initial docs and environment setup for a chan style messages management system

chan-like/.gitignore

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+bin/
+lib/

chan-like/pyvenv.cfg

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+home = /usr
+implementation = CPython
+version_info = 3.8.5.final.0
+virtualenv = 20.0.20
+include-system-site-packages = false
+base-prefix = /usr
+base-exec-prefix = /usr
+base-executable = /usr/bin/python3

chan-like/readme.md

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+# Chan-Like Addon
+
+A simple plugin which can be used to give Freechat a more _chan-like_ experience where messages are not saved forever.
+
+This is basically another chronjob script that will execute every few minutes or so, removing old content unles otherwise specified.
+
+
+## Options and what they do
+
+* time-out [VALUE] : sets an expiration timer for messages (on the order of days)
+
+Example : `--time-out 30` messages older than 30 days will be deletede
+
+* message-limit [VALUE] : sets the max number of messages allowed in each channel
+
+Example : `--message-limit 1000` after 1000 messages the oldest message will be removed to keep the amount of messages to around 1000.
+
+NOTE : this creates a new process if --no-poll is specified
+
+* --no-poll : Opt out of polling and listen for changes in the database 
+