H-Counter-Bot is Now Fixed and Works!

Hey everyone, your favorite (and previously most frustrating) bot, u/h-counter-bot, is back and ready to count some H's!

For those of you who tried to use it before and were met with the digital equivalent of a shrug emoji, I apologize. The bot was, shall we say, experiencing some "developmental hiccups." It was less of an "H-counter" and more of an "H-no-response-er" or an "H-you-have-zero-comments-er." And don't even get me started on the rate-limiting. It was like the bot was constantly stuck in a traffic jam of its own making.

But fear not, fellow H-enthusiasts! I've been under the hood, wrestling with the code, and I'm thrilled to announce that the major bugs have been squashed!

GitHub: https://github.com/HridayKh/h-couner-bot

Disclaimer: I am u/PROMAN8625, creator of u/h-counter-bot i used ai to organize and format what i wanted to write using ai coz i am a develoer not a writer.

What's New (and Actually Works This Time)

  • It will actually reply to you! Revolutionary, I know.
  • It can actually read your comments! No more telling you that you're a ghostly lurker with an hScore of 0.
  • Rate limits? What rate limits?! The bot has learned the ancient art of patience (and some clever timing algorithms) to avoid getting throttled by Reddit.

Now, a small caveat: if you're a prolific commenter and have, like, 700+ comments, the bot might take a little longer to calculate your hScore – think 15-20 seconds. This isn't a bug; it's a feature! It's the bot taking a deep breath to avoid getting rate-limited again. Consider it a moment for quiet reflection on your dedication to the letter H.

How It Works (for those who forgot, or never knew because it was broken)

Just mention or call u/h-counter-bot, and it will:

  1. Look for [self], op, or a specific username in your comment.
  2. If it doesn't find anything, it'll move up the chain: your parent comment, the post's comments, or the original poster's comments.
  3. Then, it'll scan up to 1000 of those comments to give you your glorious hScore!

So go forth, call the bot, and may your hScores be ever high!