1 /* +------------------------------------+
2 * | Inspire Internet Relay Chat Daemon |
3 * +------------------------------------+
5 * Inspire is copyright (C) 2002-2004 ChatSpike-Dev.
7 * <brain@chatspike.net>
8 * <Craig@chatspike.net>
10 * Written by Craig Edwards, Craig McLure, and others.
11 * This program is free but copyrighted software; see
12 * the file COPYING for details.
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29 // used with OnExtendedMode() method of modules
35 // used with OnAccessCheck() method of modules
37 #define ACR_DEFAULT 0 // Do default action (act as if the module isnt even loaded)
38 #define ACR_DENY 1 // deny the action
39 #define ACR_ALLOW 2 // allow the action
41 #define AC_KICK 0 // a user is being kicked
42 #define AC_DEOP 1 // a user is being deopped
43 #define AC_OP 2 // a user is being opped
44 #define AC_VOICE 3 // a user is being voiced
45 #define AC_DEVOICE 4 // a user is being devoiced
46 #define AC_HALFOP 5 // a user is being halfopped
47 #define AC_DEHALFOP 6 // a user is being dehalfopped
48 #define AC_INVITE 7 // a user is being invited
49 #define AC_GENERAL_MODE 8 // a user channel mode is being changed
51 // used to define a set of behavior bits for a module
53 #define VF_STATIC 1 // module is static, cannot be /unloadmodule'd
54 #define VF_VENDOR 2 // module is a vendor module (came in the original tarball, not 3rd party)
55 #define VF_SERVICEPROVIDER 4 // module provides a service to other modules (can be a dependency)
56 #define VF_COMMON 8 // module needs to be common on all servers in a mesh to link
66 /** Low level definition of a FileReader classes file cache area
68 typedef std::deque<std::string> file_cache;
69 typedef file_cache string_list;
71 /** Holds a list of users in a channel
73 typedef std::deque<userrec*> chanuserlist;
76 // This #define allows us to call a method in all
77 // loaded modules in a readable simple way, e.g.:
78 // 'FOREACH_MOD OnConnect(user);'
80 #define FOREACH_MOD for (int _i = 0; _i <= MODCOUNT; _i++) modules[_i]->
82 // This define is similar to the one above but returns a result in MOD_RESULT.
83 // The first module to return a nonzero result is the value to be accepted,
84 // and any modules after are ignored.
86 // *********************************************************************************************
88 #define FOREACH_RESULT(x) { MOD_RESULT = 0; \
89 for (int _i = 0; _i <= MODCOUNT; _i++) { \
90 int res = modules[_i]->x ; \
98 // *********************************************************************************************
100 #define FD_MAGIC_NUMBER -42
102 extern void createcommand(char* cmd, handlerfunc f, char flags, int minparams, char* source);
103 extern void server_mode(char **parameters, int pcnt, userrec *user);
105 // class Version holds the version information of a Module, returned
106 // by Module::GetVersion (thanks RD)
108 /** Holds a module's Version information
109 * The four members (set by the constructor only) indicate details as to the version number
110 * of a module. A class of type Version is returned by the GetVersion method of the Module class.
112 class Version : public classbase
115 const int Major, Minor, Revision, Build, Flags;
116 Version(int major, int minor, int revision, int build, int flags);
119 /** Holds /ADMIN data
120 * This class contains the admin details of the local server. It is constructed by class Server,
121 * and has three read-only values, Name, Email and Nick that contain the specified values for the
122 * server where the module is running.
124 class Admin : public classbase
127 const std::string Name, Email, Nick;
128 Admin(std::string name, std::string email, std::string nick);
132 // Forward-delacare module for ModuleMessage etc
135 // Thanks to Rob (from anope) for the idea of this message passing API
136 // (its been done before, but this seemed a very neat and tidy way...
138 /** The ModuleMessage class is the base class of Request and Event
139 * This class is used to represent a basic data structure which is passed
140 * between modules for safe inter-module communications.
142 class ModuleMessage : public classbase
145 /** This class is pure virtual and must be inherited.
147 virtual char* Send() = 0;
148 virtual ~ModuleMessage() {};
151 /** The Request class is a unicast message directed at a given module.
152 * When this class is properly instantiated it may be sent to a module
153 * using the Send() method, which will call the given module's OnRequest
154 * method with this class as its parameter.
156 class Request : public ModuleMessage
159 /** This member holds a pointer to arbitary data set by the emitter of the message
162 /** This is a pointer to the sender of the message, which can be used to
163 * directly trigger events, or to create a reply.
166 /** The single destination of the Request
170 /** Create a new Request
172 Request(char* anydata, Module* src, Module* dst);
173 /** Fetch the Request data
176 /** Fetch the request source
179 /** Fetch the request destination (should be 'this' in the receiving module)
182 /** Send the Request.
183 * Upon returning the result will be arbitary data returned by the module you
184 * sent the request to. It is up to your module to know what this data is and
185 * how to deal with it.
191 /** The Event class is a unicast message directed at all modules.
192 * When the class is properly instantiated it may be sent to all modules
193 * using the Send() method, which will trigger the OnEvent method in
194 * all modules passing the object as its parameter.
196 class Event : public ModuleMessage
199 /** This member holds a pointer to arbitary data set by the emitter of the message
202 /** This is a pointer to the sender of the message, which can be used to
203 * directly trigger events, or to create a reply.
206 /** The event identifier.
207 * This is arbitary text which should be used to distinguish
208 * one type of event from another.
212 /** Create a new Event
214 Event(char* anydata, Module* src, std::string eventid);
215 /** Get the Event data
218 /** Get the event Source
221 /** Get the event ID.
222 * Use this to determine the event type for safe casting of the data
224 std::string GetEventID();
226 * The return result of an Event::Send() will always be NULL as
227 * no replies are expected.
233 /** Base class for all InspIRCd modules
234 * This class is the base class for InspIRCd modules. All modules must inherit from this class,
235 * its methods will be called when irc server events occur. class inherited from module must be
236 * instantiated by the ModuleFactory class (see relevent section) for the plugin to be initialised.
238 class Module : public classbase
242 /** Default constructor
243 * creates a module class
247 /** Default destructor
248 * destroys a module class
252 /** Returns the version number of a Module.
253 * The method should return a Version object with its version information assigned via
256 virtual Version GetVersion();
258 /** Called when a user connects.
259 * The details of the connecting user are available to you in the parameter userrec *user
261 virtual void OnUserConnect(userrec* user);
263 /** Called when a user quits.
