Chatter is an IRC client built on node.js, nw.js, and Backbone. The primary goal of Chatter is to provide an easy to use, cross-platform and efficient IRC client.
- Run
gulpto compile app files and serve the application. Files will be watched and automatically updated.
- Run
npm install - Run
bower install - Run
gulp build
- This will create a build for your current platform only
- Specify specific platforms in a comma separated list with
--build.- Ex.
gulp build --build linux64,osx32
- Ex.
- Build all platforms with
--build all - If you would like to add the .exe ico and you are on Windows, or have Wine installed, add the
--iconflag.
- Access compiled files in
./build/Chatter/os/
Chatter provides a short list of events based on Backbone's event protocol. These events can be accessed through the window Chatter object.
message [channel, message]- Triggered when a message is received.sentMessage [receiver, message]- Triggered when a message is sent.topic [channel, topic, nick]- Triggered when the topic is changed.join [channel]- Triggered when a user joins a channel.self:join [channel]- Triggered when the client joins a channel.part [channel]- Triggered when a user leaves a channel.self:part [channel]- Triggered when the client leaves a channel.part [channel]- Triggered when a user quits a channel.self:quit [server]- Triggered when the client quits a server.client:error [message]- Triggered when the client throws an error.client:connect [connection]- Triggered when a client connects to a server successfully.client:disconnect [connection]- Triggered when a client disconnects from a server.focus:channel [channel]- Triggered when a channel is focused by being clicked on or joined.
Example:
Chatter.vent.on('self:join', function(channel) {
console.log("Joined", channel.get('name'));
});