Update system.py

Update .gitignore

.gitignore

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ config.ini
 venv/
 
 # logs
-logs/*.log
+logs/
+install_notes.txt
 
 # modified .service files
 etc/*.service
@@ -18,3 +19,6 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # rag data
 data/rag/*
+
+# qrz db
+data/qrz.db

README.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Welcome to the Mesh Bot project! This feature-rich bot is designed to enhance yo
 
 ### Fun and Games
 - **Built-in Games**: Enjoy games like DopeWars, Lemonade Stand, BlackJack, and VideoPoker.
+- **FCC ARRL QuizBot**: The exam question pool quiz-bot.
 - **Command-Based Gameplay**: Issue `games` to display help and start playing.
 
 ### Radio Frequency Monitoring
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ The following settings determine how the bot responds. By default, the bot will
 respond_by_dm_only = True
 defaultChannel = 0
 ignoreDefaultChannel = False # ignoreDefaultChannel, the bot will ignore the default channel set above
+ignoreChannels = # ignoreChannels is a comma separated list of channels to ignore, e.g. 4,5
+cmdBang = False # require ! to be the first character in a command
 ```
 
 ### Location Settings
@@ -213,7 +216,8 @@ This uses USA: SAME, FIPS, ZIP code to locate the alerts in the feed. By default
 ```ini
 eAlertBroadcastEnabled = False # Goverment IPAWS/CAP Alert Broadcast
 eAlertBroadcastCh = 2,3 # Goverment Emergency IPAWS/CAP Alert Broadcast Channels
-ignoreFEMAtest = True # Ignore any headline that includes the word Test
+ignoreFEMAenable = True # Ignore any headline that includes followig word list
+ignoreFEMAwords = test,exercise
 # comma separated list of codes (e.g., SAME,FIPS,ZIP) trigger local alert.
 # find your SAME https://www.weather.gov/nwr/counties
 mySAME = 053029,053073
@@ -424,6 +428,8 @@ There is no direct support for MQTT in the code, however, reports from Discord a
 | `blackjack` | Plays Blackjack (Casino 21) | ✅ |
 | `dopewars` | Plays the classic drug trader game | ✅ |
 | `golfsim` | Plays a 9-hole Golf Simulator | ✅ |
+| `hamtest` | FCC/ARRL Quiz `hamtest general` or `hamtest extra` and `score` | ✅ |
+| `hangman` | Plays the classic word guess game | ✅ |
 | `joke` | Tells a joke | ✅ |
 | `lemonstand` | Plays the classic Lemonade Stand finance game | ✅ |
 | `mastermind` | Plays the classic code-breaking game | ✅ |
@@ -445,6 +451,7 @@ I used ideas and snippets from other responder bots and want to call them out!
 - [Video Poker Terminal Game](https://github.com/devtronvarma/Video-Poker-Terminal-Game)
 - [Python Mastermind](https://github.com/pwdkramer/pythonMastermind/)
 - [Golf](https://github.com/danfriedman30/pythongame)
+- ARRL Question Pool Data from https://github.com/russolsen/ham_radio_question_pool
 
 ### Special Thanks
 - **xdep**: For the reporting tools.
@@ -455,6 +462,8 @@ I used ideas and snippets from other responder bots and want to call them out!
 - **PiDiBi**: For looking at test functions and other suggestions like wxc, CPU use, and alerting ideas.
 - **WH6GXZ nurse dude**: For bashing on installer
 - **Josh**: For more bashing on installer!
+- **dj505**: trying it on windows!
+- **mikecarper**: ideas, and testing. hamtest
 - **Cisien, bitflip, **Woof**, **propstg**, **Josh** and Hailo1999**: For testing and feature ideas on Discord and GitHub.
 - **Meshtastic Discord Community**: For tossing out ideas and testing code.
 

config.template

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ autoPingInChannel = False
 defaultChannel = 0
 # ignoreDefaultChannel, the bot will ignore the default channel set above
 ignoreDefaultChannel = False
+# ignoreChannels is a comma separated list of channels to ignore, e.g. 4,5
+ignoreChannels = 
+# require ! to be the first character in a command
+cmdBang = False
 
 # motd is reset to this value on boot
 motd = Thanks for using MeshBOT! Have a good day!
@@ -147,8 +151,9 @@ eAlertBroadcastEnabled = False
 eAlertBroadcastCh = 2
 
 # FEMA Alert Broadcast Settings
-# Ignore any headline that includes the word Test
-ignoreFEMAtest = True
+#  Enable Ignore any headline that includes followig word list
+ignoreFEMAenable = True
+ignoreFEMAwords = test,exercise
 # comma separated list of codes (e.g., SAME,FIPS,ZIP) trigger local alert.
 # find your SAME https://www.weather.gov/nwr/counties
 mySAME = 053029,053073
@@ -253,6 +258,8 @@ blackjack = True
 videopoker = True
 mastermind = True
 golfsim = True
+hangman = True
+hamtest = True
 
