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mod_http_xep227: Initialize XEP-0227 XML mod_storage_xep0227 only writes if there is XML already for a user (it uses the presence of an existing <user> element as an indicator that an account exists, although technically this is not something Prosody itself does, so it's a little weird).
author Matthew Wild <mwild1@gmail.com>
date Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:25:27 +0000
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summary: Module for improving the life of bot authors
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This module makes it easier to write MUC bots by removing the
requirement that the bot be online and joined to the room.

All the bot needs to do is send a message and this module handles the
rest.

# Configuration

Example configuration in Prosody:

```lua
Component "muc.example.com" "muc"

modules_enabled = {
    "muc_bot",
}
known_bots = { "bot@example.com" }
bots_get_messages = false
ignore_bot_errors = true
```

# Sending messages

Simply send a stanza like this from your bot:

```xml
<message type="groupchat" to="channel@muc.example.com">
  <body>Beep boop, I'm a bot!</body>
  <nick xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/nick">Botty</nick>
</message>
```

## Use with mod_rest

Using [mod_rest] to interact with MUC suffers from the same need to join
with an online resource, so this module helps with that as well!

```bash
curl https://xmpp.example.com/rest/message/groupchat/room@muc.example.com \
    -d body="beep boop" \
    -d nick="Botty"
```

# Compatibility

Prosody **trunk** required.