OOPS! We try again, since I'm smoking craq. LF is 0x0a NOT CR.

git-svn-id: http://svn.inspircd.org/repository/trunk/inspircd@7456 e03df62e-2008-0410-955e-edbf42e46eb7

1 files changed, 1279 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/inspircd.h b/include/inspircd.h
index 378ca4ec1..c3f8ed328 100644
--- a/include/inspircd.h
+++ b/include/inspircd.h
@@ -1 +1,1279 @@
-/*       +------------------------------------+
 *       | Inspire Internet Relay Chat Daemon |
 *       +------------------------------------+
 *
 *  InspIRCd: (C) 2002-2007 InspIRCd Development Team
 * See: http://www.inspircd.org/wiki/index.php/Credits
 *
 * This program is free but copyrighted software; see
 *	    the file COPYING for details.
 *
 * ---------------------------------------------------
 */

#ifndef __INSPIRCD_H__
#define __INSPIRCD_H__

#ifndef WIN32
#define DllExport 
#define CoreExport 
#define printf_c printf
#else
#include "inspircd_win32wrapper.h"
/** Windows defines these already */
#undef DELETE
#undef ERROR
#endif

#include <time.h>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include "inspircd_config.h"
#include "users.h"
#include "channels.h"
#include "socket.h"
#include "mode.h"
#include "socketengine.h"
#include "command_parse.h"
#include "snomasks.h"
#include "cull_list.h"

/** Returned by some functions to indicate failure.
 */
#define ERROR -1

/** Support for librodent -
 * see http://www.chatspike.net/index.php?z=64
 */
#define ETIREDHAMSTERS EAGAIN

/** Debug levels for use with InspIRCd::Log()
 */
enum DebugLevel
{
	DEBUG		=	10,
	VERBOSE		=	20,
	DEFAULT		=	30,
	SPARSE		=	40,
	NONE		=	50
};

/**
 * This define is used in place of strcmp when we
 * want to check if a char* string contains only one
 * letter. Pretty fast, its just two compares and an
 * addition.
 */
#define IS_SINGLE(x,y) ( (*x == y) && (*(x+1) == 0) )

/** Delete a pointer, and NULL its value
 */
template<typename T> inline void DELETE(T* x)
{
	delete x;
	x = NULL;
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
template<typename T> inline std::string ConvNumeric(const T &in)
{
	if (in == 0) return "0";
	char res[MAXBUF];
	char* out = res;
	T quotient = in;
	while (quotient) {
		*out = "0123456789"[ std::abs( (long)quotient % 10 ) ];
		++out;
		quotient /= 10;
	}
	if ( in < 0)
		*out++ = '-';
	*out = 0;
	std::reverse(res,out);
	return res;
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
inline std::string ConvToStr(const int in)
{
	return ConvNumeric(in);
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
inline std::string ConvToStr(const long in)
{
	return ConvNumeric(in);
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
inline std::string ConvToStr(const unsigned long in)
{
	return ConvNumeric(in);
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
inline std::string ConvToStr(const char* in)
{
	return in;
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
inline std::string ConvToStr(const bool in)
{
	return (in ? "1" : "0");
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
inline std::string ConvToStr(char in)
{
	return std::string(in,1);
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
 */
template <class T> inline std::string ConvToStr(const T &in)
{
	std::stringstream tmp;
	if (!(tmp << in)) return std::string();
	return tmp.str();
}

/** Template function to convert any input type to any other type
 * (usually an integer or numeric type)
 */
template<typename T> inline long ConvToInt(const T &in)
{
	std::stringstream tmp;
	if (!(tmp << in)) return 0;
	return atoi(tmp.str().c_str());
}

/** Template function to convert integer to char, storing result in *res and
 * also returning the pointer to res. Based on Stuart Lowe's C/C++ Pages.
 * @param T input value
 * @param V result value
 * @param R base to convert to
 */
template<typename T, typename V, typename R> inline char* itoa(const T &in, V *res, R base)
{
	if (base < 2 || base > 16) { *res = 0; return res; }
	char* out = res;
	int quotient = in;
	while (quotient) {
		*out = "0123456789abcdef"[ std::abs( quotient % base ) ];
		++out;
		quotient /= base;
	}
	if ( in < 0 && base == 10) *out++ = '-';
	std::reverse( res, out );
	*out = 0;
	return res;
}

/** This class contains various STATS counters
 * It is used by the InspIRCd class, which internally
 * has an instance of it.
 */
class serverstats : public classbase
{
  public:
	/** Number of accepted connections
	 */
	unsigned long statsAccept;
	/** Number of failed accepts
	 */
	unsigned long statsRefused;
	/** Number of unknown commands seen
	 */
	unsigned long statsUnknown;
	/** Number of nickname collisions handled
	 */
	unsigned long statsCollisions;
	/** Number of DNS queries sent out
	 */
	unsigned long statsDns;
	/** Number of good DNS replies received
	 * NOTE: This may not tally to the number sent out,
	 * due to timeouts and other latency issues.
	 */
	unsigned long statsDnsGood;
	/** Number of bad (negative) DNS replies received
	 * NOTE: This may not tally to the number sent out,
	 * due to timeouts and other latency issues.
	 */
	unsigned long statsDnsBad;
	/** Number of inbound connections seen
	 */
	unsigned long statsConnects;
	/** Total bytes of data transmitted
	 */
	double statsSent;
	/** Total bytes of data received
	 */
	double statsRecv;
	/** Cpu usage at last sample
	 */
	timeval LastCPU;
	/** Time last sample was read
	 */
	timeval LastSampled;
	/** The constructor initializes all the counts to zero
	 */
	serverstats()
		: statsAccept(0), statsRefused(0), statsUnknown(0), statsCollisions(0), statsDns(0),
		statsDnsGood(0), statsDnsBad(0), statsConnects(0), statsSent(0.0), statsRecv(0.0)
	{
	}
};

/* Forward declaration -- required */
class InspIRCd;

/** This class implements a nonblocking log-writer.
 * Most people writing an ircd give little thought to their disk
 * i/o. On a congested system, disk writes can block for long
 * periods of time (e.g. if the system is busy and/or swapping
 * a lot). If we just use a blocking fprintf() call, this could
 * block for undesirable amounts of time (half of a second through
 * to whole seconds). We DO NOT want this, so we make our logfile
 * nonblocking and hook it into the SocketEngine.
 * NB: If the operating system does not support nonblocking file
 * I/O (linux seems to, as does freebsd) this will default to
 * blocking behaviour.
 */
class CoreExport FileLogger : public EventHandler
{
 protected:
	/** The creator/owner of this object
	 */
	InspIRCd* ServerInstance;
	/** The log file (fd is inside this somewhere,
	 * we get it out with fileno())
	 */
	FILE* log;
	/** Buffer of pending log lines to be written
	 */
	std::string buffer;
	/** Number of write operations that have occured
	 */
	int writeops;
 public:
	/** The constructor takes an already opened logfile.
	 */
	FileLogger(InspIRCd* Instance, FILE* logfile);
	/** This returns false, logfiles are writeable.
	 */
	virtual bool Readable();
	/** Handle pending write events.
	 * This will flush any waiting data to disk.
	 * If any data remains after the fprintf call,
	 * another write event is scheduled to write
	 * the rest of the data when possible.
	 */
	virtual void HandleEvent(EventType et, int errornum = 0);
	/** Write one or more preformatted log lines.
	 * If the data cannot be written immediately,
	 * this class will insert itself into the
	 * SocketEngine, and register a write event,
	 * and when the write event occurs it will
	 * attempt again to write the data.
	 */
	void WriteLogLine(const std::string &line);
	/** Close the log file and cancel any events.
	 */
	virtual void Close();
	/** Close the log file and cancel any events.
	 * (indirectly call Close()
	 */
	virtual ~FileLogger();
};

/** A list of failed port bindings, used for informational purposes on startup */
typedef std::vector<std::pair<std::string, long> > FailedPortList;

/** A list of ip addresses cross referenced against clone counts */
typedef std::map<irc::string, unsigned int> clonemap;

/* Forward declaration - required */
class XLineManager;

/** The main class of the irc server.
 * This class contains instances of all the other classes
 * in this software, with the exception of the base class,
 * classbase. Amongst other things, it contains a ModeParser,
 * a DNS object, a CommandParser object, and a list of active
 * Module objects, and facilities for Module objects to
 * interact with the core system it implements. You should
 * NEVER attempt to instantiate a class of type InspIRCd
 * yourself. If you do, this is equivalent to spawning a second
 * IRC server, and could have catastrophic consequences for the
 * program in terms of ram usage (basically, you could create
 * an obese forkbomb built from recursively spawning irc servers!)
 */
class CoreExport InspIRCd : public classbase
{
 private:
	/** Holds a string describing the last module error to occur
	 */
	char MODERR[MAXBUF];

	/** Remove a ModuleFactory pointer
	 * @param j Index number of the ModuleFactory to remove
	 */
	void EraseFactory(int j);

	/** Remove a Module pointer
	 * @param j Index number of the Module to remove
	 */
	void EraseModule(int j);

	/** Move a given module to a specific slot in the list
	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
	 * @param slot The slot to move the module into
	 */
	void MoveTo(std::string modulename,int slot);

	/** Display the startup banner
	 */
	void Start();

	/** Set up the signal handlers
	 */
	void SetSignals();

	/** Daemonize the ircd and close standard input/output streams
	 * @return True if the program daemonized succesfully
	 */
	bool DaemonSeed();

	/** Moves the given module to the last slot in the list
	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
	 */
	void MoveToLast(std::string modulename);

	/** Moves the given module to the first slot in the list
	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
	 */
	void MoveToFirst(std::string modulename);

	/** Moves one module to be placed after another in the list
	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
	 * @param after The module name to place the module after
	 */
	void MoveAfter(std::string modulename, std::string after);

	/** Moves one module to be placed before another in the list
	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
	 * @param after The module name to place the module before
	 */
	void MoveBefore(std::string modulename, std::string before);

