IrcNetwork Class Reference

Provides network information and capability management. More...

Inherits QObject.

Public Types
enum	Limit {   NickLength, ChannelLength, TopicLength, MessageLength,   KickReasonLength, AwayReasonLength, ModeCount, MonitorCount }
enum	ModeType {   TypeA = 0x1, TypeB = 0x2, TypeC = 0x4, TypeD = 0x8,   AllTypes = 0xf }

Public Slots
bool	requestCapabilities (const QStringList &capabilities)
bool	requestCapability (const QString &capability)

Signals
void	requestingCapabilities ()

Public Member Functions
Q_INVOKABLE int	channelLimit (const QString &type) const
Q_INVOKABLE QStringList	channelModes (IrcNetwork::ModeTypes types) const
Q_INVOKABLE bool	hasCapability (const QString &capability) const
Q_INVOKABLE bool	isCapable (const QString &capability) const
Q_INVOKABLE bool	isChannel (const QString &name) const
Q_INVOKABLE int	modeLimit (const QString &mode) const
Q_INVOKABLE QString	modeToPrefix (const QString &mode) const
Q_INVOKABLE int	numericLimit (IrcNetwork::Limit limit) const
Q_INVOKABLE QString	prefixToMode (const QString &prefix) const
Q_INVOKABLE int	targetLimit (const QString &command) const

Properties
QStringList	activeCapabilities
QStringList	availableCapabilities
QStringList	channelTypes
bool	initialized
QStringList	modes
QString	name
QStringList	prefixes
QStringList	requestedCapabilities
QStringList	statusPrefixes

Detailed Description

Network information

IrcNetwork provides various information about the IRC network of a connection. This includes the network name, supported channel types, channel user mode characters and prefix letters and status prefixes, and various numeric limitations, such as the maximum nick, channel, topic and message lengths.

Furthermore, IrcNetwork provides convenient methods for converting channel user modes to prefixes and vice versa and testing whether a target name is a channel.

Note

Most properties have empty values until the network information has been initialized.

Capability management

IrcNetwork also provides means for capability management. It maintais a list of available and active capabilities, automatically requests desired capabilities, and provides convenient methods for manual capability requests.

See also

IrcConnection::network, IRCv3 support

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum IrcNetwork::Limit

This enum describes the numeric limit types.

Enumerator
NickLength	The maximum nick name length.
ChannelLength	The maximum channel name length.
TopicLength	The maximum channel topic length.
MessageLength	The maximum message length.
KickReasonLength	The maximum kick reason length.
AwayReasonLength	The maximum away reason length.
ModeCount	The maximum number of channel modes allowed per mode command.
MonitorCount	The maximum amount of targets a client may have in their monitor list. Since 3.4

enum IrcNetwork::ModeType

This enum describes the channel mode types.

Enumerator
TypeA	Type A modes. Modes that add or remove an address to or from a list. These modes always take a parameter when sent by the server to a client; when sent by a client, they may be specified without a parameter, which requests the server to display the current contents of the corresponding list on the channel to the client.
TypeB	Type B modes. Modes that change a setting on the channel. These modes always take a parameter.
TypeC	Type C modes. Modes that change a setting on the channel. These modes take a parameter only when set; the parameter is absent when the mode is removed both in the client's and server's MODE command.
TypeD	Type D modes. Modes that change a setting on the channel. These modes never take a parameter.
AllTypes	All type modes.

Member Function Documentation

int IrcNetwork::channelLimit

(

const QString &

type

)

const

Returns the limit for a type of channels, or -1 if the limitation is not known.

See also

channelTypes()

QStringList IrcNetwork::channelModes

(

IrcNetwork::ModeTypes

types

)

const

Returns the supported channel modes for specified types.

See also

ModeType

bool IrcNetwork::hasCapability

(

const QString &

capability

)

const

Returns true if the capability is available.

See also

availableCapabilities

bool IrcNetwork::isCapable

(

const QString &

capability

)

const

Returns true if the capability is active.

See also

activeCapabilities

bool IrcNetwork::isChannel

(

const QString &

name

)

const

Returns true if the name is a channel.

QString name = ...;
if (connection->network()->isChannel(name))
    doSomeChannelAction(name);

See also

channelTypes

int IrcNetwork::modeLimit

(

const QString &

mode

)

const

Returns the limit of entries in the list per mode, or -1 if the limitation is not known.

