def start(event, *args, **kwargs):
from life import kernel
event.untildone = True
try: btype, server, channel = event.args
except ValueError: event.reply("<btype> <server> <channel>") ; return
kwargs["channel"] = channel
kwargs["server"] = server
logging.warn("start %s bot (%s)" % (btype, str(kwargs)))
bot = None
if btype == "irc":
from life.irc import IRC
bot = IRC(**kwargs)
if not bot: event.reply("cannot make a %s type bot" % btype) ; return
kernel.bot.register("bot", btype, bot)
task = O()
task.want_dispatch = True
task.do_exec = bot.run
kernel.put(task)
bot.status.connected.wait()
event.done()