	/** Iterate the list of InspSocket objects, removing ones which have timed out
	 * @param TIME the current time
	 */
	void DoSocketTimeouts(time_t TIME);

	/** Perform background user events such as PING checks
	 * @param TIME the current time
	 */
	void DoBackgroundUserStuff(time_t TIME);

	/** Returns true when all modules have done pre-registration checks on a user
	 * @param user The user to verify
	 * @return True if all modules have finished checking this user
	 */
	bool AllModulesReportReady(userrec* user);

	/** Total number of modules loaded into the ircd, minus one
	 */
	int ModCount;

	/** Logfile pathname specified on the commandline, or empty string
	 */
	char LogFileName[MAXBUF];

	/** The feature names published by various modules
	 */
	featurelist Features;

	/** The interface names published by various modules
	 */
	interfacelist Interfaces;

	/** The current time, updated in the mainloop
	 */
	time_t TIME;

	/** The time that was recorded last time around the mainloop
	 */
	time_t OLDTIME;

	/** A 64k buffer used to read client lines into
	 */
	char ReadBuffer[65535];

	/** Used when connecting clients
	 */
	insp_sockaddr client, server;

	/** Used when connecting clients
	 */
	socklen_t length;

	/** Nonblocking file writer
	 */
	FileLogger* Logger;

	/** Time offset in seconds
	 * This offset is added to all calls to Time(). Use SetTimeDelta() to update
	 */
	int time_delta;

 public:

	/** InspSocket classes pending deletion after being closed.
	 * We don't delete these immediately as this may cause a segmentation fault.
	 */
	std::map<InspSocket*,InspSocket*> SocketCull;

	/** Build the ISUPPORT string by triggering all modules On005Numeric events
	 */
	void BuildISupport();

	/** Number of unregistered users online right now.
	 * (Unregistered means before USER/NICK/dns)
	 */
	int unregistered_count;

	/** List of server names we've seen.
	 */
	servernamelist servernames;

	/** Time this ircd was booted
	 */
	time_t startup_time;

	/** Config file pathname specified on the commandline or via ./configure
	 */
	char ConfigFileName[MAXBUF];

	/** Mode handler, handles mode setting and removal
	 */
	ModeParser* Modes;

	/** Command parser, handles client to server commands
	 */
	CommandParser* Parser;

	/** Socket engine, handles socket activity events
	 */
	SocketEngine* SE;

	/** Stats class, holds miscellaneous stats counters
	 */
	serverstats* stats;

	/**  Server Config class, holds configuration file data
	 */
	ServerConfig* Config;

	/** Snomask manager - handles routing of snomask messages
	 * to opers.
	 */
	SnomaskManager* SNO;

	/** Client list, a hash_map containing all clients, local and remote
	 */
	user_hash* clientlist;

	/** Channel list, a hash_map containing all channels
	 */
	chan_hash* chanlist;

	/** Local client list, a vector containing only local clients
	 */
	std::vector<userrec*> local_users;

	/** Oper list, a vector containing all local and remote opered users
	 */
	std::vector<userrec*> all_opers;

	/** Map of local ip addresses for clone counting
	 */
	clonemap local_clones;

	/** Map of global ip addresses for clone counting
	 */
	clonemap global_clones;

	/** DNS class, provides resolver facilities to the core and modules
	 */
	DNS* Res;

	/** Timer manager class, triggers InspTimer timer events
	 */
	TimerManager* Timers;

	/** X-Line manager. Handles G/K/Q/E line setting, removal and matching
	 */
	XLineManager* XLines;

	/** A list of Module* module classes
	 * Note that this list is always exactly 255 in size.
	 * The actual number of loaded modules is available from GetModuleCount()
	 */
	ModuleList modules;

	/** A list of ModuleFactory* module factories
	 * Note that this list is always exactly 255 in size.
	 * The actual number of loaded modules is available from GetModuleCount()
	 */
	FactoryList factory;

	/** The time we next call our ping timeout and reg timeout checks
	 */
	time_t next_call;

	/** Global cull list, will be processed on next iteration
	 */
	CullList GlobalCulls;

	/** Get the current time
	 * Because this only calls time() once every time around the mainloop,
	 * it is much faster than calling time() directly.
	 * @param delta True to use the delta as an offset, false otherwise
	 * @return The current time as an epoch value (time_t)
	 */
	time_t Time(bool delta = false);

	/** Set the time offset in seconds
	 * This offset is added to Time() to offset the system time by the specified
	 * number of seconds.
	 * @param delta The number of seconds to offset
	 * @return The old time delta
	 */
	int SetTimeDelta(int delta);

	/** Add a user to the local clone map
	 * @param user The user to add
	 */
	void AddLocalClone(userrec* user);

	/** Add a user to the global clone map
	 * @param user The user to add
	 */
	void AddGlobalClone(userrec* user);

	/** Number of users with a certain mode set on them
	 */
	int ModeCount(const char mode);

	/** Get the time offset in seconds
	 * @return The current time delta (in seconds)
	 */
	int GetTimeDelta();

	/** Process a user whos socket has been flagged as active
	 * @param cu The user to process
	 * @return There is no actual return value, however upon exit, the user 'cu' may have been
	 * marked for deletion in the global CullList.
	 */
	void ProcessUser(userrec* cu);

	/** Get the total number of currently loaded modules
	 * @return The number of loaded modules
	 */
	int GetModuleCount();

	/** Find a module by name, and return a Module* to it.
	 * This is preferred over iterating the module lists yourself.
	 * @param name The module name to look up
	 * @return A pointer to the module, or NULL if the module cannot be found
	 */
	Module* FindModule(const std::string &name);

	/** Bind all ports specified in the configuration file.
	 * @param bail True if the function should bail back to the shell on failure
	 * @param found_ports The actual number of ports found in the config, as opposed to the number actually bound
	 * @return The number of ports actually bound without error
	 */
	int BindPorts(bool bail, int &found_ports, FailedPortList &failed_ports);

	/** Binds a socket on an already open file descriptor
	 * @param sockfd A valid file descriptor of an open socket
	 * @param port The port number to bind to
	 * @param addr The address to bind to (IP only)
	 * @return True if the port was bound successfully
	 */
	bool BindSocket(int sockfd, int port, char* addr, bool dolisten = true);

	/** Adds a server name to the list of servers we've seen
	 * @param The servername to add
	 */
	void AddServerName(const std::string &servername);

	/** Finds a cached char* pointer of a server name,
	 * This is used to optimize userrec by storing only the pointer to the name
	 * @param The servername to find
	 * @return A pointer to this name, gauranteed to never become invalid
	 */
	const char* FindServerNamePtr(const std::string &servername);

	/** Returns true if we've seen the given server name before
	 * @param The servername to find
	 * @return True if we've seen this server name before
	 */
	bool FindServerName(const std::string &servername);

	/** Gets the GECOS (description) field of the given server.
	 * If the servername is not that of the local server, the name
	 * is passed to handling modules which will attempt to determine
	 * the GECOS that bleongs to the given servername.
	 * @param servername The servername to find the description of
	 * @return The description of this server, or of the local server
	 */
	std::string GetServerDescription(const char* servername);

	/** Write text to all opers connected to this server
	 * @param text The text format string
	 * @param ... Format args
	 */
	void WriteOpers(const char* text, ...);

	/** Write text to all opers connected to this server
	 * @param text The text to send
	 */
	void WriteOpers(const std::string &text);

	/** Find a nickname in the nick hash
	 * @param nick The nickname to find
	 * @return A pointer to the user, or NULL if the user does not exist
	 */
	userrec* FindNick(const std::string &nick);

	/** Find a nickname in the nick hash
	 * @param nick The nickname to find
	 * @return A pointer to the user, or NULL if the user does not exist
	 */
	userrec* FindNick(const char* nick);

	/** Find a channel in the channels hash
	 * @param chan The channel to find
	 * @return A pointer to the channel, or NULL if the channel does not exist
	 */
	chanrec* FindChan(const std::string &chan);

	/** Find a channel in the channels hash
	 * @param chan The channel to find
	 * @return A pointer to the channel, or NULL if the channel does not exist
	 */
	chanrec* FindChan(const char* chan);

	/** Called by the constructor to load all modules from the config file.
	 */
	void LoadAllModules();

	/** Check for a 'die' tag in the config file, and abort if found
	 * @return Depending on the configuration, this function may never return
	 */
	void CheckDie();

	/** Check we aren't running as root, and exit if we are
	 * @return Depending on the configuration, this function may never return
	 */
	void CheckRoot();

	/** Determine the right path for, and open, the logfile
	 * @param argv The argv passed to main() initially, used to calculate program path
	 * @param argc The argc passed to main() initially, used to calculate program path
	 */
	void OpenLog(char** argv, int argc);

	/** Close the currently open log file
	 */
	void CloseLog();

	/** Send a server notice to all local users
	 * @param text The text format string to send
	 * @param ... The format arguments
	 */
	void ServerNoticeAll(char* text, ...);

	/** Send a server message (PRIVMSG) to all local users
	 * @param text The text format string to send
	 * @param ... The format arguments
	 */
	void ServerPrivmsgAll(char* text, ...);

	/** Send text to all users with a specific set of modes
	 * @param modes The modes to check against, without a +, e.g. 'og'
	 * @param flags one of WM_OR or WM_AND. If you specify WM_OR, any one of the
	 * mode characters in the first parameter causes receipt of the message, and
	 * if you specify WM_OR, all the modes must be present.
	 * @param text The text format string to send
	 * @param ... The format arguments
	 */
	void WriteMode(const char* modes, int flags, const char* text, ...);

	/** Return true if a channel name is valid
	 * @param chname A channel name to verify
	 * @return True if the name is valid
	 */
	bool IsChannel(const char *chname);

	/** Rehash the local server
	 * @param status This value is unused, and required for signal handler functions
	 */
	static void Rehash(int status);

