Note
This page is a work in progress, and is still very incomplete. Please send your ideas/suggestions on the IRC channel!
.. glossary::
boolean
A value that can be either True or False.
command
An action that can be triggered by typing its name on IRC.
configuration variable
configuration value
A configuration variable is an object with a name that can be set
to different values to change the behavior of the bot.
They can be changed with the :ref:`plugin-Config` plugin.
inFilter
Some code that replaces messages right after
the bot receives them from IRC, and before it starts processing them.
This is the opposite of :term:`outFilter`.
network
An IRC network, ie. a group of connected IRC servers, that share
the same set of channels and users
outfilter
outFilter
Some code or command that replaces messages just before
the bot sends them to IRC.
Some plugins define them for their own purposes, such as
:ref:`plugin-ShrinkUrl` to replace URLs.
The :ref:`plugin-Filter` plugin provides an ``outfilter`` command
to allow bot admins to customize the messages written by their bot.
This is the opposite of :term:`inFilter`.
plugin
Some Python code/package that provides :term:`commands`.
server
A node in an IRC :term`network`. Limnoria usually does not care
about servers, and deals with entire networks as a single entity.
specific
channel-specific
network-specific
A :term:`configuration variable` is said to be channel-specific
and/or network-specific when it can takes different values depending
on the channel/network it is used in.