added authentication; added a AuthenticatedTrigger class

arcanine.rb

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 require 'on_irc'
 require 'arcanine/trigger'
+require 'arcanine/authenticated_trigger'
 
 class Arcanine
-  attr_reader :monitor, :trigger_char, :help
+  attr_reader   :trigger_char, :help, :password
+  attr_accessor :monitor, :authed_users
 
   def initialize(template)
+    @password = template[:password] || template['password'] or raise 'password must be set in configuation!'
     @trigger_char = template[:trigger_char] || template['trigger_char'] || '@'
     @realname = __realname = template[:realname] || template['realname']
     @ident = __ident = template[:ident] || template['ident']
     @servers = __servers = template[:servers] || template['servers']
     @nick = __nick = template[:nick] || template['nick']
+    @authed_users = []
     @triggers = []
     @monitor = {}
 
@@ -28,6 +32,10 @@ def initialize(template)
     load_triggers
   end
 
+  def authenticated(sender)
+    @authed_users.include? [sender.host, sender.nick]
+  end 
+
   def trigger_files
     Dir.glob(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) + '/arcanine/trigger/*.rb')
   end
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ def load_triggers
   def test_triggers(irc, msg)
     arcanine = self
 
-    for trigger in Arcanine::Trigger.all
+    for trigger in Arcanine::Trigger.all + Arcanine::AuthenticatedTrigger.all
       trigger.send :run, arcanine, irc and break if trigger.send :match, msg
     end
   end

arcanine/authenticated_trigger.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Arcanine
+  class AuthenticatedTrigger < Trigger
+    def self.inherited(subclass)
+      @@triggers << subclass
+    end
+
+    def self.run(arcanine, irc)
+      super arcanine, irc if arcanine.authenticated irc.sender
+    end
+  end
+end

arcanine/trigger.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Trigger
     @@help = nil
 
     def self.inherited(subclass)
-      @@triggers << subclass
+      @@triggers << subclass if subclass != AuthenticatedTrigger
     end
 
     def self.all
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ def self.match(msg)
     end
 
     def self.run(arcanine, irc)
-      action(arcanine, irc, *@@matches[1..-1])
+      begin
+        action(arcanine, irc, *@@matches[1..-1])
+      rescue Exception => e
+        irc.respond "Error in trigger #{self}: #{e.message} - #{e.backtrace.join '; '}" 
+      end
     end
 
     def self.action

arcanine/trigger/auth.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+class Arcanine::Trigger::Auth < Arcanine::Trigger
+
+=begin
+  command: auth
+  description: authenticate as an admin
+=end
+
+  def self.regex
+    /^auth (.*)$/i
+  end
+
+  def self.action(arcanine, irc, password)
+    if irc.params[0][0,1] == '#'
+      irc.respond "Not in a channel..."
+    elsif password == arcanine.password
+      credentials = [irc.sender.host, irc.sender.nick]
+      if arcanine.authed_users.include? credentials
+        irc.respond "Already authenticted."
+      else
+        arcanine.authed_users << credentials
+        irc.respond "Successfully authenticated."
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+

example.config.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 :realname: arcanine-bot
 :ident: arcanine
 :nick: arcanine
+:password: changeMe
 :servers: 
 - :channels: 
   - "#botters"