typedef basic_string<char, irc_char_traits, allocator<char> > string;
}
+/* Define operators for using >> and << with irc::string to an ostream on an istream. */
+/* This was endless fun. No. Really. */
+/* It was also the first core change Ommeh made, if anyone cares */
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const irc::string &str);
+std::istream& operator>>(std::istream &is, irc::string &str);
+
+/* Define operators for + and == with irc::string to std::string for easy assignment
+ * and comparison - Brain
+ */
+
+std::string operator+ (std::string& leftval, irc::string& rightval);
+irc::string operator+ (irc::string& leftval, std::string& rightval);
+bool operator== (std::string& leftval, irc::string& rightval);
+bool operator== (irc::string& leftval, std::string& rightval);
+
#endif