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Hello. I am the '''ArchiveBot''' that makes archives for | Hello. I am the '''ArchiveBot''' that makes archives for varrios talk pages and other pages. I am built using the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywikipediabot/ pywikipediabot] Python code. Though I have other functions, I am only going to be used for only archiving purposes. [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archivebot.py Archivebot.py] is the primary file that I use. | ||
== How to set up archiving? == | == How to set up archiving? == | ||
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This tells | This tells the bot to archive threads from <code>User talk:Example</code> to <code>User talk:Example/Archive3</code> (more about variables [[#Variables|below]]) until it fills up to 250 kilobytes, whereupon the bot will move to 4 (updating the counter when saving page). Remember to '''specify the maximum size''' of an archive, or it will behave pretty much like in the first example. | ||
==== Example 3 - Date-based archives ==== | ==== Example 3 - Date-based archives ==== | ||
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==== Other things to add ==== | ==== Other things to add ==== | ||
Add the {{tl|ArchiveTOC}} template underneath this template so people can get to the archives faster. Archive Index's | Add the {{tl|ArchiveTOC}} template underneath this template so people can get to the archives faster. Archive Index's are not created by the bot yet. | ||
=== Parameters explained === | === Parameters explained === | ||
{| class = "messagebox" | {| class = "messagebox" | ||
! Parameter || Meaning | ! Parameter || Meaning | ||
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| <tt> | | <tt>archive</tt> || Name of the page to which archived threads will be put. Supports [[#Variables|variables]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <tt> | | <tt>algo</tt> || Algorithm that instructs the bot how to decide whether to archive a thread or not. Complex formulas (including regex matching) will be available in the future, but so far it '''must''' be of the form '''<tt>old(...)</tt>''' where '''...''' specifies the maximum age of a thread (in hours or days: ''24h'', ''72h'', ''5d'', ''21d'' etc.) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <tt> | | <tt>counter</tt> || The current value of the counter. If the <tt>%(counter)d</tt> variable is not used, it is ignored. Bot will update this parameter as necessary. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| <tt> | | <tt>maxarchivesize</tt> || Specifies the maximum archive size before incrementing the counter. Ignored if counter is not used. | ||
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=== Variables === | === Variables === | ||
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= When a new archive is created = | = When a new archive is created = | ||
When a new archive is created, the bot will automaticly add {{tl|archive-message}} to the top. Depending on the type of archive it is creating, the fields will be filled out. As of | When a new archive is created, the bot will automaticly add {{tl|archive-message}} to the top. Depending on the type of archive it is creating, the fields will be filled out. As of June 14, 2007, it will only fill out the next archive number. | ||