Super Simple Bot

bot.rb

class Bot
  def initialize(tasks,repeat,delay,auto)
    @tasks = tasks.to_a                                                 ## this should be an array of strings containing ruby code            
    @delay = delay.to_f                                                 ## enter a number of seconds i.e 2.25
	@repeat = repeat.to_s                                               ## tells the bot to either stop after the operation or loop it
    @main_thread = false
	@feedback = []                                                      ## this is where task execution feedback goes so you can see the results of each operation
	if auto
	  start_main
	end
  end
  def start_main                                                        ## this is the main starter, never start by calling 'main' or main will not be put in a thread and you will have to wait for the operation to finish
    if @main_thread == nil or @main_thread == false
	  @main_thread = Thread.new { main }                                
	  true
	else
	  false
	end
  end
  def stop_main                                                         ## stop main thread
    if @main_thread != nil and @main_thread != false
	  @main = false
	  @main_thread.kill
	  @main_thread = nil
	  true
	else
	  false
	end
  end
  def main                                                             ## heres the guts of the main execution operation
    tasks = @tasks.to_a                                                ## get list of tasks incase it has updated
    @main = true                                                       
	exceptions = []
	feedback = []  
	while @main
	  tasks.each do |task|
	    begin
		  feedback << eval(task.to_s)                                 ## each task is a ruby code, we just have to execute the ruby code and compile the feedback and exceptions into a nice little list
		rescue => exception
		  exceptions << exception.to_s
		end
	  end
	  if @repeat.to_s == "false"
	    break
	  end
	  @feedback << Time.now.to_s.split(' ')[0..1].join('.').split("-").join('.').split(':').join('.') + " ; " + feedback.join("\n").to_s + "\nEXCEPTIONS:\n" + exceptions.join("\n").to_s   ## here we package that feedback nicely with a time stamp and record it
	  sleep @delay
    end
	@main = false
  end
end