 [messagingSettings]
 # delay in seconds for response to avoid message collision
@@ -264,6 +271,6 @@ MESSAGE_CHUNK_SIZE = 160
 # Request Acknowledgement of message OTA
 wantAck = False
 # Max limit buffer for radio testing. 233 is hard limit 2.5+ firmware
-maxBuffer = 220
+maxBuffer = 200
 
 

mesh_bot.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 # Meshtastic Autoresponder MESH Bot
-# K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
+# K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2025
 
 try:
     from pubsub import pub
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from modules.log import *
 from modules.system import *
 
 # list of commands to remove from the default list for DM only
-restrictedCommands = ["blackjack", "videopoker", "dopewars", "lemonstand", "golfsim", "mastermind"]
+restrictedCommands = ["blackjack", "videopoker", "dopewars", "lemonstand", "golfsim", "mastermind", "hangman", "hamtest"]
 restrictedResponse = "🤖only available in a Direct Message📵" # "" for none
 
 # Global Variables
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, pkiStatus, message_from_id, channel_n
     "games": lambda: gamesCmdList,
     "globalthermonuclearwar": lambda: handle_gTnW(),
     "golfsim": lambda: handleGolf(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
+    "hamtest": lambda: handleHamtest(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
+    "hangman": lambda: handleHangman(message, message_from_id, deviceID),
     "hfcond": hf_band_conditions,
     "history": lambda: handle_history(message, message_from_id, deviceID, isDM),
     "joke": lambda: tell_joke(message_from_id),
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, pkiStatus, message_from_id, channel_n
     # check the message for commands words list, processed after system.messageTrap
     for key in command_handler:
         word = message_lower.split(' ')
+        if cmdBang:
+            # strip the !
+            if word[0].startswith("!"):
+                word[0] = word[0][1:]
         if key in word:
             # append all the commands found in the message to the cmds list
             cmds.append({'cmd': key, 'index': message_lower.index(key)})
@@ -658,6 +664,69 @@ def handleGolf(message, nodeID, deviceID):
     time.sleep(responseDelay + 1)
     return msg
 
+def handleHangman(message, nodeID, deviceID):
+    global hangmanTracker
+    index = 0
+    msg = ''
+    for i in range(len(hangmanTracker)):
+        if hangmanTracker[i]['nodeID'] == nodeID:
+            hangmanTracker[i]["last_played"] = time.time()
+            index = i+1
+            break
+
+    if index and "end" in message.lower():
+        hangman.end(nodeID)
+        hangmanTracker.pop(index-1)
+        return "Thanks for hanging out🤙"
+
+    if not index:
+        hangmanTracker.append(
+            {
+                "nodeID": nodeID,
+                "last_played": time.time()
+            }
+        )
+        msg = "🧩Hangman🤖 'end' to cut rope🪢\n"
+    msg += hangman.play(nodeID, message)
+
+    time.sleep(responseDelay + 1)
+    return msg
+
+def handleHamtest(message, nodeID, deviceID):
+    global hamtestTracker
+    index = 0
+    msg = ''
+    response = message.split(' ')
+    for i in range(len(hamtestTracker)):
+        if hamtestTracker[i]['nodeID'] == nodeID:
+            hamtestTracker[i]["last_played"] = time.time()
+            index = i+1
+            break
+
+    if not index:
+        hamtestTracker.append({"nodeID": nodeID,"last_played": time.time()})
+
+    if "end" in response[0].lower():
+        msg = hamtest.endGame(nodeID)
+    elif "score" in response[0].lower():
+        msg = hamtest.getScore(nodeID)
+
+    if "hamtest" in response[0].lower():
+        if len(response) > 1:
+            if "gen" in response[1].lower():
+                msg = hamtest.newGame(nodeID, 'general')
+            elif "ex" in response[1].lower():
+                msg = hamtest.newGame(nodeID, 'extra')
+        else:
+            msg = hamtest.newGame(nodeID, 'technician')
+
+    # if the message is an answer A B C or D upper or lower case
+    if response[0].upper() in ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D']:
+        msg = hamtest.answer(nodeID, response[0])
+
+    time.sleep(responseDelay + 1)
+    return msg
+
 def handle_riverFlow(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
     location = get_node_location(message_from_id, deviceID)
     userRiver = message.lower()
@@ -786,6 +855,8 @@ def sysinfo(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
         return "sysinfo command returns system information."
     else:
         if enable_runShellCmd and file_monitor_enabled:
+            # get the system information from the shell script
+            # this is an example of how to run a shell script and return the data
             shellData = call_external_script(None, "script/sysEnv.sh").rstrip()
             return get_sysinfo(message_from_id, deviceID) + "\n" + shellData
         else:
@@ -982,6 +1053,8 @@ def checkPlayingGame(message_from_id, message_string, rxNode, channel_number):
         (jackTracker, "BlackJack", handleBlackJack) if 'jackTracker' in globals() else None,
         (mindTracker, "MasterMind", handleMmind) if 'mindTracker' in globals() else None,
         (golfTracker, "GolfSim", handleGolf) if 'golfTracker' in globals() else None,
+        (hangmanTracker, "Hangman", handleHangman) if 'hangmanTracker' in globals() else None,
+        (hamtestTracker, "HamTest", handleHamtest) if 'hamtestTracker' in globals() else None,
     ]
     trackers = [tracker for tracker in trackers if tracker is not None]
 
