ircnow perl library.

[izzyb <izzyb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Codeforce,

I started work on parsing log files for the BasicBot plugin and decided 
I needed a library to manage all the data sources for ircnow so I'm 
creating a library suite rooted at IRCNOW:: Currently, I have two Libraries

IRCNOW::Database

A library for managing the database connections and provides some useful 
generic functions for accessing and doing common tasks with database 
tables.

IRCNOW::ParseLog

A library and base class for log parsers. It is aware of and provides 
access methods for the database but I intend for it to also be useful 
just as a parsing engine of the raw log files.  Its currently dependent 
on IRCNOW::Database but plan to make it optional at some point.

My hope is it will make it easy to add new data sources and add to the 
data collection in a decentralized manner.  So each team can be 
responsible for their own data collection and retention policies while 
still enabling us to work together for policing abuse.  The library will 
make it easy to build tools like ponbot or the report script I added to 
botnow.  I'll update both to use the library.  The demo code included 
with the library imports new entries from the log into the database so 
botnow has access to them.  It'll be run via cron once this is ready to 
deploy.

This is probably at alpha level at best. Just wanted to share it seeing 
as its related to the Bot::BasicBot stuff I'm already sharing.  It may 
form the bases for a 300 level course for perl. ponBot will be the basis 
for the 200 level. That'll build on jrmu's perl 100 level that teaches 
perl through building a Bot::BasicBot.  End result will be a course that 
teaches perl through building an ircbot from simple perl using a 
library, to making it a Bot::BasicBot::Pluggable bot and building 
plugins for the bot to building a library to support data collection for 
the bot.  Lots more to do but its moving in a good direction :)

Here's the code:

https://got.ircnow.org/cgi-bin/gotweb/gotweb?path=IRCNOW-p5-lib&action=summary

I'm happy to receive comments or contributions.

...Izzy