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+"""
+games.py: Create a bot that provides game functionality (dice, 8ball, etc).
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+import threading
+import json
+import utils
+from log import log
+import world
+
+exportdb_timer = None
+
+dbname = utils.getDatabaseName('pylinkgames')
+
+def main(irc=None):
+    """Main function, called during plugin loading at start."""
+
+    # Load the games database.
+    loadDB()
+
+    # Schedule periodic exports of the games database.
+    scheduleExport(starting=True)
+
+    if irc is not None:
+        # irc is defined when the plugin is reloaded. Otherweise,
+        # it means that we've just started the server.
+        # Iterate over all known networks and initialize them.
+        for ircobj in world.networkobjects.values():
+            initializeAll(ircobj)
+
+def initializeAll(irc):
+    """Initializes all games stuff for the given IRC object."""
+
+    # Wait for all IRC objects to be created first. This prevents the
+    # games client from being spawned too early (before server authentication),
+    # which would break connections.
+    world.started.wait(2)
+
+def handle_endburst(irc, numeric, command, args):
+    if numeric == irc.uplink:
+        initializeAll(irc)
+utils.add_hook(handle_endburst, "ENDBURST")
+
+def scheduleExport(starting=False):
+    """
+    Schedules exporting of the games database in a repeated loop.
+    """
+    global exportdb_timer
+
+    if not starting:
+        # Export the datbase, unless this is being called the first
+        # thing after start (i.e. DB has just been loaded).
+        exportDB()
+
+    # TODO: possibly make delay between exports configurable
+    exportdb_timer = threading.Timer(30, scheduleExport)
+    exportdb_timer.name = 'PyLink Games exportDB Loop'
+    exportdb_timer.start()
+
+## DB
+def loadDB():
+    """Loads the games database, creating a new one if this fails."""
+    global db
+    try:
+        with open(dbname, "rb") as f:
+            db = json.loads(str(f.read()))
+    except (ValueError, IOError, FileNotFoundError):
+        log.exception("Games: failed to load links database %s"
+            ", creating a new one in memory...", dbname)
+        db = {}
+
+def exportDB():
+    """Exports the games database."""
+
+    log.debug("Games: exporting links database to %s", dbname)
+    with open(dbname, 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(json.dumps(db).encode('utf8'))
+