@@ -1006,6 +1079,7 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
     replyIDset = False
     emojiSeen = False
     isDM = False
+    playingGame = False
 
     if DEBUGpacket:
         # Debug print the interface object
@@ -1198,11 +1272,17 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
             else:
                 # message is on a channel
                 if messageTrap(message_string):
-                    # message is for us to respond to
+                    # message is for us to respond to, or is it...
                     if ignoreDefaultChannel and channel_number == publicChannel:
-                        logger.debug(f"System: ignoreDefaultChannel CMD:{message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'short', rxNode)}")
+                        logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring CMD:{message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'short', rxNode)} Default Channel:{channel_number}")
+                    elif str(message_from_id) in bbs_ban_list:
+                        logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring CMD:{message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'short', rxNode)} Cantankerous Node")
+                    elif str(channel_number) in ignoreChannels:
+                        logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring CMD:{message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'short', rxNode)} Ignored Channel:{channel_number}")
+                    elif cmdBang and not message_string.startswith("!"):
+                        logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring CMD:{message_string} From: {get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'short', rxNode)} Didnt sound like they meant it")
                     else:
-                        # message is for bot to respond to
+                        # message is for bot to respond to, seriously this time..
                         logger.info(f"Device:{rxNode} Channel:{channel_number} " + CustomFormatter.green + "ReceivedChannel: " + CustomFormatter.white + f"{message_string} " + CustomFormatter.purple +\
                                     "From: " + CustomFormatter.white + f"{get_name_from_number(message_from_id, 'long', rxNode)}")
                         if useDMForResponse:
@@ -1345,6 +1425,8 @@ async def start_rx():
         logger.debug(f"System: QRZ Welcome/Hello Enabled")
     if checklist_enabled:
         logger.debug(f"System: CheckList Module Enabled")
+    if ignoreChannels != []:
+        logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring Channels: {ignoreChannels}")
     if enableSMTP:
         if enableImap:
             logger.debug(f"System: SMTP Email Alerting Enabled using IMAP")
@@ -1362,6 +1444,12 @@ async def start_rx():
 
         # Send WX every Morning at 08:00 using handle_wxc function to channel 2 on device 1
         #schedule.every().day.at("08:00").do(lambda: send_message(handle_wxc(0, 1, 'wx'), 2, 0, 1))
+        
+        # Send Weather Channel Notice Wed. Noon on channel 2, device 1
+        #schedule.every().wednesday.at("12:00").do(lambda: send_message("Weather alerts available on 'Alerts' channel with default 'AQ==' key.", 2, 0, 1))
+
+        # Send config URL for Medium Fast Network Use every other day at 10:00 to default channel 2 on device 1
+        #schedule.every(2).days.at("10:00").do(lambda: send_message("Join us on Medium Fast https://meshtastic.org/e/#CgcSAQE6AggNEg4IARAEOAFAA0gBUB5oAQ", 2, 0, 1))
 
         # Send a Net Starting Now Message Every Wednesday at 19:00 using send_message function to channel 2 on device 1
         #schedule.every().wednesday.at("19:00").do(lambda: send_message("Net Starting Now", 2, 0, 1))

modules/filemon.py

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ def read_file(file_monitor_file_path, random_line_only=False):
                 return "🐝buzz 💐buzz buzz🍯"
         if random_line_only:
             # read a random line from the file
-            with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r') as f:
+            with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 lines = f.readlines()
                 return random.choice(lines)
         else:
             # read the whole file
-            with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r') as f:
+            with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                 content = f.read()
             return content
     except Exception as e:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def read_news():
 def write_news(content, append=False):
     # write the news file on demand
     try:
-        with open(news_file_path, 'a' if append else 'w') as f:
+        with open(news_file_path, 'a' if append else 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             f.write(content)
             logger.info(f"FileMon: Updated {news_file_path}")
         return True
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def call_external_script(message, script="script/runShell.sh"):
                 logger.warning(f"FileMon: Script not found: {script_path}")
                 return "sorry I can't do that"
             
