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NAME

6       POE::Component::IRC::State - A fully event-driven IRC client module
7       with nickname and channel tracking
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SYNOPSIS

10        # A simple Rot13 'encryption' bot
11
12        use strict;
13        use warnings;
14        use POE qw(Component::IRC::State);
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16        my $nickname = 'Flibble' . $$;
17        my $ircname = 'Flibble the Sailor Bot';
18        my $ircserver = 'irc.blahblahblah.irc';
19        my $port = 6667;
20
21        my @channels = ( '#Blah', '#Foo', '#Bar' );
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23        # We create a new PoCo-IRC object and component.
24        my $irc = POE::Component::IRC::State->spawn(
25            nick => $nickname,
26            server => $ircserver,
27            port => $port,
28            ircname => $ircname,
29        ) or die "Oh noooo! $!";
30
31        POE::Session->create(
32            package_states => [
33                main => [ qw(_default _start irc_001 irc_public) ],
34            ],
35            heap => { irc => $irc },
36        );
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38        $poe_kernel->run();
39
40        sub _start {
41            my ($kernel, $heap) = @_[KERNEL, HEAP];
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43            # We get the session ID of the component from the object
44            # and register and connect to the specified server.
45            my $irc_session = $heap->{irc}->session_id();
46            $kernel->post( $irc_session => register => 'all' );
47            $kernel->post( $irc_session => connect => { } );
48            return;
49        }
50
51        sub irc_001 {
52            my ($kernel, $sender) = @_[KERNEL, SENDER];
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54            # Get the component's object at any time by accessing the heap of
55            # the SENDER
56            my $poco_object = $sender->get_heap();
57            print "Connected to ", $poco_object->server_name(), "\n";
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59            # In any irc_* events SENDER will be the PoCo-IRC session
60            $kernel->post( $sender => join => $_ ) for @channels;
61            return;
62        }
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64        sub irc_public {
65            my ($kernel ,$sender, $who, $where, $what) = @_[KERNEL, SENDER, ARG0 .. ARG2];
66            my $nick = ( split /!/, $who )[0];
67            my $channel = $where->[0];
68            my $poco_object = $sender->get_heap();
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70            if ( my ($rot13) = $what =~ /^rot13 (.+)/ ) {
71                # Only operators can issue a rot13 command to us.
72                return if !$poco_object->is_channel_operator( $channel, $nick );
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74                $rot13 =~ tr[a-zA-Z][n-za-mN-ZA-M];
75                $kernel->post( $sender => privmsg => $channel => "$nick: $rot13" );
76            }
77            return;
78        }
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80        # We registered for all events, this will produce some debug info.
81        sub _default {
82            my ($event, $args) = @_[ARG0 .. $#_];
83            my @output = ( "$event: " );
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85            for my $arg ( @$args ) {
86                if (ref $arg  eq 'ARRAY') {
87                    push( @output, '[' . join(', ', @$arg ) . ']' );
88                }
89                else {
90                    push ( @output, "'$arg'" );
91                }
92            }
93            print join ' ', @output, "\n";
94            return 0;
95        }
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DESCRIPTION

98       POE::Component::IRC::State is a sub-class of POE::Component::IRC which
99       tracks IRC state entities such as nicks and channels. See the
100       documentation for POE::Component::IRC for general usage.  This document
101       covers the extra methods that POE::Component::IRC::State provides.
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103       The component tracks channels and nicks, so that it always has a
104       current snapshot of what channels it is on and who else is on those
105       channels. The returned object provides methods to query the collected
106       state.
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CONSTRUCTORS

