switching to DJabberd::Agent::Node for bot creation.

Tue Feb 12 08:49:14 UTC 2008

Peter Brown wrote:
> hi again,
> 
> i have switched to DJabberd::Agent::Node for my bot as it seems a bit 
> more useful for what i need to do.
> but i have hit the same wall with MUC room creation.
> 
> this is my handle_message function.
> sub handle_message {
>     my ($self, $vhost, $stanza) = @_;
>     my $default_intro = "for support type support\nfor admin type 
> admin\nfor help type help";
>     my $servername = $vhost->{server_name};
>     my $from = $stanza->from_jid;
>     my $to = $stanza->to_jid;
>     my $username = $from->as_string;
>     $username =~ s/\@.*$//;
> 
>     my $message = "";
>     my $body = first { $_->element_name eq "body" } 
> $stanza->children_elements;
>     my $text = $body->first_child;
>     $logger->debug("'$vhost': '$from' asking '$text'");
> 
>     if ($text eq "support") {
>         # open chat room
>         my $room = DJabberd::Plugin::MUC::Room->new($roomname, 
> $servername, $vhost);
>         # invite support staff to chat room
>     } else {
>         $message = $default_intro;
>     }
> 
>     $message = $default_intro;
>     my $response = $stanza->make_response();
>     $response->set_raw("<body>".$message."</body>");
>     $response->deliver($vhost);
> }
> 
> the strange thing is it doesn't send any log messages which doesn't help 
> me work out the problem.
> it doesn't get the same error as before but i can't see the room either.
> 

I'm not really all that familiar with the MUC code, but I'd guess (from 
a quick review of the plugin) that the Room constructor wants the vhost 
with the MUC plugin in it, not the one with your bot. (Assuming that 
they are different. I think they have to be.)