To use: Add the ai_loader plug-in to your Riddim config then create/edit the options below in said config with a list of plug-ins to load.

Only tested with Ubuntu Linux.

1. Install the proper packages (Ubuntu): sudo apt-get install lua5.1 lua-expat lua-filesystem lua-bitop lua-sec lua-zlib mercurial

2. Follow the tutorial here to get the basic bot up and running: http://www.thiessen.im/2010/10/riddim-a-neat-little-xmpp-bot-written-in-lua/

   • Before squishing verse modify the verse/squishy file to include the following utils from Prosody:

   Module "util.datamanager" "util/datamanager.lua"
Module "util.envload" "util/envload.lua"
Module "util.serialization" "util/serialization.lua"

3. Copy the ai_loader folders to your riddim folder.

4. Modify the Riddim config file to include the following options:

   • Add ai_loader to your list of riddim plug-ins.

nick = ""; -- Name of the bot.

ai_plugins = {}; -- Table of ai_plugins to load.

-- Table of user permissions used by plug-ins. Example: permissions = { ["[email protected]"] = {"permission1", "permission2"}, ["[email protected]"] = {"permission3", "permission4", "permission5"}
};

There is a simple example plug-in in the ai_plugins folder.