264 * The details of the exiting user are available to you in the parameter userrec *user
265 * This event is only called when the user is fully registered when they quit. To catch
266 * raw disconnections, use the OnUserDisconnect method.
268 virtual void OnUserQuit(userrec* user, std::string message);
270 /** Called whenever a user's socket is closed.
271 * The details of the exiting user are available to you in the parameter userrec *user
272 * This event is called for all users, registered or not, as a cleanup method for modules
273 * which might assign resources to user, such as dns lookups, objects and sockets.
275 virtual void OnUserDisconnect(userrec* user);
277 /** Called when a user joins a channel.
278 * The details of the joining user are available to you in the parameter userrec *user,
279 * and the details of the channel they have joined is available in the variable chanrec *channel
281 virtual void OnUserJoin(userrec* user, chanrec* channel);
283 /** Called when a user parts a channel.
284 * The details of the leaving user are available to you in the parameter userrec *user,
285 * and the details of the channel they have left is available in the variable chanrec *channel
287 virtual void OnUserPart(userrec* user, chanrec* channel);
289 /** Called before a packet is transmitted across the irc network between two irc servers.
290 * This allows you to easily represent it in the correct ways to implement encryption, compression,
291 * digital signatures and anything else you may want to add. This should be regarded as a pre-processor
292 * and will be called before ANY other operations within the ircd core program.
294 virtual void OnPacketTransmit(std::string &data, std::string serv);
296 /** Called after a packet is received from another irc server.
297 * This allows you to easily represent it in the correct ways to implement encryption, compression,
298 * digital signatures and anything else you may want to add. This should be regarded as a pre-processor
299 * and will be called immediately after the packet is received but before any other operations with the
302 virtual void OnPacketReceive(std::string &data, std::string serv);
304 /** Called on rehash.
305 * This method is called prior to a /REHASH or when a SIGHUP is received from the operating
306 * system. You should use it to reload any files so that your module keeps in step with the
307 * rest of the application.
309 virtual void OnRehash();
311 /** Called when a raw command is transmitted or received.
312 * This method is the lowest level of handler available to a module. It will be called with raw
313 * data which is passing through a connected socket. If you wish, you may munge this data by changing
314 * the string parameter "raw". If you do this, after your function exits it will immediately be
315 * cut down to 510 characters plus a carriage return and linefeed. For INBOUND messages only (where
316 * inbound is set to true) the value of user will be the userrec of the connection sending the
317 * data. This is not possible for outbound data because the data may be being routed to multiple targets.
319 virtual void OnServerRaw(std::string &raw, bool inbound, userrec* user);
321 /** Called whenever an extended mode is to be processed.
322 * The type parameter is MT_SERVER, MT_CLIENT or MT_CHANNEL, dependent on where the mode is being
323 * changed. mode_on is set when the mode is being set, in which case params contains a list of
324 * parameters for the mode as strings. If mode_on is false, the mode is being removed, and parameters
325 * may contain the parameters for the mode, dependent on wether they were defined when a mode handler
326 * was set up with Server::AddExtendedMode
327 * If the mode is a channel mode, target is a chanrec*, and if it is a user mode, target is a userrec*.
328 * You must cast this value yourself to make use of it.
330 virtual int OnExtendedMode(userrec* user, void* target, char modechar, int type, bool mode_on, string_list ¶ms);
332 /** Called whenever a user is about to join a channel, before any processing is done.
333 * Returning a value of 1 from this function stops the process immediately, causing no
334 * output to be sent to the user by the core. If you do this you must produce your own numerics,
335 * notices etc. This is useful for modules which may want to mimic +b, +k, +l etc. Returning -1 from
336 * this function forces the join to be allowed, bypassing restrictions such as banlists, invite, keys etc.
340 * If the user joins a NEW channel which does not exist yet, OnUserPreJoin will be called BEFORE the channel
341 * record is created. This will cause chanrec* chan to be NULL. There is very little you can do in form of
342 * processing on the actual channel record at this point, however the channel NAME will still be passed in
343 * char* cname, so that you could for example implement a channel blacklist or whitelist, etc.
345 virtual int OnUserPreJoin(userrec* user, chanrec* chan, const char* cname);
347 /** Called whenever a user is about to be kicked.
348 * Returning a value of 1 from this function stops the process immediately, causing no
349 * output to be sent to the user by the core. If you do this you must produce your own numerics,
352 virtual int OnUserPreKick(userrec* source, userrec* user, chanrec* chan, std::string reason);
354 /** Called whenever a user is kicked.
355 * If this method is called, the kick is already underway and cannot be prevented, so
356 * to prevent a kick, please use Module::OnUserPreKick instead of this method.
358 virtual void OnUserKick(userrec* source, userrec* user, chanrec* chan, std::string reason);
360 /** Called whenever a user opers locally.
361 * The userrec will contain the oper mode 'o' as this function is called after any modifications
362 * are made to the user's structure by the core.
364 virtual void OnOper(userrec* user, std::string opertype);
366 /** Called whenever a user types /INFO.
367 * The userrec will contain the information of the user who typed the command. Modules may use this
368 * method to output their own credits in /INFO (which is the ircd's version of an about box).
369 * It is purposefully not possible to modify any info that has already been output, or halt the list.
370 * You must write a 371 numeric to the user, containing your info in the following format:
372 * <nick> :information here
374 virtual void OnInfo(userrec* user);
376 /** Called whenever a /WHOIS is performed on a local user.
377 * The source parameter contains the details of the user who issued the WHOIS command, and
378 * the dest parameter contains the information of the user they are whoising.
380 virtual void OnWhois(userrec* source, userrec* dest);
382 /** Called whenever a user is about to invite another user into a channel, before any processing is done.
383 * Returning 1 from this function stops the process immediately, causing no
384 * output to be sent to the user by the core. If you do this you must produce your own numerics,
385 * notices etc. This is useful for modules which may want to filter invites to channels.
387 virtual int OnUserPreInvite(userrec* source,userrec* dest,chanrec* channel);
389 virtual void OnUserInvite(userrec* source,userrec* dest,chanrec* channel);
391 /** Called whenever a user is about to PRIVMSG A user or a channel, before any processing is done.
392 * Returning any nonzero value from this function stops the process immediately, causing no
393 * output to be sent to the user by the core. If you do this you must produce your own numerics,
394 * notices etc. This is useful for modules which may want to filter or redirect messages.
395 * target_type can be one of TYPE_USER or TYPE_CHANNEL. If the target_type value is a user,
396 * you must cast dest to a userrec* otherwise you must cast it to a chanrec*, this is the details
397 * of where the message is destined to be sent.
