status.py

from datetime import datetime
from willie.module import commands, example

# use this to separate different parts of the status

DELIMITER = " ; "

@commands('status')
@example('.status My new status')
def status(bot, trigger):
    if not trigger.group(2): 
        bot.reply(".status what?")
        return
    status_msg = []
    # add name
    status_msg.append(trigger.nick)
    # add time
    status_msg.append(datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))
    # add status message
    status_msg.append(trigger.group(2))

    status = DELIMITER.join(status_msg)
    status = status+'\n'
    # write the message to file
    with open("status.txt", "a") as status_fh:
        status_fh.write(status)
        status_fh.close()
status.priority = 'low'