0419848d3c
Now all the bots that are stored in contrib_bots are in the same file/directory format. The format is specified here #3427. Add tests.py file for encrypt_bot as well. Fixes #3427.
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# Howdoi bot
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This bot will allow users to get technical answers from
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[StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com). It is build on top of the
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python command line tool [howdoi](https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi) by
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Benjamin Gleitzman.
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## Usage
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Simply prepend your questions with one of the following commands. The
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answer will be formatted differently depending the chosen command.
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| Command | Respond |
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| `@howdowe` | Concise answer to the same stream. |
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| `@howdowe!` | Same as `@howdowe` but with full answer and URL of the solutions. |
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| `@howdoi` | Concise answer replied to sender via private message. |
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| `@howdoi!` | Same as `@howdoi` but with full answer and URL of the solutions. |
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## Screenshots
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#### Example 1
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Question -> `@howdowe use supervisor in elixir`
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Answer -> Howdoi would try to **only** respond with the coding section
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of the answer.
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#### Example 2
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Question -> `@howdoi! stack vs heap`
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Answer -> Howdoi would return the **full** stackoverflow answer via
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**private message** to the original sender. The URL of the answer can be
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seen at the bottom of the message.
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**Note:**
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* Line wrapped is enabled with a maximum line length of 85 characters.
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This could be adjusted in the source code (`HowdoiHandler.MAX_LINE_LENGTH`).
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* *Howdoi* generally perform better if you ask a question using keywords
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instead of a complete sentences (eg: "How do i make a decorator in Python"
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-> "python decorator").
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* __[*Limitation*]__ If a answer contains multiple code blocks, the `@howdoi`
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and `@howdowe` commands would only return the first coding section, use
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`@howdo[we|i]!` in that case.
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