-        output = os.popen(f"bash {script_path} {message}").read()
+        output = os.popen(f"bash {script_path} {message}", encoding='utf-8').read()
         return output
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning(f"FileMon: Error calling external script: {e}")

modules/games/hamtest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# hamradio test module for meshbot DE K7MHI 2025
+# depends on the JSON question data files from https://github.com/russolsen/ham_radio_question_pool
+
+# data files which are expected to be in ../../data/hamradio/ similar to the following:
+# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/russolsen/ham_radio_question_pool/refs/heads/master/technician-2022-2026/technician.json
+# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/russolsen/ham_radio_question_pool/refs/heads/master/general-2023-2027/general.json
+# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/russolsen/ham_radio_question_pool/refs/heads/master/extra-2024-2028/extra.json
+
+import json
+import random
+import os
+from modules.log import *
+
+class HamTest:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.questions = {}
+        self.load_questions()
+        self.game = {}
+
+    def load_questions(self):
+        for level in ['technician', 'general', 'extra']:
+            try:
+                with open(f'{os.path.dirname(__file__)}/../../data/hamradio/{level}.json', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                    self.questions[level] = json.load(f)
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                logger.error(f"File not found: ../../data/hamradio/{level}.json")
+                self.questions[level] = []
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logger.error(f"Error decoding JSON from file: ../../data/hamradio/{level}.json")
+                self.questions[level] = []
+
+    def newGame(self, id, level='technician'):
+        msg = f"📻New {level} quiz started, 'end' to exit."
+        if id in self.game:
+            level = self.game[id]['level']
+        self.game[id] = {
+            'level': level,
+            'score': 0,
+            'total': 0,
+            'errors': [],
+            'qId': None,
+            'question': None,
+            'answers': None,
+            'correct': None
+        }
+        # set the pool needed for the game
+        if self.game[id]['level'] == 'extra':
+            self.game[id]['total'] = 50
+        else:
+            self.game[id]['total'] = 35
+
+        # randomize the questions
+        random.shuffle(self.questions[level])
+
+        msg += f"\n{self.nextQuestion(id)}"
+        return msg
+    
+    def nextQuestion(self, id):
+        level = self.game[id]['level']
+        # if question has the word figure in it, skip it
+        question = random.choice(self.questions[level])
+        while 'figure' in question['question'].lower():
+            question = random.choice(self.questions[level])
+
+        self.game[id]['question'] = question['question']
+        self.game[id]['answers'] = question['answers']
+        self.game[id]['correct'] = question['correct']
+        self.game[id]['qId'] = question['id']
+        self.game[id]['total'] -= 1
+
+        if self.game[id]['total'] == 0:
+            return self.endGame(id)
+
+        # ask the question and return answers in A, B, C, D format
+        msg = f"{self.game[id]['question']}\n"
+        for i, answer in enumerate(self.game[id]['answers']):
+            msg += f"{chr(65+i)}. {answer}\n"
+        return msg
+    
+    def answer(self, id, answer):
+        if id not in self.game:
+            return "No game in progress"
+        if self.game[id]['correct'] == ord(answer.upper()) - 65:
+            self.game[id]['score'] += 1
+            return f"Correct👍\n" + self.nextQuestion(id)
+        else:
+            # record the section of the question for study aid
+            section = self.game[id]['qId'][:3]
+            self.game[id]['errors'].append(section)
+            # provide the correct answer
+            answer = [self.game[id]['correct']]
+            return f"Wrong.⛔️ Correct is {chr(65+self.game[id]['correct'])}\n" + self.nextQuestion(id)
+        
+    def getScore(self, id):
+        if id not in self.game:
+            return "No game in progress"
+        score = self.game[id]['score']
+        total = self.game[id]['total']
+        level = self.game[id]['level']
+        if self.game[id]['errors']:
+            areaofstudy = max(set(self.game[id]['errors']), key = self.game[id]['errors'].count)
+        else:
+            areaofstudy = "None"
+
+        if level == 'extra':
+            pool = 50
+        else:
+            pool = 35
+        
+        return f"Score: {score}/{pool}\nQuestions left: {total}\nArea of study: {areaofstudy}"
+    
+    def endGame(self, id):
+        if id not in self.game:
+            return "No game in progress"
+        
+        score = self.game[id]['score']
+        level = self.game[id]['level']
+
+        if level == 'extra':
+            # passing score for extra is 37 out of 50
+            passing = 37
+        else:
+            # passing score for technician and general is 26 out of 35
+            passing = 26
+
+        if score >= passing:
+            msg = f"Game over. Score: {score} 73! 🎉You passed the {level} exam."
+        else:
+            # find the most common section of the questions missed
+            if self.game[id]['errors']:
+                areaofstudy = max(set(self.game[id]['errors']), key = self.game[id]['errors'].count)
+            else:
+                areaofstudy = "None"
+            msg = f"Game over. Score: {score} 73! 😿You did not pass the {level} exam. \nYou may want to study {areaofstudy}."
+        
+        # remove the game[id] from the list
+        del self.game[id]
+        return msg
+
+hamtestTracker = []
+hamtest = HamTest()
+   

