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IRC Mod for Minetest
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(C) 2012 Diego Martínez <kaeza@users.sf.net>
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INTRODUCTION
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------------
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This mod is just a glue between luasocket, LuaIRC, and Minetest. It
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provides a two-way communication between the in-game chat, and an
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arbitrary IRC channel.
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COMPILING
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Make sure you have CMake (http://cmake.org/), and of course, a C compiler,
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on your system before proceeding.
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For Windows, try MinGW32 (http://mingw.org/).
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For Unix-based systems, you should not have any problems with the C compiler
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since there's one (almost) always available. Puppy Linux users of course
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need a separate `devx.sfs' (from the same place where you got the Puppy
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ISO), since vanilla Puppy does not come with `gcc'. See your Puppy docs for
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more info about how to install additional SFS files.
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To compile and "pack" the mod:
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- Open a command prompt/terminal and CD to the minetest-irc directory.
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- Create a directory named "Build", and CD into it:
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mkdir Build
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cd Build
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- Run CMake to generate the build system (see your CMake docs for more
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information about command line options, in particular the `-G' option).
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cmake ..
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- Use the build tool for the generated build system to compile the
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native library. For example, if using Microsoft Visual Studio, open
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the generated workspace and build from there. If using make, just run
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"make" from within the Build directory.
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- Again use the build tool to invoke the `pack_mod' target. For example,
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if using `make', run "make pack_mod" from within the build directory.
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This will create an `irc' directory inside the build directory.
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This `irc' directory will be ready to be deployed to your Minetest mods
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directory.
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INSTALLING
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----------
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Just put the created `irc' directory in any of the directories where
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Minetest looks for mods. For more information, see:
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http://wiki.minetest.net/wiki/Installing_mods
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SETTINGS
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--------
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All settings are changed in the `config.lua' file. If any of these settings
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are either nil or false, the default value is used.
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mt_irc.server (string, default "irc.freenode.net")
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This is the IRC server the mod connects to.
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mt_irc.channel (string, default "#minetest-irc-testing")
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The IRC channel to join.
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mt_irc.dtime (number, default 0.2)
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This is the time in seconds between updates in the connection.
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In order not to block the game, the mod must periodically "poll"
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the connection to both send messages to, and receive messages
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from the channel. A high value means slower connection to IRC,
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but possibly better response from the game. A low value means
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the mod "polls" the connection more often, but can make the
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game hang. It allows fractional values.
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mt_irc.timeout (number, default 60.0)
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Underlying socket timeout in seconds. This is the time before
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the system drops an idle connection.
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mt_irc.server_nick (string, default "minetest-"..<server-id>)
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Nickname used as "proxy" for the in-game chat.
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"<server-id>" is the server IP address packed as a 32 bit integer.
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(Currently, it's just a random 32 bit number).
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mt_irc.password (string, default "")
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Password to use when connecting to the server.
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mt_irc.message_format_out (string, default "<$(name)> $(message)")
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This specifies how to send the messages from in-game to IRC.
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The strings can contain "macros" (or variable substitutions), which
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are specified as "$(macro_name)".
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Currently, these macros are supported:
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$(name) The name of the player sending the message.
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$(message) The actual message text.
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Any unrecognized macro will be left in the message verbatim.
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For example, if a user named "mtuser" is saying "Hello!", then:
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"<$(name)> $(message)"
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...will yield...
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"<mtuser> Hello!"
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...and...
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"$(name): $(message) $(xyz)"
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...will yield...
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"mtuser: Hello! $(xyz)"
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mt_irc.message_format_in (string,
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default "<$(name)@IRC> $(message)")
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This specifies how the messages gotten from the IRC channel are
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displayed in-game.
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The strings can contain "macros" (or variable substitutions), which
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are specified as "$(macro_name)".
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Currently, these macros are supported:
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$(name) The nickname of the user sending the message.
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$(message) The actual message text.
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$(server) The IRC server.
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$(port) The IRC server port.
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$(channel) The IRC channel.
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In the default configuration, this will yield:
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<mtuser@IRC[#minetest-irc-testing]> Hello!
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mt_irc.debug (boolean, default false)
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Whether to output debug information.
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mt_irc.connect_on_join (boolean, default false)
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If true, players are connected by default. If false, players
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have to use the /irc_connect command to connect to the server.
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USAGE
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Once the game is connected to the IRC channel, chatting using the 'T' or
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F10 hotkeys will send the messages to the channel, and will be visible
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by anyone. Also, when someone sends a message to the channel, that text
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will be visible in-game.
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This mod also adds a few chat commands:
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/msg <nick> <message>
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Sends a private message to the IRC user whose nickname is `nick'.
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/join
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Join the IRC channel.
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/part
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Part the IRC channel.
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You can also send private messages from IRC to in-game players, though
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it's a bit tricky.
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To do it, you must send a private message to the "proxy" user (set with
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the `mt_irc.server_nick' option above), in the following format:
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>playername message
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For example, if there's a player named `mtuser', you can send him/her
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a private message with:
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/msg server_nick >mtuser Hello!
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To avoid possible misunderstandings (since all in-game players use the
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same IRC user to converse with you), the "proxy" user will reject any
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private messages that are not in that format, and will send back a
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nice reminder as a private message.
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THANKS
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------
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I'd like to thank the users who supported this mod both on the Minetest
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Forums and on the #minetest channel. In no particular order:
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leo_rockway, VanessaE, OldCoder, sfan5, RealBadAngel, Muadtralk/sdzen,
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Josh, celeron55, KikaRz, and many others I forgot about (sorry!).
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LICENSE
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This license applies only to the `init.lua' and `config.lua' files.
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DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
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Version 2, December 2004
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Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
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copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
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as the name is changed.
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DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
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0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.
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The files `http.lua', `ltn12.lua', `mime.lua', `smtp.lua', `socket.lua',
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and `url.lua' are part of the luasocket project
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(http://luasocket.luaforge.org/). See `LICENSE-luasocket.txt' for
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licensing information.
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The `irc.lua' file and the entire contents of the `irc' directory are part
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of the LuaIRC project (http://luairc.luaforge.org/). See
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`LICENSE-LuaIRC.txt' for licensing information.
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