109       POE::Component::IRC::State's constructors, and its "connect" event, all
110       take the same arguments as POE::Component::IRC does, as well as two
111       additional ones:
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113       'AwayPoll', the interval (in seconds) in which to poll (i.e. "WHO
114       #channel") the away status of channel members. Defaults to 0
115       (disabled). If enabled, you will receive "irc_away_sync_*" /
116       "irc_user_away" / "irc_user_back" events, and will be able to use the
117       "is_away" method for users other than yourself. This can cause a lot of
118       increase in traffic, especially if you are on big channels, so if you
119       do use this, you probably don't want to set it too low. For reference,
120       X-Chat uses 300 seconds (5 minutes).
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122       'WhoJoiners', a boolean indicating whether the component should send a
123       "WHO nick" for every person which joins a channel. Defaults to on (the
124       "WHO" is sent). If you turn this off, "is_operator" will not work and
125       "nick_info" will only return the keys 'Nick', 'User', 'Host' and
126       'Userhost'.
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METHODS

129       All of the POE::Component::IRC methods are supported, plus the
130       following:
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132   "ban_mask"
133       Expects a channel and a ban mask, as passed to MODE +b-b. Returns a
134       list of nicks on that channel that match the specified ban mask or an
135       empty list if the channel doesn't exist in the state or there are no
136       matches.
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138   "channel_ban_list"
139       Expects a channel as a parameter. Returns a hashref containing the
140       banlist if the channel is in the state, a false value if not. The
141       hashref keys are the entries on the list, each with the keys 'SetBy'
142       and 'SetAt'. These keys will hold the nick!hostmask of the user who set
143       the entry (or just the nick if it's all the ircd gives us), and the
144       time at which it was set respectively.
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146   "channel_creation_time"
147       Expects a channel as parameter. Returns channel creation time or a
148       false value.
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150   "channel_except_list"
151       Expects a channel as a parameter. Returns a hashref containing the ban
152       exception list if the channel is in the state, a false value if not.
153       The hashref keys are the entries on the list, each with the keys
154       'SetBy' and 'SetAt'. These keys will hold the nick!hostmask of the user
155       who set the entry (or just the nick if it's all the ircd gives us), and
156       the time at which it was set respectively.
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158   "channel_invex_list"
159       Expects a channel as a parameter. Returns a hashref containing the
160       invite exception list if the channel is in the state, a false value if
161       not. The hashref keys are the entries on the list, each with the keys
162       'SetBy' and 'SetAt'. These keys will hold the nick!hostmask of the user
163       who set the entry (or just the nick if it's all the ircd gives us), and
164       the time at which it was set respectively.
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166   "channel_key"
167       Expects a channel as parameter. Returns the channel key or a false
168       value.
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170   "channel_limit"
171       Expects a channel as parameter. Returns the channel limit or a false
172       value.
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174   "channel_list"
175       Expects a channel as parameter. Returns a list of all nicks on the
176       specified channel. If the component happens to not be on that channel
177       an empty list will be returned.
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179   "channel_modes"
180       Expects a channel as parameter. Returns a hash ref keyed on channel
181       mode, with the mode argument (if any) as the value. Returns a false
182       value instead if the channel is not in the state.
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184   "channels"
185       Takes no parameters. Returns a hashref, keyed on channel name and
186       whether the bot is operator, halfop or has voice on that channel.
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188        for my $channel ( keys %{ $irc->channels() } ) {
189            $irc->yield( 'privmsg' => $channel => 'm00!' );
190        }
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192   "channel_topic"
193       Expects a channel as a parameter. Returns a hashref containing topic
194       information if the channel is in the state, a false value if not. The
195       hashref contains the following keys: 'Value', 'SetBy', 'SetAt'. These
196       keys will hold the topic itself, the nick!hostmask of the user who set
197       it (or just the nick if it's all the ircd gives us), and the time at
198       which it was set respectively.
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200       If the component happens to not be on the channel, nothing will be
201       returned.
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203   "channel_url"
204       Expects a channel as a parameter. Returns the channel's URL. If the
205       channel has no URL or the component is not on the channel, nothing will
206       be returned.
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208   "has_channel_voice"
209       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns a true value if
210       the nick has voice on the specified channel. Returns false if the nick
211       does not have voice on the channel or if the nick/channel does not
212       exist in the state.
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214   "is_away"
215       Expects a nick as parameter. Returns a true value if the specified nick
216       is away.  Returns a false value if the nick is not away or not in the
217       state. This will only work for your IRC user unless you specified a
218       value for 'AwayPoll' in "spawn".
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220   "is_channel_admin"
221       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns a true value if
222       the nick is an admin on the specified channel. Returns false if the
223       nick is not an admin on the channel or if the nick/channel does not
224       exist in the state.
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226   "is_channel_halfop"
227       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns a true value if
228       the nick is a half-operator on the specified channel. Returns false if
229       the nick is not a half-operator on the channel or if the nick/channel
230       does not exist in the state.
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232   "is_channel_member"
233       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns a true value if
234       the nick is on the specified channel. Returns false if the nick is not
235       on the channel or if the nick/channel does not exist in the state.
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237   "is_channel_mode_set"
238       Expects a channel and a single mode flag "[A-Za-z]". Returns a true
239       value if that mode is set on the channel.
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241   "is_channel_operator"
242       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns a true value if
243       the nick is an operator on the specified channel. Returns false if the
244       nick is not an operator on the channel or if the nick/channel does not
245       exist in the state.
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247   "is_channel_owner"
248       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns a true value if
249       the nick is an owner on the specified channel. Returns false if the
250       nick is not an owner on the channel or if the nick/channel does not
251       exist in the state.
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253   "is_channel_synced"
254       Expects a channel as a parameter. Returns true if the channel has been
255       synced.  Returns false if it has not been synced or if the channel is
256       not in the state.
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258   "is_operator"
259       Expects a nick as parameter. Returns a true value if the specified nick
260       is an IRC operator. Returns a false value if the nick is not an IRC
261       operator or is not in the state.
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263   "is_user_mode_set"
264       Expects single user mode flag "[A-Za-z]". Returns a true value if that
265       user mode is set.
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267   "nick_channel_modes"
268       Expects a channel and a nickname as parameters. Returns the modes of
269       the specified nick on the specified channel (ie. qaohv). If the nick is
270       not on the channel in the state, a false value will be returned.
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272   "nick_channels"
273       Expects a nickname. Returns a list of the channels that that nickname
274       and the component are on. An empty list will be returned if the
275       nickname does not exist in the state.
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277   "nick_info"
278       Expects a nickname. Returns a hashref containing similar information to
279       that returned by WHOIS. Returns a false value if the nickname doesn't
280       exist in the state. The hashref contains the following keys:
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282       'Nick', 'User', 'Host', 'Userhost', 'Hops', 'Real', 'Server' and, if
283       applicable, 'IRCop'.
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285   "nick_long_form"
286       Expects a nickname. Returns the long form of that nickname, ie.
287       "nick!user@host" or a false value if the nick is not in the state.
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289   "nicks"
290       Takes no parameters. Returns a list of all the nicks, including itself,
291       that it knows about. If the component happens to be on no channels then
292       an empty list is returned.
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294   "umode"
295       Takes no parameters. Returns the current user mode set for the bot.
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OUTPUT EVENTS

298   Augmented events
299       New parameters are added to the following POE::Component::IRC events.
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301       "irc_quit"
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303       See also "irc_quit" in POE::Component::IRC.
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305       Additional parameter "ARG2" contains an arrayref of channel names that
306       are common to the quitting client and the component.
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308       "irc_nick"
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310       See also "irc_nick" in POE::Component::IRC.
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312       Additional parameter "ARG2" contains an arrayref of channel names that
313       are common to the nick hanging client and the component.
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315       "irc_kick"
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317       See also "irc_kick" in POE::Component::IRC.
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319       Additional parameter "ARG4" contains the full nick!user@host of the
320       kicked individual.
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322       "irc_topic"
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324       See also "irc_kick" in POE::Component::IRC.
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326       Additional parameter "ARG3" contains the old topic hashref, like the
327       one returned by "channel_topic".
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329       "irc_disconnected"
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331       "irc_error"
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333       "irc_socketerr"
334
335       These three all have two additional parameters. "ARG1" is a hash of
336       information about your IRC user (see "nick_info"), while "ARG2" is a
337       hash of the channels you were on (see "channels").
338
339   New events
340       As well as all the usual POE::Component::IRC "irc_*" events, there are
341       the following events you can register for:
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343       "irc_away_sync_start"
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345       Sent whenever the component starts to synchronise the away statuses of
346       channel members. "ARG0" is the channel name. You will only receive this
347       event if you specified a value for 'AwayPoll' in "spawn".
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349       "irc_away_sync_end"
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351       Sent whenever the component has completed synchronising the away
352       statuses of channel members. "ARG0" is the channel name. You will only
353       receive this event if you specified a value for 'AwayPoll' in "spawn".
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355       "irc_chan_mode"
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357       This is almost identical to "irc_mode", except that it's sent once for
358       each individual mode with it's respective argument if it has one (ie.
359       the banmask if it's +b or -b). However, this event is only sent for
360       channel modes.
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362       "irc_chan_sync"
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364       Sent whenever the component has completed synchronising a channel that
365       it has joined. "ARG0" is the channel name and "ARG1" is the time in
366       seconds that the channel took to synchronise.
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368       "irc_chan_sync_invex"
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370       Sent whenever the component has completed synchronising a channel's
371       INVEX (invite list). Usually triggered by the component being opped on
372       a channel.  "ARG0" is the channel name.
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374       "irc_chan_sync_excepts"
375
376       Sent whenever the component has completed synchronising a channel's
377       EXCEPTS (ban exemption list). Usually triggered by the component being
378       opped on a channel. "ARG0" is the channel.
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380       "irc_nick_sync"
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382       Sent whenever the component has completed synchronising a user who has
383       joined a channel the component is on. "ARG0" is the user's nickname and
384       "ARG1" the channel they have joined.
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386       "irc_user_away"
387
388       Sent when an IRC user sets his/her status to away. "ARG0" is the
389       nickname, "ARG1" is an arrayref of channel names that are common to the
390       nickname and the component. You will only receive this event if you
391       specified a value for 'AwayPoll' in "spawn".
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393       Note: This above is only for users other than yourself. To know when
394       you change your own away status, register for the "irc_305" and
395       "irc_306" events.
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397       "irc_user_back"
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399       Sent when an IRC user unsets his/her away status. "ARG0" is the
400       nickname, "ARG1" is an arrayref of channel names that are common to the
401       nickname and the component. You will only receive this event if you
402       specified a value for 'AwayPoll' in "spawn".
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404       Note: This above is only for users other than yourself. To know when
405       you change your own away status, register for the "irc_305" and
406       "irc_306" events.
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408       "irc_user_mode"
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410       This is almost identical to "irc_mode", except it is sent for each
411       individual umode that is being set.
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CAVEATS

