How to get a script to reload itself in eggdrop?

[sparc317]

Hiya,

I have a script that monitors a TCP connection and dumps it to a channel, all working great.

However I would like to have a handler so that when the connection drops, it sleeps for a minute and then reloads the TCL script.

Is there a way to do this, as at present I just call a shell script that restarts the bot but it would be much nicer if I can just reload the specific script that is running.

Thanks!

[De Kus]

You should have made the effort to look into that "partyline" stuff. You can do great things with it.
Best solution would however be to contact the writer of the script to reinitialize itself using a timer after the connection dropped. If you are unable to do that, you might want to search for "loadtcl" on these forums.

[sparc317]

I am the writer of the script

My question is how to get just the script to reinitialize itself.

I have rejigged my script to do the following when the connection drops:

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sleep 120
restart

This is fine but it causes the entire eggdrop to reload (bot leaves and rejoins channel etc.)

I might try this instead:

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sleep 120
unloadmodule nameofmymod
loadmodule nameofmymod

Haven't tried the above yet but I guessed it wouldn't hit the loadmodule as it unloads itself.

Was wondering really if there was a command to "reload current module" as doesn't seem to be anything like this in tcl-commands.doc

Thanks

[metroid]

Is it a mod or a script?
Your information seems to be conflicting.

Furthermore, we can't help you if you don't post the script.

[nml375]

if the unloadmod and loadmod commands are placed within a proc, there should be no problem using that code. Keep in mind however, that these commands only work with modules, not scripts.

Also, if the proc is created and registered by the module, care would have to be made not to unregister it upon unloading the module.

[sparc317]

Hey,

Cheers for the replies.

Sorry I was being a bit dumb (long day) its a script I wrote so load/unload mod will be pointless.

I've achieved what I need now using the following though:

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"onDisc" { 
     sleep 120
     exec "/bin/kill -HUP `cat /usr/home/xxx/eggdrop/pid.xxxx`"
}

Noticed that sending the eggdrop SIGHUP causes it to stay connected to the network and in the channel but rehash and reload its TCL scripts.

[nml375]

Could just use the rehash tcl command then, has the exact same behaviour.

[metroid]

Hey,

Cheers for the replies.

Sorry I was being a bit dumb (long day) its a script I wrote so load/unload mod will be pointless.

I've achieved what I need now using the following though:

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"onDisc" { 
     sleep 120
     exec "/bin/kill -HUP `cat /usr/home/xxx/eggdrop/pid.xxxx`"
}

Noticed that sending the eggdrop SIGHUP causes it to stay connected to the network and in the channel but rehash and reload its TCL scripts.

I'm guessing that your script executes something the moment it is loaded.
Why don't you just place that code in a proc and simply execute that proc on startup and execute it again when the bot is disconnected?

You seem to be to be overdoing it.
"The best solution is often the most simple one"

[sparc317]

Heh Metroid,

Its not when the bot disconnects which I'm looking to handle, its when the TCP connection my script monitors disconnects.

Seems to be working how I want though, thank god these forums exist so many helpful people on here