NAME

Net::IRCService - Perl extension for creating a irc services for:

        o ircd-hybrid-6.3.1
        o ircd-hybrid-7rc3
        o bahamut-1.4.33

SYNOPSIS

  use Net::IRCService;
  
  &init_service(
	SERVER_NAME => 'services.network.no',
	LOCALADDR => '10.0.0.1',
	LOCALPORT => 7110,
	COMMENT => 'Services for network.no',
	PROTOCOL => 'Hybrid6',
	CAPAB => 'QS EX');

  &main_loop;

DESCRIPTION

Net::IRCService is suposed to be a easy interface to create more or less usefull IRC-Services. If you have worked with Net::IRC before, you will fast get to grip on how this module works. It has -almost- the same event-driven interface. It lets you add one or more event handlers to EVENTS seen by the module.

Functions

init_service()

This functions prepares the module. This must be run before &do_one_loop and/or &main_loop.

Parameters;

   SERVER_NAME	  The server name. Must match the servernameyou use in the C/N's lines on the hub.
   COMMENT	  This comment will show up in /links.
   LOCALADDR	  The local ip/host to bind the server to.
   LOCALPORT	  The local port to listen on.
   PASSWORD	  The link password.
   CAPAB	  The content of the CAPAB line. Read the ircd source to understand this.
   PROTOCOL	  This tell the module witch protocol to use. (Hybrid6, Hybrid7 or Bahamut3).
										       
=head3 close_connection()

Close the uplink connection with a message;

   &close_connection("Something is wrong");

&add_event_handler

&do_one_loop &main_loop

&add_timer &del_timer

&irc_send &irc_send_now

%remote_capab %our_capab

												
=head3 add_event_handler

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