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#
# magic8ball.pl
#
# GAIM script that delivers "usefull"
# answers to questions.
#
# Usage:
# !8ball <question>
#

my @ball_messages=
(
  "yes",
  "definitely",
  "the answer is yes",
  "positively sure",
  "no",
  "definitely not",
  "no way",
  "answer isn't clear",
  "there's no way to be sure"
);

sub description {
        my($a, $b, $c, $d, $e, $f) = @_;
        ("Magic 8 Ball", "0.1", "Answers all of your questions", "Incl
+ude &lt;include\@riotmod.com>", "http://linux.riotmod.com", "/dev/nul
+l");
}
$handle = GAIM::register("Magic 8 Ball", "0.1", "", "");
GAIM::add_event_handler($handle, "event_im_recv", "shake_the_ball");

sub shake_the_ball
{
  my($eb_connection,$eb_sender,$eb_message,$eb_flags)=@_;
  
  my @tokmess=split(" ",$eb_message);
  if($eb_message=~/!8ball/)
  {
    if($#tokmess > 0)
    {
      # shake the ball
      my $sm = $ball_messages[ rand scalar @ball_messages ];
      my $eb_message=~s/!8ball//g;
      my $answer_message="The magic 8 ball says...$ball_messages[$sm].
+";
      GAIM::serv_send_im($eb_connection, $eb_sender, $answer_message, 
+1);
      return 1;
    } else {
      GAIM::serv_send_im($eb_connection, $eb_sender, "You need to ask 
+a question!", 1);
      return 1;
    }
  }
}
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