Reddit comment bot

[iandennismiller]

Requirements

Integration

• implement with Python 3
• uses virtualenv or other isolation method
• third-party libraries in requirements.txt
• single file application in /promo/bots/reddit-comment-bot.py; not split into python modules
• runs in $PWD, does not require setuptools installation
• configuration is external to source code; config-public.ini and config-private.ini permit API secrets to be external to source code
• launches with make reddit-comment-bot; see Makefile

Monitoring

• monitor for posts with "Mueller Report" (case insensitive) in the title
• configure list of subreddits to monitor; what should this consist of?
• configure minimum post upvotes before a comment is submitted to a post; configurable on a per-subreddit basis
• decision: monitors rising posts? top posts? Seeking advice.

Commenting

• when post matches, compose comment using markdown loaded from configurable file located in /promo/social/FILENAME.MD (path is hardcoded, filename is configurable)
• support auto-removal of comment when conditions are met; conditions include downvotes