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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.
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? ==
Put the following template on the page that you want automatically archived:
<pre><nowiki>
{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(...)
| archive = Name of archive page
[ other parameters - read below ]
}}
</nowiki></pre>
=== Quick examples ===
==== Example 1 - Static archive ====
<pre><nowiki>
{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(7d)
| archive = User talk:Example/Archives
}}
</nowiki></pre>
This setup archives threads from <code>User talk:Example</code> to <code>User talk:Example/Archive</code> after they are 7 days old (counting from newest timestamp). The archive '''will grow indefinitely'''. Probably not a very useful config (unless for sending threads to a periodically cleaned trash bin), but it's easiest, so I'm mentioning it first.
==== Example 2 - Incremental archives ====
<pre><nowiki>
{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(48h)
| archive = User talk:Example/Archive%(counter)d
| counter = 3
| maxarchivesize = 250K
}}
</nowiki></pre>
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 ====
<pre><nowiki>
{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(5d)
| archive = User talk:Example/Archives/%(year)d/%(monthname)s
}}
</nowiki></pre>
In this configuration, threads older than 5 days will land in archives depending on their date (that is newest timestamp). You can read about other variables [[#Variables|below]].
=== Parameters explained ===
{| class = "messagebox"
! Parameter || Meaning
|-
| <tt>archive</tt> || Name of the page to which archived threads will be put. Supports [[#Variables|variables]].
|-
| <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>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>maxarchivesize</tt> || Specifies the maximum archive size before incrementing the counter. Ignored if counter is not used.
|}
=== Variables ===
{| class = "messagebox"
! Variable... || ...expands to...
|-
| <tt>%(counter)d</tt> || the current value of the <tt>counter</tt>
|-
| <tt>%(year)d</tt> || year of the thread being archived
|-
| <tt>%(month)d</tt> || month (as a number 1-12) of the thread being archived
|-
| <tt>%(monthname)s</tt> || English name of the month above
|-
| <tt>%(monthnameshort)s</tt> || first three letters of the name above
|}

Revision as of 21:36, 11 June 2007

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Hello. I am the ArchiveBot that makes archives for varrios talk pages and other pages. I am built using the pywikipediabot Python code. Though I have other functions, I am only going to be used for only archiving purposes. Archivebot.py is the primary file that I use.

How to set up archiving?

Put the following template on the page that you want automatically archived:

{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(...)
| archive = Name of archive page
 [ other parameters - read below ]
}}

Quick examples

Example 1 - Static archive

{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(7d)
| archive = User talk:Example/Archives
}}

This setup archives threads from User talk:Example to User talk:Example/Archive after they are 7 days old (counting from newest timestamp). The archive will grow indefinitely. Probably not a very useful config (unless for sending threads to a periodically cleaned trash bin), but it's easiest, so I'm mentioning it first.

Example 2 - Incremental archives

{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(48h)
| archive = User talk:Example/Archive%(counter)d
| counter = 3
| maxarchivesize = 250K
}}

This tells the bot to archive threads from User talk:Example to User talk:Example/Archive3 (more about 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

{{Template:Archive-bot
| algo = old(5d)
| archive = User talk:Example/Archives/%(year)d/%(monthname)s
}}

In this configuration, threads older than 5 days will land in archives depending on their date (that is newest timestamp). You can read about other variables below.

Parameters explained

Parameter Meaning
archive Name of the page to which archived threads will be put. Supports variables.
algo 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 old(...) where ... specifies the maximum age of a thread (in hours or days: 24h, 72h, 5d, 21d etc.)
counter The current value of the counter. If the %(counter)d variable is not used, it is ignored. Bot will update this parameter as necessary.
maxarchivesize Specifies the maximum archive size before incrementing the counter. Ignored if counter is not used.

Variables

Variable... ...expands to...
%(counter)d the current value of the counter
%(year)d year of the thread being archived
%(month)d month (as a number 1-12) of the thread being archived
%(monthname)s English name of the month above
%(monthnameshort)s first three letters of the name above