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<h1>Module <code>irc</code></h1>
<p>LuaIRC is a low-level IRC library for Lua. All functions raise Lua exceptions on error. Use <code>new</code> to create a new IRC object.<br/> Example:<br/><br/> <code> require "irc"<br/> local sleep = require "socket".sleep<br/> <br/> local s = irc.new{nick = "example"}<br/> <br/> s:hook("OnChat", function(user, channel, message)<br/> print(("[%s] %s: %s"):format(channel, user.nick, message))<br/> end)<br/> <br/> s:connect("irc.example.net")<br/> s:join("#example")<br/> <br/> while true do<br/> s:think()<br/> sleep(0.5)<br/> end<br/> </code></p>
<h2>Functions</h2>
<table class="function_list">
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:connect">irc:connect</a>&nbsp;(server, port, timeout)</td>
<td class="summary">Connect <code>irc</code> to an IRC server.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:disconnect">irc:disconnect</a>&nbsp;(message)</td>
<td class="summary">Disconnect <code>irc</code> from the server.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:hook">irc:hook</a>&nbsp;(name, id, f)</td>
<td class="summary">Hook a function to an event.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:join">irc:join</a>&nbsp;(channel, key)</td>
<td class="summary">Join a channel.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:part">irc:part</a>&nbsp;(channel)</td>
<td class="summary">Leave a channel.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:send">irc:send</a>&nbsp;(fmt, ...)</td>
<td class="summary">Send a raw line of IRC to the server.</td>
</tr>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:sendChat">irc:sendChat</a>&nbsp;(target, message)</td>
<td class="summary">Send a message to a channel or user.</td>
</tr>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:sendNotice">irc:sendNotice</a>&nbsp;(target, message)</td>
<td class="summary">Send a notice to a channel or user.</td>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:setMode">irc:setMode</a>&nbsp;(t)</td>
<td class="summary">Add/remove modes for a channel or nick.</td>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:think">irc:think</a>&nbsp;()</td>
<td class="summary">Handle incoming data for <code>irc</code>, and invoke previously hooked callbacks based on new server input.</td>
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<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:trackUsers">irc:trackUsers</a>&nbsp;(b)</td>
<td class="summary">Turn user information tracking on or off.</td>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:unhook">irc:unhook</a>&nbsp;(name, id)</td>
<td class="summary">Remove previous hooked callback.</td>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#irc:whois">irc:whois</a>&nbsp;(nick)</td>
<td class="summary">Look up user info.</td>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#new">new</a>&nbsp;(user)</td>
<td class="summary">Create a new IRC object.</td>
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<h2>Tables</h2>
<table class="table_list">
<tr>
<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#Hooks">Hooks</a></td>
<td class="summary">List of hooks you can use with irc:hook.</td>
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<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#User">User</a></td>
<td class="summary">Table with information about a user.</td>
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<h2><a name="functions"></a>Functions</h2>
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<dt><a name="irc:connect"></a><strong>irc:connect</strong>&nbsp;(server, port, timeout)</dt>
<dd>
Connect <code>irc</code> to an IRC server.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
server: Server address.
</li>
<li>
port: Server port. [default 6667]
</li>
<li>
timeout: Connection timeout value in seconds. [default 30]
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:disconnect"></a><strong>irc:disconnect</strong>&nbsp;(message)</dt>
<dd>
Disconnect <code>irc</code> from the server.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
message: Quit message.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:hook"></a><strong>irc:hook</strong>&nbsp;(name, id, f)</dt>
<dd>
Hook a function to an event.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
name: Name of event.
</li>
<li>
id: Unique tag.
</li>
<li>
f: Callback function. [defaults to <code>id</code>]
</li>
</ul>
<h3>See also:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="../modules/irc.html#Hooks">
Hooks
</a>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:join"></a><strong>irc:join</strong>&nbsp;(channel, key)</dt>
<dd>
Join a channel.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
channel: Channel to join.
