plugins/admin & relay: Add help for commands

config.yml.example

@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ servers:
 # Plugins to load (omit the .py extension)
 plugins:
     - commands
+    # - admin
+    # - relay

plugins/admin.py

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ def checkauthenticated(irc, source):
         raise NotAuthenticatedError("You are not authenticated!")
 
 def _exec(irc, source, args):
+    """<code>
+
+    Admin-only. Executes <code> in the current PyLink instance.
+    \x02**WARNING: THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF USED IMPROPERLY!**\x02"""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     args = ' '.join(args)
     if not args.strip():
@@ -21,6 +25,10 @@ utils.add_cmd(_exec, 'exec')
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def spawnclient(irc, source, args):
+    """<nick> <ident> <host>
+
+    Admin-only. Spawns the specified PseudoClient on the PyLink server.
+    Note: this doesn't check the validity of any fields you give it!"""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         nick, ident, host = args[:3]
@@ -31,6 +39,9 @@ def spawnclient(irc, source, args):
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def quit(irc, source, args):
+    """<target> [<reason>]
+
+    Admin-only. Quits the PyLink client <target>, if it exists."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         nick = args[0]
@@ -45,6 +56,9 @@ def quit(irc, source, args):
     irc.proto.quitClient(irc, u, quitmsg)
 
 def joinclient(irc, source, args):
+    """<target> <channel1>,[<channel2>], etc.
+
+    Admin-only. Joins <target>, a PyLink client, to a comma-separated list of channels."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         nick = args[0]
@@ -64,6 +78,9 @@ utils.add_cmd(joinclient, name='join')
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def nick(irc, source, args):
+    """<target> <newnick>
+
+    Admin-only. Changes the nick of <target>, a PyLink client, to <newnick>."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         nick = args[0]
@@ -81,6 +98,9 @@ def nick(irc, source, args):
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def part(irc, source, args):
+    """<target> <channel1>,[<channel2>],... [<reason>]
+
+    Admin-only. Parts <target>, a PyLink client, from a comma-separated list of channels."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         nick = args[0]
@@ -98,6 +118,9 @@ def part(irc, source, args):
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def kick(irc, source, args):
+    """<source> <channel> <user> [<reason>]
+
+    Admin-only. Kicks <user> from <channel> via <source>, where <source> is a PyLink client."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         nick = args[0]
@@ -116,6 +139,9 @@ def kick(irc, source, args):
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def showuser(irc, source, args):
+    """<user>
+
+    Admin-only. Shows information about <user>."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         target = args[0]
@@ -132,6 +158,9 @@ def showuser(irc, source, args):
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def showchan(irc, source, args):
+    """<channel>
+
+    Admin-only. Shows information about <channel>."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         channel = args[0].lower()
@@ -145,25 +174,11 @@ def showchan(irc, source, args):
     s = 'Information on channel \x02%s\x02: %s' % (channel, '; '.join(s))
     utils.msg(irc, source, s)
 
-@utils.add_cmd
-def tell(irc, source, args):
-    checkauthenticated(irc, source)
-    try:
-        target, text = args[0], ' '.join(args[1:])
-    except IndexError:
-        utils.msg(irc, source, 'Error: not enough arguments. Needs 2: target, text.')
-        return
-    targetuid = utils.nickToUid(irc, target)
-    if targetuid is None:
-        utils.msg(irc, source, 'Error: unknown user %r' % target)
-        return
-    if not text:
-        utils.msg(irc, source, "Error: can't send an empty message!")
-        return
-    utils.msg(irc, target, text, notice=True)
-
 @utils.add_cmd
 def mode(irc, source, args):
+    """<source> <target> <modes>
+
+    Admin-only. Sets modes <modes> on <target>."""
     checkauthenticated(irc, source)
     try:
         modesource, target, modes = args[0], args[1], args[2:]

plugins/relay.py

@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ def create(irc, source, args):
 def destroy(irc, source, args):
     """<channel>
 
-    Destroys the channel <channel> over the relay."""
+    Removes <channel> from the relay, delinking all networks linked to it."""
     try:
         channel = args[0].lower()
     except IndexError:
@@ -588,8 +588,7 @@ def link(irc, source, args):
     """<remotenet> <channel> <local channel>
 
     Links channel <channel> on <remotenet> over the relay to <local channel>.
-    If <local channel> is not specified, it defaults to the same name as
-    <channel>."""
+    If <local channel> is not specified, it defaults to the same name as <channel>."""
     try:
         channel = args[1].lower()
         remotenet = args[0].lower()
@@ -637,10 +636,8 @@ def link(irc, source, args):
 def delink(irc, source, args):
     """<local channel> [<network>]
 
-    Delinks channel <local channel>. <network> must and can only be specified
-    if you are on the host network for <local channel>, and allows you to
-    pick which network to delink. To remove all networks from a relay, use the
-    'destroy' command instead."""
+    Delinks channel <local channel>. <network> must and can only be specified if you are on the host network for <local channel>, and allows you to pick which network to delink.
+    To remove a relay entirely, use the 'destroy' command instead."""
     try:
         channel = args[0].lower()
     except IndexError:
@@ -709,6 +706,9 @@ utils.add_hook(handle_disconnect, "PYLINK_DISCONNECT")
 
 @utils.add_cmd
 def linked(irc, source, args):
+    """takes no arguments.
+
+    Returns a list of channels shared across the relay."""
     networks = list(utils.networkobjects.keys())
     networks.remove(irc.name)
     s = 'Connected networks: \x02%s\x02 %s' % (irc.name, ' '.join(networks))