#-- vim:sw=2:et
# General TODO list
# * when Users are deleted, we have to delete them from the appropriate
# channel lists too
# * do we want to handle a Channel list for each User telling which
# Channels is the User on (of those the client is on too)?
#++
# :title: IRC module
#
# Basic IRC stuff
#
# This module defines the fundamental building blocks for IRC
#
# Author:: Giuseppe Bilotta (giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com)
# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2006 Giuseppe Bilotta
# License:: GPLv2
# We start by extending the String class
# with some IRC-specific methods
#
class String
# This method returns a string which is the downcased version of the
# receiver, according to IRC rules: due to the Scandinavian origin of IRC,
# the characters {}|^ are considered the uppercase equivalent of
# []\~.
#
# Since IRC is mostly case-insensitive (the Windows way: case is preserved,
# but it's actually ignored to check equality), this method is rather
# important when checking if two strings refer to the same entity
# (User/Channel)
#
# Modern server allow different casemaps, too, in which some or all
# of the extra characters are not converted
#
def irc_downcase(casemap='rfc1459')
case casemap
when 'rfc1459'
self.tr("\x41-\x5e", "\x61-\x7e")
when 'strict-rfc1459'
self.tr("\x41-\x5d", "\x61-\x7d")
when 'ascii'
self.tr("\x41-\x5a", "\x61-\x7a")
else
raise TypeError, "Unknown casemap #{casemap}"
end
end
# This is the same as the above, except that the string is altered in place
#
# See also the discussion about irc_downcase
#
def irc_downcase!(casemap='rfc1459')
case casemap
when 'rfc1459'
self.tr!("\x41-\x5e", "\x61-\x7e")
when 'strict-rfc1459'
self.tr!("\x41-\x5d", "\x61-\x7d")
when 'ascii'
self.tr!("\x41-\x5a", "\x61-\x7a")
else
raise TypeError, "Unknown casemap #{casemap}"
end
end
# Upcasing functions are provided too
#
# See also the discussion about irc_downcase
#
def irc_upcase(casemap='rfc1459')
case casemap
when 'rfc1459'
self.tr("\x61-\x7e", "\x41-\x5e")
when 'strict-rfc1459'
self.tr("\x61-\x7d", "\x41-\x5d")
when 'ascii'
self.tr("\x61-\x7a", "\x41-\x5a")
else
raise TypeError, "Unknown casemap #{casemap}"
end
end
# In-place upcasing
#
# See also the discussion about irc_downcase
#
def irc_upcase!(casemap='rfc1459')
case casemap
when 'rfc1459'
self.tr!("\x61-\x7e", "\x41-\x5e")
when 'strict-rfc1459'
self.tr!("\x61-\x7d", "\x41-\x5d")
when 'ascii'
self.tr!("\x61-\x7a", "\x41-\x5a")
else
raise TypeError, "Unknown casemap #{casemap}"
end
end
# This method checks if the receiver contains IRC glob characters
#
# IRC has a very primitive concept of globs: a * stands for "any
# number of arbitrary characters", a ? stands for "one and exactly
# one arbitrary character". These characters can be escaped by prefixing them
# with a slash (\\).
#
# A known limitation of this glob syntax is that there is no way to escape
# the escape character itself, so it's not possible to build a glob pattern
# where the escape character precedes a glob.
#
def has_irc_glob?
self =~ /^[*?]|[^\\][*?]/
end
# This method is used to convert the receiver into a Regular Expression
# that matches according to the IRC glob syntax
#
def to_irc_regexp
regmask = Regexp.escape(self)
regmask.gsub!(/(\\\\)?\\[*?]/) { |m|
case m
when /\\(\\[*?])/
$1
when /\\\*/
'.*'
when /\\\?/
'.'
