POE::Component::IRC::Cookbook::Reload - Reload your bot's code after a change
Wouldn't it be neat if you could update your bot's code, and have the changes be applied without dropping the connection to the IRC server?
At first, this might seem complicated. You might have to mess with eval STRING/do FILE, deal with scoping issues and what not. But when you really think about it, all you need is an IRC proxy. Let the proxy handle the IRC connection, and let the bot run as a separate process which you can restart at will.
eval STRING
do FILE
POE::Component::IRC itself can act as a proxy. See the Proxy plugin for details.
Hinrik Örn Sigurðsson, hinrik.sig@gmail.com
To install POE::Component::IRC, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm POE::Component::IRC
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install POE::Component::IRC
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.