	/** Causes the server to exit after unloading modules and
	 * closing all open file descriptors.
	 *
	 * @param The exit code to give to the operating system
	 * (See the ExitStatus enum for valid values)
	 */
	static void Exit(int status);

	/** Causes the server to exit immediately with exit code 0.
	 * The status code is required for signal handlers, and ignored.
	 */
	static void QuickExit(int status);

	/** Return a count of users, unknown and known connections
	 * @return The number of users
	 */
	int UserCount();

	/** Return a count of fully registered connections only
	 * @return The number of registered users
	 */
	int RegisteredUserCount();

	/** Return a count of invisible (umode +i) users only
	 * @return The number of invisible users
	 */
	int InvisibleUserCount();

	/** Return a count of opered (umode +o) users only
	 * @return The number of opers
	 */
	int OperCount();

	/** Return a count of unregistered (before NICK/USER) users only
	 * @return The number of unregistered (unknown) connections
	 */
	int UnregisteredUserCount();

	/** Return a count of channels on the network
	 * @return The number of channels
	 */
	long ChannelCount();

	/** Return a count of local users on this server only
	 * @return The number of local users
	 */
	long LocalUserCount();

	/** Send an error notice to all local users, opered and unopered
	 * @param s The error string to send
	 */
	void SendError(const std::string &s);

	/** For use with Module::Prioritize().
	 * When the return value of this function is returned from
	 * Module::Prioritize(), this specifies that the module wishes
	 * to be ordered exactly BEFORE 'modulename'. For more information
	 * please see Module::Prioritize().
	 * @param modulename The module your module wants to be before in the call list
	 * @returns a priority ID which the core uses to relocate the module in the list
	 */
	long PriorityBefore(const std::string &modulename);

	/** For use with Module::Prioritize().
	 * When the return value of this function is returned from
	 * Module::Prioritize(), this specifies that the module wishes
	 * to be ordered exactly AFTER 'modulename'. For more information please
	 * see Module::Prioritize().
	 * @param modulename The module your module wants to be after in the call list
	 * @returns a priority ID which the core uses to relocate the module in the list
	 */
	long PriorityAfter(const std::string &modulename);

	/** Publish a 'feature'.
	 * There are two ways for a module to find another module it depends on.
	 * Either by name, using InspIRCd::FindModule, or by feature, using this
	 * function. A feature is an arbitary string which identifies something this
	 * module can do. For example, if your module provides SSL support, but other
	 * modules provide SSL support too, all the modules supporting SSL should
	 * publish an identical 'SSL' feature. This way, any module requiring use
	 * of SSL functions can just look up the 'SSL' feature using FindFeature,
	 * then use the module pointer they are given.
	 * @param FeatureName The case sensitive feature name to make available
	 * @param Mod a pointer to your module class
	 * @returns True on success, false if the feature is already published by
	 * another module.
	 */
	bool PublishFeature(const std::string &FeatureName, Module* Mod);

	/** Publish a module to an 'interface'.
	 * Modules which implement the same interface (the same way of communicating
	 * with other modules) can publish themselves to an interface, using this
	 * method. When they do so, they become part of a list of related or
	 * compatible modules, and a third module may then query for that list
	 * and know that all modules within that list offer the same API.
	 * A prime example of this is the hashing modules, which all accept the
	 * same types of Request class. Consider this to be similar to PublishFeature,
	 * except for that multiple modules may publish the same 'feature'.
	 * @param InterfaceName The case sensitive interface name to make available
	 * @param Mod a pointer to your module class
	 * @returns True on success, false on failure (there are currently no failure
	 * cases)
	 */
	bool PublishInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName, Module* Mod);

	/** Return a pair saying how many other modules are currently using the
	 * interfaces provided by module m.
	 * @param m The module to count usage for
	 * @return A pair, where the first value is the number of uses of the interface,
	 * and the second value is the interface name being used.
	 */
	std::pair<int,std::string> GetInterfaceInstanceCount(Module* m);

	/** Mark your module as using an interface.
	 * If you mark your module as using an interface, then that interface
	 * module may not unload until your module has unloaded first.
	 * This can be used to prevent crashes by ensuring code you depend on
	 * is always in memory while your module is active.
	 * @param InterfaceName The interface to use
	 */
	void UseInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);

	/** Mark your module as finished with an interface.
	 * If you used UseInterface() above, you should use this method when
	 * your module is finished with the interface (usually in its destructor)
	 * to allow the modules which implement the given interface to be unloaded.
	 * @param InterfaceName The interface you are finished with using.
	 */
	void DoneWithInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);

	/** Unpublish a 'feature'.
	 * When your module exits, it must call this method for every feature it
	 * is providing so that the feature table is cleaned up.
	 * @param FeatureName the feature to remove
	 */
	bool UnpublishFeature(const std::string &FeatureName);

	/** Unpublish your module from an interface
	 * When your module exits, it must call this method for every interface
	 * it is part of so that the interfaces table is cleaned up. Only when
	 * the last item is deleted from an interface does the interface get
	 * removed.
	 * @param InterfaceName the interface to be removed from
	 * @param Mod The module to remove from the interface list
	 */
	bool UnpublishInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName, Module* Mod);

	/** Find a 'feature'.
	 * There are two ways for a module to find another module it depends on.
	 * Either by name, using InspIRCd::FindModule, or by feature, using the
	 * InspIRCd::PublishFeature method. A feature is an arbitary string which
	 * identifies something this module can do. For example, if your module
	 * provides SSL support, but other modules provide SSL support too, all
	 * the modules supporting SSL should publish an identical 'SSL' feature.
	 * To find a module capable of providing the feature you want, simply
	 * call this method with the feature name you are looking for.
	 * @param FeatureName The feature name you wish to obtain the module for
	 * @returns A pointer to a valid module class on success, NULL on failure.
	 */
	Module* FindFeature(const std::string &FeatureName);

	/** Find an 'interface'.
	 * An interface is a list of modules which all implement the same API.
	 * @param InterfaceName The Interface you wish to obtain the module
	 * list of.
	 * @return A pointer to a deque of Module*, or NULL if the interface
	 * does not exist.
	 */
	modulelist* FindInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);

	/** Given a pointer to a Module, return its filename
	 * @param m The module pointer to identify
	 * @return The module name or an empty string
	 */
	const std::string& GetModuleName(Module* m);

	/** Return true if a nickname is valid
	 * @param n A nickname to verify
	 * @return True if the nick is valid
	 */
	bool IsNick(const char* n);

	/** Return true if an ident is valid
	 * @param An ident to verify
	 * @return True if the ident is valid
	 */
	bool IsIdent(const char* n);

	/** Find a username by their file descriptor.
	 * It is preferred to use this over directly accessing the fd_ref_table array.
	 * @param socket The file descriptor of a user
	 * @return A pointer to the user if the user exists locally on this descriptor
	 */
	userrec* FindDescriptor(int socket);

	/** Add a new mode to this server's mode parser
	 * @param mh The modehandler to add
	 * @param modechar The mode character this modehandler handles
	 * @return True if the mode handler was added
	 */
	bool AddMode(ModeHandler* mh, const unsigned char modechar);

	/** Add a new mode watcher to this server's mode parser
	 * @param mw The modewatcher to add
	 * @return True if the modewatcher was added
	 */
	bool AddModeWatcher(ModeWatcher* mw);

	/** Delete a mode watcher from this server's mode parser
	 * @param mw The modewatcher to delete
	 * @return True if the modewatcher was deleted
	 */
	bool DelModeWatcher(ModeWatcher* mw);

	/** Add a dns Resolver class to this server's active set
	 * @param r The resolver to add
	 * @param cached If this value is true, then the cache will
	 * be searched for the DNS result, immediately. If the value is
	 * false, then a request will be sent to the nameserver, and the
	 * result will not be immediately available. You should usually
	 * use the boolean value which you passed to the Resolver
	 * constructor, which Resolver will set appropriately depending
	 * on if cached results are available and haven't expired. It is
	 * however safe to force this value to false, forcing a remote DNS
	 * lookup, but not an update of the cache.
	 * @return True if the operation completed successfully. Note that
	 * if this method returns true, you should not attempt to access
	 * the resolver class you pass it after this call, as depending upon
	 * the request given, the object may be deleted!
	 */
	bool AddResolver(Resolver* r, bool cached);

	/** Add a command to this server's command parser
	 * @param f A command_t command handler object to add
	 * @throw ModuleException Will throw ModuleExcption if the command already exists
	 */
	void AddCommand(command_t *f);

	/** Send a modechange.
	 * The parameters provided are identical to that sent to the
	 * handler for class cmd_mode.
	 * @param parameters The mode parameters
	 * @param pcnt The number of items you have given in the first parameter
	 * @param user The user to send error messages to
	 */
	void SendMode(const char **parameters, int pcnt, userrec *user);

	/** Match two strings using pattern matching.
	 * This operates identically to the global function match(),
	 * except for that it takes std::string arguments rather than
	 * const char* ones.
	 * @param sliteral The literal string to match against
	 * @param spattern The pattern to match against. CIDR and globs are supported.
	 */
	bool MatchText(const std::string &sliteral, const std::string &spattern);

	/** Call the handler for a given command.
	 * @param commandname The command whos handler you wish to call
	 * @param parameters The mode parameters
	 * @param pcnt The number of items you have given in the first parameter
	 * @param user The user to execute the command as
	 * @return True if the command handler was called successfully
	 */
	CmdResult CallCommandHandler(const std::string &commandname, const char** parameters, int pcnt, userrec* user);

	/** Return true if the command is a module-implemented command and the given parameters are valid for it
	 * @param parameters The mode parameters
	 * @param pcnt The number of items you have given in the first parameter
	 * @param user The user to test-execute the command as
	 * @return True if the command handler is a module command, and there are enough parameters and the user has permission to the command
	 */
	bool IsValidModuleCommand(const std::string &commandname, int pcnt, userrec* user);