modules/games/hangman.py

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+# Written for Meshtastic mesh-bot by ZR1RF Johannes le Roux 2025
+import random
+
+class Hangman:
+    WORDS = [
+    "ability","able","about","above","accept","according","account","across",
+    "act","action","activity","actually","add","address","administration","admit",
+    "adult","affect","after","again","against","age","agency","agent","ago",
+    "agree","agreement","ahead","air","all","allow","almost","alone","along",
+    "already","also","although","always","American","among","amount","analysis",
+    "and","animal","another","answer","any","anyone","anything","appear","apply",
+    "approach","area","argue","arm","around","arrive","art","article","artist",
+    "as","ask","assume","at","attack","attention","attorney","audience","author",
+    "authority","available","avoid","away","baby","back","bad","bag","ball",
+    "bank","bar","base","be","beat","beautiful","because","become","bed","before",
+    "begin","behavior","behind","believe","benefit","best","better","between",
+    "beyond","big","bill","billion","bit","black","blood","blue","board","body",
+    "book","born","both","box","boy","break","bring","brother","budget","build",
+    "building","business","but","buy","by","call","camera","campaign","can",
+    "cancer","candidate","capital","car","card","care","career","carry","case",
+    "catch","cause","cell","center","central","century","certain","certainly",
+    "chair","challenge","chance","change","character","charge","check","child",
+    "choice","choose","church","citizen","city","civil","claim","class","clear",
+    "clearly","close","coach","cold","collection","college","color","come",
+    "commercial","common","community","company","compare","computer","concern",
+    "condition","conference","Congress","consider","consumer","contain","continue",
+    "control","cost","could","country","couple","course","court","cover","create",
+    "crime","cultural","culture","cup","current","customer","cut","dark","data",
+    "daughter","day","dead","deal","death","debate","decade","decide","decision",
+    "deep","defense","degree","democrat","democratic","describe","design",
+    "despite","detail","determine","develop","development","die","difference",
+    "different","difficult","dinner","direction","director","discover","discuss",
+    "discussion","disease","do","doctor","dog","door","down","draw","dream","drive",
+    "drop","drug","during","each","early","east","easy","eat","economic","economy",
+    "edge","education","effect","effort","eight","either","election","else",
+    "employee","end","energy","enjoy","enough","enter","entire","environment",
+    "environmental","especially","establish","even","evening","event","ever",
+    "every","everybody","everyone","everything","evidence","exactly","example",
+    "executive","exist","expect","experience","expert","explain","eye","face",
+    "fact","factor","fail","fall","family","far","fast","father","fear","federal",
+    "feel","feeling","few","field","fight","figure","fill","film","final","finally",
+    "financial","find","fine","finger","finish","fire","firm","first","fish","five",
+    "floor","fly","focus","follow","food","foot","for","force","foreign","forget",
+    "form","former","forward","four","free","friend","from","front","full","fund",
+    "future","game","garden","gas","general","generation","get","girl","give",
+    "glass","go","goal","good","government","great","green","ground","group","grow",
+    "growth","guess","gun","guy","hair","half","hand","hang","happen","happy",
+    "hard","have","he","head","health","hear","heart","heat","heavy","help","her",
+    "here","herself","high","him","himself","his","history","hit","hold","home",
+    "hope","hospital","hot","hotel","hour","house","how","however","huge","human",
+    "hundred","husband","I","idea","identify","if","image","imagine","impact",
+    "important","improve","in","include","including","increase","indeed","indicate",
+    "individual","industry","information","inside","instead","institution","interest",
+    "interesting","international","interview","into","investment","involve","issue",
+    "it","item","its","itself","job","join","just","keep","key","kid","kill","kind",
+    "kitchen","know","knowledge","land","language","large","last","late","later",
+    "laugh","law","lawyer","lay","lead","leader","learn","least","leave","left",
+    "leg","legal","less","let","letter","level","lie","life","light","like","likely",
+    "line","list","listen","little","live","local","long","look","lose","loss",
+    "lot","love","low","machine","magazine","main","maintain","major","majority",
+    "make","man","manage","management","manager","many","market","marriage",
+    "material","matter","may","maybe","me","mean","measure","media","medical","meet",
+    "meeting","member","memory","mention","message","method","middle","might",
+    "military","million","mind","minute","miss","mission","model","modern","moment",
+    "money","month","more","morning","most","mother","mouth","move","movement",
+    "movie","Mr","Mrs","much","music","must","my","myself","name","nation",
+    "national","natural","nature","near","nearly","necessary","need","network",
+    "never","new","news","newspaper","next","nice","night","no","none","nor",
+    "north","not","note","nothing","notice","now","number","occur","of","off",
+    "offer","office","officer","official","often","oh","oil","ok","old","on",
+    "once","one","only","onto","open","operation","opportunity","option","or",
+    "order","organization","other","others","our","out","outside","over","own",
+    "owner","page","pain","painting","paper","parent","part","participant",
+    "particular","particularly","partner","party","pass","past","patient","pattern",
+    "pay","peace","people","per","perform","performance","perhaps","period",
