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#+TITLE: app/irc
#+DATE: June 11, 2017
#+SINCE: v2.0.3
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#+TITLE: :app irc
#+SUBTITLE: How neckbeards socialize
#+CREATED: June 11, 2017
#+SINCE: 2.0.3
* Table of Contents :TOC:
- [[#description][Description]]
- [[#module-flags][Module Flags]]
- [[#plugins][Plugins]]
- [[#prerequisites][Prerequisites]]
- [[#macos][macOS]]
- [[#debian--ubuntu][Debian / Ubuntu]]
- [[#arch-linux][Arch Linux]]
- [[#nixos][NixOS]]
- [[#features][Features]]
- [[#an-irc-client-in-emacs][An IRC Client in Emacs]]
- [[#configuration][Configuration]]
- [[#pass-the-unix-password-manager][Pass: the unix password manager]]
- [[#emacs-auth-source-api][Emacs' auth-source API]]
- [[#troubleshooting][Troubleshooting]]
* Description
* Description :unfold:
This module turns Emacs into an IRC client, capable of OS notifications.
** Module Flags
This module provides no flags.
** Maintainers
/This module has no dedicated maintainers./ [[doom-contrib-maintainer:][Become a maintainer?]]
** Plugins
+ [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/circe][circe]]
+ [[https://github.com/eqyiel/circe-notifications][circe-notifications]]
** Module flags
/This module has no flags./
* Prerequisites
This module requires =gnutls= for secure IRC connections to work.
** Packages
- [[doom-package:][circe]]
- [[doom-package:][circe-notifications]]
** Hacks
/No hacks documented for this module./
** TODO Changelog
# This section will be machine generated. Don't edit it by hand.
/This module does not have a changelog yet./
* Installation
[[id:01cffea4-3329-45e2-a892-95a384ab2338][Enable this module in your ~doom!~ block.]]
This module requires:
- [[https://www.gnutls.org/][GnuTLS]], for secure IRC connections to work.
This should be available through your OS package manager.
** macOS
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
#+begin_src sh
brew install gnutls
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
** Debian / Ubuntu
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
#+begin_src sh
apt install gnutls-bin
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
** Arch Linux
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
#+begin_src sh
pacman -S gnutls
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
** NixOS
#+BEGIN_SRC nix
#+begin_src nix
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnutls ];
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
* Features
** An IRC Client in Emacs
To connect to IRC you can invoke the ~=irc~ function using =M-x= or your own
custom keybinding.
* TODO Usage
#+begin_quote
🔨 /This module's usage documentation is incomplete./ [[doom-contrib-module:][Complete it?]]
#+end_quote
| command | description |
|---------+-------------------------------------------|
| ~=irc~ | Connect to IRC and all configured servers |
To connect to IRC use ~M-x =irc~.
When in a circe buffer these keybindings will be available.
When in a circe buffer these keybindings will be available:
| command | key | description |
|-----------------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------------------|
| ~+irc/tracking-next-buffer~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> a]] | Switch to the next active buffer |
| ~circe-command-JOIN~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> j]] | Join a channel |
| ~+irc/send-message~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> m]] | Send a private message |
| ~circe-command-NAMES~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> n]] | List the names of the current channel |
| ~circe-command-PART~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> p]] | Part the current channel |
| ~+irc/quit~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> Q]] | Kill the current circe session and workgroup |
| ~circe-reconnect~ | [[kbd:][<localleader> R]] | Reconnect the current server |
| command | key | description |
|-----------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------------------|
| ~+irc/tracking-next-buffer~ | =SPC m a= | Switch to the next active buffer |
| ~circe-command-JOIN~ | =SPC m j= | Join a channel |
| ~+irc/send-message~ | =SPC m m= | Send a private message |
| ~circe-command-NAMES~ | =SPC m n= | List the names of the current channel |
| ~circe-command-PART~ | =SPC m p= | Part the current channel |
| ~+irc/quit~ | =SPC m Q= | Kill the current circe session and workgroup |
| ~circe-reconnect~ | =SPC m R= | Reconnect the current server |
* TODO Configuration
#+begin_quote
🔨 /This module's configuration documentation is incomplete./ [[doom-contrib-module:][Complete it?]]
#+end_quote
* Configuration
Use ~set-irc-server! SERVER PLIST~ to configure IRC servers. Its second argument (a plist)
takes the same arguments as ~circe-network-options~.
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
Use ~set-irc-server! SERVER PLIST~ to configure IRC servers. Its second argument
(a plist) takes the same arguments as ~circe-network-options~:
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; if you omit =:host=, ~SERVER~ will be used instead.
(after! circe
(set-irc-server! "irc.libera.chat"
@ -86,20 +87,23 @@ takes the same arguments as ~circe-network-options~.
:sasl-username "myusername"
:sasl-password "mypassword"
:channels ("#emacs"))))
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
However, *it is a obviously a bad idea to store your password in plaintext,* so
here are ways to avoid that:
** Pass: the unix password manager
** TODO Pass: the unix password manager
#+begin_quote
🔨 /This section is outdated and needs to be rewritten./ [[doom-contrib-module:][Rewrite it?]]
#+end_quote
[[https://www.passwordstore.org/][Pass]] is my tool of choice. I use it to manage my passwords. If you activate the
[[../../../modules/tools/pass/README.org][:tools pass]] module you get an elisp API through which to access your
password store.
[[doom-module:][:tools pass]] module you get an elisp API through which to access your password
store.
~set-irc-server!~ accepts a plist can use functions instead of strings.
~+pass-get-user~ and ~+pass-get-secret~ can help here:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(set-irc-server! "irc.libera.chat"
`(:tls t
:port 6697
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:sasl-username ,(+pass-get-user "irc/libera.chat")
:sasl-password ,(+pass-get-secret "irc/libera.chat")
:channels ("#emacs")))
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
But wait, there's more! This stores your password in a public variable which
could be accessed or appear in backtraces. Not good! So we go a step further:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(set-irc-server! "irc.libera.chat"
`(:tls t
:port 6697
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:sasl-username ,(+pass-get-user "irc/libera.chat")
:sasl-password (lambda (&rest _) (+pass-get-secret "irc/libera.chat"))
:channels ("#emacs")))
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
And you're good to go!
Note that =+pass-get-user= tries to find your username by looking for the fields
listed in =+pass-user-fields= (by default =login=, =user==, =username== and
Note that ~+pass-get-user~ tries to find your username by looking for the fields
listed in ~+pass-user-fields~ (by default =login=, =user==, =username== and
=email=)=). An example configuration looks like
#+begin_example
@ -136,8 +139,7 @@ username: myusername
** Emacs' auth-source API
~auth-source~ is built into Emacs. As suggested [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/circe/wiki/Configuration#safer-password-management][in the circe wiki]], you can store
(and retrieve) encrypted passwords with it.
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(setq auth-sources '("~/.authinfo.gpg"))
(defun my-fetch-password (&rest params)
@ -159,6 +161,15 @@ username: myusername
:nick "doom"
:sasl-password my-nickserver-password
:channels ("#emacs")))
#+END_SRC
#+end_src
* TODO Troubleshooting
/There are no known problems with this module./ [[doom-report:][Report one?]]
* Frequently asked questions
/This module has no FAQs yet./ [[doom-suggest-faq:][Ask one?]]
* TODO Appendix
#+begin_quote
🔨 This module has no appendix yet. [[doom-contrib-module:][Write one?]]
#+end_quote