399 virtual int OnUserPreMessage(userrec* user,void* dest,int target_type, std::string &text);
401 /** Called whenever a user is about to NOTICE A user or a channel, before any processing is done.
402 * Returning any nonzero value from this function stops the process immediately, causing no
403 * output to be sent to the user by the core. If you do this you must produce your own numerics,
404 * notices etc. This is useful for modules which may want to filter or redirect messages.
405 * target_type can be one of TYPE_USER or TYPE_CHANNEL. If the target_type value is a user,
406 * you must cast dest to a userrec* otherwise you must cast it to a chanrec*, this is the details
407 * of where the message is destined to be sent.
408 * You may alter the message text as you wish before relinquishing control to the next module
409 * in the chain, and if no other modules block the text this altered form of the text will be sent out
410 * to the user and possibly to other servers.
412 virtual int OnUserPreNotice(userrec* user,void* dest,int target_type, std::string &text);
414 /** Called before any nickchange, local or remote. This can be used to implement Q-lines etc.
415 * Please note that although you can see remote nickchanges through this function, you should
416 * NOT make any changes to the userrec if the user is a remote user as this may cause a desnyc.
417 * check user->server before taking any action (including returning nonzero from the method).
418 * If your method returns nonzero, the nickchange is silently forbidden, and it is down to your
419 * module to generate some meaninful output.
422 virtual void OnUserMessage(userrec* user, void* dest, int target_type, std::string text);
424 virtual void OnUserNotice(userrec* user, void* dest, int target_type, std::string text);
426 virtual void OnMode(userrec* user, void* dest, int target_type, std::string text);
428 virtual void OnGetServerDescription(std::string servername,std::string &description);
430 virtual int OnUserPreNick(userrec* user, std::string newnick);
432 /** Called after any nickchange, local or remote. This can be used to track users after nickchanges
433 * have been applied. Please note that although you can see remote nickchanges through this function, you should
434 * NOT make any changes to the userrec if the user is a remote user as this may cause a desnyc.
435 * check user->server before taking any action (including returning nonzero from the method).
436 * Because this method is called after the nickchange is taken place, no return values are possible
437 * to indicate forbidding of the nick change. Use OnUserPreNick for this.
439 virtual void OnUserPostNick(userrec* user, std::string oldnick);
441 /** Called before an action which requires a channel privilage check.
442 * This function is called before many functions which check a users status on a channel, for example
443 * before opping a user, deopping a user, kicking a user, etc.
444 * There are several values for access_type which indicate for what reason access is being checked.
446 * AC_KICK (0) - A user is being kicked<br>
447 * AC_DEOP (1) - a user is being deopped<br>
448 * AC_OP (2) - a user is being opped<br>
449 * AC_VOICE (3) - a user is being voiced<br>
450 * AC_DEVOICE (4) - a user is being devoiced<br>
451 * AC_HALFOP (5) - a user is being halfopped<br>
452 * AC_DEHALFOP (6) - a user is being dehalfopped<br>
453 * AC_INVITE (7) - a user is being invited<br>
454 * AC_GENERAL_MODE (8) - a user channel mode is being changed<br><br>
455 * Upon returning from your function you must return either ACR_DEFAULT, to indicate the module wishes
456 * to do nothing, or ACR_DENY where approprate to deny the action, and ACR_ALLOW where appropriate to allow
457 * the action. Please note that in the case of some access checks (such as AC_GENERAL_MODE) access may be
458 * denied 'upstream' causing other checks such as AC_DEOP to not be reached. Be very careful with use of the
459 * AC_GENERAL_MODE type, as it may inadvertently override the behaviour of other modules. When the access_type
460 * is AC_GENERAL_MODE, the destination of the mode will be NULL (as it has not yet been determined).
462 virtual int OnAccessCheck(userrec* source,userrec* dest,chanrec* channel,int access_type);
464 /** Called during a netburst to sync user data.
465 * This is called during the netburst on a per-user basis. You should use this call to up any special
466 * user-related things which are implemented by your module, e.g. sending listmodes. You may return
467 * multiple commands in the string_list.
469 virtual string_list OnUserSync(userrec* user);
471 /** Called during a netburst to sync channel data.
472 * This is called during the netburst on a per-channel basis. You should use this call to up any special
473 * channel-related things which are implemented by your module, e.g. sending listmodes. You may return
474 * multiple commands in the string_list.
476 virtual string_list OnChannelSync(chanrec* chan);
478 /** Called when a 005 numeric is about to be output.
479 * The module should modify the 005 numeric if needed to indicate its features.
481 virtual void On005Numeric(std::string &output);
483 /** Called when a client is disconnected by KILL.
484 * If a client is killed by a server, e.g. a nickname collision or protocol error,
486 * Return 1 from this function to prevent the kill, and 0 from this function to allow
487 * it as normal. If you prevent the kill no output will be sent to the client, it is
488 * down to your module to generate this information.
489 * NOTE: It is NOT advisable to stop kills which originate from servers. If you do
490 * so youre risking race conditions, desyncs and worse!
492 virtual int OnKill(userrec* source, userrec* dest, std::string reason);
494 /** Called when an oper wants to disconnect a remote user via KILL
496 virtual void OnRemoteKill(userrec* source, userrec* dest, std::string reason);
498 /** Called whenever a module is loaded.
499 * mod will contain a pointer to the module, and string will contain its name,
500 * for example m_widgets.so. This function is primary for dependency checking,
501 * your module may decide to enable some extra features if it sees that you have
502 * for example loaded "m_killwidgets.so" with "m_makewidgets.so". It is highly
503 * recommended that modules do *NOT* bail if they cannot satisfy dependencies,
504 * but instead operate under reduced functionality, unless the dependency is
505 * absolutely neccessary (e.g. a module that extends the features of another
508 virtual void OnLoadModule(Module* mod,std::string name);
510 /** Called whenever a module is unloaded.
511 * mod will contain a pointer to the module, and string will contain its name,
512 * for example m_widgets.so. This function is primary for dependency checking,
513 * your module may decide to enable some extra features if it sees that you have
514 * for example loaded "m_killwidgets.so" with "m_makewidgets.so". It is highly
515 * recommended that modules do *NOT* bail if they cannot satisfy dependencies,
516 * but instead operate under reduced functionality, unless the dependency is
517 * absolutely neccessary (e.g. a module that extends the features of another
520 virtual void OnUnloadModule(Module* mod,std::string name);
522 /** Called once every five seconds for background processing.
523 * This timer can be used to control timed features. Its period is not accurate
524 * enough to be used as a clock, but it is gauranteed to be called at least once in
525 * any five second period, directly from the main loop of the server.
