App::Bondage - A featureful IRC bouncer based on POE::Component::IRC
my $bouncer = App::Bondage->new( Debug => $debug, Work_dir => $work_dir, );
Bondage is an IRC bouncer. It acts as a proxy between multiple IRC servers and multiple IRC clients. It makes it easy to stay permanently connected to IRC. It is mostly made up of reusable components. Very little is made from scratch here. If it is, it will be made modular and reusable, probably as a POE::Component::IRC plugin. This keeps the code short and (hopefully) well tested by others.
I wrote Bondage because no other IRC bouncer out there fit my needs. Either they were missing essential features, or they were implemented in an undesirable (if not buggy) way. I've tried to make Bondage stay out of your way and be as transparent as possible. It's supposed to be a proxy, after all.
Bondage is easy to get up and running. In the configuration file, you just have to specify the port it will listen on, the password, and some IRC server(s) you want Bondage to connect to. Everything else has sensible defaults, though you might want to use a custom nickname and pick some channels to join on connect.
Bondage can log both public and private messages for you. All log files are saved as UTF-8.
Bondage will reconnect to IRC when it gets disconnected or the IRC server stops responding.
Bondage can send you all the messages you missed since you detached, or it can send you all messages received since it connected to the IRC server, or neither. This feature is based on similar features found in miau, dircproxy, and ctrlproxy.
Bondage will set your status to away when no clients are attached.
Bondage will periodically try to change to your preferred nickname if it is taken.
Bondage utilizes POE::Component::IRC's flood protection to ensure that you never flood yourself off the IRC server.
Bondage can identify with NickServ for you when needed.
Bondage can try to rejoin a channel if you get kicked from it.
Bondage supports encrypted passwords in its configuration file for added security.
You can connect to SSL-enabled IRC servers, and make Bondage require SSL for client connections.
Bondage can connect to IPv6 IRC servers, and also listen for client connections via IPv6.
Bondage can cycle (part and rejoin) channels for you when they become empty in order to gain ops.
Bondage will reply to CTCP VERSION requests when you are offline.
The following options are recognized in the configuration file which is called ~/.bondage/config.yml.
listen_host
(optional, default: "0.0.0.0")
The host that Bondage accepts connections from. This is the host you use to connect to Bondage.
listen_port
(required, no default)
The port Bondage binds to.
listen_ssl
(optional, default: false)
Set this to true if you want Bondage to require the use of SSL for client connections. You'll need to have ssl.crt and ssl.key files in Bondage's working directory. More information, see http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html
password
The password you use to connect to Bondage. If it is 32 characters, it is assumed to be encrypted (see bondage -c);
bondage -c
networks
This should contain a list of network names, each pointing to a list of relevant options as described in the following section.
networks: freenode: option1: value option2: value ircnet option1: value option2: value
bind_host
The host that Bondage binds to and connects to IRC from. Useful if you have multiple IPs and want to choose which one to IRC from.
server_host
The IRC server you want Bondage to connect to.
server_port
(optional, default: 6667)
The port on the IRC server you want to use.
server_pass
(optional, no default)
The IRC server password, if there is one.
use_ssl
Set this to true if you want to use SSL to communicate with the IRC server.
nickserv_pass
Your NickServ password on the IRC network, if you have one. Bondage will identify with NickServ with this password on connect, and whenever you switch to your original nickname.
nickname
(optional, default: your UNIX user name)
Your IRC nick name.
username
Your IRC user name.
realname
(optional, default: your UNIX real name, if any)
Your IRC real name, or email, or whatever.
flood
Set to a true value to allow flooding (disables flood protection).
channels
A list of all your channels and their passwords.
channels: "chan1" : "" "chan2" : "password" "chan3" : ""
recall_mode
(optional, default: "missed")
How many channel messages you want Bondage to remember, and then send to you when you attach.
"missed": Bondage will only recall the channel messages you missed since the last time you detached from Bondage.
"none": Bondage will not recall any channel messages.
"all": Bondage will recall all channel messages.
Note: Bondage will always recall private messages that you missed while you were away, regardless of this option.
log_public
Set to true if you want Bondage to log all your public messages. They will be saved as ~/.bondage/logs/some_network/#some_channel.log unless you set log_sortbydate to true.
log_sortbydate
log_private
Set to true if you want Bondage to log all private messages. They will be saved as ~/.bondage/logs/some_network/some_nickname.log unless you set log_sortbydate to true.
Set to true if you want Bondage to rotate your logs. E.g. a channel log file might look like ~/.bondage/logs/some_network/#channel/2008-01-30.log
log_restricted
Set this to true if you want Bondage to restrict the read permissions on created log files/directories so other users won't be able to access them.
log_dcc
Set this to true if you want Bondage to log DCC transactions.
log_notices
Set this to true if you want Bondage to log NOTICEs in addition to PRIVMSGs.
cycle_empty
Set to true if you want Bondage to cycle (part and rejoin) opless channels if they become empty.
kick_rejoin
Set to true if you want Bondage to try to rejoin a channel (once) if you get kicked from it.
away_poll
The interval, in seconds, in which to update information on channel members' away status.
Some IRC clients (e.g. xchat) periodically issue a WHO #channel to update the away status of channel members. Since Bondage caches this information and replies to such requests without contacting the IRC server, clients like xchat will not get up-to-date information about the away status. On the other hand, this saves lots of traffic if you don't care about that functionality. But if you do make use of it, set this value to, say, 300 (which is what xchat uses).
WHO #channel
new
Arguments:
'Work_dir', the working directory for the bouncer. Should include the config file. This option is required.
'Debug', set to 1 to enable debugging. Default is 0.
The following CPAN distributions are required:
Report all bugs, feature requests, etc, here: http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App%3A%3ABondage
Look into using POE::Component::Server::IRC as an intermediary for multiple clients.
Keep recall messages away from prying eyes, instead of in /tmp.
Generate QuakeNet-specific WHO replies without contacting the IRC server.
Add proper tests.
Hinrik Örn Sigurðsson, hinrik.sig@gmail.com
Copyright 2008-2009 Hinrik Örn Sigurðsson
This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
Other useful IRC bouncers:
To install App::Bondage, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm App::Bondage
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install App::Bondage
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.