v1.8.0

Several parts of the code have been rewritten. This release includes:

• Fixes for #48, #49, #67.
• Dependency updates.
• Simpler and more specific instructions to run the bot.
• Several other bugfixes.
• Many more tests.

v1.6.2

Stable version 1.6.2 of Belisarius.

Features added

• Include information in the .properties file rather than in the database.
• Add maven unit testing.
• Add option to log messages instead of sending them to chat.
• Optionally connect to Higgs.
• Include the thresholds SmokeDetector uses for the FewUniqueCharacters reason.
• Connect to Redunda.

Bugfixes

• Rewrite most of the code in Belisarius.java because the logic was flawed.
• Fix NullPointerExceptions which were thrown mostly because of the API responses (empty fields, etc.)
• Fix deprecation notice in org.google.code.gson (use static method JsonParser.parseString).
• Properly handle multiple blacklisted/offensive words in Higgs reports. Previously, they were merged into one.
• Check if an offensive word is saved before attempting to do so. I somehow forgot that!
• Return null instead of throwing an IOException when a page to /revisions/guid/view-source 404s. IOException is kinda more general.
• Correctly handle few unique ASCII characters!
• Correctly handle the checking of a deleted post.

Improvements

• Update dependencies
• Simplifications (remove redundant code, simply if and return statements).
• Efficient iterations over hashmap.
• Improve variable readability.
• Add comments.
• Use the final modifier wherever possible.
• Cleanup and remove files with 1-2 methods.
• Use LOGGER.error rather than LOGGER.info on errors.
• Log more information.
• Rename StackOverflowUser to User,
• Simplify PropertyService to use one method (getProperty(String propertyName)).
• Simplify RepeatedWordFilter using Arrays.asList().
• Simplify the regex for chat message sanitization. Use [abc] instead of expensive (a|b|c).

Documentation changes

• Add information on how to run the bot.
• Add information on the different types of feedbacks.
• Explain what Higgs and Hippo are.
• Add a page about autocomments.
• Explain filters in more detail.
• Change website theme to a better one.
• Fix typos.

Special thanks to Scratte for many of the bugfixes applied!

v1.0

First (stable) version of Belisarius.

The bot can now:

• Query the SE API to find recently created posts and checks them for potential vandalism.
• Save the reports in both a local SQLite database and Higgs.
• Accept tp or fp feedback and stores it in both the database and in Higgs.
• Check a post for vandalism and report it.

The documentation with the commands is available in the GitHub page. The bot is running on the SOBotics chat room.