Changelog - Version 4.9 (2024-10-06)

New Features

• Subathon Tracker:
  • Added a new command !subathon to manage subathons.
  • Actions: start, stop, pause, resume, addtime, status.
  • Allows moderators to control the subathon timer and display its status.
• Channel Joined Event: Added an event handler (event_channel_joined) to log when the bot joins a channel.

Enhancements & Updates

• Updated VERSION variable to “4.9”.
• Weather Command: Improved the wording of the weather command output to sound more natural.
• Force Offline/Online Commands: Updated the !forceoffline and !forceonline commands to use the websocket_notice function directly.
• Stream Online/Offline Events: Optimized handling of “stream.online” and “stream.offline” events to use the websocket_notice function directly.

Command & Event Improvements

• Subathon Command:
  • Implemented the !subathon command with various actions to control the subathon timer.
  • Added error handling and user feedback for invalid actions or insufficient permissions.

Bug Fixes

• Subscription Events: Fixed issues in the process_subscription_event and process_subscription_message_event functions to correctly handle new subscriptions, resubscriptions, and subscription messages. Specifically:
  • Corrected the database update statements to properly update the months column for existing subscriptions.
  • Ensured that the event_months value is used consistently when inserting new subscription records.
  • Improved logging to provide more detailed information about subscription events.
  • Fixed an issue where the subscriber message was not included in the Twitch channel message for new subscriptions with messages.
  • Standardized the Discord notification message for both new subscriptions and resubscriptions.
• MyBits Command: Fixed an issue where the !mybits command was not displaying the correct number of bits for the user.
• Command Error Handling: Fixed an issue in the event_command_error function where cooldown messages were not being sent to the correct channel.

Database Changes

• Added new database table subathon to store subathon state:
  • id: Integer, auto-incrementing primary key.
  • start_time: Date and time when the subathon started.
  • end_time: Date and time when the subathon is scheduled to end.
  • starting_minutes: Initial duration of the subathon in minutes.
  • paused: Boolean indicating whether the subathon is paused.
  • remaining_minutes: Number of minutes remaining when paused.
• Added new database table subathon_settings to store subathon configuration:
  • id: Integer, auto-incrementing primary key.
  • starting_minutes: Default starting duration of the subathon in minutes.
  • cheer_add: Number of minutes to add for each cheer.
  • sub_add_1: Number of minutes to add for a tier 1 subscription.
  • sub_add_2: Number of minutes to add for a tier 2 subscription.
  • sub_add_3: Number of minutes to add for a tier 3 subscription.

Removed Features

• Removed the process_stream_online and process_stream_offline functions.

Other Notable Changes

• Lotto Numbers: Updated the user_lotto_numbers function to draw 6 winning numbers and 3 supplementary numbers from 1-47.
• Implemented background task subathon_countdown to keep track of the subathon timer.

Note: This changelog highlights the key changes in version 4.9. For a detailed view of all code changes, please refer to the commit history.