527 virtual void OnBackgroundTimer(time_t curtime);
529 /** Called whenever a list is needed for a listmode.
530 * For example, when a /MODE #channel +b (without any other parameters) is called,
531 * if a module was handling +b this function would be called. The function can then
532 * output any lists it wishes to. Please note that all modules will see all mode
533 * characters to provide the ability to extend each other, so please only output
534 * a list if the mode character given matches the one(s) you want to handle.
536 virtual void OnSendList(userrec* user, chanrec* channel, char mode);
538 /** Called whenever any command is about to be executed.
539 * This event occurs for all registered commands, wether they are registered in the core,
540 * or another module, but it will not occur for invalid commands (e.g. ones which do not
541 * exist within the command table). By returning 1 from this method you may prevent the
542 * command being executed. If you do this, no output is created by the core, and it is
543 * down to your module to produce any output neccessary.
544 * Note that unless you return 1, you should not destroy any structures (e.g. by using
545 * Server::QuitUser) otherwise when the command's handler function executes after your
546 * method returns, it will be passed an invalid pointer to the user object and crash!)
548 virtual int OnPreCommand(std::string command, char **parameters, int pcnt, userrec *user);
550 /** Called to check if a user who is connecting can now be allowed to register
551 * If any modules return false for this function, the user is held in the waiting
552 * state until all modules return true. For example a module which implements ident
553 * lookups will continue to return false for a user until their ident lookup is completed.
554 * Note that the registration timeout for a user overrides these checks, if the registration
555 * timeout is reached, the user is disconnected even if modules report that the user is
556 * not ready to connect.
558 virtual bool OnCheckReady(userrec* user);
560 /** Called whenever a user is about to register their connection (e.g. before the user
561 * is sent the MOTD etc). Modules can use this method if they are performing a function
562 * which must be done before the actual connection is completed (e.g. ident lookups,
563 * dnsbl lookups, etc).
564 * Note that you should NOT delete the user record here by causing a disconnection!
565 * Use OnUserConnect for that instead.
567 virtual void OnUserRegister(userrec* user);
569 /** Called whenever a mode character is processed.
570 * Return 1 from this function to block the mode character from being processed entirely,
571 * so that you may perform your own code instead. Note that this method allows you to override
572 * modes defined by other modes, but this is NOT RECOMMENDED!
574 virtual int OnRawMode(userrec* user, chanrec* chan, char mode, std::string param, bool adding, int pcnt);
576 /** Called whenever a user joins a channel, to determine if invite checks should go ahead or not.
577 * This method will always be called for each join, wether or not the channel is actually +i, and
578 * determines the outcome of an if statement around the whole section of invite checking code.
579 * return 1 to explicitly allow the join to go ahead or 0 to ignore the event.
581 virtual int OnCheckInvite(userrec* user, chanrec* chan);
583 /** Called whenever a user joins a channel, to determine if key checks should go ahead or not.
584 * This method will always be called for each join, wether or not the channel is actually +k, and
585 * determines the outcome of an if statement around the whole section of key checking code.
586 * if the user specified no key, the keygiven string will be a valid but empty value.
587 * return 1 to explicitly allow the join to go ahead or 0 to ignore the event.
589 virtual int OnCheckKey(userrec* user, chanrec* chan, std::string keygiven);
591 /** Called whenever a user joins a channel, to determine if channel limit checks should go ahead or not.
592 * This method will always be called for each join, wether or not the channel is actually +l, and
593 * determines the outcome of an if statement around the whole section of channel limit checking code.
594 * return 1 to explicitly allow the join to go ahead or 0 to ignore the event.
596 virtual int OnCheckLimit(userrec* user, chanrec* chan);
598 /** Called whenever a user joins a channel, to determine if banlist checks should go ahead or not.
599 * This method will always be called for each join, wether or not the user actually matches a channel ban, and
600 * determines the outcome of an if statement around the whole section of ban checking code.
601 * return 1 to explicitly allow the join to go ahead or 0 to ignore the event.
603 virtual int OnCheckBan(userrec* user, chanrec* chan);
605 /** Called on all /STATS commands
606 * This method is triggered for all /STATS use, including stats symbols handled by the core.
608 virtual void OnStats(char symbol);
610 /** Called whenever a change of a local users displayed host is attempted.
611 * Return 1 to deny the host change, or 0 to allow it.
613 virtual int OnChangeLocalUserHost(userrec* user, std::string newhost);
615 /** Called whenever a change of a local users GECOS (fullname field) is attempted.
616 * return 1 to deny the name change, or 0 to allow it.
618 virtual int OnChangeLocalUserGECOS(userrec* user, std::string newhost);
620 /** Called whenever a topic is changed by a local user.
621 * Return 1 to deny the topic change, or 0 to allow it.
623 virtual int OnLocalTopicChange(userrec* user, chanrec* chan, std::string topic);
625 virtual void OnPostLocalTopicChange(userrec* user, chanrec* chan, std::string topic);
627 /** Called whenever an Event class is sent to all module by another module.
628 * Please see the documentation of Event::Send() for further information. The Event sent can
629 * always be assumed to be non-NULL, you should *always* check the value of Event::GetEventID()
630 * before doing anything to the event data, and you should *not* change the event data in any way!
632 virtual void OnEvent(Event* event);
634 /** Called whenever a Request class is sent to your module by another module.
635 * Please see the documentation of Request::Send() for further information. The Request sent
636 * can always be assumed to be non-NULL, you should not change the request object or its data.
637 * Your method may return arbitary data in the char* result which the requesting module
638 * may be able to use for pre-determined purposes (e.g. the results of an SQL query, etc).
640 virtual char* OnRequest(Request* request);
642 /** Called whenever an oper password is to be compared to what a user has input.
643 * The password field (from the config file) is in 'password' and is to be compared against
644 * 'input'. This method allows for encryption of oper passwords and much more besides.
645 * You should return a nonzero value if you want to allow the comparison or zero if you wish
648 virtual int OnOperCompare(std::string password, std::string input);
650 /** Called whenever a user is given usermode +o, anywhere on the network.
651 * You cannot override this and prevent it from happening as it is already happened and
652 * such a task must be performed by another server. You can however bounce modes by sending
653 * servermodes out to reverse mode changes.
655 virtual void OnGlobalOper(userrec* user);
657 /** Called whenever a user connects, anywhere on the network.
658 * This event is informational only. You should not change any user information in this
659 * event. To do so, use the OnUserConnect method to change the state of local users.
661 virtual void OnGlobalConnect(userrec* user);
663 /** Called whenever a ban is added to a channel's list.
