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Programming a simple IRC (Internet-Relay-Chat) Client

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I started using IRC at a young age, and I have always been fascinated with it. As a language exercise, I was thinking about programming a simple IRC client in Ruby with Shoes as a graphical front-end. My question to you, kind-sirs, what do I need to become familiar with to start on this great adventure (besides shoes and Ruby of course)? I imagine there is some-sort of specification on IRC Protocol. Any pointers?

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CodingWithoutComments Avatar asked Aug 23 '08 15:08

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An earlier post mentioned RFC1459. While it is a very good introduction to IRC, it has actually been superseded by RFCs 2810-2813. Here is a more complete list of documentation you need to program anything IRC-related:

  • RFC1459 (original RFC; superseded, but still useful)
  • RFC2810 (IRC architecture)
  • RFC2811 (IRC channel management)
  • RFC2812 (IRC client protocol)
  • RFC2813 (IRC server protocol)
  • CTCP specification
  • DCC specification
  • Updated CTCP specification (not all clients support this)
  • ISupport (response code 005) draft (almost all servers support this nowadays)
  • Client capabilities (CAP command) draft (supported by some servers/clients)
  • IRCv3 standards and proposals (the future features of IRC, some of which are already widely supported)
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