example_bot.py Hi command floods forever

[vranki]

I just tested the example bot with a direct chat and said "Hi".

It replied with

Hi, @<my_id>:matrix.org
Hi, @<bot's_own_id>:matrix.org
Hi, @<bot's_own_id>:matrix.org
Hi, @<bot's_own_id>:matrix.org
Hi, @<bot's_own_id>:matrix.org

.. forever until I stopped the bot.

[shawnanastasio]

Did you properly set the username in example_bot.py?

The bot filters out its own messages from triggering handlers by checking to see if the message was sent by the username that the MatrixBotAPI instance was constructed with.

[vranki]

I set it as the matrix id (@<bot's_own_id>:matrix.org) .. should it be the full ID or just the username part without homeserver?

[shawnanastasio]

It should just be the username (w/o server). Perhaps this should be clarified in the documentation