thelounge/README.md

## shout
Run your IRC client on a server and access it from the web browser. This gives you a persistent connection and allows you to chat from multiple devices at the same time.

### Commands
These are the commands currently implemented:
- `/connect`
- `/deop`
- `/devoice`
- `/disconnect`
- `/join`
- `/kick`
- `/leave`
- `/mode`
- `/msg`
- `/nick`
- `/op`
- `/part`
- `/query`
- `/quit`
- `/server`
- `/topic`
- `/voice`
- `/whois`

## Install

1. Install Node.js and NPM  
`sudo apt-get -y install nodejs npm`

2. Clone the project from GitHub  
`git clone http://github.com/erming/shout`

3. Open folder  
`cd shout/`

4. Install Node packages  
`npm install`

5. Run the server  
`npm start` or `node index.js`

6. Open your browser  
`http://localhost:9000`

## Events
Using [Socket.IO](http://socket.io/)  
Events sent from the __server__ to the __browser__:
```javascript
// Event: "join"
// Sent when joining a new channel/query.
socket.emit("join", {
  id: 0,
  chan: {
    id: 0,
    name: "",
    type: "",
    messages: [],
    users: [],
  }
});

// Event: "msg"
// Sent when receiving a message.
socket.emit("msg", {
  id: 0,
  msg: {
    time: "",
    type: "",
    from: "",
    text: "",
  }
});

// Event: "networks"
// Sent upon connecting to the server.
socket.emit("networks", {
  networks: [{
    id: 0,
    host: "",
    nick: "",
    channels: [],
  }]
});

// Event: "part"
// Sent when leaving a channel/query.
socket.emit("part", {
  id: 0
});

// Event: "users"
// Sent whenever the list of users changes.
socket.emit("users", {
  id: 0,
  users: [{
    mode: "",
    name: "",
  }]
});
```

## License

Available under [the MIT license](http://mths.be/mit).