664 * Return a non-zero value to 'eat' the mode change and prevent the ban from being added.
666 virtual int OnAddBan(userrec* source, chanrec* channel,std::string banmask);
668 /** Called whenever a ban is removed from a channel's list.
669 * Return a non-zero value to 'eat' the mode change and prevent the ban from being removed.
671 virtual int OnDelBan(userrec* source, chanrec* channel,std::string banmask);
673 /** Called immediately after any connection is accepted. This is intended for raw socket
674 * processing (e.g. modules which wrap the tcp connection within another library) and provides
675 * no information relating to a user record as the connection has not been assigned yet.
676 * There are no return values from this call as all modules get an opportunity if required to
677 * process the connection.
679 virtual void OnRawSocketAccept(int fd, std::string ip, int localport);
681 /** Called immediately before any write() operation on a user's socket in the core. Because
682 * this event is a low level event no user information is associated with it. It is intended
683 * for use by modules which may wrap connections within another API such as SSL for example.
684 * return a non-zero result if you have handled the write operation, in which case the core
685 * will not call write().
687 virtual int OnRawSocketWrite(int fd, char* buffer, int count);
689 /** Called immediately before any socket is closed. When this event is called, shutdown()
690 * has not yet been called on the socket.
692 virtual void OnRawSocketClose(int fd);
694 /** Called immediately before any read() operation on a client socket in the core.
695 * This occurs AFTER the select() or poll() so there is always data waiting to be read
696 * when this event occurs.
697 * Your event should return 1 if it has handled the reading itself, which prevents the core
698 * just using read(). You should place any data read into buffer, up to but NOT GREATER THAN
699 * the value of count. The value of readresult must be identical to an actual result that might
700 * be returned from the read() system call, for example, number of bytes read upon success,
701 * 0 upon EOF or closed socket, and -1 for error. If your function returns a nonzero value,
702 * you MUST set readresult.
704 virtual int OnRawSocketRead(int fd, char* buffer, unsigned int count, int &readresult);
708 /** Allows server output and query functions
709 * This class contains methods which allow a module to query the state of the irc server, and produce
710 * output to users and other servers. All modules should instantiate at least one copy of this class,
711 * and use its member functions to perform their tasks.
713 class Server : public classbase
716 /** Default constructor.
717 * Creates a Server object.
720 /** Default destructor.
721 * Destroys a Server object.
725 /** Sends text to all opers.
726 * This method sends a server notice to all opers with the usermode +s.
728 virtual void SendOpers(std::string s);
729 /** Writes a log string.
730 * This method writes a line of text to the log. If the level given is lower than the
731 * level given in the configuration, this command has no effect.
733 virtual void Log(int level, std::string s);
734 /** Sends a line of text down a TCP/IP socket.
735 * This method writes a line of text to an established socket, cutting it to 510 characters
736 * plus a carriage return and linefeed if required.
738 virtual void Send(int Socket, std::string s);
739 /** Sends text from the server to a socket.
740 * This method writes a line of text to an established socket, with the servername prepended
741 * as used by numerics (see RFC 1459)
743 virtual void SendServ(int Socket, std::string s);
744 /** Writes text to a channel, but from a server, including all.
745 * This can be used to send server notices to a group of users.
747 virtual void SendChannelServerNotice(std::string ServName, chanrec* Channel, std::string text);
748 /** Sends text from a user to a socket.
749 * This method writes a line of text to an established socket, with the given user's nick/ident
750 * /host combination prepended, as used in PRIVSG etc commands (see RFC 1459)
752 virtual void SendFrom(int Socket, userrec* User, std::string s);
753 /** Sends text from a user to another user.
754 * This method writes a line of text to a user, with a user's nick/ident
755 * /host combination prepended, as used in PRIVMSG etc commands (see RFC 1459)
756 * If you specify NULL as the source, then the data will originate from the
757 * local server, e.g. instead of:
759 * :user!ident@host TEXT
761 * The format will become:
765 * Which is useful for numerics and server notices to single users, etc.
767 virtual void SendTo(userrec* Source, userrec* Dest, std::string s);
768 /** Sends text from a user to a channel (mulicast).
769 * This method writes a line of text to a channel, with the given user's nick/ident
770 * /host combination prepended, as used in PRIVMSG etc commands (see RFC 1459). If the
771 * IncludeSender flag is set, then the text is also sent back to the user from which
772 * it originated, as seen in MODE (see RFC 1459).
774 virtual void SendChannel(userrec* User, chanrec* Channel, std::string s,bool IncludeSender);
775 /** Returns true if two users share a common channel.
776 * This method is used internally by the NICK and QUIT commands, and the Server::SendCommon
779 virtual bool CommonChannels(userrec* u1, userrec* u2);
780 /** Sends text from a user to one or more channels (mulicast).
781 * This method writes a line of text to all users which share a common channel with a given
782 * user, with the user's nick/ident/host combination prepended, as used in PRIVMSG etc
783 * commands (see RFC 1459). If the IncludeSender flag is set, then the text is also sent
784 * back to the user from which it originated, as seen in NICK (see RFC 1459). Otherwise, it
785 * is only sent to the other recipients, as seen in QUIT.
787 virtual void SendCommon(userrec* User, std::string text,bool IncludeSender);
788 /** Sends a WALLOPS message.
789 * This method writes a WALLOPS message to all users with the +w flag, originating from the
792 virtual void SendWallops(userrec* User, std::string text);
794 /** Returns true if a nick is valid.
795 * Nicks for unregistered connections will return false.
797 virtual bool IsNick(std::string nick);
798 /** Returns a count of the number of users on a channel.
799 * This will NEVER be 0, as if the chanrec exists, it will have at least one user in the channel.
801 virtual int CountUsers(chanrec* c);
802 /** Attempts to look up a nick and return a pointer to it.
803 * This function will return NULL if the nick does not exist.
805 virtual userrec* FindNick(std::string nick);
806 /** Attempts to look up a nick using the file descriptor associated with that nick.
807 * This function will return NULL if the file descriptor is not associated with a valid user.
809 virtual userrec* FindDescriptor(int socket);
810 /** Attempts to look up a channel and return a pointer to it.
811 * This function will return NULL if the channel does not exist.
813 virtual chanrec* FindChannel(std::string channel);
814 /** Attempts to look up a user's privilages on a channel.
815 * This function will return a string containing either @, %, +, or an empty string,
816 * representing the user's privilages upon the channel you specify.
818 virtual std::string ChanMode(userrec* User, chanrec* Chan);
819 /** Checks if a user is on a channel.
820 * This function will return true or false to indicate if user 'User' is on channel 'Chan'.