	/** Add a gline and apply it
	 * @param duration How long the line should last
	 * @param source Who set the line
	 * @param reason The reason for the line
	 * @param hostmask The hostmask to set the line against
	 */
	void AddGLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &hostmask);

	/** Add a qline and apply it
	 * @param duration How long the line should last
	 * @param source Who set the line
	 * @param reason The reason for the line
	 * @param nickname The nickmask to set the line against
	 */
	void AddQLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &nickname);

	/** Add a zline and apply it
	 * @param duration How long the line should last
	 * @param source Who set the line
	 * @param reason The reason for the line
	 * @param ipaddr The ip-mask to set the line against
	 */
	void AddZLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &ipaddr);

	/** Add a kline and apply it
	 * @param duration How long the line should last
	 * @param source Who set the line
	 * @param reason The reason for the line
	 * @param hostmask The hostmask to set the line against
	 */
	void AddKLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &hostmask);

	/** Add an eline
	 * @param duration How long the line should last
	 * @param source Who set the line
	 * @param reason The reason for the line
	 * @param hostmask The hostmask to set the line against
	 */
	void AddELine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &hostmask);

	/** Delete a gline
	 * @param hostmask The gline to delete
	 * @return True if the item was removed
	 */
	bool DelGLine(const std::string &hostmask);

	/** Delete a qline
	 * @param nickname The qline to delete
	 * @return True if the item was removed
	 */
	bool DelQLine(const std::string &nickname);

	/** Delete a zline
	 * @param ipaddr The zline to delete
	 * @return True if the item was removed
	 */
	bool DelZLine(const std::string &ipaddr);

	/** Delete a kline
	 * @param hostmask The kline to delete
	 * @return True if the item was removed
	 */
	bool DelKLine(const std::string &hostmask);

	/** Delete an eline
	 * @param hostmask The kline to delete
	 * @return True if the item was removed
	 */
	bool DelELine(const std::string &hostmask);

	/** Return true if the given parameter is a valid nick!user\@host mask
	 * @param mask A nick!user\@host masak to match against
	 * @return True i the mask is valid
	 */
	bool IsValidMask(const std::string &mask);

	/** Rehash the local server
	 */
	void RehashServer();

	/** Return the channel whos index number matches that provided
	 * @param The index number of the channel to fetch
	 * @return A channel record, or NUll if index < 0 or index >= InspIRCd::ChannelCount()
	 */
	chanrec* GetChannelIndex(long index);

	/** Dump text to a user target, splitting it appropriately to fit
	 * @param User the user to dump the text to
	 * @param LinePrefix text to prefix each complete line with
	 * @param TextStream the text to send to the user
	 */
	void DumpText(userrec* User, const std::string &LinePrefix, stringstream &TextStream);

	/** Check if the given nickmask matches too many users, send errors to the given user
	 * @param nick A nickmask to match against
	 * @param user A user to send error text to
	 * @return True if the nick matches too many users
	 */
	bool NickMatchesEveryone(const std::string &nick, userrec* user);

	/** Check if the given IP mask matches too many users, send errors to the given user
	 * @param ip An ipmask to match against
	 * @param user A user to send error text to
	 * @return True if the ip matches too many users
	 */
	bool IPMatchesEveryone(const std::string &ip, userrec* user);

	/** Check if the given hostmask matches too many users, send errors to the given user
	 * @param mask A hostmask to match against
	 * @param user A user to send error text to
	 * @return True if the host matches too many users
	 */
	bool HostMatchesEveryone(const std::string &mask, userrec* user);

	/** Calculate a duration in seconds from a string in the form 1y2w3d4h6m5s
	 * @param str A string containing a time in the form 1y2w3d4h6m5s
	 * (one year, two weeks, three days, four hours, six minutes and five seconds)
	 * @return The total number of seconds
	 */
	long Duration(const std::string &str);

	/** Attempt to compare an oper password to a string from the config file.
	 * This will be passed to handling modules which will compare the data
	 * against possible hashed equivalents in the input string.
	 * @param data The data from the config file
	 * @param input The data input by the oper
	 * @param tagnum the tag number of the oper's tag in the config file
	 * @return 0 if the strings match, 1 or -1 if they do not
	 */
	int OperPassCompare(const char* data,const char* input, int tagnum);

	/** Check if a given server is a uline.
	 * An empty string returns true, this is by design.
	 * @param server The server to check for uline status
	 * @return True if the server is a uline OR the string is empty
	 */
	bool ULine(const char* server);

	/** Returns true if the uline is 'silent' (doesnt generate
	 * remote connect notices etc).
	 */
	bool SilentULine(const char* server);

	/** Returns the subversion revision ID of this ircd
	 * @return The revision ID or an empty string
	 */
	std::string GetRevision();

	/** Returns the full version string of this ircd
	 * @return The version string
	 */
	std::string GetVersionString();

	/** Attempt to write the process id to a given file
	 * @param filename The PID file to attempt to write to
	 * @return This function may bail if the file cannot be written
	 */
	void WritePID(const std::string &filename);

	/** Returns text describing the last module error
	 * @return The last error message to occur
	 */
	char* ModuleError();

	/** Load a given module file
	 * @param filename The file to load
	 * @return True if the module was found and loaded
	 */
	bool LoadModule(const char* filename);

	/** Unload a given module file
	 * @param filename The file to unload
	 * @return True if the module was unloaded
	 */
	bool UnloadModule(const char* filename);

	/** This constructor initialises all the subsystems and reads the config file.
	 * @param argc The argument count passed to main()
	 * @param argv The argument list passed to main()
	 * @throw <anything> If anything is thrown from here and makes it to
	 * you, you should probably just give up and go home. Yes, really.
	 * It's that bad. Higher level classes should catch any non-fatal exceptions.
	 */
	InspIRCd(int argc, char** argv);

	/** Do one iteration of the mainloop
	 * @param process_module_sockets True if module sockets are to be processed
	 * this time around the event loop. The is the default.
	 */
	void DoOneIteration(bool process_module_sockets = true);

	/** Output a log message to the ircd.log file
	 * The text will only be output if the current loglevel
	 * is less than or equal to the level you provide
	 * @param level A log level from the DebugLevel enum
	 * @param text Format string of to write to the log
	 * @param ... Format arguments of text to write to the log
	 */
	void Log(int level, const char* text, ...);

	/** Output a log message to the ircd.log file
	 * The text will only be output if the current loglevel
	 * is less than or equal to the level you provide
	 * @param level A log level from the DebugLevel enum
	 * @param text Text to write to the log
	 */
	void Log(int level, const std::string &text);

	/** Send a line of WHOIS data to a user.
	 * @param user user to send the line to
	 * @param dest user being WHOISed
	 * @param numeric Numeric to send
	 * @param text Text of the numeric
	 */
	void SendWhoisLine(userrec* user, userrec* dest, int numeric, const std::string &text);

	/** Send a line of WHOIS data to a user.
	 * @param user user to send the line to
	 * @param dest user being WHOISed
	 * @param numeric Numeric to send
	 * @param format Format string for the numeric
	 * @param ... Parameters for the format string
	 */
	void SendWhoisLine(userrec* user, userrec* dest, int numeric, const char* format, ...);

	/** Quit a user for excess flood, and if they are not
	 * fully registered yet, temporarily zline their IP.
	 * @param current user to quit
	 */
	void FloodQuitUser(userrec* current);

	/** Restart the server.
	 * This function will not return. If an error occurs,
	 * it will throw an instance of CoreException.
	 * @param reason The restart reason to show to all clients
	 * @throw CoreException An instance of CoreException indicating the error from execv().
	 */
	void Restart(const std::string &reason);

	/** Prepare the ircd for restart or shutdown.
	 * This function unloads all modules which can be unloaded,
	 * closes all open sockets, and closes the logfile.
	 */
	void Cleanup();

	/** This copies the user and channel hash_maps into new hash maps.
	 * This frees memory used by the hash_map allocator (which it neglects
	 * to free, most of the time, using tons of ram)
	 */
	void RehashUsersAndChans();

	/** Resets the cached max bans value on all channels.
	 * Called by rehash.
	 */
	void ResetMaxBans();

	/** Return a time_t as a human-readable string.
	 */
	std::string TimeString(time_t curtime);

	/** Begin execution of the server.
	 * NOTE: this function NEVER returns. Internally,
	 * after performing some initialisation routines,
	 * it will repeatedly call DoOneIteration in a loop.
	 * @return The return value for this function is undefined.
	 */
	int Run();
};

