simple-irc

An easy-to-use IRC socket wrapper for node.js, written in JavaScript of course!

Installation

npm install simple-irc

Basic Usage

const irc = require("simple-irc");

const bot = new irc({
	server: { address: "irc.snoonet.org", port: 6667 },
	userInfo: { nick: "SimpleIRCBot56622", auth: { type: irc().authType.none } },
	channels: [
		{ name: "#botwars" }
	]
});

bot.onChannelJoined = function( e ){
	this.sendMessage({ to: e.channel, message: "Hello I am a bot" });
}

bot.onPrivmsg = function( e ){
  if( !e.toChannel ) e.reply( "Hello!" );
}

Function Reference

bot.joinChannel({ channel[, key] })

• channel {string}
• key {string} [optional]

Joins channel using the optional secret key

bot.joinChannel({ channel: "#test", key: "secret" });

bot.leaveChannel({ channel[, message] })

• channel {string}
• message {string} [optional]

Leaves channel with an optional message

bot.leaveChannel({ channel: "#test", message: "bye" });

bot.sendMessage({ message, to })

• message {string}
• to {string}

Sends message to the user to

to is the destination of your message, it can be either a channel or a nick

bot.sendMessage({ message: "hey there", to: "ircuser123" });

bot.sendNotice({ message, to })

• message {string}
• to {string}

Sends message to the user to

to is the destination of your message, it can be either a channel or a nick

bot.sendNotice({ message: "hey there", to: "ircuser123" });

bot.kickUser({ channel, nick[, message] })

• channel {string}
• nick {string}
• message {string} [optional]

Kicks nick from channel with the optional message

bot.kickUser({ channel: "#channel", nick: "badguy", message: "you have been kicked" });

bot.inviteUser({ channel, nick })

• channel {string}
• nick {string}

Invites nick to join channel

bot.inviteUser({ channel: "#channel", nick: "goodguy" });

bot.setTopic({ channel, topic })

• channel {string}
• topic {string}

Changes the topic in channel to topic

bot.setTopic({ channel: "#channel", topic: "welcome!" });

Events Reference

event.onChannelJoined( e )

• e.channel {string}

Emitted when the channel e.channel has been joined

bot.onChannelJoined = function( e ){  };

event.onChannelLeft( e )

• e.channel {string}

Emitted when the channel e.channel has been parted

bot.onChannelLeft = function( e ){  };

event.onChannelTopicChanged( e )

• e.channel {string}
• e.topic {string}
• e.user {userObject}

Emitted when the e.topic has changed in the channel e.channel

bot.onChannelTopicChanged = function( e ){  };

event.onConnect()

Emitted when the socket connection is established, regardless of IRC state

bot.onConnect = function(){ console.log( "Socket connected" ) };

event.onConnected()

Emitted when the connection to IRC has succeeded

bot.onConnected = function(){ console.log( "Connected to IRC" ) };

event.onConnected()

Emitted when the connection to IRC has succeeded

bot.onConnected = function(){ console.log( "Connected to IRC" ) };

event.onData( e )

• e.data {string}

Emitted when socket has received an IRC packet

bot.onData = function( e ){ console.log( e.data ) };

event.onDisconnect()

Emitted when socket has disconnected

bot.onDisconnect = function( e ){  };

event.onError( e )

• e.message {string}

Emitted when there has been a fatal error

bot.onError = function( e ){ console.log( e.message ) };

event.onModeChanged( e )

• e.for {string}
• e.modes {array}

Emitted when the e.modes for e.for has been changed

e.modes contains an array of changed modes in the form of objects containing mode, state and value. state is either add or remove. value is blank unless applicable.

For example: if [email protected] was banned in channel #channel then e.for would be #channel and the array e.modes would contain an object like { mode: "b", state: "add", value: "[email protected]" }

bot.onModeChanged = function( e ){  };

event.onNickChanged( e )

• e.old {string}
• e.new {string}

Emitted when the user e.old changes nicks to e.new

bot.onNickChanged = function( e ){  };

event.onNotice( e )

• e.from {string}
• e.to {string}
• e.message {string}
• e.toChannel {boolean}
• e.reply {function}

Emitted when the user e.from sends a notice of e.message to e.to, which can be either a nick or channel. If the notice was to a channel then e.toChannel will be true.

e.reply can be used to send an immediate reply of type PRIVMSG to e.to.

bot.onNotice = function( e ){ 
	if( e.toChannel ) e.reply( e.from + " please don't send channel notices!" );
};

event.onNumeric( e )

• e.number {integer}
• e.data {string}

Emitted when an IRC numerical packet is received. e.number is the relevant numerical value and e.data is the triggering packet

bot.onNumeric = function( e ){ 
	if( e.number == 1 ) console.log( "Got the IRC welcome packet!" );
};

event.onPrivmsg( e )

• e.from {string}
• e.to {string}
• e.message {string}
• e.toChannel {boolean}
• e.reply {function}

Emitted when the user e.from sends a privmsg of e.message to e.to, which can be either a nick or channel. If the message was to a channel then e.toChannel will be true.

e.reply can be used to send an immediate reply of type PRIVMSG to e.to.

bot.onPrivmsg = function( e ){ 
	if( !e.toChannel ) e.reply( "I got your PM!" );
};

event.onProtocolError( e )

• e.code {integer}
• e.message {string}

Emitted when an IRC numerical error is received.

bot.onProtocolError = function( e ){ 
	if( e.number == 474 ) console.log( "uhoh banned from a channel" );
};

event.onUserJoined( e )

• e.user {string}
• e.channel {string}

Emitted when e.user joins the channel e.channel

bot.onUserJoined = function( e ){ 
	console.log( e.user  + " has joined " + e.channel );
};

event.onUserKicked( e )

• e.user {string}
• e.kicker {string}
• e.channel {string}
• e.reason {string}

Emitted when e.user is kicked from the channel e.channel by e.kicker

bot.onUserKicked = function( e ){ 
	console.log( e.user  + " was kicked from " + e.channel );
};

event.onUserLeft( e )

• e.user {string}
• e.channel {string}
• e.message {string}

Emitted when e.user leave the channel e.channel with the message e.message

bot.onUserLeft = function( e ){ 
	console.log( e.user  + " has left " + e.channel );
};

event.onUserQuit( e )

• e.user {string}
• e.message {string}

Emitted when e.user quits IRC with the message e.message

bot.onUserQuit = function( e ){ 
	console.log( e.user  + " has quit: " + e.message );
};