/** Send an error notice to all local users, opered and unopered
* @param s The error string to send
*/
- void SendError(const char *s);
+ void SendError(const std::string &s);
/** For use with Module::Prioritize().
* When the return value of this function is returned from
void SendWhoisLine(userrec* user, userrec* dest, int numeric, const char* format, ...);
+ /** 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();
+
/** Begin execution of the server.
* NOTE: this function NEVER returns. Internally,
* after performing some initialisation routines,