org.alicebot.server.core.responder
Class TextResponder

java.lang.Object
  org.alicebot.server.core.responder.TextResponder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Responder

public class TextResponder
extends java.lang.Object
implements Responder

Logs output of all chat.

Author:

Jon Baer, Thomas Ringate, Pedro Colla, Noel Bush

Field Summary

protected static java.lang.String

SPACE A space, for convenience.

Constructor Summary

TextResponder()
Creates a new TextResponder using encoding for System.in.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	append(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String response, java.lang.String appendTo) Simply appends the response to appendTo.
void	log(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String reply, java.lang.String hostname, java.lang.String userid, java.lang.String botid) Logs an input/response pair to the appropriate place.
java.lang.String	postprocess(java.lang.String reply) Simply returns the reply.
java.lang.String	preprocess(java.lang.String input, java.lang.String hostname) Returns the input, converted into Unicode from the request encoding.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SPACE

protected static final java.lang.String SPACE

A space, for convenience.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

TextResponder

public TextResponder()

Creates a new TextResponder using encoding for System.in.

Method Detail

preprocess

public java.lang.String preprocess(java.lang.String input,
                                   java.lang.String hostname)

Returns the input, converted into Unicode from the request encoding.

Specified by:

preprocess in interface Responder

Parameters:

input - the input

hostname - not used

Returns:

the input

append

public java.lang.String append(java.lang.String input,
                               java.lang.String response,
                               java.lang.String appendTo)

Simply appends the response to appendTo.

Specified by:

append in interface Responder

Parameters:

input - an input from the client

response - a reply from the bot

appendTo - the string to which the client of the Responder may expect the reply to be appended

Returns:

the reply, in whatever fashion the Responder has decided to modify it

log

public void log(java.lang.String input,
                java.lang.String reply,
                java.lang.String hostname,
                java.lang.String userid,
                java.lang.String botid)

Description copied from interface: Responder

Logs an input/response pair to the appropriate place.

Specified by:

log in interface Responder

Parameters:

input - the client's input

reply - the bot's response

hostname - the name of the host

postprocess

public java.lang.String postprocess(java.lang.String reply)

Simply returns the reply.

Specified by:

postprocess in interface Responder

Parameters:

reply - the reply from the bot to be processed

Returns:

the reply