2 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2ce437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.*.un~
+*.swp
+node_modules/
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 13777fd..cbdaf09 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -4,15 +4,31 @@ var cmdopt = require('cmdopt')
   , _ = require('underscore');
 
 var parser = new cmdopt.Parser();
+parser.option("-h, --help",            "show help");
+parser.option("-c, --channel=CHANNEL", "IRC channel to join");
+parser.option("-n, --nick=NICK",       "Nickname of the bot");
+parser.option("--checkinsUrl",         "URL to use when looking for checkins");
 
-var config = {
-  channel: '#bitraf2',
+var args = process.argv.slice(2);
+var defaults = {
   checkinsUrl: 'http://hermes.bitraf.no/~trygvis/checkins.php',
   nick: os.hostname()
 };
 
-var bot = require('./lib/client.js')(config);
+try {
+  var config = parser.parse(args);
+  config = _.defaults(config, defaults);
+  console.log("config", config);
+  if (config.help) console.log(parser.help());
 
-var r = repl.start('irc> ');
-r.context.bot = bot;
-r.context.config = config;
+  var bot = require('./lib/client.js')(config);
+  var r = repl.start('irc> ');
+  r.context.bot = bot;
+  r.context.config = config;
+} catch (ex) {
+  if (ex instanceof cmdopt.ParseError) {
+    process.stderr.write(ex.message + "\n");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  throw ex;
+}