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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Meshtastic Autoresponder PONG Bot
+# forked from https://github.com/pdxlocations/Meshtastic-Python-Examples/autoresponder.py project
+# K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
+
+import meshtastic.serial_interface # requirements pip install meshtastic
+from pubsub import pub
+
+trap_list = ("ping","testing") #A list of strings to trap and respond to
+help_message = "PongBot, here for you like a friend who is not"
+
+try:
+    interface = meshtastic.serial_interface.SerialInterface()
+    myinfo = interface.getMyNodeInfo()
+    myNodeNum = myinfo['num']
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"System: Critical Error script abort{e}")
+    exit()
+
+def auto_response(message):
+    try:
+        message_list=message.split("@")
+        query_data=message_list[1]
+        print(f"System: parsed command {query_data}")
+        message_to_send="Pong and copy "+ query_data
+    except Exception:
+        message_to_send="Pong"
+    return message_to_send
+    
+def onReceive(packet, interface):
+    channel_number = 0
+    message_from_id = 0
+    try:
+        if 'decoded' in packet and packet['decoded']['portnum'] == 'TEXT_MESSAGE_APP':
+            message_bytes = packet['decoded']['payload']
+            message_string = message_bytes.decode('utf-8')
+            if packet.get('channel'):
+                channel_number = packet['channel']
+            else:
+                channel_number = 0
+            
+            message_from_id = packet['from']
+            
+            # If the packet is a DM respond to it, otherwise validate its a message for us
+            if packet['to'] == myNodeNum:
+                if messageTrap(message_string):
+                    print(f"Received DM: {message_string} on Channel: {channel_number} From: {message_from_id}")
+                    send_message(auto_response(message_string),channel_number,message_from_id)
+                else: #return help
+                    send_message(help_message,channel_number,message_from_id)
+            else:
+                if messageTrap(message_string):
+                    print(f"Received On Channel: {message_string} on Channel: {channel_number} From: {message_from_id}")
+                    send_message(auto_response(message_string),channel_number,message_from_id)
+                else:
+                    print("System: Received message not for us")
+                
+    except KeyError as e:
+        print(f"System: Error processing packet: {e}")
+        
+def messageTrap(msg):
+    message_list=msg.split(" ")
+    for m in message_list:
+        for t in trap_list:
+            if t.lower() in m.lower():
+                return True
+                break
+    return False
+        
+def send_message(message,ch,nodeid):
+    interface.sendText(
+        text=message,
+        channelIndex=ch,
+        destinationId=nodeid,
+    )
+    print (f"System: Sending: {message} on Channel: {ch} To: {nodeid}")
+    
+pub.subscribe(onReceive, 'meshtastic.receive')
+print (f"System: Autoresponder Started for device {myNodeNum}")
+
+while True:
+    pass
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