.cargo/config.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+[env]
+# Based on https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html
+OtherBots = "Supibot,buttsbot,PotatBotat,StreamElements"

Cargo.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ futures = "0.3"
 async-trait = "0.1.77"
 casual_logger = "0.6.5"
 
-
 [lib]
 name = "bot_lib"
-path = "src/lib.rs"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+

README.md

@@ -12,4 +12,11 @@ login_name = <botname>
 access_token = <oath token>
 bot_channels = <chnl1>,<chnl2>
 prefix = <prefix>
+```
+
+
+2. If required, adjust the following additional `.cargo\config.toml` configurations : 
+```
+[env]
+OtherBots = # Other Bots for special handling (e.g., bot commands cant be ran by bots)
 ```

src/core/identity.rs

@@ -12,11 +12,40 @@ use crate::core::botinstance::ChType;
 use crate::core::botlog;
 use crate::core::botmodules::{BotActionTrait, BotCommand, BotModule, ModulesManager};
 
+use dotenv::dotenv;
+use std::env;
+
 fn adminvector() -> Vec<String> {
     vec![String::from("ModulatingForce")]
     //vec![]
 }
 
+
+pub fn otherbots_vector() -> Vec<String> {
+    // vec![String::from("ModulatingForce")]
+    // //vec![]
+
+    dotenv().ok();
+    let mut other_bots = Vec::new();
+
+    if let Ok(value) = env::var("OtherBots") {
+        for bot in value.split(',') {
+            other_bots.push(String::from(bot).to_lowercase())        
+        }
+    }
+
+    botlog::debug(
+        &format!(
+            "OtherBots : {:?}",other_bots,
+        ),
+        Some("identity.rs > otherbots_vector()".to_string()),
+        None,
+    );
+
+    other_bots
+}
+
+
 pub async fn init(mgr: Arc<ModulesManager>) {
     botlog::trace(
         "Went into Identity Module init",
@@ -780,6 +809,24 @@ impl IdentityManager {
 
         let usr = usr.to_lowercase();
 
+
+        let bot_vector = otherbots_vector() ; // result of pulling from Cargo.toml
+
+        botlog::trace(
+            &format!(
+                "Checking user is part of known bots: bot_vector.contains(&usr) : {:?}",bot_vector.contains(&usr)
+            ),
+            Some("identity.rs > can_user_run()".to_string()),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        if bot_vector.contains(&usr) {
+            return (
+                Permissible::Block,
+                ChangeResult::NoChange("Other Bots Cannot Run Commands".to_string()),
+            );
+        } 
+
         // if cmdreqroles.len() == 0 {
         if cmdreqroles.is_empty() {
             // return Ok(Permissible::Allow)