# File rbot/config.rb, line 4
  def initialize(bot)
    super(false)
    @bot = bot
    # some defaults
    self["SERVER"] = "localhost"
    self["PORT"] = "6667"
    self["NICK"] = "rbot"
    self["USER"] = "gilbertt"
    self["PASSWORD"] = nil
    self["KEYWORD_LISTEN"] = false
    if(File.exist?("#{@bot.botclass}/conf.rbot"))
      IO.foreach("#{@bot.botclass}/conf.rbot") do |line|
        next if(line =~ /^\s*#/)
        if(line =~ /(\S+)\s+=\s+(.*)$/)
          self[$1] = $2 if($2)
        end
      end
    end
  end