From 1efce55ff8c4e7fc18e2e99676d84bb11cb2641b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gammafn <GammaFunction@vivaldi.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:05:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add module aliases

A module can add an alias by simply defining

def matrix_start(self, bot):
    super().matrix_start(bot)
    bot.module_aliases['my_alias'] = self.name

No alias will override a module name
---
 bot.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 3843443..96bd8e9 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Bot:
         self.client = None
         self.join_on_invite = False
         self.modules = dict()
+        self.module_aliases = dict()
         self.leave_empty_rooms = True
         self.pollcount = 0
         self.poll_task = None
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ class Bot:
         # Strip away non-alphanumeric characters, including leading ! for security
         command = re.sub(r'\W+', '', command)
 
-        moduleobject = self.modules.get(command)
+        # Fallback to any declared aliases
+        moduleobject = self.modules.get(command) or self.modules.get(self.module_aliases.get(command))
 
         if moduleobject is not None:
             if moduleobject.enabled: