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wirc protocol
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This document attempts to describe the wirc protocol.
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The source code will always be authoritative,
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but this protocol has been around for a while now so should be changed often, if ever.
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Out Queue
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---------
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Any files that appear in the directory outq/ are written verbatim to the IRC server.
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You may put multiple lines in a single file.
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Filenames beginning with "." are ignored.
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You are advised to create files beginning with ".",
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then rename them on completion of the write,
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to avoid race conditions.
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Log
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---
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### Log Filenames
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TBD
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### Log Messages
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IRC messages are written to the log, one message per line.
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Messages are translated to an easier-to-parse format:
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timestamp fullname command sender forum [args...] :text
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Where:
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* `timestamp` is in Unix epoch time.
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* `fullname` is the full name of the message origin (typically `nick!user@host.name`)
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* `command` is the IRC command
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* `sender` is the IRC name of the entity that sent the message
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* `forum` is the IRC name of the audience of the message
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* `args` are any additional arguments not otherwise covered
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* `text` is the text of the message
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`sender` and `forum` are provided in every message, for the convenience of the client.
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A PRIVMSG to `sender` will make it back to whomever sent the message,
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a PRIVMSG to `forum` will be seen by everyone in the audience.
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For example, a "private message" will have `sender` equal to `forum`.
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But a "channel message" will have `forum` set to the channel.
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See `wirc.go` for details of each message type.
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### Initial Messages
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Each log file will contain the following initial messages,
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to facilitate stateful clients:
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TBD
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