822 virtual bool IsOnChannel(userrec* User, chanrec* Chan);
823 /** Returns the server name of the server where the module is loaded.
825 virtual std::string GetServerName();
826 /** Returns the network name, global to all linked servers.
828 virtual std::string GetNetworkName();
829 /** Returns the server description string of the local server
831 virtual std::string GetServerDescription();
832 /** Returns the information of the server as returned by the /ADMIN command.
833 * See the Admin class for further information of the return value. The members
834 * Admin::Nick, Admin::Email and Admin::Name contain the information for the
835 * server where the module is loaded.
837 virtual Admin GetAdmin();
838 /** Adds an extended mode letter which is parsed by a module.
839 * This allows modules to add extra mode letters, e.g. +x for hostcloak.
840 * the "type" parameter is either MT_CHANNEL, MT_CLIENT, or MT_SERVER, to
841 * indicate wether the mode is a channel mode, a client mode, or a server mode.
842 * requires_oper is used with MT_CLIENT type modes only to indicate the mode can only
843 * be set or unset by an oper. If this is used for MT_CHANNEL type modes it is ignored.
844 * params_when_on is the number of modes to expect when the mode is turned on
845 * (for type MT_CHANNEL only), e.g. with mode +k, this would have a value of 1.
846 * the params_when_off value has a similar value to params_when_on, except it indicates
847 * the number of parameters to expect when the mode is disabled. Modes which act in a similar
848 * way to channel mode +l (e.g. require a parameter to enable, but not to disable) should
849 * use this parameter. The function returns false if the mode is unavailable, and will not
850 * attempt to allocate another character, as this will confuse users. This also means that
851 * as only one module can claim a specific mode character, the core does not need to keep track
852 * of which modules own which modes, which speeds up operation of the server. In this version,
853 * a mode can have at most one parameter, attempting to use more parameters will have undefined
856 virtual bool AddExtendedMode(char modechar, int type, bool requires_oper, int params_when_on, int params_when_off);
858 /** Adds an extended mode letter which is parsed by a module and handled in a list fashion.
859 * This call is used to implement modes like +q and +a. The characteristics of these modes are
862 * (1) They are ALWAYS on channels, not on users, therefore their type is MT_CHANNEL
864 * (2) They always take exactly one parameter when being added or removed
866 * (3) They can be set multiple times, usually on users in channels
868 * (4) The mode and its parameter are NOT stored in the channels modes structure
870 * It is down to the module handling the mode to maintain state and determine what 'items' (e.g. users,
871 * or a banlist) have the mode set on them, and process the modes at the correct times, e.g. during access
872 * checks on channels, etc. When the extended mode is triggered the OnExtendedMode method will be triggered
873 * as above. Note that the target you are given will be a channel, if for example your mode is set 'on a user'
874 * (in for example +a) you must use Server::Find to locate the user the mode is operating on.
875 * Your mode handler may return 1 to handle the mode AND tell the core to display the mode change, e.g.
876 * '+aaa one two three' in the case of the mode for 'two', or it may return -1 to 'eat' the mode change,
877 * so the above example would become '+aa one three' after processing.
879 virtual bool AddExtendedListMode(char modechar);
881 /** Adds a command to the command table.
882 * This allows modules to add extra commands into the command table. You must place a function within your
883 * module which is is of type handlerfunc:
885 * typedef void (handlerfunc) (char**, int, userrec*);
887 * void handle_kill(char **parameters, int pcnt, userrec *user)
889 * When the command is typed, the parameters will be placed into the parameters array (similar to argv) and
890 * the parameter count will be placed into pcnt (similar to argv). There will never be any less parameters
891 * than the 'minparams' value you specified when creating the command. The *user parameter is the class of
892 * the user which caused the command to trigger, who will always have the flag you specified in 'flags' when
893 * creating the initial command. For example to create an oper only command create the commands with flags='o'.
894 * The source parameter is used for resource tracking, and should contain the name of your module (with file
895 * extension) e.g. "m_blarp.so". If you place the wrong identifier here, you can cause crashes if your module
898 virtual void AddCommand(char* cmd, handlerfunc f, char flags, int minparams, char* source);
900 /** Sends a servermode.
901 * you must format the parameters array with the target, modes and parameters for those modes.
907 * modes[0] = ChannelName;
911 * modes[2] = user->nick;
913 * Srv->SendMode(modes,3,user);
915 * The modes will originate from the server where the command was issued, however responses (e.g. numerics)
916 * will be sent to the user you provide as the third parameter.
917 * You must be sure to get the number of parameters correct in the pcnt parameter otherwise you could leave
918 * your server in an unstable state!
921 virtual void SendMode(char **parameters, int pcnt, userrec *user);
923 /** Sends to all users matching a mode mask
924 * You must specify one or more usermodes as the first parameter. These can be RFC specified modes such as +i,
925 * or module provided modes, including ones provided by your own module.
926 * In the second parameter you must place a flag value which indicates wether the modes you have given will be
927 * logically ANDed or OR'ed. You may use one of either WM_AND or WM_OR.
928 * for example, if you were to use:
930 * Serv->SendToModeMask("xi", WM_OR, "m00");
932 * Then the text 'm00' will be sent to all users with EITHER mode x or i. Conversely if you used WM_AND, the
933 * user must have both modes set to receive the message.
935 virtual void SendToModeMask(std::string modes, int flags, std::string text);
937 /** Forces a user to join a channel.
938 * This is similar to svsjoin and can be used to implement redirection, etc.
939 * On success, the return value is a valid pointer to a chanrec* of the channel the user was joined to.
940 * On failure, the result is NULL.
942 virtual chanrec* JoinUserToChannel(userrec* user, std::string cname, std::string key);
944 /** Forces a user to part a channel.
945 * This is similar to svspart and can be used to implement redirection, etc.
946 * Although the return value of this function is a pointer to a channel record, the returned data is
947 * undefined and should not be read or written to. This behaviour may be changed in a future version.
949 virtual chanrec* PartUserFromChannel(userrec* user, std::string cname, std::string reason);
951 /** Forces a user nickchange.
952 * This command works similarly to SVSNICK, and can be used to implement Q-lines etc.
953 * If you specify an invalid nickname, the nick change will be dropped and the target user will receive
954 * the error numeric for it.
956 virtual void ChangeUserNick(userrec* user, std::string nickname);
958 /** Forces a user to quit with the specified reason.
959 * To the user, it will appear as if they typed /QUIT themselves, except for the fact that this function
960 * may bypass the quit prefix specified in the config file.
