Help:Automation
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Unlike many other wikis, such as Wikipedia, the VDC, as a site focused on programming in relation to certain games and engines, can benefit greatly from automatic gathering and formatting of much of the data that these engines use. Automation can also greatly help with tasks such as applying and updating templates across pages, for example updating pages using the old template {{Lang}}
to use it's new counterpart {{MultiPage}}.
This article delves into the realm of automation, exploring the usage of scripts and bots in streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency across the VDC.
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Scripts
Scripts are fundamental to automation, enabling the automation of repetitive tasks and the execution of complex operations. This section will detail the types of scripts used in automation, their applications, and the programming languages most commonly employed for scripting.
The following scripts provide utility for task automation:
Entity Lists
Creating lists of entities is not difficult task; in fact, it is rather straightforward.
Issues
For Source FGD's
The Script[1]
- Uses grep -i '^\(@solidclass\|@pointclass\|@NPCClass\)' "$1" to filter lines from the input file that start with @solidclass, @pointclass, or @NPCClass.
- Creates sections based on the prefixes extracted from the processed lines. It uses an associative array declare -A seen to keep track of prefixes that have already been processed. This ensures that each prefix corresponds to a single section.
- Uses *{{ent|$result}} to format the processed lines as wiki entries.
- The section headers are formatted as ===%s_*=== where %s is replaced with the prefix. For example, if the prefix is foo, the section header will be ===foo_*===. Each processed line is then added under the appropriate section.
- Handles unincluded lines by appending them to a separate "Unincluded" section at the end of the output file. This ensures that all lines are accounted for, even if they don't fit the criteria for the other sections.
Usage
Source-FGD-Ent-List-VDC-2.sh <input> <output>
Pages created using this script
- List of Fistful of Frags entities
- List of Heart of Evil: Source entities
- List of Grey entities
- List of Wilson Chronicles entities
For GoldSrc FGD's
The Script[2]
- The logic is the same as the Source script
- Uses grep -i '^\(@solidclass\|@pointclass\)' "$1" to filter lines from the input file that start with @solidclass, @pointclass, or @NPCClass.
- Uses *{{ent|$result_(GoldSrc)|alt=$result}} to format the processed lines as wiki entries.
Usage
GoldSrc-FGD-Ent-List-VDC-2.sh <input> <output>
Pages created using this script
- List of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes entities
- List of James Bond 007: Nightfire entities
- List of Paranoia entities
- List of Cry of Fear entities
Bots
Bots are automated software agents designed to perform repetitive or time-consuming tasks, often in response to certain triggers or conditions.
This is a table of bots that currently exist on this site.
Bot | Operator | Framework | Purpose | Status |
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VDCBot | Valve | N/A | A range of automated cleanup assignments. Also used to ban users from editing the wiki. | Active (intermittently) |
PIPEbot | Mailmanmicky | Pywikibot | N/A | Inactive , likely to never become active |
WisdomBot | Wisdurm | DotNetWikiBot | Updating pages using {{lang}} to use {{multipage}}, as well as other possible tasks when it becomes functional again. | Possibly active , functionality under question |
Thunder4ik/AveaBot | Noug4at | AutoWikiBrowser Pywikibot |
Updating deprecated templates, optimizing pages, categorization & adding templates. See more at it's user page. | Active (intermittently) |
PeeBot | Pee | DotNetWikiBot | Fixing redirects, updating templates, helping with template creation and possibly more. | Inactive , seemingly due to lack of motivation by owner to operate it |
First community bot
WisdomBot marks the inaugural creation of an automated bot within the VDC, realized by Wisdurm. Despite the existence of PIPEbot prior to this, there is no evidence to suggest that it operated autonomously or performed any specific functions[3]. As of current time, the bot has made a number of edits, including significantly replacing the outdated {{entity}} and its derivatives with {{this is a}} on pages featuring it,[4] as well as having begun the process of moving pages using {{lang}} to use {{multipage}}. The bot has recently had problems with editing due to an apparent block of some kind, although this now appears to have been lifted.
See also
- Help:Page Creation (Basics)
- Bots (Wikipedia)
- ChatGPT (Wikipedia)
- Bot operators in the VDC (Category)
- Bot accounts on the VDC (Category)
External links
- Bot (Wikimedia)
- Bot policy (Wikimedia)
- Bots (Mediawiki)
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