function that will be used to transform strings that include $variables into
strings that include the original meaning. This eventually needs to be some kind
of configurable thing so that new $vars can be added dynamically, however some
of the $vars are static and need not change.
a python bot which used ii to connect. This version houses its own IRC
connection and therefore is most useful with a bouncer such as ZNC. This initial
version does not exhibit much functionality. It can only show off how plugins
might be written in later versions and currently mimics anything said to it.
There may be bugs, and it will most certainly be altered in signifigant ways
before the API is stable.
Chris Sexton