new_contents: """
  add aliases for the bot
  """
  
  def _initialise(Handlers, bot=None):
      bot_command_aliases = ["/bot"] # basic
  
      myself = bot.user_self()
  
      # /<first name fragment>
      first_fragment = myself["full_name"].split()[0].lower()
      if first_fragment and first_fragment != "unknown":
          alias_firstname = "/" + first_fragment
          bot_command_aliases.append(alias_firstname)
  
      # /<chat_id>
      bot_command_aliases.append("/" + myself["chat_id"])
  
      print("bot aliases: {}".format(bot_command_aliases))
  
      Handlers.bot_command = bot_command_aliases
subject: add bot aliases: /bot /<chat_id> /<first name fragment> important: plugin incompatible with older bot frameworks