#!/usr/bin/env python
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# Version:      0.1.0
# Author:       Florian "Bluewind" Pritz <flo@xssn.at>
#
# Licensed under WTFPL v2
#   (see COPYING for full license text)
#
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# runs commands in irssi using socket_interface.pl 
#----------------------------------------------------

import socket
import user
import sys

def smart_bool(s):
  """
  Converts many strings to booleans

  from http://codecomments.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/converting-a-string-to-a-boolean-value-in-python/
  """
  if s is True or s is False:
    return s
  s = str(s).strip().lower()
  return not s in ['false','f','n','0','']

def handler(away):
  s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

  try:
    s.connect(user.home + "/.irssi/socket")
  except socket.error:
    exit(1)

  if away:
    s.send("command /away afk")
  else:
    s.send("command /away")
  s.close()

def main():
  try:
    away = smart_bool(sys.argv[1])
  except IndexError:
    away=False
  handler(away)

if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()