retransmit_event takes an Event and re-runs it through normal event handling.

i wrote this for something and then realized i didn't need it, but
it may be interesting for some reason in the future

Module.py

@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@ class Module(object):
             list.remove('meta.pubmsg_needs_bot_prefix')
         except NoOptionError: pass
 
+    def retransmit_event(self, event):
+        """
+        Pretend that some event the bot has generated is rather an incoming IRC
+        event. Why one would do this is unclear, but I wrote it and then realized
+        I didn't need it.
+        """
+
+        self.server._handle_event(event)
+
     def do(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked):
         """
         Do the primary thing this module was intended to do.