964 * Once you call this function, userrec* user will immediately become INVALID. You MUST NOT write to, or
965 * read from this pointer after calling the QuitUser method UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! The best course of
966 * action after calling this method is to immediately bail from your handler.
968 virtual void QuitUser(userrec* user, std::string reason);
970 /** Matches text against a glob pattern.
971 * Uses the ircd's internal matching function to match string against a globbing pattern, e.g. *!*@*.com
972 * Returns true if the literal successfully matches the pattern, false if otherwise.
974 virtual bool MatchText(std::string sliteral, std::string spattern);
976 /** Calls the handler for a command, either implemented by the core or by another module.
977 * You can use this function to trigger other commands in the ircd, such as PRIVMSG, JOIN,
978 * KICK etc, or even as a method of callback. By defining command names that are untypeable
979 * for users on irc (e.g. those which contain a \r or \n) you may use them as callback identifiers.
980 * The first parameter to this method is the name of the command handler you wish to call, e.g.
981 * PRIVMSG. This will be a command handler previously registered by the core or wih AddCommand().
982 * The second parameter is an array of parameters, and the third parameter is a count of parameters
983 * in the array. If you do not pass enough parameters to meet the minimum needed by the handler, the
984 * functiom will silently ignore it. The final parameter is the user executing the command handler,
985 * used for privilage checks, etc.
987 virtual void CallCommandHandler(std::string commandname, char** parameters, int pcnt, userrec* user);
989 /** Change displayed hostname of a user.
990 * You should always call this method to change a user's host rather than writing directly to the
991 * dhost member of userrec, as any change applied via this method will be propogated to any
994 virtual void ChangeHost(userrec* user, std::string host);
996 /** Change GECOS (fullname) of a user.
997 * You should always call this method to change a user's GECOS rather than writing directly to the
998 * fullname member of userrec, as any change applied via this method will be propogated to any
1001 virtual void ChangeGECOS(userrec* user, std::string gecos);
1003 /** Returns true if the servername you give is ulined.
1004 * ULined servers have extra privilages. They are allowed to change nicknames on remote servers,
1005 * change modes of clients which are on remote servers and set modes of channels where there are
1006 * no channel operators for that channel on the ulined server, amongst other things. Ulined server
1007 * data is also broadcast across the mesh at all times as opposed to selectively messaged in the
1008 * case of normal servers, as many ulined server types (such as services) do not support meshed
1009 * links and must operate in this manner.
1011 virtual bool IsUlined(std::string server);
1013 /** Fetches the userlist of a channel. This function must be here and not a member of userrec or
1014 * chanrec due to include constraints.
1016 virtual chanuserlist GetUsers(chanrec* chan);
1018 /** Remove a user's connection to the irc server, but leave their client in existence in the
1019 * user hash. When you call this function, the user's file descriptor will be replaced with the
1020 * value of FD_MAGIC_NUMBER and their old file descriptor will be closed. This idle client will
1021 * remain until it is restored with a valid file descriptor, or is removed from IRC by an operator
1022 * After this call, the pointer to user will be invalid.
1024 virtual bool UserToPseudo(userrec* user,std::string message);
1026 /** This user takes one user, and switches their file descriptor with another user, so that one user
1027 * "becomes" the other. The user in 'alive' is booted off the server with the given message. The user
1028 * referred to by 'zombie' should have previously been locked with Server::ZombifyUser, otherwise
1029 * stale sockets and file descriptor leaks can occur. After this call, the pointer to alive will be
1030 * invalid, and the pointer to zombie will be equivalent in effect to the old pointer to alive.
1032 virtual bool PseudoToUser(userrec* alive,userrec* zombie,std::string message);
1035 * The G-line is propogated to all of the servers in the mesh and enforced as soon as it is added.
1036 * The duration must be in seconds, however you can use the Server::CalcDuration method to convert
1037 * durations into the 1w2d3h3m6s format used by /GLINE etc. The source is an arbitary string used
1038 * to indicate who or what sent the data, usually this is the nickname of a person, or a server
1041 virtual void AddGLine(long duration, std::string source, std::string reason, std::string hostmask);
1044 * The Q-line is propogated to all of the servers in the mesh and enforced as soon as it is added.
1045 * The duration must be in seconds, however you can use the Server::CalcDuration method to convert
1046 * durations into the 1w2d3h3m6s format used by /GLINE etc. The source is an arbitary string used
1047 * to indicate who or what sent the data, usually this is the nickname of a person, or a server
1050 virtual void AddQLine(long duration, std::string source, std::string reason, std::string nickname);
1053 * The Z-line is propogated to all of the servers in the mesh and enforced as soon as it is added.
1054 * The duration must be in seconds, however you can use the Server::CalcDuration method to convert
1055 * durations into the 1w2d3h3m6s format used by /GLINE etc. The source is an arbitary string used
1056 * to indicate who or what sent the data, usually this is the nickname of a person, or a server
1059 virtual void AddZLine(long duration, std::string source, std::string reason, std::string ipaddr);
1062 * The K-line is enforced as soon as it is added.
1063 * The duration must be in seconds, however you can use the Server::CalcDuration method to convert
1064 * durations into the 1w2d3h3m6s format used by /GLINE etc. The source is an arbitary string used
1065 * to indicate who or what sent the data, usually this is the nickname of a person, or a server
1068 virtual void AddKLine(long duration, std::string source, std::string reason, std::string hostmask);
1071 * The E-line is enforced as soon as it is added.
1072 * The duration must be in seconds, however you can use the Server::CalcDuration method to convert
1073 * durations into the 1w2d3h3m6s format used by /GLINE etc. The source is an arbitary string used
1074 * to indicate who or what sent the data, usually this is the nickname of a person, or a server
1077 virtual void AddELine(long duration, std::string source, std::string reason, std::string hostmask);
1079 /** Deletes a G-Line from all servers on the mesh
1081 virtual bool DelGLine(std::string hostmask);
1083 /** Deletes a Q-Line from all servers on the mesh
1085 virtual bool DelQLine(std::string nickname);
1087 /** Deletes a Z-Line from all servers on the mesh
1089 virtual bool DelZLine(std::string ipaddr);
1091 /** Deletes a local K-Line
1093 virtual bool DelKLine(std::string hostmask);
1095 /** Deletes a local E-Line
1097 virtual bool DelELine(std::string hostmask);
1099 /** Calculates a duration
1100 * This method will take a string containing a formatted duration (e.g. "1w2d") and return its value
1101 * as a total number of seconds. This is the same function used internally by /GLINE etc to set
1104 virtual long CalcDuration(std::string duration);
1106 /** Returns true if a nick!ident@host string is correctly formatted, false if otherwise.
