Plugin Interface
================

.. default-domain:: c

Introduction
------------

Plugins for HexChat are written in C. The interface aims to keep 100%
binary compatability. This means that if you upgrade HexChat, you will
not need to recompile your plugins, they'll continue to work. The
interface doesn't depend on any structures and offsets, so compiler
versions shouldn't have an impact either. The only real requirement of a
HexChat plugin is that it define an *hexchat\_plugin\_init* symbol. This
is your entry point function, see the example below. You should make all
your global variables and functions *static*, so that a symbol is not
exported. There is no harm in exporting these symbols, but they are not
necessary and only pollute the name-space. Plugins are compiled as
shared objects (.so files), for example:

Most UNIX systems:

     gcc -Wl --export-dynamic -Wall -O1 -shared -fPIC myplugin.c -o myplugin.so

OS X:

     gcc -no-cpp-precomp -g -O2 -Wall -bundle -flat\_namespace -undefined suppress -o myplugin.so myplugin.c

See the `Windows section <plugins.html#plugins-on-windows-win32>`_ on how to compile a plugin using Visual Studio.

All strings passed to and from plugins are encoded in UTF-8, regardless
of locale.

Sample plugin
-------------

This simple plugin auto-ops anyone who joins a channel you're in. It
also adds a new command */AUTOOPTOGGLE*, which can be used to turn the
feature ON or OFF. Every HexChat plugin must define an
*hexchat\_plugin\_init* function, this is the normal entry point.
*hexchat\_plugin\_deinit* is optional.

.. code-block:: c

    #include "hexchat-plugin.h"

    #define PNAME "AutoOp"
    #define PDESC "Auto Ops anyone that joins"
    #define PVERSION "0.1"

    static hexchat_plugin *ph;      /* plugin handle */
    static int enable = 1;

    static int
    join_cb (char *word[], void *userdata)
    {
            if (enable)
            {
                    /* Op ANYONE who joins */
                    hexchat_commandf (ph, "OP %s", word[1]);
            }
            /* word[1] is the nickname, as in the Settings->Text Events window in HexChat */

            return HEXCHAT_EAT_NONE;        /* don't eat this event, HexChat needs to see it! */
    }

    static int
    autooptoggle_cb (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata)
    {
            if (!enable)
            {
                    enable = 1;
                    hexchat_print (ph, "AutoOping now enabled!\n");
            }
            else
            {
                    enable = 0;
                    hexchat_print (ph, "AutoOping now disabled!\n");
            }

            return HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL;     /* eat this command so HexChat and other plugins can't process it */
    }

    void
    hexchat_plugin_get_info (char **name, char **desc, char **version, void **reserved)
    {
            *name = PNAME;
            *desc = PDESC;
            *version = PVERSION;
    }

    int
    hexchat_plugin_init (hexchat_plugin *plugin_handle, char **plugin_name, char **plugin_desc, char **plugin_version, char *arg)
    {
            /* we need to save this for use with any hexchat_* functions */
            ph = plugin_handle;

            /* tell HexChat our info */
            *plugin_name = PNAME;
            *plugin_desc = PDESC;
            *plugin_version = PVERSION;

            hexchat_hook_command (ph, "AutoOpToggle", HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM, autooptoggle_cb, "Usage: AUTOOPTOGGLE, Turns OFF/ON Auto Oping", 0);
            hexchat_hook_print (ph, "Join", HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM, join_cb, 0);

            hexchat_print (ph, "AutoOpPlugin loaded successfully!\n");

            return 1;       /* return 1 for success */
    }
    
    int
    hexchat_plugin_deinit (hexchat_plugin *plugin_handle)
    {
            hexchat_print (ph, "Unloading AutoOpPlugin");
            return 1;       /* return 1 for success */
    }

What's *word* and *word\_eol*?
------------------------------

They are arrays of strings. They contain the parameters the user entered
for the particular command. For example, if you executed::

    /command NICK hi there

- word[1] is command
- word[2] is NICK
- word[3] is hi
- word[4] is there

- word_eol[1] is command NICK hi there
- word_eol[2] is NICK hi there
- word_eol[3] is hi there
- word_eol[4] is there

These arrays are simply provided for your convenience. You are **not**
allowed to alter them. Both arrays are limited to 32 elements (index
31). *word[0]* and *word\_eol[0]* are reserved and should not be read.