else
raise "Unexpected match #{m} when converting #{self}"
end
}
Regexp.new(regmask)
end
end
# ArrayOf is a subclass of Array whose elements are supposed to be all
# of the same class. This is not intended to be used directly, but rather
# to be subclassed as needed (see for example Irc::UserList and Irc::NetmaskList)
#
# Presently, only very few selected methods from Array are overloaded to check
# if the new elements are the correct class. An orthodox? method is provided
# to check the entire ArrayOf against the appropriate class.
#
class ArrayOf < Array
attr_reader :element_class
# Create a new ArrayOf whose elements are supposed to be all of type _kl_,
# optionally filling it with the elements from the Array argument.
#
def initialize(kl, ar=[])
raise TypeError, "#{kl.inspect} must be a class name" unless kl.class <= Class
super()
@element_class = kl
case ar
when Array
send(:+, ar)
else
raise TypeError, "#{self.class} can only be initialized from an Array"
end
end
# Private method to check the validity of the elements passed to it
# and optionally raise an error
#
# TODO should it accept nils as valid?
#
def internal_will_accept?(raising, *els)
els.each { |el|
unless el.class <= @element_class
raise TypeError if raising
return false
end
}
return true
end
private :internal_will_accept?
# This method checks if the passed arguments are acceptable for our ArrayOf
#
def will_accept?(*els)
internal_will_accept?(false, *els)
end
# This method checks that all elements are of the appropriate class
#
def valid?
will_accept?(*self)
end
# This method is similar to the above, except that it raises an exception
# if the receiver is not valid
def validate
raise TypeError unless valid?
end
# Overloaded from Array#<<, checks for appropriate class of argument
#
def <<(el)
super(el) if internal_will_accept?(true, el)
end
# Overloaded from Array#unshift, checks for appropriate class of argument(s)
#
def unshift(*els)
els.each { |el|
super(el) if internal_will_accept?(true, *els)
}
end
# Overloaded from Array#+, checks for appropriate class of argument elements
#
def +(ar)
super(ar) if internal_will_accept?(true, *ar)
end
end
# The Irc module is used to keep all IRC-related classes
# in the same namespace
#
module Irc
# A Netmask identifies each user by collecting its nick, username and
# hostname in the form nick!user@host
#
# Netmasks can also contain glob patterns in any of their components; in this
# form they are used to refer to more than a user or to a user appearing
# under different
# forms.
#
# Example:
# * *!*@* refers to everybody
# * *!someuser@somehost refers to user +someuser+ on host +somehost+
# regardless of the nick used.
#
class Netmask
attr_reader :nick, :user, :host
attr_reader :casemap
# call-seq:
# Netmask.new(netmask) => new_netmask
# Netmask.new(hash={}, casemap=nil) => new_netmask
# Netmask.new("nick!user@host", casemap=nil) => new_netmask
#
# Create a new Netmask in any of these forms
# 1. from another Netmask (does a .dup)
# 2. from a Hash with any of the keys :nick, :user and
# :host
# 3. from a String in the form nick!user@host
#
# In all but the first forms a casemap may be speficied, the default
# being 'rfc1459'.
#
# The nick is downcased following IRC rules and according to the given casemap.
#
# FIXME check if user and host need to be downcased too.
#
# Empty +nick+, +user+ or +host+ are converted to the generic glob pattern
#
def initialize(str={}, casemap=nil)
case str
when Netmask
raise ArgumentError, "Can't set casemap when initializing from other Netmask" if casemap
@casemap = str.casemap.dup
@nick = str.nick.dup
@user = str.user.dup
@host = str.host.dup
when Hash
@casemap = casemap || str[:casemap] || 'rfc1459'
@nick = str[:nick].to_s.irc_downcase(@casemap)
@user = str[:user].to_s
@host = str[:host].to_s
when String
if str.match(/(\S+)(?:!(\S+)@(?:(\S+))?)?/)
@casemap = casemap || 'rfc1459'
@nick = $1.irc_downcase(@casemap)
@user = $2
@host = $3
else
raise ArgumentError, "#{str} is not a valid netmask"
end
else
raise ArgumentError, "#{str} is not a valid netmask"
end
@nick = "*" if @nick.to_s.empty?
@user = "*" if @user.to_s.empty?
@host = "*" if @host.to_s.empty?
end
# This method changes the nick of the Netmask, downcasing the argument
# following IRC rules and defaulting to the generic glob pattern if
# the result is the null string.
#
def nick=(newnick)
@nick = newnick.to_s.irc_downcase(@casemap)
@nick = "*" if @nick.empty?
end
# This method changes the user of the Netmask, defaulting to the generic
# glob pattern if the result is the null string.
#
def user=(newuser)
@user = newuser.to_s
@user = "*" if @user.empty?
end
# This method changes the hostname of the Netmask, defaulting to the generic
# glob pattern if the result is the null string.
#
def host=(newhost)
@host = newhost.to_s
@host = "*" if @host.empty?