</li>
<li>
key: Channel password. [optional]
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:part"></a><strong>irc:part</strong>&nbsp;(channel)</dt>
<dd>
Leave a channel.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
channel: Channel to leave.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:send"></a><strong>irc:send</strong>&nbsp;(fmt, ...)</dt>
<dd>
Send a raw line of IRC to the server.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
fmt: Line to be sent, excluding newline characters.
</li>
<li>
...: Format parameters for <code>fmt</code>, with <code>string.format</code> semantics.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:sendChat"></a><strong>irc:sendChat</strong>&nbsp;(target, message)</dt>
<dd>
Send a message to a channel or user.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
target: Nick or channel to send to.
</li>
<li>
message: Message to send.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:sendNotice"></a><strong>irc:sendNotice</strong>&nbsp;(target, message)</dt>
<dd>
Send a notice to a channel or user.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
target: Nick or channel to send to.
</li>
<li>
message: Notice to send.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:setMode"></a><strong>irc:setMode</strong>&nbsp;(t)</dt>
<dd>
Add/remove modes for a channel or nick.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
t: Table with fields <code>target, nick, add</code> and/or <code>rem</code>. <code>target</code> or <code>nick</code> specifies the user or channel to add/remove modes. <code>add</code> is a list of modes to add to the user or channel. <code>rem</code> is a list of modes to remove from the user or channel.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage:</h3>
Example which sets +m (moderated) for #channel: <br/> <code>irc:setMode{target = "#channel", add = "m"}</code>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:think"></a><strong>irc:think</strong>&nbsp;()</dt>
<dd>
Handle incoming data for <code>irc</code>, and invoke previously hooked callbacks based on new server input. You should call this in some kind of main loop, or at least often enough to not time out.
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:trackUsers"></a><strong>irc:trackUsers</strong>&nbsp;(b)</dt>
<dd>
Turn user information tracking on or off. User tracking is enabled by default.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
b: Boolean whether or not to track user information.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:unhook"></a><strong>irc:unhook</strong>&nbsp;(name, id)</dt>
<dd>
Remove previous hooked callback.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
name: Name of event.
</li>
<li>
id: Unique tag.
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<dt><a name="irc:whois"></a><strong>irc:whois</strong>&nbsp;(nick)</dt>
<dd>
Look up user info.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
nick: Nick of user to query.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Return value:</h3>
Table with fields <code>userinfo</code>, <code>node</code>, <code>channels</code> and <code>account</code>.
</dd>
<dt><a name="new"></a><strong>new</strong>&nbsp;(user)</dt>
<dd>
Create a new IRC object. Use <code>irc:connect</code> to connect to a server.
<h3>Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>
user: Table with fields <code>nick</code>, <code>username</code> and <code>realname</code>. The <code>nick</code> field is required.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Return value:</h3>
Returns a new <code>irc</code> object.
</dd>
</dl>
<h2><a name="tables"></a>Tables</h2>
<dl class="table">
<dt><a name="Hooks"></a><strong>Hooks</strong></dt>
<dd>List of hooks you can use with irc:hook. The parameter list describes the parameters passed to the callback function. <ul> <li><code>OnDisconnect(message, errorOccurred)</code></li> <li><code>OnChat(user, channel, message)</code></li> <li><code>OnNotice(user, channel, message)</code></li> <li><code>OnJoin(user, channel)</code>*</li> <li><code>OnPart(user, channel)</code>*</li> <li><code>OnQuit(user, message)</code></li> <li><code>NickChange(user, newnick)</code>*</li> <li><code>NameList(channel, names)</code></li> </ul> * Event also invoked for yourself.
</dd>
<dt><a name="User"></a><strong>User</strong></dt>
<dd>Table with information about a user. <ul> <li><code>nick</code> - User nickname. Always present.</li> <li><code>username</code> - User username.</li> <li><code>host</code> - User hostname.</li> <li><code>realname</code> - User real name.</li> <li><code>access</code> - User access, available in channel-oriented callbacks. Can be '+', '@', and others, depending on the server.</li> </ul> Apart from <code>nick</code>, fields may be missing. To fill them in, enable user tracking and use irc:whois.
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