irc-repl

IRC + REPL => :heart:

It feels like you're in the bot.

Not convinced? What about this?

> irc-repl -c #ircrepltest

irc-repl> client.send('#ircrepltest', fs.readdirSync('.'));

Send the current directory list to an IRC channel :dancers:

Installation

npm install irc-repl -g

Usage

Usage: irc-repl <nickname> <server> [options]

nickname     Set  the  nickname. Defaults to the environment variable IRCNICK.
server       Set the server with which irc will try to connect upon startup. 
             The format for server is: hostname[:portno] for IRC  connections. 
             Defaults to the environment variable IRCSERVER

Options:
   -c, --channel    Automatically join channels.  []
   -q, --quiet      Do not display IRC PRIVMSG by default.  [false]
   -u, --username   User name send via USER command. Defaults to nickname
   -r, --realname   Real name send via USER command. Defaults to nickname
   -s, --script     Script file to evaluate after connecting and joining channels.
                    The script can access the context.
   -e, --eval       Script string to evaluate after connecting and joining channels. 
                    The script can access the context.	

Scope

irc-repl exposes the following scope values

• client: irc-slate instance

• server: Currently connected server with host and port fields

• channels: Array of channel names

• nickname: Nickname

• username: Username

• realname: Realname

• echoMessage: Utility function to echo a message to stdout

• util: Node.js util module

• colors: colors module for nicer output

Common tasks

Sending a simple message

client.send(channels[0], 'goes');

Sends 'goes' to first connected channel