end
# This method checks if a Netmask is definite or not, by seeing if
# any of its components are defined by globs
#
def has_irc_glob?
return @nick.has_irc_glob? || @user.has_irc_glob? || @host.has_irc_glob?
end
# A Netmask is easily converted to a String for the usual representation
#
def to_s
return "#{nick}@#{user}!#{host}"
end
# This method is used to match the current Netmask against another one
#
# The method returns true if each component of the receiver matches the
# corresponding component of the argument. By _matching_ here we mean that
# any netmask described by the receiver is also described by the argument.
#
# In this sense, matching is rather simple to define in the case when the
# receiver has no globs: it is just necessary to check if the argument
# describes the receiver, which can be done by matching it against the
# argument converted into an IRC Regexp (see String#to_irc_regexp).
#
# The situation is also easy when the receiver has globs and the argument
# doesn't, since in this case the result is false.
#
# The more complex case in which both the receiver and the argument have
# globs is not handled yet.
#
def matches?(arg)
cmp = Netmask(arg)
raise TypeError, "#{arg} and #{self} have different casemaps" if @casemap != cmp.casemap
raise TypeError, "#{arg} is not a valid Netmask" unless cmp.class <= Netmask
[:nick, :user, :host].each { |component|
us = self.send(:component)
them = cmp.send(:component)
raise NotImplementedError if us.has_irc_glob? && them.has_irc_glob?
return false if us.has_irc_glob? && !them.has_irc_glob?
return false unless us =~ them.to_irc_regexp
}
return true
end
# Case equality. Checks if arg matches self
#
def ===(arg)
Netmask(arg).matches?(self)
end
end
# A NetmaskList is an ArrayOf Netmask
s
#
class NetmaskList < ArrayOf
# Create a new NetmaskList, optionally filling it with the elements from
# the Array argument fed to it.
def initialize(ar=[])
super(Netmask, ar)
end
end
# An IRC User is identified by his/her Netmask (which must not have
# globs). In fact, User is just a subclass of Netmask. However,
# a User will not allow one's host or user data to be changed: only the
# nick can be dynamic
#
# TODO list:
# * see if it's worth to add the other USER data
# * see if it's worth to add AWAY status
# * see if it's worth to add NICKSERV status
#
class User < Netmask
private :host=, :user=
# Create a new IRC User from a given Netmask (or anything that can be converted
# into a Netmask) provided that the given Netmask does not have globs.
#
def initialize(str, casemap=nil)
super
raise ArgumentError, "#{str.inspect} must not have globs (unescaped * or ?)" if has_irc_glob?
end
end
# A UserList is an ArrayOf User
s
#
class UserList < ArrayOf
# Create a new UserList, optionally filling it with the elements from
# the Array argument fed to it.
def initialize(ar=[])
super(User, ar)
end
end
# An IRC Channel is identified by its name, and it has a set of properties:
# * a topic
# * a UserList
# * a set of modes
#
class Channel
attr_reader :name, :type, :casemap
# Create a new method. Auxiliary function for the following
# auxiliary functions ...
#
def create_method(name, &block)
self.class.send(:define_method, name, &block)
end
private :create_method
# Create a new channel boolean flag
#
def new_bool_flag(sym, acc=nil, default=false)
@flags[sym.to_sym] = default
racc = (acc||sym).to_s << "?"
wacc = (acc||sym).to_s << "="
create_method(racc.to_sym) { @flags[sym.to_sym] }
create_method(wacc.to_sym) { |val|
@flags[sym.to_sym] = val
}
end
# Create a new channel flag with data
#
def new_data_flag(sym, acc=nil, default=false)
@flags[sym.to_sym] = default
racc = (acc||sym).to_s
wacc = (acc||sym).to_s << "="
create_method(racc.to_sym) { @flags[sym.to_sym] }
create_method(wacc.to_sym) { |val|
@flags[sym.to_sym] = val
}
end
# Create a new variable with accessors
#
def new_variable(name, default=nil)
v = "@#{name}".to_sym
instance_variable_set(v, default)
create_method(name.to_sym) { instance_variable_get(v) }
create_method("#{name}=".to_sym) { |val|
instance_variable_set(v, val)
}
end
# Create a new UserList
#
def new_userlist(name, default=UserList.new)
new_variable(name, default)
end
# Create a new NetmaskList
#
def new_netmasklist(name, default=NetmaskList.new)
new_variable(name, default)
end
# Creates a new channel with the given name, optionally setting the topic
# and an initial users list.
#
# No additional info is created here, because the channel flags and userlists
# allowed depend on the server.
#
# FIXME doesn't check if users have the same casemap as the channel yet
#
def initialize(name, topic="", users=[], casemap=nil)
@casemap = casemap || 'rfc1459'
raise ArgumentError, "Channel name cannot be empty" if name.to_s.empty?
