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# Icecast-metadata-IRC-announcer
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A simple asynchronous Python bot that monitors an Icecast stream and announces track changes to an IRC channel. Supports running multiple instances with different configurations.
Note: This is a work in progress. It has only been tested on **Python 3.12.6**.
## Features
- Monitors Icecast streams for metadata changes
- Announces new tracks in IRC channels
- Supports multiple IRC networks and channels
- Customizable announcement formats
- Command system with admin privileges
- Automatic reconnection on network issues
- Multiple bot instances can be managed together
- Systemd service integration
## Dependencies
- [asif](https://github.com/minus7/asif)
- [aiohttp](https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp)
- [pyyaml](https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml)
## Installation
1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
## Configuration
Create a YAML config file (default: `config.yaml`):
```yaml
irc:
host: "irc.libera.chat"
port: 6667
nick: "IcecastBot"
user: "icecastbot"
realname: "Icecast IRC Bot"
channel: "#yourchannel"
stream:
url: "https://your.stream.url" # Base URL without /stream or .mp3
endpoint: "/stream" # The endpoint part (e.g. /stream, /radio.mp3)
health_check_interval: 300 # How often to check health status (in seconds)
announce:
format: "\x02Now playing:\x02 {song}" # Format for song announcements
ignore_patterns: # Don't announce songs matching these patterns
- "Unknown"
- "Unable to fetch metadata"
- "Error fetching metadata"
commands:
prefix: "!" # Command prefix (e.g. !np, !help)
require_nick_prefix: false # If true, commands must be prefixed with "botname: " or "botname, "
allow_private_commands: false # If true, allows commands in private messages
help: # Help message templates
specific_format: "\x02{prefix}{cmd}\x02: {desc}" # Format for specific command help
list_format: "(\x02{cmd}\x02, {desc})" # Format for commands in list
list_separator: " | " # Separator between commands in list
admin:
users: # List of users who can use admin commands (use "*" for anyone)
- "*"
```
## Usage
### Running with Automatic Restart Support
The recommended way to run the bot is using the provided `bot.sh` script, which handles automatic restarts when using the `!restart` command:
```bash
# Make the script executable
chmod +x bot.sh
# Run a single bot
./bot.sh config.yaml
# Run multiple bots
./bot.sh config1.yaml config2.yaml config3.yaml
```
### Manual Running
You can also run the bot directly with Python:
#### Single Bot Mode
Run with config file:
```bash
python main.py --config myconfig.yaml
```
Override config with command line arguments:
```bash
python main.py --config myconfig.yaml --irc-nick CustomNick --irc-channel "#mychannel"
```
Available command line arguments:
- `--config`: Path to config file
- `--irc-host`: IRC server hostname
- `--irc-port`: IRC server port
- `--irc-nick`: IRC nickname
- `--irc-channel`: IRC channel to join
- `--stream-url`: Icecast base URL
- `--stream-endpoint`: Stream endpoint
- `--cmd-prefix`: Command prefix character(s)
#### Multiple Bot Mode
Run multiple instances with different configs:
```bash
python main.py config1.yaml config2.yaml config3.yaml
```
## Commands
The bot supports the following commands:
- `!np` - Show the currently playing song
- `!help` - Show available commands or help for a specific command
Admin commands (only available to users listed in the `admin.users` config):
- `!start` - Start stream monitoring
- `!stop` - Stop stream monitoring
- `!reconnect` - Reconnect to the stream
- `!restart` - Restart the bot
- `!quit` - Shutdown the bot
## Error Handling
- Automatically reconnects on connection drops
- Retries stream monitoring on errors
- Smart metadata URL resolution
- Connection status verification and reporting
- Health checks every 5 minutes (configurable)
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.