Weechat read mentions and privmsgs

read_aloud.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby

# set username here!
NICK = "" # irc nick
IP   = "" # computer on which to exec espeak
USER = "" # user on said computer

# this is all wizardry
# don't touch

def say(nick, text)
  # execute espeak over ssh
  system "ssh #{USER}@#{IP} \"espeak '#{nick} said #{text}'\""
end

def mention_cb(data, modifier, modifier_data, string)
  # parse the command string to a hash
  content = Weechat.info_get_hashtable("irc_message_parse", {"message" => string})
  # remove
  content["text"] = content["arguments"].sub(/^#?.+ :/, '')

  # print to the main buffer
  Weechat.print('', "Content: #{content.to_s}")

  # if msg is to you, or the message contains your nick
  if content["channel"] == NICK or content["text"] =~ /#{NICK}/i
    # remove the nick when someone tags you at beginning of msg
    say(content["nick"], content["text"].sub(/^#{NICK}.?\s?/i, '').gsub(/[\\\'\"\`\$\{\}]/, ''))
  end

  return string
end

def weechat_init
  Weechat.register("read_aloud", "FredrikAugust", "1.0", "GPL3", "Read mentions and privmsgs aloud", "", "")
  Weechat.hook_modifier("irc_in_privmsg", "mention_cb", "")

  return Weechat::WEECHAT_RC_OK
end