#endif

\ No newline at end of file
+/*       +------------------------------------+
+ *       | Inspire Internet Relay Chat Daemon |
+ *       +------------------------------------+
+ *
+ *  InspIRCd: (C) 2002-2007 InspIRCd Development Team
+ * See: http://www.inspircd.org/wiki/index.php/Credits
+ *
+ * This program is free but copyrighted software; see
+ *	    the file COPYING for details.
+ *
+ * ---------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INSPIRCD_H__
+#define __INSPIRCD_H__
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+#define DllExport 
+#define CoreExport 
+#define printf_c printf
+#else
+#include "inspircd_win32wrapper.h"
+/** Windows defines these already */
+#undef DELETE
+#undef ERROR
+#endif
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include "inspircd_config.h"
+#include "users.h"
+#include "channels.h"
+#include "socket.h"
+#include "mode.h"
+#include "socketengine.h"
+#include "command_parse.h"
+#include "snomasks.h"
+#include "cull_list.h"
+
+/** Returned by some functions to indicate failure.
+ */
+#define ERROR -1
+
+/** Support for librodent -
+ * see http://www.chatspike.net/index.php?z=64
+ */
+#define ETIREDHAMSTERS EAGAIN
+
+/** Debug levels for use with InspIRCd::Log()
+ */
+enum DebugLevel
+{
+	DEBUG		=	10,
+	VERBOSE		=	20,
+	DEFAULT		=	30,
+	SPARSE		=	40,
+	NONE		=	50
+};
+
+/**
+ * This define is used in place of strcmp when we
+ * want to check if a char* string contains only one
+ * letter. Pretty fast, its just two compares and an
+ * addition.
+ */
+#define IS_SINGLE(x,y) ( (*x == y) && (*(x+1) == 0) )
+
+/** Delete a pointer, and NULL its value
+ */
+template<typename T> inline void DELETE(T* x)
+{
+	delete x;
+	x = NULL;
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+template<typename T> inline std::string ConvNumeric(const T &in)
+{
+	if (in == 0) return "0";
+	char res[MAXBUF];
+	char* out = res;
+	T quotient = in;
+	while (quotient) {
+		*out = "0123456789"[ std::abs( (long)quotient % 10 ) ];
+		++out;
+		quotient /= 10;
+	}
+	if ( in < 0)
+		*out++ = '-';
+	*out = 0;
+	std::reverse(res,out);
+	return res;
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+inline std::string ConvToStr(const int in)
+{
+	return ConvNumeric(in);
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+inline std::string ConvToStr(const long in)
+{
+	return ConvNumeric(in);
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+inline std::string ConvToStr(const unsigned long in)
+{
+	return ConvNumeric(in);
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+inline std::string ConvToStr(const char* in)
+{
+	return in;
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+inline std::string ConvToStr(const bool in)
+{
+	return (in ? "1" : "0");
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+inline std::string ConvToStr(char in)
+{
+	return std::string(in,1);
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to std::string
+ */
+template <class T> inline std::string ConvToStr(const T &in)
+{
+	std::stringstream tmp;
+	if (!(tmp << in)) return std::string();
+	return tmp.str();
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert any input type to any other type
+ * (usually an integer or numeric type)
+ */
+template<typename T> inline long ConvToInt(const T &in)
+{
+	std::stringstream tmp;
+	if (!(tmp << in)) return 0;
+	return atoi(tmp.str().c_str());
+}
+
+/** Template function to convert integer to char, storing result in *res and
+ * also returning the pointer to res. Based on Stuart Lowe's C/C++ Pages.
+ * @param T input value
+ * @param V result value
+ * @param R base to convert to
+ */
+template<typename T, typename V, typename R> inline char* itoa(const T &in, V *res, R base)
+{
+	if (base < 2 || base > 16) { *res = 0; return res; }
+	char* out = res;
+	int quotient = in;
+	while (quotient) {
+		*out = "0123456789abcdef"[ std::abs( quotient % base ) ];
+		++out;
+		quotient /= base;
+	}
+	if ( in < 0 && base == 10) *out++ = '-';
+	std::reverse( res, out );
+	*out = 0;
+	return res;
+}
+
+/** This class contains various STATS counters
+ * It is used by the InspIRCd class, which internally
+ * has an instance of it.
+ */
+class serverstats : public classbase
+{
+  public:
+	/** Number of accepted connections
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsAccept;
+	/** Number of failed accepts
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsRefused;
+	/** Number of unknown commands seen
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsUnknown;
+	/** Number of nickname collisions handled
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsCollisions;
+	/** Number of DNS queries sent out
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsDns;
+	/** Number of good DNS replies received
+	 * NOTE: This may not tally to the number sent out,
+	 * due to timeouts and other latency issues.
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsDnsGood;
+	/** Number of bad (negative) DNS replies received
+	 * NOTE: This may not tally to the number sent out,
+	 * due to timeouts and other latency issues.
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsDnsBad;
+	/** Number of inbound connections seen
+	 */
+	unsigned long statsConnects;
+	/** Total bytes of data transmitted
+	 */
+	double statsSent;
+	/** Total bytes of data received
+	 */
+	double statsRecv;
+	/** Cpu usage at last sample
+	 */
+	timeval LastCPU;
+	/** Time last sample was read
+	 */
+	timeval LastSampled;
+	/** The constructor initializes all the counts to zero
+	 */
+	serverstats()
+		: statsAccept(0), statsRefused(0), statsUnknown(0), statsCollisions(0), statsDns(0),
+		statsDnsGood(0), statsDnsBad(0), statsConnects(0), statsSent(0.0), statsRecv(0.0)
+	{
+	}
+};
+
+/* Forward declaration -- required */
+class InspIRCd;
+
+/** This class implements a nonblocking log-writer.
+ * Most people writing an ircd give little thought to their disk
+ * i/o. On a congested system, disk writes can block for long
+ * periods of time (e.g. if the system is busy and/or swapping
+ * a lot). If we just use a blocking fprintf() call, this could
+ * block for undesirable amounts of time (half of a second through
+ * to whole seconds). We DO NOT want this, so we make our logfile
+ * nonblocking and hook it into the SocketEngine.
+ * NB: If the operating system does not support nonblocking file
+ * I/O (linux seems to, as does freebsd) this will default to
+ * blocking behaviour.
+ */
+class CoreExport FileLogger : public EventHandler
+{
+ protected:
+	/** The creator/owner of this object
+	 */
+	InspIRCd* ServerInstance;
+	/** The log file (fd is inside this somewhere,
+	 * we get it out with fileno())
+	 */
+	FILE* log;
+	/** Buffer of pending log lines to be written
+	 */
+	std::string buffer;
+	/** Number of write operations that have occured
+	 */
+	int writeops;
+ public:
+	/** The constructor takes an already opened logfile.
+	 */
+	FileLogger(InspIRCd* Instance, FILE* logfile);
+	/** This returns false, logfiles are writeable.
+	 */
+	virtual bool Readable();
+	/** Handle pending write events.
+	 * This will flush any waiting data to disk.
+	 * If any data remains after the fprintf call,
+	 * another write event is scheduled to write
+	 * the rest of the data when possible.
+	 */
+	virtual void HandleEvent(EventType et, int errornum = 0);
+	/** Write one or more preformatted log lines.
+	 * If the data cannot be written immediately,
+	 * this class will insert itself into the
+	 * SocketEngine, and register a write event,
+	 * and when the write event occurs it will
+	 * attempt again to write the data.
+	 */
+	void WriteLogLine(const std::string &line);
+	/** Close the log file and cancel any events.
+	 */
+	virtual void Close();
+	/** Close the log file and cancel any events.
+	 * (indirectly call Close()
+	 */
+	virtual ~FileLogger();
+};
+
+/** A list of failed port bindings, used for informational purposes on startup */
+typedef std::vector<std::pair<std::string, long> > FailedPortList;
+
+/** A list of ip addresses cross referenced against clone counts */
+typedef std::map<irc::string, unsigned int> clonemap;
+
+/* Forward declaration - required */
+class XLineManager;
+
+/** The main class of the irc server.
+ * This class contains instances of all the other classes
+ * in this software, with the exception of the base class,
+ * classbase. Amongst other things, it contains a ModeParser,
+ * a DNS object, a CommandParser object, and a list of active
+ * Module objects, and facilities for Module objects to
+ * interact with the core system it implements. You should
+ * NEVER attempt to instantiate a class of type InspIRCd
+ * yourself. If you do, this is equivalent to spawning a second
+ * IRC server, and could have catastrophic consequences for the
+ * program in terms of ram usage (basically, you could create
+ * an obese forkbomb built from recursively spawning irc servers!)
+ */
+class CoreExport InspIRCd : public classbase
+{
+ private:
+	/** Holds a string describing the last module error to occur
+	 */
+	char MODERR[MAXBUF];
+
+	/** Remove a ModuleFactory pointer
+	 * @param j Index number of the ModuleFactory to remove
+	 */
+	void EraseFactory(int j);
+
+	/** Remove a Module pointer
+	 * @param j Index number of the Module to remove
+	 */
+	void EraseModule(int j);
+
+	/** Move a given module to a specific slot in the list
+	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
+	 * @param slot The slot to move the module into
+	 */
+	void MoveTo(std::string modulename,int slot);
+
+	/** Display the startup banner
+	 */
+	void Start();
+
+	/** Set up the signal handlers
+	 */
+	void SetSignals();
+
+	/** Daemonize the ircd and close standard input/output streams
+	 * @return True if the program daemonized succesfully
+	 */
+	bool DaemonSeed();
+
+	/** Moves the given module to the last slot in the list
+	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
+	 */
+	void MoveToLast(std::string modulename);
+
+	/** Moves the given module to the first slot in the list
+	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
+	 */
+	void MoveToFirst(std::string modulename);
+
+	/** Moves one module to be placed after another in the list
+	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
+	 * @param after The module name to place the module after
+	 */
+	void MoveAfter(std::string modulename, std::string after);
+
+	/** Moves one module to be placed before another in the list
+	 * @param modulename The module name to relocate
+	 * @param after The module name to place the module before
+	 */
+	void MoveBefore(std::string modulename, std::string before);
+
+	/** Iterate the list of InspSocket objects, removing ones which have timed out
+	 * @param TIME the current time
+	 */
+	void DoSocketTimeouts(time_t TIME);
+
+	/** Perform background user events such as PING checks