raise ArgumentError, "Unknown channel prefix #{name[0].chr}" if name !~ /^[+!]/
raise ArgumentError, "Invalid character in #{name.inspect}" if name =~ /[ \x07,]/
@name = name.irc_downcase(@casemap)
new_variable(:topic, topic)
new_userlist(:users)
case users
when UserList
@users = users.dup
when Array
@users = UserList.new(users)
else
raise ArgumentError, "Invalid user list #{users.inspect}"
end
# new_variable(:creator)
# # Special users
# new_userlist(:super_ops)
# new_userlist(:ops)
# new_userlist(:half_ops)
# new_userlist(:voices)
# # Ban and invite lists
# new_netmasklist(:banlist)
# new_netmasklist(:exceptlist)
# new_netmasklist(:invitelist)
# # Flags
@flags = {}
# new_bool_flag(:a, :anonymous)
# new_bool_flag(:i, :invite_only)
# new_bool_flag(:m, :moderated)
# new_bool_flag(:n, :no_externals)
# new_bool_flag(:q, :quiet)
# new_bool_flag(:p, :private)
# new_bool_flag(:s, :secret)
# new_bool_flag(:r, :will_reop)
# new_bool_flag(:t, :free_topic)
# new_data_flag(:k, :key)
# new_data_flag(:l, :limit)
end
# A channel is local to a server if it has the '&' prefix
#
def local?
name[0] = 0x26
end
# A channel is modeless if it has the '+' prefix
#
def modeless?
name[0] = 0x2b
end
# A channel is safe if it has the '!' prefix
#
def safe?
name[0] = 0x21
end
# A channel is safe if it has the '#' prefix
#
def normal?
name[0] = 0x23
end
end
# A ChannelList is an ArrayOf Channel
s
#
class ChannelList < ArrayOf
# Create a new ChannelList, optionally filling it with the elements from
# the Array argument fed to it.
def initialize(ar=[])
super(Channel, ar)
end
end
# An IRC Server represents the Server the client is connected to.
#
class Server
attr_reader :hostname, :version, :usermodes, :chanmodes
attr_reader :supports, :capab
attr_reader :channels, :users
# Create a new Server, with all instance variables reset
# to nil (for scalar variables), the channel and user lists
# are empty, and @supports is initialized to the default values
# for all known supported features.
#
def initialize
@hostname = @version = @usermodes = @chanmodes = nil
@supports = {
:casemapping => 'rfc1459',
:chanlimit => {},
:chanmodes => {
:addr_list => nil, # Type A
:has_param => nil, # Type B
:set_param => nil, # Type C
:no_params => nil # Type D
},
:channellen => 200,
:chantypes => "#&",
:excepts => nil,
:idchan => {},
:invex => nil,
:kicklen => nil,
:maxlist => {},
:modes => 3,
:network => nil,
:nicklen => 9,
:prefix => {
:modes => 'ov'.scan(/./),
:prefixes => '@+'.scan(/./)
},
:safelist => nil,
:statusmsg => nil,
:std => nil,
:targmax => {},
:topiclen => nil
}
@capab = {}
@channels = ChannelList.new
@channel_names = Array.new
@users = UserList.new
@user_nicks = Array.new
end
# This method is used to parse a 004 RPL_MY_INFO line
#
def parse_my_info(line)
ar = line.split(' ')
@hostname = ar[0]
@version = ar[1]
@usermodes = ar[2]
@chanmodes = ar[3]
end
def noval_warn(key, val, &block)
if val
yield if block_given?
else
warn "No #{key.to_s.upcase} value"
end
end
def val_warn(key, val, &block)
if val == true or val == false or val.nil?
yield if block_given?