Lists and Fields
----------------

Lists of information (DCCs, Channels, User list, etc.) can be retreived
with *hexchat\_list\_get*. All fields are **read only** and must be
copied if needed for a long time after calling *hexchat\_list\_str*. The
types of lists and fields available are:


+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| "channels"   | list of channels, querys and their servers                                  |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| Name         | Description                                                        | Type   |
+==============+====================================================================+========+
| channel      | Channel or query name                                              | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| channelkey   | Channels key or NULL (2.9.6+)                                      | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| chanmodes    | Channel modes e.g. "beI,k,l" (2.12.2+)                             | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| chantypes    | Channel types e.g. “#!&”                                           | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| context      | (hexchat_context \*) pointer. Can be used with hexchat_set_context | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| flags        | - 1 = Connected                                                    | int    |
|              | - 2 = Connecting                                                   |        |
|              | - 4 = Marked away                                                  |        |
|              | - 8 = End of MOTD                                                  |        |
|              | - 16 = Has WHOX                                                    |        |
|              | - 32 = Has IDMSG                                                   |        |
|              | - 64 = Hide Join/Parts                                             |        |
|              | - 128 = Hide Join/Parts unset                                      |        |
|              | - 256 = Beep on Message                                            |        |
|              | - 512 = Blink Tray                                                 |        |
|              | - 1024 = Blink Taskbar                                             |        |
|              | - 2048 = Logging                                                   |        |
|              | - 4096 = Logging unset                                             |        |
|              | - 8192 = Scrollback                                                |        |
|              | - 16384 = Scrollback unset                                         |        |
|              | - 32768 = Strip colors                                             |        |
|              | - 65536 = Strip colors unset                                       |        |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| id           | Unique server ID                                                   | int    |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| lag          | Lag in milliseconds                                                | int    |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| maxmodes     | Maximum modes per line                                             | int    |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| network      | Name of network                                                    | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| nickprefixes | Nickname prefixes e.g. “@+”                                        | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| nickmodes    | Nickname mode chars e.g. “ov”                                      | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| queue        | Number of bytes in the send-queue                                  | int    |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| server       | Server name to which this channel belongs                          | string |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| type         | - 1 = Server                                                       | int    |
|              | - 2 = Channel                                                      |        |
|              | - 3 = Dialog                                                       |        |
|              | - 4 = Notice                                                       |        |
|              | - 5 = SNotice                                                      |        |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| users        | Number of users in this channel                                    | int    |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+


+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| "dcc"      | list of DCC file transfers                                                    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| Name       | Description                                                          | Type   |
+============+======================================================================+========+
| address32  | Address of the remote user (ipv4 address)                            | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| cps        | Bytes per second (speed)                                             | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| destfile   | Destination full pathname                                            | string |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| file       | File name                                                            | string |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| nick       | Nickname of person who the file is from/to                           | string |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| port       | TCP port number                                                      | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| pos        | Bytes sent/received                                                  | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| poshigh    | Bytes sent/received, high order 32 bits                              | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| resume     | Point at which this file was resumed (or zero if it was not resumed) | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| resumehigh | Point at which this file was resumed, high order 32 bits             | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| size       | File size in bytes, low order 32 bits (cast it to unsigned)          | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| sizehigh   | File size in bytes, high order 32 bits                               | int    |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| status     | - 0 = Queued                                                         | int    |
|            | - 1 = Active                                                         |        |
|            | - 2 = Failed                                                         |        |
|            | - 3 = Done                                                           |        |
|            | - 4 = Connecting                                                     |        |
|            | - 5 = Aborted                                                        |        |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
| type       | - 0 = Send                                                           | int    |
|            | - 1 = Recieve                                                        |        |
|            | - 1 = ChatRecv                                                       |        |
|            | - 1 = ChatSend                                                       |        |
+------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+


+----------+----------------------------------------------+--------+
| "ignore" | current ignore list                                   |
+----------+----------------------------------------------+--------+
| Name     | Description                                  | Type   |
+==========+==============================================+========+
| mask     | Ignore mask. .e.g. \*\!\*\@\*.aol.com        | string |
+----------+----------------------------------------------+--------+
| flags    | - 0 = Private                                | int    |
|          | - 1 = Notice                                 |        |
|          | - 2 = Channel                                |        |
|          | - 3 = CTCP                                   |        |
|          | - 4 = Invite                                 |        |
|          | - 5 = Unignore                               |        |
|          | - 6 = NoSave                                 |        |
|          | - 7 = DCC                                    |        |
+----------+----------------------------------------------+--------+