+	 * @param TIME the current time
+	 */
+	void DoBackgroundUserStuff(time_t TIME);
+
+	/** Returns true when all modules have done pre-registration checks on a user
+	 * @param user The user to verify
+	 * @return True if all modules have finished checking this user
+	 */
+	bool AllModulesReportReady(userrec* user);
+
+	/** Total number of modules loaded into the ircd, minus one
+	 */
+	int ModCount;
+
+	/** Logfile pathname specified on the commandline, or empty string
+	 */
+	char LogFileName[MAXBUF];
+
+	/** The feature names published by various modules
+	 */
+	featurelist Features;
+
+	/** The interface names published by various modules
+	 */
+	interfacelist Interfaces;
+
+	/** The current time, updated in the mainloop
+	 */
+	time_t TIME;
+
+	/** The time that was recorded last time around the mainloop
+	 */
+	time_t OLDTIME;
+
+	/** A 64k buffer used to read client lines into
+	 */
+	char ReadBuffer[65535];
+
+	/** Used when connecting clients
+	 */
+	insp_sockaddr client, server;
+
+	/** Used when connecting clients
+	 */
+	socklen_t length;
+
+	/** Nonblocking file writer
+	 */
+	FileLogger* Logger;
+
+	/** Time offset in seconds
+	 * This offset is added to all calls to Time(). Use SetTimeDelta() to update
+	 */
+	int time_delta;
+
+ public:
+
+	/** InspSocket classes pending deletion after being closed.
+	 * We don't delete these immediately as this may cause a segmentation fault.
+	 */
+	std::map<InspSocket*,InspSocket*> SocketCull;
+
+	/** Build the ISUPPORT string by triggering all modules On005Numeric events
+	 */
+	void BuildISupport();
+
+	/** Number of unregistered users online right now.
+	 * (Unregistered means before USER/NICK/dns)
+	 */
+	int unregistered_count;
+
+	/** List of server names we've seen.
+	 */
+	servernamelist servernames;
+
+	/** Time this ircd was booted
+	 */
+	time_t startup_time;
+
+	/** Config file pathname specified on the commandline or via ./configure
+	 */
+	char ConfigFileName[MAXBUF];
+
+	/** Mode handler, handles mode setting and removal
+	 */
+	ModeParser* Modes;
+
+	/** Command parser, handles client to server commands
+	 */
+	CommandParser* Parser;
+
+	/** Socket engine, handles socket activity events
+	 */
+	SocketEngine* SE;
+
+	/** Stats class, holds miscellaneous stats counters
+	 */
+	serverstats* stats;
+
+	/**  Server Config class, holds configuration file data
+	 */
+	ServerConfig* Config;
+
+	/** Snomask manager - handles routing of snomask messages
+	 * to opers.
+	 */
+	SnomaskManager* SNO;
+
+	/** Client list, a hash_map containing all clients, local and remote
+	 */
+	user_hash* clientlist;
+
+	/** Channel list, a hash_map containing all channels
+	 */
+	chan_hash* chanlist;
+
+	/** Local client list, a vector containing only local clients
+	 */
+	std::vector<userrec*> local_users;
+
+	/** Oper list, a vector containing all local and remote opered users
+	 */
+	std::vector<userrec*> all_opers;
+
+	/** Map of local ip addresses for clone counting
+	 */
+	clonemap local_clones;
+
+	/** Map of global ip addresses for clone counting
+	 */
+	clonemap global_clones;
+
+	/** DNS class, provides resolver facilities to the core and modules
+	 */
+	DNS* Res;
+
+	/** Timer manager class, triggers InspTimer timer events
+	 */
+	TimerManager* Timers;
+
+	/** X-Line manager. Handles G/K/Q/E line setting, removal and matching
+	 */
+	XLineManager* XLines;
+
+	/** A list of Module* module classes
+	 * Note that this list is always exactly 255 in size.
+	 * The actual number of loaded modules is available from GetModuleCount()
+	 */
+	ModuleList modules;
+
+	/** A list of ModuleFactory* module factories
+	 * Note that this list is always exactly 255 in size.
+	 * The actual number of loaded modules is available from GetModuleCount()
+	 */
+	FactoryList factory;
+
+	/** The time we next call our ping timeout and reg timeout checks
+	 */
+	time_t next_call;
+
+	/** Global cull list, will be processed on next iteration
+	 */
+	CullList GlobalCulls;
+
+	/** Get the current time
+	 * Because this only calls time() once every time around the mainloop,
+	 * it is much faster than calling time() directly.
+	 * @param delta True to use the delta as an offset, false otherwise
+	 * @return The current time as an epoch value (time_t)
+	 */
+	time_t Time(bool delta = false);
+
+	/** Set the time offset in seconds
+	 * This offset is added to Time() to offset the system time by the specified
+	 * number of seconds.
+	 * @param delta The number of seconds to offset
+	 * @return The old time delta
+	 */
+	int SetTimeDelta(int delta);
+
+	/** Add a user to the local clone map
+	 * @param user The user to add
+	 */
+	void AddLocalClone(userrec* user);
+
+	/** Add a user to the global clone map
+	 * @param user The user to add
+	 */
+	void AddGlobalClone(userrec* user);
+
+	/** Number of users with a certain mode set on them
+	 */
+	int ModeCount(const char mode);
+
+	/** Get the time offset in seconds
+	 * @return The current time delta (in seconds)
+	 */
+	int GetTimeDelta();
+
+	/** Process a user whos socket has been flagged as active
+	 * @param cu The user to process
+	 * @return There is no actual return value, however upon exit, the user 'cu' may have been
+	 * marked for deletion in the global CullList.
+	 */
+	void ProcessUser(userrec* cu);
+
+	/** Get the total number of currently loaded modules
+	 * @return The number of loaded modules
+	 */
+	int GetModuleCount();
+
+	/** Find a module by name, and return a Module* to it.
+	 * This is preferred over iterating the module lists yourself.
+	 * @param name The module name to look up
+	 * @return A pointer to the module, or NULL if the module cannot be found
+	 */
+	Module* FindModule(const std::string &name);
+
+	/** Bind all ports specified in the configuration file.
+	 * @param bail True if the function should bail back to the shell on failure
+	 * @param found_ports The actual number of ports found in the config, as opposed to the number actually bound
+	 * @return The number of ports actually bound without error
+	 */
+	int BindPorts(bool bail, int &found_ports, FailedPortList &failed_ports);
+
+	/** Binds a socket on an already open file descriptor
+	 * @param sockfd A valid file descriptor of an open socket
+	 * @param port The port number to bind to
+	 * @param addr The address to bind to (IP only)
+	 * @return True if the port was bound successfully
+	 */
+	bool BindSocket(int sockfd, int port, char* addr, bool dolisten = true);
+
+	/** Adds a server name to the list of servers we've seen
+	 * @param The servername to add
+	 */
+	void AddServerName(const std::string &servername);
+
+	/** Finds a cached char* pointer of a server name,
+	 * This is used to optimize userrec by storing only the pointer to the name
+	 * @param The servername to find
+	 * @return A pointer to this name, gauranteed to never become invalid
+	 */
+	const char* FindServerNamePtr(const std::string &servername);
+
+	/** Returns true if we've seen the given server name before
+	 * @param The servername to find
+	 * @return True if we've seen this server name before
+	 */
+	bool FindServerName(const std::string &servername);
+
+	/** Gets the GECOS (description) field of the given server.
+	 * If the servername is not that of the local server, the name
+	 * is passed to handling modules which will attempt to determine
+	 * the GECOS that bleongs to the given servername.
+	 * @param servername The servername to find the description of
+	 * @return The description of this server, or of the local server
+	 */
+	std::string GetServerDescription(const char* servername);
+
+	/** Write text to all opers connected to this server
+	 * @param text The text format string
+	 * @param ... Format args
+	 */
+	void WriteOpers(const char* text, ...);
+
+	/** Write text to all opers connected to this server
+	 * @param text The text to send
+	 */
+	void WriteOpers(const std::string &text);
+
+	/** Find a nickname in the nick hash
+	 * @param nick The nickname to find
+	 * @return A pointer to the user, or NULL if the user does not exist
+	 */
+	userrec* FindNick(const std::string &nick);
+
+	/** Find a nickname in the nick hash
+	 * @param nick The nickname to find
+	 * @return A pointer to the user, or NULL if the user does not exist
+	 */
+	userrec* FindNick(const char* nick);
+
+	/** Find a channel in the channels hash
+	 * @param chan The channel to find
+	 * @return A pointer to the channel, or NULL if the channel does not exist
+	 */
+	chanrec* FindChan(const std::string &chan);
+
+	/** Find a channel in the channels hash
+	 * @param chan The channel to find
+	 * @return A pointer to the channel, or NULL if the channel does not exist
+	 */
+	chanrec* FindChan(const char* chan);
+
+	/** Called by the constructor to load all modules from the config file.
+	 */
+	void LoadAllModules();
+
+	/** Check for a 'die' tag in the config file, and abort if found
+	 * @return Depending on the configuration, this function may never return
+	 */
+	void CheckDie();
+
+	/** Check we aren't running as root, and exit if we are
+	 * @return Depending on the configuration, this function may never return
+	 */
+	void CheckRoot();
+
+	/** Determine the right path for, and open, the logfile
+	 * @param argv The argv passed to main() initially, used to calculate program path
+	 * @param argc The argc passed to main() initially, used to calculate program path
+	 */
+	void OpenLog(char** argv, int argc);
+
+	/** Close the currently open log file
+	 */
+	void CloseLog();
+
+	/** Send a server notice to all local users
+	 * @param text The text format string to send
+	 * @param ... The format arguments
+	 */
+	void ServerNoticeAll(char* text, ...);
+
+	/** Send a server message (PRIVMSG) to all local users
+	 * @param text The text format string to send
+	 * @param ... The format arguments
+	 */
+	void ServerPrivmsgAll(char* text, ...);
+
+	/** Send text to all users with a specific set of modes
+	 * @param modes The modes to check against, without a +, e.g. 'og'
+	 * @param flags one of WM_OR or WM_AND. If you specify WM_OR, any one of the
+	 * mode characters in the first parameter causes receipt of the message, and
+	 * if you specify WM_OR, all the modes must be present.
+	 * @param text The text format string to send
+	 * @param ... The format arguments
+	 */
+	void WriteMode(const char* modes, int flags, const char* text, ...);
+
+	/** Return true if a channel name is valid
+	 * @param chname A channel name to verify
+	 * @return True if the name is valid
+	 */
+	bool IsChannel(const char *chname);
+
+	/** Rehash the local server
+	 * @param status This value is unused, and required for signal handler functions
+	 */
+	static void Rehash(int status);
+
+	/** Causes the server to exit after unloading modules and
+	 * closing all open file descriptors.
+	 *