+    "person","personal","phone","physical","pick","picture","piece","place","plan",
+    "plant","play","player","point","police","policy","political","politics",
+    "poor","popular","population","position","positive","possible","power",
+    "practice","prepare","present","president","pressure","pretty","prevent","price",
+    "private","probably","problem","process","produce","product","production",
+    "professional","professor","program","project","property","protect","prove",
+    "provide","public","pull","purpose","push","put","quality","question","quickly",
+    "quite","race","radio","raise","range","rate","rather","reach","read","ready",
+    "real","reality","realize","really","reason","receive","recent","recently",
+    "recognize","record","red","reduce","reflect","region","relate","relationship",
+    "religious","remain","remember","remove","report","represent","republican",
+    "require","research","resource","respond","response","responsibility","rest",
+    "result","return","reveal","rich","right","rise","risk","road","rock","role",
+    "room","rule","run","safe","same","save","say","scene","school","science",
+    "scientist","score","sea","season","seat","second","section","security","see",
+    "seek","seem","sell","send","senior","sense","series","serious","serve",
+    "service","set","seven","several","shake","share","she","shoot","short","shot",
+    "should","shoulder","show","side","sign","significant","similar","simple",
+    "simply","since","sing","single","sister","sit","site","situation","six","size",
+    "skill","skin","small","smile","so","social","society","soldier","some",
+    "somebody","someone","something","sometimes","son","song","soon","sort","sound",
+    "source","south","southern","space","speak","special","specific","speech",
+    "spend","sport","spring","staff","stage","stand","standard","star","start",
+    "state","statement","station","stay","step","still","stock","stop","store",
+    "story","strategy","street","strong","structure","student","study","stuff",
+    "style","subject","success","successful","such","suddenly","suffer","suggest",
+    "summer","support","sure","surface","system","table","take","talk","task","tax",
+    "teach","teacher","team","technology","television","tell","ten","tend","term",
+    "test","than","thank","that","the","their","them","themselves","then","theory",
+    "there","these","they","thing","think","third","this","those","though","thought",
+    "thousand","threat","three","through","throughout","throw","thus","time","to",
+    "today","together","tonight","too","top","total","tough","toward","town","trade",
+    "traditional","training","travel","treat","treatment","tree","trial","trip",
+    "trouble","true","truth","try","turn","TV","two","type","under","understand",
+    "unit","until","up","upon","us","use","usually","value","various","very",
+    "victim","view","violence","visit","voice","vote","wait","walk","wall","want",
+    "war","watch","water","way","we","weapon","wear","week","weight","well","west",
+    "western","what","whatever","when","where","whether","which","while","white",
+    "who","whole","whom","whose","why","wide","wife","will","win","wind","window",
+    "wish","with","within","without","woman","wonder","word","work","worker","world",
+    "worry","would","write","writer","wrong","yard","yeah","year","yes","yet","you",
+    "young","your","yourself","meshtastic","node","lora","mesh"]
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.game = {}
+
+    def new_game(self, id):
+        games = won = 0
+        ret = ""
+        if id in self.game:
+            games = self.game[id]["games"]
+            won = self.game[id]["won"]
+            ret += f"Total Games: {games}, Won: {won}\n"
+
+        self.game[id] = {
+            "word": self.random_word(),
+            "guesses": [],
+            "games": games+1,
+            "won": won
+        }
+        ret += self.game_continue(id)
+        return ret
+
+    def guess(self, id, input):
+        g = self.game[id]
+        if not input:
+            return
+        letter = input[0].lower()
+        if letter.isalpha() and letter not in g["guesses"]:
+            g["guesses"].append(letter)
+
+    def wrong_guesses(self, id):
+        g = self.game[id]
+        wrong = 0
+        for letter in g["guesses"]:
+            if letter not in g["word"]:
+                wrong += 1
+        return wrong
+
+    def won(self, id):
+        g = self.game[id]
+        for letter in g["word"]:
+            if letter not in g["guesses"]:
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def mask(self, id):
+        g = self.game[id]
+        return " ".join([a if a in g["guesses"] else "_" for a in g["word"]])
+
+    def game_board(self, id):
+        g = self.game[id]
+        emotions = "😀🙂😐😑😕😔💀"
+        wrong = self.wrong_guesses(id)
+        ret = ""
+        if self.won(id):
+            ret += "🥳" + "\n"
+            g["won"] += 1
+        else:
+            ret += emotions[wrong] + "\n"
+        ret += hangman.mask(id) + "\n"
+        if g["guesses"]:
+            ret += ",".join(g["guesses"]) + "\n"
+        return ret
+
+    def game_continue(self, id):
+        return self.game_board(id) + "Guess a letter"
+
+    def game_over(self, id):
+        return self.game_board(id) + "Game over, the word was " + self.game[id]["word"]
+
+    def play(self, id, input):
+        if id not in self.game:
+            return self.new_game(id)
+        self.guess(id, input)
+        wrong = self.wrong_guesses(id)
+        if wrong >= 6 or self.won(id):
+            return self.game_over(id) + "\n" + self.new_game(id)
+        return self.game_continue(id)
+
+    def end(self, id):
+        del self.game[id]
+
+    def random_word(self):
+        return random.choice(self.WORDS)
+
+hangmanTracker = []
+hangman = Hangman()

