Added followIdentificationThroughNickChanges for RFE #845346.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+	* Added conf.followIdentificationThroughNickChanges for having the
+	bot update user's identified hostmask when they change nicks.
+	
+	* Added conf.replyWhenNotAddressed, a configuration variable for
+	having the bot always attempt to parse a message as a command.
+	
 	* Added Relay.command, a command for sending commands to the bot
 	on a different network.
 	

src/conf.py

@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ replyWhenNotAddressed = False
 ###
 requireRegistration = False
 
+###
+# followIdentificationThroughNickChanges: By default the bot will simply
+#                                         unidentify someone when he changes
+#                                         his nick.  Setting this to True will
+#                                         cause the bot to track such changes.
+###
+followIdentificationThroughNickChanges = False
+
 ###
 # enablePipeSyntax: Supybot allows nested commands; generally, commands are
 #                   nested via [square brackets].  Supybot can also use a
@@ -356,6 +364,7 @@ types = {
     'detailedTracebacks': mybool,
     'driverModule': mystr,
     'showOnlySyntax': mybool,
+    'followIdentificationThroughNickChanges': mybool
 }
 
 if os.name == 'nt':

src/irclib.py

@@ -592,6 +592,19 @@ class Irc(IrcCommandDispatcher):
             self.prefix = ircutils.joinHostmask(self.nick, user, domain)
             self.prefix = intern(self.prefix)
             log.info('Changing user 0 hostmask to %r' % self.prefix)
+        elif conf.followIdentificationThroughNickChanges:
+            try:
+                id = ircdb.users.getUserId(msg.prefix)
+                u = ircdb.users.getUser(id)
+            except KeyError:
+                return
+            if u.auth:
+                (_, user, host) = ircutils.splitHostmask(msg.prefix)
+                newhostmask = ircutils.joinHostmask(msg.args[0], user, host)
+                log.info('Following identification for %s: %s -> %s',
+                         u.name, u.auth[1], newhostmask)
+                u.auth = (u.auth[0], newhostmask)
+                ircdb.users.setUser(id, u)
 
     def feedMsg(self, msg):
         """Called by the IrcDriver; feeds a message received."""