414       The component gathers information by registering for "irc_quit",
415       "irc_nick", "irc_join", "irc_part", "irc_mode", "irc_kick" and various
416       numeric replies.  When the component is asked to join a channel, when
417       it joins it will issue 'WHO #channel', 'MODE #channel', and 'MODE
418       #channel b'. These will solicit between them the numerics, "irc_352",
419       "irc_324" and "irc_329", respectively.  When someone joins a channel
420       the bot is on, it issues a 'WHO nick'. You may want to ignore these.
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422       Currently, whenever the component sees a topic or channel list change,
423       it will use "time" for the SetAt value and the full address of the user
424       who set it for the SetBy value. When an ircd gives us its record of
425       such changes, it will use its own time (obviously) and may only give us
426       the nickname of the user, rather than their full address. Thus, if our
427       "time" and the ircd's time do not match, or the ircd uses the nickname
428       only, ugly inconsistencies can develop.  This leaves the 'SetAt' and
429       'SetBy' values inaccurate at best, and you should use them with this in
430       mind (for now, at least).
431

AUTHOR

433       Chris Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk>
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435       With contributions from Lyndon Miller.
436

LICENCE

438       This module may be used, modified, and distributed under the same terms
439       as Perl itself. Please see the license that came with your Perl
440       distribution for details.
441

SEE ALSO

443       POE::Component::IRC
444
445       POE::Component::IRC::Qnet::State
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