======== ================================================================== =======
"notify" list of people on notify
-------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name     Description                                                        Type
======== ================================================================== =======
networks Networks to which this nick applies. Comma separated. May be NULL. string
nick     Nickname                                                           string
flags    Bit field of flags. 0=Is online.                                   int
on       Time when user came online.                                        time\_t
off      Time when user went offline.                                       time\_t
seen     Time when user the user was last verified still online.            time\_t
======== ================================================================== =======


Fields are only valid for the context when hexchat\_list\_get() was
called (i.e. you get information about the user ON THAT ONE SERVER
ONLY). You may cycle through the "channels" list to find notify
information for every server.


========== ============================================================================================ ========
"users"    list of users in the current channel
---------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name       Description                                                                                  Type
========== ============================================================================================ ========
account    Account name or NULL (2.9.6+)                                                                string
away       Away status (boolean)                                                                        int
lasttalk   Last time the user was seen talking                                                          time\_t
nick       Nick name                                                                                    string
host       Host name in the form: user\@host (or NULL if not known).                                    string
prefix     Prefix character, .e.g: @ or +. Points to a single char.                                     string
realname   Real name or NULL                                                                            string
selected   Selected status in the user list, only works for retrieving the user list of the focused tab int
========== ============================================================================================ ========


Example:

.. code-block:: c

    list = hexchat_list_get (ph, "dcc");

    if (list)
    {
            hexchat_print (ph, "--- DCC LIST ------------------\nFile  To/From   KB/s   Position\n");

            while (hexchat_list_next (ph, list))
            {
                    hexchat_printf (ph, "%6s %10s %.2f  %d\n",
                            hexchat_list_str (ph, list, "file"),
                            hexchat_list_str (ph, list, "nick"),
                            hexchat_list_int (ph, list, "cps") / 1024,
                            hexchat_list_int (ph, list, "pos"));
            }

            hexchat_list_free (ph, list);
    }

Plugins on Windows (Win32)
--------------------------

All you need is Visual Studio setup as explained in
`Building <http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/building.html>`_. Your best bet
is to use an existing plugin (such as the currently unused SASL plugin)
in the HexChat solution as a starting point. You should have the
following files:

- `hexchat-plugin.h <https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/blob/master/src/common/hexchat-plugin.h>`_
  - main plugin header
- plugin.c - Your plugin, you need to write this one :)
- plugin.def - A simple text file containing the following:

.. code-block:: none

    EXPORTS
        hexchat_plugin_init
        hexchat_plugin_deinit
        hexchat_plugin_get_info

Leave out *hexchat\_plugin\_deinit* if you don't intend to define that
function. Then compile your plugin in Visual Studio as usual.

**Caveat:** plugins compiled on Win32 **must** have a global variable
called *ph*, which is the *plugin\_handle*, much like in the sample
plugin above.

Controlling the GUI
-------------------

A simple way to perform basic GUI functions is to use the */GUI*
command. You can execute this command through the input box, or by
calling *hexchat\_command (ph, "GUI .....");*.

- **GUI ATTACH:** Same function as "Attach Window" in the HexChat menu.
- **GUI DETACH:** Same function as "Detach Tab" in the HexChat menu.
- **GUI APPLY:** Similar to clicking OK in the settings window. Execute
  this after /SET to activate GUI changes.
- **GUI COLOR *n*:** Change the tab color of the current context, where
  *n* is a number from 0 to 3.
- **GUI FOCUS:** Focus the current window or tab.
- **GUI FLASH:** Flash the taskbar button. It will flash only if the
  window isn't focused and will stop when it is focused by the user.
- **GUI HIDE:** Hide the main HexChat window completely.
- **GUI ICONIFY:** Iconify (minimize to taskbar) the current HexChat
  window.
- **GUI MSGBOX *text*:** Displays a asynchronous message box with your text.
- **GUI SHOW:** Show the main HexChat window (if currently hidden).

