added chat logging capabilities

args.go

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ func (b *bot) parseArgs(args []string) error {
 	// then parse CLI args as overrides
 	flags := flag.NewFlagSet(args[0], flag.ExitOnError)
 	cliConfig := botConfig{}
-	flags.BoolVar(&cliConfig.Debug, "debug", false, "enables command debugging")
+	flags.BoolVar(&cliConfig.Debug, "debug", false, "enables command debugging to stdout")
+	flags.StringVar(&cliConfig.logConvIDStr, "log-convid", "", "sets the keybase chat1.ConvIDStr to log to for feedback")
 	if err := flags.Parse(args[1:]); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -26,10 +27,16 @@ func (b *bot) parseArgs(args []string) error {
 		if cliConfig.Debug == true {
 			b.config.Debug = true
 		}
+		if cliConfig.logConvIDStr != "" {
+			b.config.logConvIDStr = cliConfig.logConvIDStr
+		}
 	}
 
 	// then print the running options
 	b.debug("Debug Enabled")
+	if b.config.logConvIDStr != "" {
+		b.debug("Logging to conversation %s", b.config.logConvIDStr)
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }

main.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type bot struct {
 // fields must be exported for package env (reflect) to work
 type botConfig struct {
 	Debug        bool   `env:"BOT_DEBUG" envDefault:"false"`
+	logConvIDStr string `env:"BOT_LOG_CONVID" envDefault:""`
 }
 
 // hold reply information when needed
@@ -37,6 +38,23 @@ type botReply struct {
 func (b *bot) debug(s string, a ...interface{}) {
 	if b.config.Debug {
 		log.Printf(s, a...)
+		if b.config.logConvIDStr != "" {
+			b.logToChat(s, a...)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// logToChat will send this message to the keybase chat configured in b.logConv
+func (b *bot) logToChat(s string, a ...interface{}) {
+	// if the ConvIdStr isn't blank try to log
+	if b.config.logConvIDStr != "" {
+		// if you can't send the message, log the error to stdout
+		if _, err := b.k.SendMessageByConvID(chat1.ConvIDStr(b.config.logConvIDStr), s, a...); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Unable to log to keybase chat: %s", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// otherwise (and you shouldn't be here but....) log it to stdout
+		log.Println("Unable to log to keybase chat, logging ConvIDStr is not set")
 	}
 }