1108 virtual bool IsValidMask(std::string mask);
1110 /** This function finds a module by name.
1111 * You must provide the filename of the module. If the module cannot be found (is not loaded)
1112 * the function will return NULL.
1114 virtual Module* FindModule(std::string name);
1116 /** Adds a class derived from InspSocket to the server's socket engine.
1118 virtual void AddSocket(InspSocket* sock);
1120 /** Deletes a class derived from InspSocket from the server's socket engine.
1122 virtual void DelSocket(InspSocket* sock);
1126 #define CONF_NOT_A_NUMBER 0x000010
1127 #define CONF_NOT_UNSIGNED 0x000080
1128 #define CONF_VALUE_NOT_FOUND 0x000100
1129 #define CONF_FILE_NOT_FOUND 0x000200
1132 /** Allows reading of values from configuration files
1133 * This class allows a module to read from either the main configuration file (inspircd.conf) or from
1134 * a module-specified configuration file. It may either be instantiated with one parameter or none.
1135 * Constructing the class using one parameter allows you to specify a path to your own configuration
1136 * file, otherwise, inspircd.conf is read.
1138 class ConfigReader : public classbase
1141 /** The contents of the configuration file
1142 * This protected member should never be accessed by a module (and cannot be accessed unless the
1143 * core is changed). It will contain a pointer to the configuration file data with unneeded data
1144 * (such as comments) stripped from it.
1146 std::stringstream *cache;
1147 std::stringstream *errorlog;
1148 /** Used to store errors
1154 /** Default constructor.
1155 * This constructor initialises the ConfigReader class to read the inspircd.conf file
1156 * as specified when running ./configure.
1158 ConfigReader(); // default constructor reads ircd.conf
1159 /** Overloaded constructor.
1160 * This constructor initialises the ConfigReader class to read a user-specified config file
1162 ConfigReader(std::string filename); // read a module-specific config
1163 /** Default destructor.
1164 * This method destroys the ConfigReader class.
1167 /** Retrieves a value from the config file.
1168 * This method retrieves a value from the config file. Where multiple copies of the tag
1169 * exist in the config file, index indicates which of the values to retrieve.
1171 std::string ReadValue(std::string tag, std::string name, int index);
1172 /** Retrieves a boolean value from the config file.
1173 * This method retrieves a boolean value from the config file. Where multiple copies of the tag
1174 * exist in the config file, index indicates which of the values to retrieve. The values "1", "yes"
1175 * and "true" in the config file count as true to ReadFlag, and any other value counts as false.
1177 bool ReadFlag(std::string tag, std::string name, int index);
1178 /** Retrieves an integer value from the config file.
1179 * This method retrieves an integer value from the config file. Where multiple copies of the tag
1180 * exist in the config file, index indicates which of the values to retrieve. Any invalid integer
1181 * values in the tag will cause the objects error value to be set, and any call to GetError() will
1182 * return CONF_INVALID_NUMBER to be returned. needs_unsigned is set if the number must be unsigned.
1183 * If a signed number is placed into a tag which is specified unsigned, 0 will be returned and GetError()
1184 * will return CONF_NOT_UNSIGNED
1186 long ReadInteger(std::string tag, std::string name, int index, bool needs_unsigned);
1187 /** Returns the last error to occur.
1188 * Valid errors can be found by looking in modules.h. Any nonzero value indicates an error condition.
1189 * A call to GetError() resets the error flag back to 0.
1192 /** Counts the number of times a given tag appears in the config file.
1193 * This method counts the number of times a tag appears in a config file, for use where
1194 * there are several tags of the same kind, e.g. with opers and connect types. It can be
1195 * used with the index value of ConfigReader::ReadValue to loop through all copies of a
1196 * multiple instance tag.
1198 int Enumerate(std::string tag);
1199 /** Returns true if a config file is valid.
1200 * This method is partially implemented and will only return false if the config
1201 * file does not exist or could not be opened.
1204 /** Dumps the list of errors in a config file to an output location. If bail is true,
1205 * then the program will abort. If bail is false and user points to a valid user
1206 * record, the error report will be spooled to the given user by means of NOTICE.
1207 * if bool is false AND user is false, the error report will be spooled to all opers
1208 * by means of a NOTICE to all opers.
1210 void DumpErrors(bool bail,userrec* user);
1212 /** Returns the number of items within a tag.
1213 * For example if the tag was <test tag="blah" data="foo"> then this
1214 * function would return 2. Spaces and newlines both qualify as valid seperators
1217 int EnumerateValues(std::string tag, int index);
1222 /** Caches a text file into memory and can be used to retrieve lines from it.
1223 * This class contains methods for read-only manipulation of a text file in memory.
1224 * Either use the constructor type with one parameter to load a file into memory
1225 * at construction, or use the LoadFile method to load a file.
1227 class FileReader : public classbase
1231 /** Default constructor.
1232 * This method does not load any file into memory, you must use the LoadFile method
1233 * after constructing the class this way.
1237 /** Secondary constructor.
1238 * This method initialises the class with a file loaded into it ready for GetLine and
1239 * and other methods to be called. If the file could not be loaded, FileReader::FileSize
1242 FileReader(std::string filename);
1244 /** Default destructor.
1245 * This deletes the memory allocated to the file.
1249 /** Used to load a file.
1250 * This method loads a file into the class ready for GetLine and
1251 * and other methods to be called. If the file could not be loaded, FileReader::FileSize
1254 void LoadFile(std::string filename);
1256 /** Returns true if the file exists
1257 * This function will return false if the file could not be opened.
1261 /** Retrieve one line from the file.
1262 * This method retrieves one line from the text file. If an empty non-NULL string is returned,
1263 * the index was out of bounds, or the line had no data on it.
1265 std::string GetLine(int x);
1267 /** Returns the size of the file in lines.
1268 * This method returns the number of lines in the read file. If it is 0, no lines have been
1269 * read into memory, either because the file is empty or it does not exist, or cannot be
1270 * opened due to permission problems.
1276 /** Instantiates classes inherited from Module
1277 * This class creates a class inherited from type Module, using new. This is to allow for modules
1278 * to create many different variants of Module, dependent on architecture, configuration, etc.
1279 * In most cases, the simple class shown in the example module m_foobar.so will suffice for most
1282 class ModuleFactory : public classbase
1286 virtual ~ModuleFactory() { }
1287 /** Creates a new module.
1288 * Your inherited class of ModuleFactory must return a pointer to your Module class
1289 * using this method.
1291 virtual Module * CreateModule() = 0;
1295 typedef DLLFactory<ModuleFactory> ircd_module;