You can add your own items to the menu bar. The menu command has this
syntax:

.. code-block:: none

    MENU [-eX] [-i<ICONFILE>] [-k<mod>,<key>] [-m] [-pX] [-rX,group] [-tX] {ADD|DEL} <path> [command] [unselect command]

For example:

.. code-block:: none

    MENU -p5 ADD FServe
    MENU ADD "FServe/Show File List" "fs list"
    MENU ADD FServe/-
    MENU -k4,101 -t1 ADD "FServe/Enabled" "fs on" "fs off"
    MENU -e0 ADD "FServe/Do Something" "fs action"

In the example above, it would be recommended to execute *MENU DEL
FServe* inside your *hexchat\_plugin\_deinit* function. The special item
with name "-" will add a separator line.

Parameters and flags:

- **-eX:** Set enable flag to X. -e0 for disable, -e1 for enable. This
  lets you create a disabled (shaded) item.
- **-iFILE:** Use an icon filename FILE. Not supported for toggles or
  radio items.
- **-k<mod>,<key>:** Specify a keyboard shortcut. "mod" is the modifier
  which is a bitwise OR of: 1-SHIFT 4- CTRL 8-ALT in decimal. "key" is
  the key value in decimal, e.g. -k5,101 would specify SHIFT-CTRL-E.
- **-m:** Specify that this label should be treated as Pango Markup
  language. Since forward slash ("/") is already used in menu paths,
  you should replace closing tags with an ASCII 003 instead e.g.:
  hexchat\_command (ph, "MENU -m ADD "<b>Bold Menu<03b>"");
- **-pX:** Specify a menu item's position number. e.g. -p5 will cause
  the item to be inserted in the 5th place. If the position is a
  negative number, it will be used as an offset from the
  bottom/right-most item.
- **-rX,group:** Specify a radio menu item, with initial state X and a
  group name. The group name should be the exact label of another menu
  item (without the path) that this item will be grouped with. For
  radio items, only a select command will be executed (no unselect
  command).
- **-tX:** Specify a toggle menu item with an initial state. -t0 for an
  "unticked" item and -t1 for a "ticked" item.

If you want to change an item's toggle state or enabled flag, just *ADD*
an item with exactly the same name and command and specify the *-tX -eX*
parameters you need.

It's also possible to add items to HexChat's existing menus, for
example:

.. code-block:: none

    MENU ADD "Settings/Sub Menu"
    MENU -t0 ADD "Settings/Sub Menu/My Setting" myseton mysetoff

However, internal names and layouts of HexChat's menu may change in the
future, so use at own risk.

Here is an example of Radio items:

.. code-block:: none

    MENU ADD "Language"
    MENU -r1,"English" ADD "Language/English" cmd1
    MENU -r0,"English" ADD "Language/Spanish" cmd2
    MENU -r0,"English" ADD "Language/German" cmd3

You can also change menus other than the main one (i.e popup menus).
Currently they are:

============ ============================================================
Root Name    Menu
============ ============================================================
$TAB         Tab menu (right click a channel/query tab or treeview row)
$TRAY        System Tray menu
$URL         URL link menu
$NICK        Userlist nick-name popup menu
$CHAN        Menu when clicking a channel in the text area
============ ============================================================

Example:

.. code-block:: none

    MENU -p0 ADD "$TAB/Cycle Channel" cycle

You can manipulate HexChat's system tray icon using the */TRAY* command:

.. code-block:: none

    Usage:
    TRAY -f <timeout> <file1> [<file2>] Flash tray between two icons. Leave off file2 to use default HexChat icon.
    TRAY -f <filename>                  Set tray to a fixed icon.
    TRAY -i <number>                    Flash tray with an internal icon.
    TRAY -t <text>                      Set the tray tooltip.
    TRAY -b <title> <text>              Set the tray balloon.

Icon numbers:

-  2: Message
-  5: Highlight
-  8: Private
-  11:File

For tray balloons on Linux, you'll need libnotify.

Filenames can be *ICO* or *PNG* format. *PNG* format is supported on
Linux/BSD and Windows XP. Set a timeout of -1 to use HexChat's default.

Handling UTF-8/Unicode strings
------------------------------

The HexChat plugin API specifies that strings passed to and from HexChat
must be encoded in UTF-8.

What does this mean for the plugin programmer? You just have to be a
little careful when passing strings obtained from IRC to system calls.
For example, if you're writing a file-server bot, someone might message
you a filename. Can you pass this filename directly to open()? Maybe! If
you're lazy... The correct thing to do is to convert the string to
"system locale encoding", otherwise your plugin will fail on non-ascii
characters.

