#WARNING This readme is out of date. Django has been replaced with Pyramid. The Django source code has been preserved under src/django-root while the pyramid version lives next door at src/pyramid-root. The Pyramid version is a complete functioning version of this system while the Django version is not however, i have not yet tested building the dev-env (startenv.sh) and running the Pyramid application under this folder structure.

A small-office/home-office router configuration wizard

Run erc/startenv.sh to build 32bit python2.6 and pyclips from source. The script will also create a virtualenv named "ev" and install the pyclips and django1.6 modules locally to the "ev" environment.

cd erc
./startenv.sh

I have not had luck using pyclips with 64bit python and many google searches will lead down the path to compiling pyclips with python2.7 but they often end-up buggy. Playing it safe here and sticking to 32bit python2.6. Using virtualenv to keep system default python in place and out of the way.

python -c "import clips; import django; print(django.get_version())"

python manage.py runserver 8080

then browse --> http://localhost:8080

1. add 'erc_app' to INSTALLED_APPS in erc/erc/settings.py
2. and run the following

python manage.py validate
python manage.py sql erc_app
python manage.py syncdb

if all the above works fine, you can play with the APIs in the sandbox

python manage.py shell

PyCLIPS is a lib wrapper of CLIPS. [more info on pyclips: http://prezi.com/5-vp1anq-xu2/pyclips/]

Refer to: http://pyclips.sourceforge.net/manual/pyclips-overview.html section 1.2.5 Using external functions in CLIPS

Use pyclips' python-call to make callbacks to python, setting certain variables when a new message (user query or otherwise) or a new script command is triggered in the knowledge base

Refer to: http://pyclips.sourceforge.net/manual/pyclips-overview.html section 2.1.2 Functions (Run[limit])

Use clips.run(1) to run the expert system until exactly one(1) rule has been activated. Check your variables to see if a new message, new script command, or both need to be processed.

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