python-zulip-api/zulip_bots/README.md
Steve Howell 80e4ef9f72 Create terminal.py to run bots in the terminal.
This program replaces zulip_bot_output.py, which had
gotten a little out of date.

It should be able to simulate a terminal conversation for
all of our bots, including those that use "advanced" features:

    third party config files: tested with giphy
    message updates: tested with incrementor
    storage: tested with virtual_fs and others
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# Zulip bots
This directory contains the source code for the `zulip_bots` PyPI package.
The Zulip documentation has guides on [using Zulip's bot system](
https://chat.zulip.org/api/running-bots)
and [writing your own bots](
https://chat.zulip.org/api/writing-bots).
## Directory structure
```shell
zulip_bots # This directory
├───zulip_bots # `zulip_bots` package.
│ ├───bots/ # Actively maintained and tested bots.
│ ├───bots_unmaintained/ # Unmaintained, potentially broken bots.
│ ├───lib.py # Backbone of run.py
│ ├───provision.py # Creates a development environment.
│ ├───run.py # Used to run bots.
│ ├───simple_lib.py # Used for terminal testing.
│ ├───test_lib.py # Backbone for bot unit tests.
│ ├───test_run.py # Unit tests for run.py
│ └───terminal.py # Used to test bots in the command line.
├───generate_manifest.py # Helper-script for packaging.
└───setup.py # Script for packaging.
```