See also

modes()

QString IrcNetwork::modeToPrefix

(

const QString &

mode

)

const

Converts a channel user mode letter to a prefix character.

See also

modes, prefixToMode()

int IrcNetwork::numericLimit

(

IrcNetwork::Limit

limit

)

const

Returns a numeric type of limit, or -1 if the limitation is not known.

See also

modeLimit(), channelLimit(), targetLimit()

QString IrcNetwork::prefixToMode

(

const QString &

prefix

)

const

Converts a channel mode prefix character to a mode letter.

See also

prefixes, modeToPrefix()

bool IrcNetwork::requestCapabilities ( const QStringList &  capabilities )

slot

Requests the specified capabilities.

Note

The capabilities are NOT added to the list of requested capabilities to avoid them "piling up".

bool IrcNetwork::requestCapability ( const QString &  capability )

slot

Requests the specified capability.

Note

The capability is NOT added to the list of requested capabilities to avoid them "piling up".

void IrcNetwork::requestingCapabilities ( )

signal

This signal is emitted when capabilities are being requested.

Normally it is enough to add the desired capabilities to the list of requested capabilities. Connect to this signal in order to implement more advanced capability handling eg. based on which capabilities are available.

See also

requestedCapabilities, availableCapabilities

int IrcNetwork::targetLimit

(

const QString &

command

)

const

Returns the limit of targets for a command, or -1 if the limitation is not known.

Property Documentation

QStringList IrcNetwork::activeCapabilities

read

This property holds the active capabilities.

Access function:

• QStringList activeCapabilities() const

Notifier signal:

• void activeCapabilitiesChanged(const QStringList& capabilities)

See also

requestedCapabilities, availableCapabilities

QStringList IrcNetwork::availableCapabilities

read

This property holds the available capabilities.

Access function:

• QStringList availableCapabilities() const

Notifier signal:

• void availableCapabilitiesChanged(const QStringList& capabilities)

See also

requestedCapabilities, activeCapabilities

QStringList IrcNetwork::channelTypes

read

This property holds the supported channel type prefix characters.

Examples of typical channel types:

Description	Type	Example
Normal channel	#	#communi
Local channel	&	&foo

Access function:

• QStringList channelTypes() const

Notifier signal:

• void channelTypesChanged(const QStringList& types)

bool IrcNetwork::initialized

read

This property holds whether the network information has been initialized.

Most properties have empty values until the server provides the relevant network information during the client-server handshake.

Access function:

• bool isInitialized() const

Notifier signal:

• void initialized()

QStringList IrcNetwork::modes

read

This property holds the supported channel user mode letters.

Examples of typical channel user modes:

Description	Mode	Prefix
Channel operator	o	@
Voiced user	v	+

Access function:

• QStringList modes() const

Notifier signal:

• void modesChanged(const QStringList& modes)

See also

prefixes, modeToPrefix()

QString IrcNetwork::name

read

This property holds the network name.

Access function:

• QString name() const

Notifier signal:

• void nameChanged(const QString& name)

QStringList IrcNetwork::prefixes

read

This property holds the supported channel user mode prefix characters.

Examples of typical channel user modes:

Description	Mode	Prefix
Channel operator	o	@
Voiced user	v	+

Access function:

• QStringList prefixes() const

Notifier signal:

• void prefixesChanged(const QStringList& prefixes)

See also

modes, prefixToMode(), statusPrefixes

QStringList IrcNetwork::requestedCapabilities

readwrite

This property holds the requested capabilities.

These capabilities are automatically requested during the handshake, right after requestingCapabilities() has been emitted.

Access functions:

• QStringList requestedCapabilities() const
• void setRequestedCapabilities(const QStringList& capabilities)

Notifier signal:

• void requestedCapabilitiesChanged(const QStringList& capabilities)

See also

availableCapabilities, activeCapabilities

QStringList IrcNetwork::statusPrefixes

read

Since

3.4

This property holds the supported message status prefixes.

The server supports messaging channel members who have a certain status or higher.

Access function:

• QStringList statusPrefixes() const

Notifier signal:

• void statusPrefixesChanged(const QStringList& prefixes)

See also

prefixes