RandomBot

Why did we make RandomBot?

We wanted to create a bot which entertains users on twitch. We started off with cat facts, since everybody likes cats. The list of features gradually expanded from there.

What is RandomBot?

RandomBot is a twitch chat bot made purely in html / javascript which responds to a list of given commands. It also reads the text that users send in chat to automatically generate some real-sounding messages.

What can RandomBot do?

Supported commands include !cat, !chuck, !chuck2, !dadjoke, !help, !joke, !latvia, !nerdyPickupLine, !number , !pirate , !pokemonPickupLine, !schneier, !showerthought, !subreddit , !talk, !yoda , !yomama.

How do these commands work?

These commands use various APIs from the internet such as cat facts api and chuck norris jokes API. Some of the other commands such as !nerdyPickupLine and !pokemonPickupLine pull from a predetermined list of pickup lines. The reddit commands such as !dadjoke, !showerthought, and !subreddit use reddit's random feature to output the title and contents of a random post on a given subreddit.

!talk uses chat messages and a markov chain text generator to create convincingly real text.