else
warn "No #{key.to_s.upcase} value must be specified, got #{val}"
end
end
private :noval_warn, :val_warn
# This method is used to parse a 005 RPL_ISUPPORT line
#
# See the RPL_ISUPPORT draft[http://www.irc.org/tech_docs/draft-brocklesby-irc-isupport-03.txt]
#
# TODO this is just an initial draft that does nothing special.
# We want to properly parse most of the supported capabilities
# for later reuse.
#
def parse_isupport(line)
ar = line.split(' ')
reparse = ""
ar.each { |en|
prekey, val = en.split('=', 2)
if prekey =~ /^-(.*)/
key = $1.downcase.to_sym
val = false
else
key = prekey.downcase.to_sym
end
case key
when :casemapping, :network
noval_warn(key, val) {
@supports[key] = val
}
when :chanlimit, :idchan, :maxlist, :targmax
noval_warn(key, val) {
groups = val.split(',')
groups.each { |g|
k, v = g.split(':')
@supports[key][k] = v.to_i
}
}
when :maxchannels
noval_warn(key, val) {
reparse += "CHANLIMIT=(chantypes):#{val} "
}
when :maxtargets
noval_warn(key, val) {
@supports[key]['PRIVMSG'] = val.to_i
@supports[key]['NOTICE'] = val.to_i
}
when :chanmodes
noval_warn(key, val) {
groups = val.split(',')
@supports[key][:addr_list] = groups[0].scan(/./)
@supports[key][:has_param] = groups[1].scan(/./)
@supports[key][:set_param] = groups[2].scan(/./)
@supports[key][:no_params] = groups[3].scan(/./)
}
when :channellen, :kicklen, :modes, :topiclen
if val
@supports[key] = val.to_i
else
@supports[key] = nil
end
when :chantypes
@supports[key] = val # can also be nil
when :excepts
val ||= 'e'
@supports[key] = val
when :invex
val ||= 'I'
@supports[key] = val
when :nicklen
noval_warn(key, val) {
@supports[key] = val.to_i
}
when :prefix
if val
val.scan(/\((.*)\)(.*)/) { |m, p|
@supports[key][:modes] = m.scan(/./)
@supports[key][:prefixes] = p.scan(/./)
}
else
@supports[key][:modes] = nil
@supports[key][:prefixes] = nil
end
when :safelist
val_warn(key, val) {
@supports[key] = val.nil? ? true : val
}
when :statusmsg
noval_warn(key, val) {
@supports[key] = val.scan(/./)
}
when :std
noval_warn(key, val) {
@supports[key] = val.split(',')
}
else
@supports[key] = val.nil? ? true : val
end
}
reparse.gsub!("(chantypes)",@supports[:chantypes])
parse_isupport(reparse) unless reparse.empty?
end
# Returns the casemap of the server.
#
def casemap
@supports[:casemapping] || 'rfc1459'
end
# Checks if the receiver already has a channel with the given _name_
#
def has_channel?(name)
@channel_names.index(name)
end
alias :has_chan? :has_channel?
# Returns the channel with name _name_, if available
#
def get_channel(name)
idx = @channel_names.index(name)
@channels[idx] if idx
end
alias :get_chan :get_channel
# Create a new Channel object and add it to the list of
# Channel
s on the receiver, unless the channel
# was present already. In this case, the default action is
# to raise an exception, unless _fails_ is set to false
#
# The Channel is automatically created with the appropriate casemap
#
def new_channel(name, topic="", users=[], fails=true)
if !has_chan?(name)
