Class Irc::IrcClient
In: lib/rbot/rfc2812.rb
Parent: Object

implements RFC 2812 and prior IRC RFCs. clients register handler proc{}s for different server events and IrcClient handles dispatch

Methods

[]=   deletehandler   handle   new   process  

Public Class methods

new()

create a new IrcClient instance

Public Instance methods

[]=(key, value)
key:server event to handle
value:proc object called when event occurs

set a handler for a server event

server events currently supported:

:created:when the server was started
:yourhost:your host details (on connection)
:ping:server pings you (default handler returns a pong)
:nicktaken:you tried to change nick to one that’s in use
:badnick:you tried to change nick to one that’s invalid
:topic:someone changed the topic of a channel
:topicinfo:on joining a channel or asking for the topic, tells you who set it and when
:names:server sends list of channel members when you join
:welcome:server welcome message on connect
:motd:server message of the day
:privmsg:privmsg, the core of IRC, a message to you from someone
:public:optionally instead of getting privmsg you can hook to only the public ones…
:msg:or only the private ones, or both
:kick:someone got kicked from a channel
:part:someone left a channel
:quit:someone quit IRC
:join:someone joined a channel
:changetopic:the topic of a channel changed
:invite:you are invited to a channel
:nick:someone changed their nick
:mode:a mode change
:notice:someone sends you a notice
:unknown:any other message not handled by the above
deletehandler(key)
key:event name

remove a handler for a server event

process(serverstring)

takes a server string, checks for PING, PRIVMSG, NOTIFY, etc, and parses numeric server replies, calling the appropriate handler for each, and sending it a hash containing the data from the server

Private Instance methods

handle(key, data)
key:server event name
data:hash containing data about the event, passed to the proc

call client’s proc for an event, if they set one as a handler

[Validate]