-/* used to hold a channel and a users modes on that channel, e.g. +v, +h, +o
- * needs to come AFTER struct chanrec */
-
-#define UCMODE_OP 1
-#define UCMODE_VOICE 2
-#define UCMODE_HOP 4
-#define UCMODE_PROTECT 8
-#define UCMODE_FOUNDER 16
-
-/** Holds a user's modes on a channel
- * This class associates a users privilages with a channel by creating a pointer link between
- * a userrec and chanrec class. The uc_modes member holds a bitmask of which privilages the user
- * has on the channel, such as op, voice, etc.
- */
-class ucrec : public classbase
-{
- public:
- /** Contains a bitmask of the UCMODE_OP ... UCMODE_FOUNDER values.
- * If this value is zero, the user has no privilages upon the channel.
+ /** Write to a channel, from a user, using std::string for text
+ * @param user User whos details to prefix the line with
+ * @param text A std::string containing the output line without prefix
+ */
+ void WriteChannel(User* user, const std::string &text);
+
+ /** Write to a channel, from a server, using va_args for text
+ * @param ServName Server name to prefix the line with
+ * @param text A printf-style format string which builds the output line without prefix
+ * @param ... Zero or more POD type
+ */
+ void WriteChannelWithServ(const std::string& ServName, const char* text, ...) CUSTOM_PRINTF(3, 4);
+
+ /** Write to a channel, from a server, using std::string for text
+ * @param ServName Server name to prefix the line with
+ * @param text A std::string containing the output line without prefix
+ */
+ void WriteChannelWithServ(const std::string& ServName, const std::string &text);
+
+ /** Write to all users on a channel except a specific user, using va_args for text.
+ * Internally, this calls WriteAllExcept().
+ * @param user User whos details to prefix the line with, and to omit from receipt of the message
+ * @param serversource If this parameter is true, use the local server name as the source of the text, otherwise,
+ * use the nick!user@host of the user.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param text A printf-style format string which builds the output line without prefix
+ * @param ... Zero or more POD type
+ */
+ void WriteAllExceptSender(User* user, bool serversource, char status, const char* text, ...) CUSTOM_PRINTF(5, 6);
+
+ /** Write to all users on a channel except a list of users, using va_args for text
+ * @param user User whos details to prefix the line with, and to omit from receipt of the message
+ * @param serversource If this parameter is true, use the local server name as the source of the text, otherwise,
+ * use the nick!user@host of the user.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param except_list A list of users NOT to send the text to
+ * @param text A printf-style format string which builds the output line without prefix
+ * @param ... Zero or more POD type
+ */
+ void WriteAllExcept(User* user, bool serversource, char status, CUList &except_list, const char* text, ...) CUSTOM_PRINTF(6, 7);
+
+ /** Write to all users on a channel except a specific user, using std::string for text.
+ * Internally, this calls WriteAllExcept().
+ * @param user User whos details to prefix the line with, and to omit from receipt of the message
+ * @param serversource If this parameter is true, use the local server name as the source of the text, otherwise,
+ * use the nick!user@host of the user.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param text A std::string containing the output line without prefix
+ */
+ void WriteAllExceptSender(User* user, bool serversource, char status, const std::string& text);
+
+ /** Write to all users on a channel except a list of users, using std::string for text
+ * @param user User whos details to prefix the line with, and to omit from receipt of the message
+ * @param serversource If this parameter is true, use the local server name as the source of the text, otherwise,
+ * use the nick!user@host of the user.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param except_list A list of users NOT to send the text to
+ * @param text A std::string containing the output line without prefix