A connection to an IRC server. This handles spooling messages in and out, and converts between network commands and more convenient data structures.

Start up an instance along with an interface with:

IRCConnection new openView

	UI
	addToConsole: consoleText consoleTextSelection openAsMorph openChannelList openConnectionDialogue openDirectMessagesObserver openMotd openView perform:orSendTo: release sendRawCommand: subscribe:toChannel: subscribeToDirectMessages: subscribeToProtocolMessages: unsubscribe:fromChannel: unsubscribeFromDirectMessages:

	access
	fullName fullName: nick nick: portAsString portAsString: server server: userName userName:

	menu
	consoleMenu: talkTo

	naval mode
	ircMessageRecieved: ircProtocolMessage:

	network IO
	connect disconnect isConnected processIO sendMessage:

	private
	initialize reset step wantsSteps

	private-message handling
	processChannelList: processChannelListEnd: processChannelListStart: processJoin: processMessage: processMotd: processMotdEnd: processMotdStart: processNamReply: processNoTopic: processPart: processPing: processPrivmsg: processQuit: processTopic:

	server info
	channelInfo: channelList channelListReport motd

	instance creation
	new

	reply codes
	RPLAway RPLBanList RPLChannelModeIs RPLEndOfBanList RPLEndOfLinks RPLEndOfMotd RPLEndOfNames RPLEndOfWho RPLEndOfWhoIs RPLEndOfWhoWas RPLInviting RPLLinks RPLList RPLListEnd RPLListStart RPLMotd RPLMotd2 RPLMotdStart RPLNamReply RPLNoTopic RPLNowaway RPLSummoning RPLTopic RPLUnaway RPLVersion RPLWhoIsIdle RPLWhoIsOperator RPLWhoIsServer RPLWhoIsUser RPLWhoReply RPLWhoWasUser RPLWhoisChannels

	IRC commands	top
	join: join a channel
	leave: leave a channel
	privmsgFrom:to:text: send a private message. 'to' can be a channel name....
	quit tell the server we are leaving
	requestChannelList request a list of all channels
	requestMotd

	UI	top
	addToConsole: add aString to the text being displayed on console.
	consoleText
	consoleTextSelection
	openAsMorph build views
	openChannelList open a view on the list of channels
	openConnectionDialogue open a dialogue for making new connections
	openDirectMessagesObserver
	openMotd open a view on the MOTD
	openView
	perform:orSendTo: Selector was just chosen from a menu by a user. If can respond, then perform it on myself. If not, send it to otherTarget, presumably the editPane from which the menu was invoked.
	release Remove references to objects that may refer to the receiver. This message should be overridden by subclasses with any cycles, in which case the subclass should also include the expression super release.
	sendRawCommand: Send a command directly.
	subscribe:toChannel: send all messages for channelName to anObject. anObject must implemented #ircMessageReceieved:
	subscribeToDirectMessages: send all messages directly to the user's nick to anObject. anObject must implemented #ircMessageReceieved:
	subscribeToProtocolMessages: anObject should respond to #ircProtocolMessage:. It will be sent all incoming messages
	unsubscribe:fromChannel: see subscribe:toChannel:
	unsubscribeFromDirectMessages: see #subscribeFromDirectMessages:

	access	top
	fullName
	fullName:
	nick
	nick:
	portAsString
	portAsString:
	server
	server:
	userName
	userName:

	menu	top
	consoleMenu:
	talkTo talk to some user using 1-to-1 chat messages

	naval mode	top
	ircMessageRecieved:
	ircProtocolMessage: a new message. log it on the console, unless it's a channel listing

	network IO	top
	connect connect to a server
	disconnect disconnect from the server
	isConnected whether we are currently connected
	processIO do as much network IO as is immediately possible
	sendMessage: queue a message for sending

	private	top
	initialize
	reset prepare for a new connection
	step Default for moephic models is no-op
	wantsSteps Overridden by morphic classes whose instances want to be stepped, or by model classes who want their morphic views to be stepped.

	private-message handling	top
	processChannelList: an item has arrived in the list of channels
	processChannelListEnd: a complete channel listing has arrived
	processChannelListStart: start of a channel listing
	processJoin: a user is joining a channel
	processMessage:
	processMotd: a new line has arrived for the MOTD
	processMotdEnd: the whole MOTD has arrived
	processMotdStart: MOTD is being transmitted
	processNamReply: list of names for a channel, probably a channel being joined
	processNoTopic: remove a channel's topic
	processPart: a user is leaving a channel
	processPing: ping request
	processPrivmsg: handle a PRIVMSG or NOTICE message
	processQuit: a user has left IRC. Remove them from all chanels
	processTopic: change a channel topic

	server info	top
	channelInfo: return cached info on a channel
	channelList returns the list of channels, or nil if it hasn't been retrieved yet
	channelListReport list the channels in a textual format
	motd return the most recently seen Message of the Day, or nil if none has been seen yet

	class initialization	top
	initialize IRCConnection initialize
	initializeMessageHandlers initilize the table mapping IRC commands to processing methods

	instance creation	top
	new Answer a new instance of the receiver (which is a class) with no indexable variables. Fail if the class is indexable.

	reply codes	top
	RPLAway someone has marked themselves as away
	RPLBanList
	RPLChannelModeIs
	RPLEndOfBanList
	RPLEndOfLinks
	RPLEndOfMotd the MOTD has been completely transmitted
	RPLEndOfNames
	RPLEndOfWho end of responses to a WHO
	RPLEndOfWhoIs
	RPLEndOfWhoWas
	RPLInviting inform that you are inviting someone to a channel
	RPLLinks
	RPLList one item in a list command
	RPLListEnd marks end of listing from a LIST command
	RPLListStart start of response to a LIST command
	RPLMotd a line from the MOTD
	RPLMotd2 secondd version of a line from the MOTD
	RPLMotdStart a MOTD listing is beginning
	RPLNamReply
	RPLNoTopic no topic is set for the given channel
	RPLNowaway something to do with AWAY
	RPLSummoning inform that you are summoning a user
	RPLTopic topic for the given channel
	RPLUnaway someone has marked themselves as unaway
	RPLVersion version info for the server
	RPLWhoIsIdle
	RPLWhoIsOperator
	RPLWhoIsServer
	RPLWhoIsUser
	RPLWhoReply response to a WHO
	RPLWhoWasUser
	RPLWhoisChannels