+	 * @param The exit code to give to the operating system
+	 * (See the ExitStatus enum for valid values)
+	 */
+	static void Exit(int status);
+
+	/** Causes the server to exit immediately with exit code 0.
+	 * The status code is required for signal handlers, and ignored.
+	 */
+	static void QuickExit(int status);
+
+	/** Return a count of users, unknown and known connections
+	 * @return The number of users
+	 */
+	int UserCount();
+
+	/** Return a count of fully registered connections only
+	 * @return The number of registered users
+	 */
+	int RegisteredUserCount();
+
+	/** Return a count of invisible (umode +i) users only
+	 * @return The number of invisible users
+	 */
+	int InvisibleUserCount();
+
+	/** Return a count of opered (umode +o) users only
+	 * @return The number of opers
+	 */
+	int OperCount();
+
+	/** Return a count of unregistered (before NICK/USER) users only
+	 * @return The number of unregistered (unknown) connections
+	 */
+	int UnregisteredUserCount();
+
+	/** Return a count of channels on the network
+	 * @return The number of channels
+	 */
+	long ChannelCount();
+
+	/** Return a count of local users on this server only
+	 * @return The number of local users
+	 */
+	long LocalUserCount();
+
+	/** Send an error notice to all local users, opered and unopered
+	 * @param s The error string to send
+	 */
+	void SendError(const std::string &s);
+
+	/** For use with Module::Prioritize().
+	 * When the return value of this function is returned from
+	 * Module::Prioritize(), this specifies that the module wishes
+	 * to be ordered exactly BEFORE 'modulename'. For more information
+	 * please see Module::Prioritize().
+	 * @param modulename The module your module wants to be before in the call list
+	 * @returns a priority ID which the core uses to relocate the module in the list
+	 */
+	long PriorityBefore(const std::string &modulename);
+
+	/** For use with Module::Prioritize().
+	 * When the return value of this function is returned from
+	 * Module::Prioritize(), this specifies that the module wishes
+	 * to be ordered exactly AFTER 'modulename'. For more information please
+	 * see Module::Prioritize().
+	 * @param modulename The module your module wants to be after in the call list
+	 * @returns a priority ID which the core uses to relocate the module in the list
+	 */
+	long PriorityAfter(const std::string &modulename);
+
+	/** Publish a 'feature'.
+	 * There are two ways for a module to find another module it depends on.
+	 * Either by name, using InspIRCd::FindModule, or by feature, using this
+	 * function. A feature is an arbitary string which identifies something this
+	 * module can do. For example, if your module provides SSL support, but other
+	 * modules provide SSL support too, all the modules supporting SSL should
+	 * publish an identical 'SSL' feature. This way, any module requiring use
+	 * of SSL functions can just look up the 'SSL' feature using FindFeature,
+	 * then use the module pointer they are given.
+	 * @param FeatureName The case sensitive feature name to make available
+	 * @param Mod a pointer to your module class
+	 * @returns True on success, false if the feature is already published by
+	 * another module.
+	 */
+	bool PublishFeature(const std::string &FeatureName, Module* Mod);
+
+	/** Publish a module to an 'interface'.
+	 * Modules which implement the same interface (the same way of communicating
+	 * with other modules) can publish themselves to an interface, using this
+	 * method. When they do so, they become part of a list of related or
+	 * compatible modules, and a third module may then query for that list
+	 * and know that all modules within that list offer the same API.
+	 * A prime example of this is the hashing modules, which all accept the
+	 * same types of Request class. Consider this to be similar to PublishFeature,
+	 * except for that multiple modules may publish the same 'feature'.
+	 * @param InterfaceName The case sensitive interface name to make available
+	 * @param Mod a pointer to your module class
+	 * @returns True on success, false on failure (there are currently no failure
+	 * cases)
+	 */
+	bool PublishInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName, Module* Mod);
+
+	/** Return a pair saying how many other modules are currently using the
+	 * interfaces provided by module m.
+	 * @param m The module to count usage for
+	 * @return A pair, where the first value is the number of uses of the interface,
+	 * and the second value is the interface name being used.
+	 */
+	std::pair<int,std::string> GetInterfaceInstanceCount(Module* m);
+
+	/** Mark your module as using an interface.
+	 * If you mark your module as using an interface, then that interface
+	 * module may not unload until your module has unloaded first.
+	 * This can be used to prevent crashes by ensuring code you depend on
+	 * is always in memory while your module is active.
+	 * @param InterfaceName The interface to use
+	 */
+	void UseInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);
+
+	/** Mark your module as finished with an interface.
+	 * If you used UseInterface() above, you should use this method when
+	 * your module is finished with the interface (usually in its destructor)
+	 * to allow the modules which implement the given interface to be unloaded.
+	 * @param InterfaceName The interface you are finished with using.
+	 */
+	void DoneWithInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);
+
+	/** Unpublish a 'feature'.
+	 * When your module exits, it must call this method for every feature it
+	 * is providing so that the feature table is cleaned up.
+	 * @param FeatureName the feature to remove
+	 */
+	bool UnpublishFeature(const std::string &FeatureName);
+
+	/** Unpublish your module from an interface
+	 * When your module exits, it must call this method for every interface
+	 * it is part of so that the interfaces table is cleaned up. Only when
+	 * the last item is deleted from an interface does the interface get
+	 * removed.
+	 * @param InterfaceName the interface to be removed from
+	 * @param Mod The module to remove from the interface list
+	 */
+	bool UnpublishInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName, Module* Mod);
+
+	/** Find a 'feature'.
+	 * There are two ways for a module to find another module it depends on.
+	 * Either by name, using InspIRCd::FindModule, or by feature, using the
+	 * InspIRCd::PublishFeature method. A feature is an arbitary string which
+	 * identifies something this module can do. For example, if your module
+	 * provides SSL support, but other modules provide SSL support too, all
+	 * the modules supporting SSL should publish an identical 'SSL' feature.
+	 * To find a module capable of providing the feature you want, simply
+	 * call this method with the feature name you are looking for.
+	 * @param FeatureName The feature name you wish to obtain the module for
+	 * @returns A pointer to a valid module class on success, NULL on failure.
+	 */
+	Module* FindFeature(const std::string &FeatureName);
+
+	/** Find an 'interface'.
+	 * An interface is a list of modules which all implement the same API.
+	 * @param InterfaceName The Interface you wish to obtain the module
+	 * list of.
+	 * @return A pointer to a deque of Module*, or NULL if the interface
+	 * does not exist.
+	 */
+	modulelist* FindInterface(const std::string &InterfaceName);
+
+	/** Given a pointer to a Module, return its filename
+	 * @param m The module pointer to identify
+	 * @return The module name or an empty string
+	 */
+	const std::string& GetModuleName(Module* m);
+
+	/** Return true if a nickname is valid
+	 * @param n A nickname to verify
+	 * @return True if the nick is valid
+	 */
+	bool IsNick(const char* n);
+
+	/** Return true if an ident is valid
+	 * @param An ident to verify
+	 * @return True if the ident is valid
+	 */
+	bool IsIdent(const char* n);
+
+	/** Find a username by their file descriptor.
+	 * It is preferred to use this over directly accessing the fd_ref_table array.
+	 * @param socket The file descriptor of a user
+	 * @return A pointer to the user if the user exists locally on this descriptor
+	 */
+	userrec* FindDescriptor(int socket);
+
+	/** Add a new mode to this server's mode parser
+	 * @param mh The modehandler to add
+	 * @param modechar The mode character this modehandler handles
+	 * @return True if the mode handler was added
+	 */
+	bool AddMode(ModeHandler* mh, const unsigned char modechar);
+
+	/** Add a new mode watcher to this server's mode parser
+	 * @param mw The modewatcher to add
+	 * @return True if the modewatcher was added
+	 */
+	bool AddModeWatcher(ModeWatcher* mw);
+
+	/** Delete a mode watcher from this server's mode parser
+	 * @param mw The modewatcher to delete
+	 * @return True if the modewatcher was deleted
+	 */
+	bool DelModeWatcher(ModeWatcher* mw);
+
+	/** Add a dns Resolver class to this server's active set
+	 * @param r The resolver to add
+	 * @param cached If this value is true, then the cache will
+	 * be searched for the DNS result, immediately. If the value is
+	 * false, then a request will be sent to the nameserver, and the
+	 * result will not be immediately available. You should usually
+	 * use the boolean value which you passed to the Resolver
+	 * constructor, which Resolver will set appropriately depending
+	 * on if cached results are available and haven't expired. It is
+	 * however safe to force this value to false, forcing a remote DNS
+	 * lookup, but not an update of the cache.
+	 * @return True if the operation completed successfully. Note that
+	 * if this method returns true, you should not attempt to access
+	 * the resolver class you pass it after this call, as depending upon
+	 * the request given, the object may be deleted!
+	 */
+	bool AddResolver(Resolver* r, bool cached);
+
+	/** Add a command to this server's command parser
+	 * @param f A command_t command handler object to add
+	 * @throw ModuleException Will throw ModuleExcption if the command already exists
+	 */
+	void AddCommand(command_t *f);
+
+	/** Send a modechange.
+	 * The parameters provided are identical to that sent to the
+	 * handler for class cmd_mode.
+	 * @param parameters The mode parameters
+	 * @param pcnt The number of items you have given in the first parameter
+	 * @param user The user to send error messages to
+	 */
+	void SendMode(const char **parameters, int pcnt, userrec *user);
+
+	/** Match two strings using pattern matching.
+	 * This operates identically to the global function match(),
+	 * except for that it takes std::string arguments rather than
+	 * const char* ones.
+	 * @param sliteral The literal string to match against
+	 * @param spattern The pattern to match against. CIDR and globs are supported.
+	 */
