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# Moderation bot for XMPP
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KaikOut is a portmanteau of Kaiko and Out.
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Kaiko (懐古) translates from Japanese to "Old-Fashioned".
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_Because spam has never been in fashion, unless it is served on a plate._
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## KaikOut
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KaikOut is a moderation bot for the XMPP communication network.
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KaikOut is an XMPP bot that suprvises group chat activity and assists in blocking and preventing of abusive and unsolicited type of messages and activities.
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KaikOut is designed primarily for the XMPP communication network (aka Jabber). Visit https://xmpp.org/software/ for more information.
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You can run your own KaikOut instance as a client, from your own computer, server, and even from a Linux phone (i.e. Droidian, Kupfer, Mobian, NixOS, postmarketOS), as well as from Termux.
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All you need is one of the above and an XMPP account to connect KaikOut with.
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Good luck!
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### Slixmpp
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KaikOut is a powered by [slixmpp](https://codeberg.org/poezio/slixmpp).
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### XMPP
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XMPP is the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, a set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, collaboration, lightweight middleware, content syndication, and generalized routing of XML data.
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Visit [XMPP](https://xmpp.org/) for more information [about](https://xmpp.org/about/) the XMPP protocol and check the [list](https://xmpp.org/software/) of XMPP clients.
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KaikOut is primarily designed for XMPP (aka Jabber), yet it is built to be extended to other protocols.
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## Features
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### Control
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- **Blocklist** - Check messages for denied phrases and words (activated by default).
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- **Frequency** - Check the frequency of messages and status messages (activated by default).
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- **Inactivity** - Check for inactivity (deactivated by default).
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- **Moderation Abuse** - KaikOut moderates the moderators.
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### Report
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- **Logger** - Log messages to CSV files.
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- **Moderation Reports** - KaikOut immediately reports to moderators about moderation activities made by other moderators.
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- **Self Reports** - KaikOut immediately reports to moderators about its moderation activities.
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### Special
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- **Remote Management** - KaikOut can be managed in two fashions, publicly (groupchat) and privately (chat).
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- **Simultaneous** - KaikOut is designed to handle multiple contacts, including groupchats, Simultaneously.
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- **Visual interface** - Interactive interface for XMPP using Ad-Hoc Commands,
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## Preview
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KaikOut as appears with Cheogram.
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<img alt="Chat: Session" src="kaikout/documentation/screenshots/chat_session.jpg" width="200px"/>
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<img alt="Ad-Hoc: Commands" src="kaikout/documentation/screenshots/adhoc_commands.jpg" width="200px"/>
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<img alt="Ad-Hoc: Edit bookmark" src="kaikout/documentation/screenshots/adhoc_edit.jpg" width="200px"/>
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<img alt="Ad-Hoc: Settings" width="200px" src="kaikout/documentation/screenshots/adhoc_settings.jpg"/>
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## Getting Started
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### Install
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It is possible to install KaikOut using pip and pipx.
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#### pip inside venv
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```
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$ python3 -m venv .venv
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$ source .venv/bin/activate
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$ pip install git+https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/KaikOut
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```
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#### pipx
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##### Install
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```
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$ pipx install git+https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/KaikOut
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```
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##### Update
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```
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$ pipx uninstall kaikout
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$ pipx install git+https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/KaikOut
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```
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### Start
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Start by executing the command `kaikout` and enter Username and Password of an existing XMPP account.
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```
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$ kaikout
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```
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You can also start KaikOut as follows:
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```
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$ kaikout --jid ACCOUNT_JABBER_ID --password ACCOUNT_PASSWORD
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```
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It is advised to use a dedicated extra account for KaikOut.
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## Recommended Clients
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KaikOut works with any XMPP chat client; if you want to make use of the visual interface which KaikOut has to offer (i.e. Ad-Hoc Commands), then you are advised to use [Cheogram](https://cheogram.com), [Converse](https://conversejs.org), [Gajim](https://gajim.org), [monocles chat](https://monocles.chat), [Movim](https://mov.im), [Poezio](https://poez.io), [Profanity](https://profanity-im.github.io), [Psi](https://psi-im.org) or [Psi+](https://psi-plus.com).
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### Support
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Please join our support groupchat whether you want help, discuss new features or just greet us.
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- [Main Groupchat](xmpp:kaikout@chat.woodpeckersnest.space?join) (International)
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## Authors
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[Schimon](xmpp:sch@pimux.de?message) (Author).
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## License
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AGPL3 license.
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## Copyright
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Schimon Jehudah Zackary, 2024
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