prefix = name[0].chr
# Give a warning if the new Channel goes over some server limits.
#
# FIXME might need to raise an exception
#
warn "#{self} doesn't support channel prefix #{prefix}" unless @supports[:chantypes].includes?(prefix)
warn "#{self} doesn't support channel names this long (#{name.length} > #{@support[:channellen]}" unless name.length <= @supports[:channellen]
# Next, we check if we hit the limit for channels of type +prefix+
# if the server supports +chanlimit+
#
@supports[:chanlimit].keys.each { |k|
next unless k.includes?(prefix)
count = 0
@channel_names.each { |n|
count += 1 if k.includes?(n[0].chr)
}
raise IndexError, "Already joined #{count} channels with prefix #{k}" if count == @supports[:chanlimits][k]
}
# So far, everything is fine. Now create the actual Channel
#
chan = Channel.new(name, topic, users, self.casemap)
# We wade through +prefix+ and +chanmodes+ to create appropriate
# lists and flags for this channel
@supports[:prefix][:modes].each { |mode|
chan.new_userlist(mode)
} if @supports[:prefix][:modes]
@supports[:chanmodes].each { |k, val|
if val
case k
when :addr_list
val.each { |mode|
chan.new_netmasklist(mode)
}
when :has_param, :set_param
val.each { |mode|
chan.new_data_flag(mode)
}
when :no_params
val.each { |mode|
chan.new_bool_flag(mode)
}
end
end
}
# * appropriate @flags
# * a UserList for each @supports[:prefix]
# * a NetmaskList for each @supports[:chanmodes] of type A
@channels << newchan
@channel_names << name
return newchan
end
raise "Channel #{name} already exists on server #{self}" if fails
return get_channel(name)
end
# Remove Channel _name_ from the list of Channel
s
#
def delete_channel(name)
idx = has_channel?(name)
raise "Tried to remove unmanaged channel #{name}" unless idx
@channel_names.delete_at(idx)
@channels.delete_at(idx)
end
# Checks if the receiver already has a user with the given _nick_
#
def has_user?(nick)
@user_nicks.index(nick)
end
# Returns the user with nick _nick_, if available
#
def get_user(nick)
idx = @user_nicks.index(name)
@users[idx] if idx
end
# Create a new User object and add it to the list of
# User
s on the receiver, unless the User
# was present already. In this case, the default action is
# to raise an exception, unless _fails_ is set to false
#
# The User is automatically created with the appropriate casemap
#
def new_user(str, fails=true)
tmp = User.new(str, self.casemap)
if !has_user?(tmp.nick)
warn "#{self} doesn't support nicknames this long (#{tmp.nick.length} > #{@support[:nicklen]}" unless tmp.nick.length <= @supports[:nicklen]
@users << tmp
@user_nicks << tmp.nick
return @users.last
end
old = get_user(tmp.nick)
raise "User #{tmp.nick} has inconsistent Netmasks! #{self} knows #{old} but access was tried with #{tmp}" if old != tmp
raise "User #{tmp} already exists on server #{self}" if fails
return get_user(tmp)
end
# Returns the User with the given Netmask on the server,
# creating it if necessary. This is a short form for
# new_user(_str_, +false+)
#
def user(str)
new_user(str, false)
end
# Remove User _someuser_ from the list of User
s.
# _someuser_ must be specified with the full Netmask.
#
def delete_user(someuser)
idx = has_user?(user.nick)
raise "Tried to remove unmanaged user #{user}" unless idx
have = self.user(user)
raise "User #{someuser.nick} has inconsistent Netmasks! #{self} knows #{have} but access was tried with #{someuser}" if have != someuser
@user_nicks.delete_at(idx)
@users.delete_at(idx)
end
# Create a new Netmask object with the appropriate casemap
#
def new_netmask(str)
if str.class <= Netmask
raise "Wrong casemap for Netmask #{str.inspect}" if str.casemap != self.casemap
return str
end
Netmask.new(str, self.casemap)
end
# Finds all User
s on server whose Netmask matches _mask_
#
def find_users(mask)
nm = new_netmask(mask)
@users.inject(UserList.new) {
|list, user|
list << user if user.matches?(nm)
list
}
end
end
end
# TODO test cases
if __FILE__ == $0
include Irc
# puts " -- irc_regexp tests"
# ["*", "a?b", "a*b", "a\\*b", "a\\?b", "a?\\*b", "*a*\\**b?"].each { |s|
# puts " --"
# puts s.inspect
# puts s.to_irc_regexp.inspect
# puts "aUb".match(s.to_irc_regexp)[0] if "aUb" =~ s.to_irc_regexp
# }
# puts " -- Netmasks"
# masks = []
# masks << Netmask.new("start")
# masks << masks[0].dup
# masks << Netmask.new(masks[0])
# puts masks.join("\n")
# puts " -- Changing 1"
# masks[1].nick = "me"
# puts masks.join("\n")
# puts " -- Changing 2"
# masks[2].nick = "you"
# puts masks.join("\n")
# puts " -- Channel example"
# ch = Channel.new("#prova")
# p ch
# puts " -- Methods"
# puts ch.methods.sort.join("\n")
# puts " -- Instance variables"
# puts ch.instance_variables.join("\n")
end