status.py

from datetime import datetime
from willie import module

# use this to separate different parts of the status
DELIMITER = ";"

@module.commands('status')
def status(bot, trigger):
	status_msg = []
	# add name
	status_msg.append(trigger.nick)
	# add time
	status_msg.append(datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'))
	# add status message
	status_msg.append(trigger.group(2))
	
	status = DELIMITER.join(status_msg)
	
	# write the message to file
	with open("status.txt", "a") as status_fh:
		status_fh.write(status)