I've been doing this all wrong for a long time

plugins/encrypt.py

@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ db_ready = False
 
 def db_init(db):
     """check to see that our db has the the encryption table."""
-    db.execute("create table if not exists encryption(encrypted, iv, "
-               "primary key(encrypted))")
-    db.commit()
-    db_ready = True
+    global db_ready
+    if not db_ready:
+        db.execute("create table if not exists encryption(encrypted, iv, "
+                   "primary key(encrypted))")
+        db.commit()
+        db_ready = True
 
 
 def get_salt(bot):
@@ -42,8 +44,7 @@ def get_salt(bot):
 @hook.command
 def encrypt(inp, bot=None, db=None, notice=None):
     """encrypt <pass> <string> -- Encrypts <string> with <pass>. (<string> can only be decrypted using this bot)"""
-    if not db_ready:
-        db_init(db)
+    db_init(db)
 
     split = inp.split(" ")
 

plugins/factoids.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from util import hook, http, text, pyexec
 
 re_lineends = re.compile(r'[\r\n]*')
 
+db_ready = False
+
 # some simple "shortcodes" for formatting purposes
 shortcodes = {
     '[b]': '\x02',
@@ -18,9 +20,12 @@ shortcodes = {
 
 
 def db_init(db):
-    db.execute("create table if not exists mem(word, data, nick,"
-               " primary key(word))")
-    db.commit()
+    global db_ready
+    if not db_ready:
+        db.execute("create table if not exists mem(word, data, nick,"
+                   " primary key(word))")
+        db.commit()
+        db_ready = True
 
 
 def get_memory(db, word):

plugins/horoscope.py

@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ db_ready = False
 
 def db_init(db):
     """check to see that our db has the horoscope table and return a connection."""
-    db.execute("create table if not exists horoscope(nick primary key, sign)")
-    db.commit()
-    db_ready = True
+    global db_ready
+    if not db_ready:
+        db.execute("create table if not exists horoscope(nick primary key, sign)")
+        db.commit()
+        db_ready = True
 
 
 @hook.command(autohelp=False)
 def horoscope(inp, db=None, notice=None, nick=None):
     """horoscope <sign> -- Get your horoscope."""
-
-    if not db_ready:
-        db_init(db)
+    db_init(db)
 
     # check if the user asked us not to save his details
     dontsave = inp.endswith(" dontsave")

plugins/notes.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import re
 from util import hook
 
 
-db_inited = False
+db_ready = False
 
 
 def clean_sql(sql):
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ def clean_sql(sql):
 
 
 def db_init(db):
-    global db_inited
-    if db_inited:
+    global db_ready
+    if db_ready:
         return
 
     exists = db.execute("""
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def db_init(db):
 
     db.commit()
 
-    db_inited = True
+    db_ready = True
 
 
 def db_getall(db, nick, limit=-1):

plugins/regex_chans.py

@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ from util import hook
 # If False, all channels without a setting will have regex disabled
 default_enabled = True
 
-db_already_initiated = False
+db_ready = False
 
 
 def db_init(db):
-    global db_already_initiated
-    if not db_already_initiated:
-        db_already_initiated = True
+    global db_ready
+    if not db_ready:
         db.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS regexchans(channel PRIMARY KEY, status)")
         db.commit()
+        db_ready = True
 
 
 def get_status(db, channel):

plugins/seen.py

@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ db_ready = False
 
 def db_init(db):
     """check to see that our db has the the seen table and return a connection."""
-    db.execute("create table if not exists seen_user(name, time, quote, chan, host, "
-               "primary key(name, chan))")
-    db.commit()
-    db_ready = True
+    global db_ready
+    if not db_ready:
+        db.execute("create table if not exists seen_user(name, time, quote, chan, host, "
+                   "primary key(name, chan))")
+        db.commit()
+        db_ready = True
 
 
 @hook.singlethread

plugins/tell.py

@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ import re
 
 from util import hook, timesince
 
+db_ready = False
 
 def db_init(db):
     """check to see that our db has the tell table and return a dbection."""
-    db.execute("create table if not exists tell"
-               "(user_to, user_from, message, chan, time,"
-               "primary key(user_to, message))")
-    db.commit()
+    global db_ready
+    if not db_ready:
+        db.execute("create table if not exists tell"
+                   "(user_to, user_from, message, chan, time,"
+                   "primary key(user_to, message))")
+        db.commit()
+        db_ready = True
 
     return db