modules/locationdata.py

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def get_NOAAweather(lat=0, lon=0, unit=0):
     for day in forecast[:forecastDuration]:
         # abreviate the forecast
 
-        weather += day['name'] + ": " + abbreviate_noaa(day['detailedForecast']) + "\n"
+        weather += abbreviate_noaa(day['name']) + ": " + abbreviate_noaa(day['detailedForecast']) + "\n"
     # remove last newline
     weather = weather[:-1]
 
@@ -287,20 +287,13 @@ def get_NOAAweather(lat=0, lon=0, unit=0):
 def abbreviate_noaa(row):
     # replace long strings with shorter ones for display
     replacements = {
-        "monday": "Mon ",
-        "tuesday": "Tue ",
-        "wednesday": "Wed ",
-        "thursday": "Thu ",
-        "friday": "Fri ",
-        "saturday": "Sat ",
-        "sunday": "Sun ",
-        "today": "Today ",
-        "night": "Night ",
-        "tonight": "Tonight ",
-        "tomorrow": "Tomorrow ",
-        "day": "Day ",
-        "this afternoon": "Afternoon ",
-        "overnight": "Overnight ",
+        "monday": "Mon",
+        "tuesday": "Tue",
+        "wednesday": "Wed",
+        "thursday": "Thu",
+        "friday": "Fri",
+        "saturday": "Sat",
+        "sunday": "Sun",
         "northwest": "NW",
         "northeast": "NE",
         "southwest": "SW",
@@ -520,7 +513,6 @@ def getIpawsAlert(lat=0, lon=0, shortAlerts = False):
                 if info.getElementsByTagName("description") and info.getElementsByTagName("description")[0].childNodes:
                     description = info.getElementsByTagName("description")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
                 else:
-                    logger.debug(f"System: report this to discord - iPAWS No description for alert: {headline}")
                     description = headline
 
                 area_table = info.getElementsByTagName("area")[0]
@@ -539,10 +531,11 @@ def getIpawsAlert(lat=0, lon=0, shortAlerts = False):
             # check if the alert is for the current location, if wanted keep alert
             if (sameVal in mySAME) or (geocode_value in mySAME):
                 # ignore the FEMA test alerts
-                if ignoreFEMAtest:
-                    if "Test" in headline:
-                        logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring FEMA Test Alert: {headline} for {areaDesc}")
-                        continue
+                if ignoreFEMAenable:
+                    for word in ignoreFEMAwords:
+                        if word.lower() in headline.lower():
+                            logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring FEMA Alert: {headline} containing {word} at {areaDesc}")
+                            continue
 
                 # add to alerts list
                 alerts.append({

modules/log.py

@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ logger.addHandler(stdout_handler)
 
 if syslog_to_file:
     # Create file handler for logging to a file
-    file_handler_sys = TimedRotatingFileHandler('logs/meshbot.log', when='midnight', backupCount=log_backup_count)
+    file_handler_sys = TimedRotatingFileHandler('logs/meshbot.log', when='midnight', backupCount=log_backup_count, encoding='utf-8')
     file_handler_sys.setLevel(LOGGING_LEVEL) # DEBUG used by default for system logs to disk
     file_handler_sys.setFormatter(plainFormatter(logFormat))
     logger.addHandler(file_handler_sys)
 
 if log_messages_to_file:
     # Create file handler for logging to a file
-    file_handler = TimedRotatingFileHandler('logs/messages.log', when='midnight', backupCount=log_backup_count)
+    file_handler = TimedRotatingFileHandler('logs/messages.log', when='midnight', backupCount=log_backup_count, encoding='utf-8')
     file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO) # INFO used for messages to disk
     file_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(msgLogFormat))
     msgLogger.addHandler(file_handler)

modules/settings.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ max_retry_count2 = 4 # max retry count for interface 2
 retry_int1 = False
 retry_int2 = False
 wiki_return_limit = 3 # limit the number of sentences returned off the first paragraph first hit
-playingGame = False
 GAMEDELAY = 28800 # 8 hours in seconds for game mode holdoff
 cmdHistory = [] # list to hold the last commands
 seenNodes = [] # list to hold the last seen nodes
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 config_file = "config.ini"
 
 try:
-    config.read(config_file)
+    config.read(config_file, encoding='utf-8')
 except Exception as e:
     print(f"System: Error reading config file: {e}")
 
@@ -196,7 +195,9 @@ try:
     # general
     useDMForResponse = config['general'].getboolean('respond_by_dm_only', True)
     publicChannel = config['general'].getint('defaultChannel', 0) # the meshtastic public channel
+    ignoreChannels = config['general'].get('ignoreChannels', '').split(',') # ignore these channels
     ignoreDefaultChannel = config['general'].getboolean('ignoreDefaultChannel', False)
+    cmdBang = config['general'].getboolean('cmdBang', False) # default off
     zuluTime = config['general'].getboolean('zuluTime', False) # aka 24 hour time
     log_messages_to_file = config['general'].getboolean('LogMessagesToFile', False) # default off
     log_backup_count = config['general'].getint('LogBackupCount', 32) # default 32 days
@@ -257,7 +258,8 @@ try:
     numWxAlerts = config['location'].getint('NOAAalertCount', 2) # default 2 alerts
     enableExtraLocationWx = config['location'].getboolean('enableExtraLocationWx', False) # default False
     ipawsPIN = config['location'].get('ipawsPIN', '000000') # default 000000
-    ignoreFEMAtest = config['location'].getboolean('ignoreFEMAtest', True) # default True
+    ignoreFEMAenable = config['location'].getboolean('ignoreFEMAenable', True) # default True
+    ignoreFEMAwords = config['location'].get('ignoreFEMAwords', 'test,exercise').split(',') # default test,exercise
     wxAlertBroadcastChannel = config['location'].get('wxAlertBroadcastCh', '2').split(',') # default Channel 2
     emergencyAlertBroadcastCh = config['location'].get('eAlertBroadcastCh', '2').split(',') # default Channel 2
     
