand(3,250).".".rand(10,250);
        $vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO ".TABLE_PREFIX."session (userid,lastactivity,host) VALUE ('".$vbulletin->options['ewt_talkerbot_botuid']."',".TIMENOW.",'$ip')");
    }

    $userdata =& datamanager_init('User', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD);
    $userdata->set_existing($userinfo);
    $userdata->set('lastactivity', TIMENOW);
    $userdata->set('lastvisit', TIMENOW - 1);
    $userdata->save();
} 


Then towards the bottom there are two different if staments that look like:

PHP Code:

                    if (!$dataman->errors) // should not occur
                    {
                        $dataman->save();
                                            } 


And make them both look like as follows:

PHP Code:

                    if (!$dataman->errors) // should not occur
                    {
                        $dataman->save();
                        require_once('./includes/functions_databuild.php'); 
                        build_forum_counters($foruminfo["forumid"]);
                        update_bot_info();
                    } 


yea I already have them updates in the new version just working on some bugs and stuff.

I will release the new update tonight. Just trying to figure out what else I was fixing in it. Since I have been busy the last few days i lost track of what i was doing.

[Meta]

Since I have been busy the last few days i lost track of what i was doing.

(I know that feeling.)

[eXtremeTim]

I am debating right now if im making the functions file for this version or if ill take care of that on next release to clean up all the code.

[SportsZone]

Great hack!

How do I set how often he will reply to peoples posts?

[zethon]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

yea I already have them updates in the new version just working on some bugs and stuff.

I will release the new update tonight. Just trying to figure out what else I was fixing in it. Since I have been busy the last few days i lost track of what i was doing.

Awesome! I editted the post to also fix the double-quote problem with the bot. Not sure if you fixed that too or not.

[TTG]

Installed and worked straight out of the box .. great addition .. thanks eXtremeTim.

Clicked install

[G_Man]

Originally Posted by SportsZone

Great hack!

How do I set how often he will reply to peoples posts?

Add which forums you want it to post in, in the TalkerBot Settings...

Then under each of those forums you set the percentage of his replies.

[dilbert]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

I will release the new update tonight. Just trying to figure out what else I was fixing in it. Since I have been busy the last few days i lost track of what i was doing.

Terrific. I know it's not a bug, but a way for use shared server people to upload would be appreciated. Can you create sql scripts to upload?

[eXtremeTim]

use the botloaderinc.php file to load in the files one at a time.

[eXtremeTim]

I would like to take the time right now to thank G_Man for his donation and trying to provide support in the thread. I really appriciate the help. This script takes up alot of time to keep improving it.