From 06b08dbbcb4b234a94be189f855ce5fec4c5c37b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Sima <ben@bensima.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 13:54:55 -0400
Subject: init: slopbot scaffold

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 main.py | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 main.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+slopbot - Zulip bot that replies with stock prices when it sees $TICKER patterns.
+
+Usage:
+    python main.py
+
+Requires a .zuliprc file in the same directory (see .zuliprc.example).
+"""
+
+import re
+import zulip
+import yfinance as yf
+
+# Regex to match stock tickers like $NVDA, $AAPL, $BRK
+TICKER_RE = re.compile(r'\$([A-Z]{1,5})')
+
+
+def fetch_price(ticker: str) -> str:
+    """Return a formatted price string for a ticker, or an error message."""
+    try:
+        info = yf.Ticker(ticker).fast_info
+        price = info["lastPrice"]
+        return f"${ticker}: ${price:,.2f}"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"${ticker}: couldn't fetch price ({e})"
+
+
+def handle_event(event: dict, client: zulip.Client) -> None:
+    """Process a Zulip event and reply if tickers are found."""
+    if event.get("type") != "message":
+        return
+
+    msg = event["message"]
+
+    # Don't reply to ourselves
+    if msg["sender_email"] == client.email:
+        return
+
+    content = msg.get("content", "")
+    tickers = TICKER_RE.findall(content.upper())
+
+    if not tickers:
+        return
+
+    lines = [fetch_price(t) for t in dict.fromkeys(tickers)]  # dedup, preserve order
+    reply = "\n".join(lines)
+
+    client.send_message({
+        "type": msg["type"],          # "stream" or "private"
+        "to": msg["stream_id"] if msg["type"] == "stream" else msg["sender_email"],
+        "topic": msg.get("subject", ""),
+        "content": reply,
+    })
+
+
+def main():
+    client = zulip.Client(config_file=".zuliprc")
+    print(f"slopbot running as {client.email} ...")
+    client.call_on_each_event(
+        lambda event: handle_event(event, client),
+        event_types=["message"],
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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