+	bool MatchText(const std::string &sliteral, const std::string &spattern);
+
+	/** Call the handler for a given command.
+	 * @param commandname The command whos handler you wish to call
+	 * @param parameters The mode parameters
+	 * @param pcnt The number of items you have given in the first parameter
+	 * @param user The user to execute the command as
+	 * @return True if the command handler was called successfully
+	 */
+	CmdResult CallCommandHandler(const std::string &commandname, const char** parameters, int pcnt, userrec* user);
+
+	/** Return true if the command is a module-implemented command and the given parameters are valid for it
+	 * @param parameters The mode parameters
+	 * @param pcnt The number of items you have given in the first parameter
+	 * @param user The user to test-execute the command as
+	 * @return True if the command handler is a module command, and there are enough parameters and the user has permission to the command
+	 */
+	bool IsValidModuleCommand(const std::string &commandname, int pcnt, userrec* user);
+
+	/** Add a gline and apply it
+	 * @param duration How long the line should last
+	 * @param source Who set the line
+	 * @param reason The reason for the line
+	 * @param hostmask The hostmask to set the line against
+	 */
+	void AddGLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &hostmask);
+
+	/** Add a qline and apply it
+	 * @param duration How long the line should last
+	 * @param source Who set the line
+	 * @param reason The reason for the line
+	 * @param nickname The nickmask to set the line against
+	 */
+	void AddQLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &nickname);
+
+	/** Add a zline and apply it
+	 * @param duration How long the line should last
+	 * @param source Who set the line
+	 * @param reason The reason for the line
+	 * @param ipaddr The ip-mask to set the line against
+	 */
+	void AddZLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &ipaddr);
+
+	/** Add a kline and apply it
+	 * @param duration How long the line should last
+	 * @param source Who set the line
+	 * @param reason The reason for the line
+	 * @param hostmask The hostmask to set the line against
+	 */
+	void AddKLine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &hostmask);
+
+	/** Add an eline
+	 * @param duration How long the line should last
+	 * @param source Who set the line
+	 * @param reason The reason for the line
+	 * @param hostmask The hostmask to set the line against
+	 */
+	void AddELine(long duration, const std::string &source, const std::string &reason, const std::string &hostmask);
+
+	/** Delete a gline
+	 * @param hostmask The gline to delete
+	 * @return True if the item was removed
+	 */
+	bool DelGLine(const std::string &hostmask);
+
+	/** Delete a qline
+	 * @param nickname The qline to delete
+	 * @return True if the item was removed
+	 */
+	bool DelQLine(const std::string &nickname);
+
+	/** Delete a zline
+	 * @param ipaddr The zline to delete
+	 * @return True if the item was removed
+	 */
+	bool DelZLine(const std::string &ipaddr);
+
+	/** Delete a kline
+	 * @param hostmask The kline to delete
+	 * @return True if the item was removed
+	 */
+	bool DelKLine(const std::string &hostmask);
+
+	/** Delete an eline
+	 * @param hostmask The kline to delete
+	 * @return True if the item was removed
+	 */
+	bool DelELine(const std::string &hostmask);
+
+	/** Return true if the given parameter is a valid nick!user\@host mask
+	 * @param mask A nick!user\@host masak to match against
+	 * @return True i the mask is valid
+	 */
+	bool IsValidMask(const std::string &mask);
+
+	/** Rehash the local server
+	 */
+	void RehashServer();
+
+	/** Return the channel whos index number matches that provided
+	 * @param The index number of the channel to fetch
+	 * @return A channel record, or NUll if index < 0 or index >= InspIRCd::ChannelCount()
+	 */
+	chanrec* GetChannelIndex(long index);
+
+	/** Dump text to a user target, splitting it appropriately to fit
+	 * @param User the user to dump the text to
+	 * @param LinePrefix text to prefix each complete line with
+	 * @param TextStream the text to send to the user
+	 */
+	void DumpText(userrec* User, const std::string &LinePrefix, stringstream &TextStream);
+
+	/** Check if the given nickmask matches too many users, send errors to the given user
+	 * @param nick A nickmask to match against
+	 * @param user A user to send error text to
+	 * @return True if the nick matches too many users
+	 */
+	bool NickMatchesEveryone(const std::string &nick, userrec* user);
+
+	/** Check if the given IP mask matches too many users, send errors to the given user
+	 * @param ip An ipmask to match against
+	 * @param user A user to send error text to
+	 * @return True if the ip matches too many users
+	 */
+	bool IPMatchesEveryone(const std::string &ip, userrec* user);
+
+	/** Check if the given hostmask matches too many users, send errors to the given user
+	 * @param mask A hostmask to match against
+	 * @param user A user to send error text to
+	 * @return True if the host matches too many users
+	 */
+	bool HostMatchesEveryone(const std::string &mask, userrec* user);
+
+	/** Calculate a duration in seconds from a string in the form 1y2w3d4h6m5s
+	 * @param str A string containing a time in the form 1y2w3d4h6m5s
+	 * (one year, two weeks, three days, four hours, six minutes and five seconds)
+	 * @return The total number of seconds
+	 */
+	long Duration(const std::string &str);
+
+	/** Attempt to compare an oper password to a string from the config file.
+	 * This will be passed to handling modules which will compare the data
+	 * against possible hashed equivalents in the input string.
+	 * @param data The data from the config file
+	 * @param input The data input by the oper
+	 * @param tagnum the tag number of the oper's tag in the config file
+	 * @return 0 if the strings match, 1 or -1 if they do not
+	 */
+	int OperPassCompare(const char* data,const char* input, int tagnum);
+
+	/** Check if a given server is a uline.
+	 * An empty string returns true, this is by design.
+	 * @param server The server to check for uline status
+	 * @return True if the server is a uline OR the string is empty
+	 */
+	bool ULine(const char* server);
+
+	/** Returns true if the uline is 'silent' (doesnt generate
+	 * remote connect notices etc).
+	 */
+	bool SilentULine(const char* server);
+
+	/** Returns the subversion revision ID of this ircd
+	 * @return The revision ID or an empty string
+	 */
+	std::string GetRevision();
+
+	/** Returns the full version string of this ircd
+	 * @return The version string
+	 */
+	std::string GetVersionString();
+
+	/** Attempt to write the process id to a given file
+	 * @param filename The PID file to attempt to write to
+	 * @return This function may bail if the file cannot be written
+	 */
+	void WritePID(const std::string &filename);
+
+	/** Returns text describing the last module error
+	 * @return The last error message to occur
+	 */
+	char* ModuleError();
+
+	/** Load a given module file
+	 * @param filename The file to load
+	 * @return True if the module was found and loaded
+	 */
+	bool LoadModule(const char* filename);
+
+	/** Unload a given module file
+	 * @param filename The file to unload
+	 * @return True if the module was unloaded
+	 */
+	bool UnloadModule(const char* filename);
+
+	/** This constructor initialises all the subsystems and reads the config file.
+	 * @param argc The argument count passed to main()
+	 * @param argv The argument list passed to main()
+	 * @throw <anything> If anything is thrown from here and makes it to
+	 * you, you should probably just give up and go home. Yes, really.
+	 * It's that bad. Higher level classes should catch any non-fatal exceptions.
+	 */
+	InspIRCd(int argc, char** argv);
+
+	/** Do one iteration of the mainloop
+	 * @param process_module_sockets True if module sockets are to be processed
+	 * this time around the event loop. The is the default.
+	 */
+	void DoOneIteration(bool process_module_sockets = true);
+
+	/** Output a log message to the ircd.log file
+	 * The text will only be output if the current loglevel
+	 * is less than or equal to the level you provide
+	 * @param level A log level from the DebugLevel enum
+	 * @param text Format string of to write to the log
+	 * @param ... Format arguments of text to write to the log
+	 */
+	void Log(int level, const char* text, ...);
+
+	/** Output a log message to the ircd.log file
+	 * The text will only be output if the current loglevel
+	 * is less than or equal to the level you provide
+	 * @param level A log level from the DebugLevel enum
+	 * @param text Text to write to the log
+	 */
+	void Log(int level, const std::string &text);
+
+	/** Send a line of WHOIS data to a user.
+	 * @param user user to send the line to
+	 * @param dest user being WHOISed
+	 * @param numeric Numeric to send
+	 * @param text Text of the numeric
+	 */
+	void SendWhoisLine(userrec* user, userrec* dest, int numeric, const std::string &text);
+
+	/** Send a line of WHOIS data to a user.
+	 * @param user user to send the line to
+	 * @param dest user being WHOISed
+	 * @param numeric Numeric to send
+	 * @param format Format string for the numeric
+	 * @param ... Parameters for the format string
+	 */
+	void SendWhoisLine(userrec* user, userrec* dest, int numeric, const char* format, ...);
+
+	/** Quit a user for excess flood, and if they are not
+	 * fully registered yet, temporarily zline their IP.
+	 * @param current user to quit
+	 */
+	void FloodQuitUser(userrec* current);
+
+	/** Restart the server.
+	 * This function will not return. If an error occurs,
+	 * it will throw an instance of CoreException.
+	 * @param reason The restart reason to show to all clients
+	 * @throw CoreException An instance of CoreException indicating the error from execv().
+	 */
+	void Restart(const std::string &reason);
+
+	/** Prepare the ircd for restart or shutdown.
+	 * This function unloads all modules which can be unloaded,
+	 * closes all open sockets, and closes the logfile.
+	 */
+	void Cleanup();
+
+	/** This copies the user and channel hash_maps into new hash maps.
+	 * This frees memory used by the hash_map allocator (which it neglects
+	 * to free, most of the time, using tons of ram)
+	 */
+	void RehashUsersAndChans();
+
+	/** Resets the cached max bans value on all channels.
+	 * Called by rehash.
+	 */
+	void ResetMaxBans();
+
+	/** Return a time_t as a human-readable string.
+	 */
+	std::string TimeString(time_t curtime);
+
+	/** Begin execution of the server.
+	 * NOTE: this function NEVER returns. Internally,
+	 * after performing some initialisation routines,
+	 * it will repeatedly call DoOneIteration in a loop.
+	 * @return The return value for this function is undefined.
+	 */
+	int Run();
+};
+
+#endif
+