Dear community,
I invite you to discuss a new (IEP - IntelMQ Enhancement Proposal)
IEP007: Running IntelMQ as Python Library
Have you ever wondered if you can write a Python script, call a bot's process method, pass it some data and get back the enriched/modified data? (pseudo code) bot_instance = Bot(parameters) bot_instance.process_message(input message) -> output messages
Strictly speaking, it *is* actually possible with the current version, but it requires some bizarre hacks like re-defining Bot's methods and overwriting internal values. Staying on the wishlist for quite a while, we intend to implement the feature now. I started the IEP007 draft and need some input from you to maximize the benefit for all the IntelMQ community (developers): https://github.com/certtools/ieps/pull/7/files Or in a readable display: https://github.com/certtools/ieps/tree/iep-007/007
What features and interfacing options would you expect when starting the bot as a library?
Do you think the `Bot.process` method should be rewritten entirely now, removing the calls receive_message/send_message and converting the method into a generator (an API-breaking change)? And if yes, should this be done in one step, or separated from this bot-as-library feature, reducing the complexity of development steps?
Looking forward for your ideas Sebastian