# the :target, the message :class and whether or not to :delegate. To
# initialize these entries from an existing message, you can use :from
#
+ # Additionally, if :from is given, the reply method of created message
+ # is overriden to reply to :from instead. The #in_thread attribute
+ # for created mesage is also copied from :from
+ #
# If you don't specify a :from you should specify a :source.
#
def fake_message(string, opts={})
raise RecurseTooDeep if o[:depth] > MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH
new_m = o[:class].new(o[:bot], o[:server], o[:source], o[:target], string)
new_m.recurse_depth = o[:depth]
- # if "from" message is given, the created message will reply to "from"
if from
+ # the created message will reply to the originating message
class << new_m
self
end.send(:define_method, :reply) do |*args|
+ debug "replying to '#{from.message}' with #{args.first}"
from.reply *args
end
+ # the created message will follow originating message's in_thread
+ new_m.in_thread = from.in_thread if from.respond_to?(:in_thread)
end
return new_m unless o[:delegate]
method = o[:class].to_s.gsub(/^Irc::|Message$/,'').downcase