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#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
###########################################
# webalert-bot
# Mike Schilli, 2008 (m@perlmeister.com)
###########################################
use strict;
use Log::Log4perl qw(:easy);
Log::Log4perl->easy_init($DEBUG);

use Bot::Webalert;
use HTTP::Request::Common;

my $bot = Bot::Webalert->new(
	server   => 'irc.freenode.net',
	channels => ["#friends_of_webalert"],
	ua_request  => GET("http://www.yahoo.com"),
	ua_fetch_interval => 60, # check every minute
);

my $old_content = "";

sub response_handler {
    my($resp) = @_;

    if( $resp->is_success() ) {
	my $new_content = $resp->content();
	if($old_content ne $new_content) {
	    $old_content = $new_content;
	    return "Ladies and Gentlemen, new content on " .
		$resp->request->url->as_string() . " !";
	}
    }
    return undef;
}

$bot->run();