From: John Runyon <redacted>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:56:24 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: update bot.config.example - add watchdog parameters
X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/erebus.git/commitdiff_plain/9667cff319958ef8931fbeff1ecb4babc219ce84

update bot.config.example - add watchdog parameters
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diff --git a/bot.config.example b/bot.config.example
index 26960f1..fbaa266 100644
--- a/bot.config.example
+++ b/bot.config.example
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+; Copy this file to bot.config
+; Note: comments will not be retained in bot.config,
+; and you can not edit it by hand while the bot is running.
+
 [erebus]
 realname = Erebus r1
 host = irc.quakenet.org
@@ -12,13 +16,23 @@ trigger = !
 
 pidfile = pidfile
 
-; Wait for numeric 396 (hidden host) before joining channels
+; Wait for numeric 396 (hidden host) before joining channels?
 wait_for_hidden_host = 0
 
 [autoloads]
 control = 1
 eval = 0
 
+[watchdog]
+; The bot includes a watchdog timer. It sends a PING to the server every
+; "interval" seconds, and resets itself (by ending the process) if
+; "maxtime" seconds go by without receiving anything.
+interval = 30
+maxtime = 300
+
+
+; MODULES:
+
 [trivia]
 jsonpath = /bla/foo/bar/modules/contrib/trivia/trivia.json.example
 con = twitter consumer