@@ -330,6 +332,8 @@ try:
     videoPoker_enabled = config['games'].getboolean('videoPoker', True)
     mastermind_enabled = config['games'].getboolean('mastermind', True)
     golfSim_enabled = config['games'].getboolean('golfSim', True)
+    hangman_enabled = config['games'].getboolean('hangman', True)
+    hamtest_enabled = config['games'].getboolean('hamtest', True)
 
     # messaging settings
     responseDelay = config['messagingSettings'].getfloat('responseDelay', 0.7) # default 0.7

modules/system.py

@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ if location_enabled:
     else:
         # NOAA only features
         help_message = help_message + ", wxa, tide, ealert"
+
+# NOAA alerts needs location module
+if wxAlertBroadcastEnabled or emergencyAlertBrodcastEnabled:
+    from modules.locationdata import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
+    # limited subset, this should be done better but eh..
+    trap_list = trap_list + ("wx", "wxc", "wxa", "wxalert", "ea", "ealert")
+    help_message = help_message + ", wxalert, ealert"
         
 # BBS Configuration
 if bbs_enabled:
@@ -151,7 +158,17 @@ if golfSim_enabled:
     from modules.games.golfsim import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
     trap_list = trap_list + ("golfsim",)
     games_enabled = True
-    
+
+if hangman_enabled:
+    from modules.games.hangman import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
+    trap_list = trap_list + ("hangman",)
+    games_enabled = True
+
+if hamtest_enabled:
+    from modules.games.hamtest import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
+    trap_list = trap_list + ("hamtest",)
+    games_enabled = True
+
 # Games Configuration
 if games_enabled is True:
     help_message = help_message + ", games"
@@ -172,6 +189,10 @@ if games_enabled is True:
         gamesCmdList += "masterMind, "
     if golfSim_enabled:
         gamesCmdList += "golfSim, "
+    if hangman_enabled:
+        gamesCmdList += "hangman, "
+    if hamtest_enabled:
+        gamesCmdList += "hamTest, "
     gamesCmdList = gamesCmdList[:-2] # remove the last comma
 else:
     gamesCmdList = ""
@@ -645,6 +666,8 @@ def messageTrap(msg):
             # if word in message is in the trap list, return True
             if t.lower() == m.lower():
                 return True
+            if cmdBang and m.startswith("!"):
+                return True
     # if no trap words found, run a search for near misses like ping? or cmd?
     for m in message_list:
         for t in range(len(trap_list)):
@@ -706,6 +729,7 @@ def handleAlertBroadcast(deviceID=1):
     alertDe = NO_ALERTS
     alertFema = NO_ALERTS
     wxAlert = NO_ALERTS
+    alertWx = False
     # only allow API call every 20 minutes
     # the watchdog will call this function 3 times, seeing possible throttling on the API
     clock = datetime.now()
@@ -729,7 +753,7 @@ def handleAlertBroadcast(deviceID=1):
 
     # format alert
     if alertWx:
-        wxAlert = f"🚨 {alertWx[1]} EAS WX ALERT: {alertWx[0]}"
+        wxAlert = f"🚨 {alertWx[1]} EAS-WX ALERT: {alertWx[0]}"
     else:
         wxAlert = False
 

script/send-environment-metrics.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface = meshtastic.tcp_interface.TCPInterface(hostname='127.0.0.1', noProto=
 # Create a telemetry data object
 telemetry_data = telemetry_pb2.Telemetry()
 telemetry_data.time = int(time.time())
-telemetry_data.local_stats.upTime = 0
+#telemetry_data.local_stats.upTime = 0
 telemetry_data.environment_metrics.temperature = 0
 # telemetry_data.environment_metrics.voltage = 0
 # telemetry_data.environment_metrics.current = 0
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ telemetry_data.environment_metrics.temperature = 0
 # telemetry_data.environment_metrics.weight = 0
 
 # Read the uptime
-with open('/proc/uptime', 'r') as uptime:
-    telemetry_data.local_stats.upTime = int(float(uptime.readline().split()[0]))
+# with open('/proc/uptime', 'r') as uptime:
+#     telemetry_data.local_stats.upTime = int(float(uptime.readline().split()[0]))
 
 # Read the CPU temperature
 with open('/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp', 'r') as cpu_temp: