Ruby markov bot

bot.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'cinch' # IRC framework
require 'marky_markov' # Markov chains

# Create persistent markov dictionary to read from
markov = MarkyMarkov::Dictionary.new('thunked', 3)

# Create IRC bot to feed data into markov dictionary
bot = Cinch::Bot.new do
  configure do |c|
    c.nick = "ankov"
    c.realname = "ankov"
    c.server = "irc.tddirc.net"
    c.channels = [ "#thunked", "#shells", "#hackerthreads" ]
#    c.channels = [ "#test" ]
  end

  # Learn from all messages
  on :message, /(.*)/ do |m, message|
    # Save dictionary state every ~50 messages
    if rand(50) == 0
      markov.save_dictionary!
    end

    # Learn from every message
    markov.parse_string message
  end

  # Respond to messages when mentioned
  on :message, /ankov/ do |m, message|
    m.reply markov.generate_n_sentences 1# if rand(15) == 0
  end

end

# Start bot
bot.start