v0.23

02/17/2022

fixed bug - forgot to validate random message settings on startup
added code to allow those running a python version older than 3.10 (3.5 - 3.9) to NOT have to upgrade to 3.10 to get bot to work

v0.22

02/15/2022

added -n and -h options in the build_n_run.sh script

new options are not mandatory
if no options are chosen, then the default name for the image and container will be shillbot
this will allow you to run multiple bots via docker, if you so choose
you can now get some help

./build_n_run.sh -h

Usage:
  build_n_run.sh [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -n STRING     Name the image and running container
  -h            Show help message

and choose to name the image you will build and the container you will run

./build_n_run.sh -n bot1
...
=> exporting to image  0.0s
=> => exporting layers  0.0s
=> => writing image sha256:abc123  0.0s
=> => naming to docker.io/library/bot1:latest
...

v0.21

02/13/2022

fixed bug in dockerfile -- updated python version to 3.10
- it was using python version 3.9, but changes to how the event loop is created/managed in bot v0.20 is not compatible with 3.9
- just updated dockerfile to use FROM python:3.10-alpine
- forgot to test dockerfile in bot v0.20 -- ran tests using local setup only

v0.20

02/04/2022

add ability to manage the "random thank yous" via the config file vs in the code
- is now a long list in the settings.example.yml file
- this is a breaking change, you will need to update your local config and code to get this to work
- more power to the user -- but becareful !!
```
...
random_message_format: |
  lambda rm1, rm2 : rm1 + " & " + rm2 + "!"

random_message:
- Cheers
- Thank you
- Thank you so much
...
```

v0.19

01/05/2022

add ability to configure splay, with a default of 7 seconds
- instead of trying to auto-calculate this based on the number of channels
- more power to the user
```
...
splay: 7
...
```

v0.18

11/02/2021

add ability to handle ChatWriteForbiddenError exception
- instead of failing completely for the channel, will instead sleep for 1 hour

v0.17

10/29/2021

bug fix to ensure random thank yous are indeed random

v0.16

10/29/2021

just adding some color to the output

v0.15

10/28/2021

added ability to define the maximum number of messages sent to a channel
- option is total_messages
- this allows a user to NOT SPAM a channel once they feel they have sent enough messages
- might help build/maintain their rep
- example:
```
channel_with_max_total:
  message_type: some_message
  wait_interval: 600
  total_messages: 100
...
```
added a banner to the startup, maybe it will discourage wankers ?? doubt it

v0.14

10/20/2021

added ability to define multiple message types per channel
- only one message will be sent per wait interval
- messages will be sent in the user defined order, so for the below YAML example, the order is:
  - some_message, wait interval;
  - some_other_message, wait interval;
  - some_awesome_message, wait interval;
  - repeat
- example:
```
channel_with_many_message_types:
  message_type:
  - some_message
  - some_other_message
  - some_awesome_message
  wait_interval: 600
channel_with_one_message_type:
  message_type: some_message
  wait_interval: 600
...
```
broked out some code to be more pure
added more schema validation to ensure wait_interval and increase_wait_interval are greater than 0, when defined
added more unit tests

v0.13

10/19/2021

added phone_number as a required config option, thus cutting down on having to type it in during startup

example:

---

api_id: 123456
api_hash: abc123456YXZ
app_short_name: SomeAppName
phone_number: "+18888675309"
...

added many more settings.yml validation tests, so startup will fail early if not config'ed properly
- related to account settings, message settings, and raid settings
added new possible exception error related to "message too long"
added more verbose output when an unknown exception occurs
only recalc wait interval if message is in a loop

v0.12

10/12/2021

try and improve Telethon flood wait error handling

v0.11

10/7/2021

mostly a developer upgrade
- added start of unit testing
- added new Makefile commands
- added 1st go at YAML validation, both at the file load level and the actual data level
  - using jsonschema here
- refactored use of GLOBAL vars and cut down on those alot
- rolled open file bare method into function
- functionized some complicated getting on some next Dicts
- added FAIL message if simple YAML file can't even be loaded

v0.10

10/5/2021

added image as a config option (not required), allowing users to send an image with their messages

example:

...
# this example will send the "short" message and relative image "images/my-awhsum.jpg"
# once every 10 minutues (600 seconds)
somerandomchannelname:
  message_type: short
  wait_interval: 600
  image: images/my-awhsum.jpg
...

v0.9

10/4/2021

added increase_wait_interval as a config option, allowing users to gradually increase how frequent messages are sent to a channel

example:

...
# this example will send a message once every 10 minutues (600 seconds)
# after every iteration, 1 minute (60 seconds) will be added to the previous attempt's wait interval
# so here is an example sequence of operations:
#   - 10m wait, send message, 10m + 1m = 11m
#   - 11m wait, send message, 11m + 1m = 12m
#   - 12m wait, send message, 12m + 1m = 13m
#   - etc, etc, etc
somerandomchannelname:
  message_type: short
  wait_interval: 600
  increase_wait_interval: 60
...

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10/29/2021

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10/28/2021

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10/7/2021

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10/5/2021

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10/1/2021

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9/30/2021

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9/28/2021

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9/27/2021

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9/24/2021

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9/23/2021

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