Here are examples on how to do this conversion on Unix and Windows. In
this example, someone will CTCP you the message "SHOWFILE <filename>".

.. code-block:: c

    static int
    ctcp_cb (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata)
    {
            if(strcmp(word[1], "SHOWFILE") == 0)
            {
                    get_file_name (nick, word[2]);
            }

            return HEXCHAT_EAT_HEXCHAT;
    }

    static void
    get_file_name (char *nick, char *fname)
    {
            char buf[256];
            FILE *fp;

            /* the fname is in UTF-8, because it came from the HexChat API */

    #ifdef _WIN32

            wchar_t wide_name[MAX_PATH];

            /* convert UTF-8 to WIDECHARs (aka UTF-16LE) */
            if (MultiByteToWideChar (CP_UTF8, 0, fname, -1, wide_name, MAX_PATH) < 1)
            {
                    return;
            }

            /* now we have WIDECHARs, so we can _wopen() or CreateFileW(). */
            /* _wfopen actually requires NT4, Win2000, XP or newer. */
            fp = _wfopen (wide_name, "r");

    #else

            char *loc_name;

            /* convert UTF-8 to System Encoding */
            loc_name = g_filename_from_utf8 (fname, -1, 0, 0, 0);
            if(!loc_name)
            {
                    return;
            }

            /* now open using the system's encoding */
            fp = fopen (loc_name, "r");
            g_free (loc_name);

    #endif

            if (fp)
            {
                    while (fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), fp))
                    {
                            /* send every line to the user that requested it */
                            hexchat_commandf (ph, "QUOTE NOTICE %s :%s", nick, buf);
                    }
                    fclose (fp);
            }
    }

Types and Constants
-------------------

.. type:: hexchat_plugin
          hexchat_list
          hexchat_hook
          hexchat_context
          hexchat_event_attrs


.. macro:: HEXCHAT_PRI_HIGHEST
           HEXCHAT_PRI_HIGH
           HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM
           HEXCHAT_PRI_LOW
           HEXCHAT_PRI_LOWEST

.. macro:: HEXCHAT_EAT_NONE
           HEXCHAT_EAT_XCHAT
           HEXCHAT_EAT_PLUGIN
           HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL

.. macro:: HEXCHAT_FD_READ
           HEXCHAT_FD_WRITE
           HEXCHAT_FD_EXCEPTION
           HEXCHAT_FD_NOTSOCKET


Functions
---------

General Functions
'''''''''''''''''

.. function:: void hexchat_command (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *command)

    Executes a command as if it were typed in HexChat's input box.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param command: Command to execute, without the forward slash "/".


.. function:: void hexchat_commandf (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *format, ...)

    Executes a command as if it were typed in HexChat's
    input box and provides string formatting like `printf`.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param format: The format string.


.. function:: void hexchat_print (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *text)

    Prints some text to the current tab/window.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param text: Text to print. May contain mIRC color codes.


.. function:: void hexchat_printf (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *format, ...)

    Prints some text to the current tab/window and provides formatting like `printf`.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param format: The format string.


.. function:: int hexchat_emit_print (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *event_name, ...)

    Generates a print event. This can be any event found in
    the :menuselection:`Settings --> Text Events` window. The vararg parameter
    list **must** always be NULL terminated. Special care should be taken
    when calling this function inside a print callback (from
    :func:`hexchat_hook_print`), as not to cause endless recursion.


    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param event_name: Text event to print.

    :returns: 0 on Failure, 1 on Success

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        hexchat_emit_print (ph, "Channel Message", "John", "Hi there", "@", NULL);


.. function:: int hexchat_emit_print_attrs (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_event_attrs *attrs, const char *event_name, ...)

    Generates a print event. This is the same as
    :func:`hexchat_emit_print` but it passes an :type:`hexchat_event_attrs`
    to hexchat with the print attributes.


    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param attrs: Print attributes. This should be obtained with :func:`hexchat_event_attrs_create` and freed with :func:`hexchat_event_attrs_free`.
    :param event_name: Text event to print.

    :returns: 0 on Failure, 1 on Success

    .. versionadded:: 2.9.6

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        hexchat_event_attrs *attrs;

        attrs = hexchat_event_attrs_create (ph);
        attrs->server_time_utc = 1342224702;
        hexchat_emit_print (ph, attrs, "Channel Message", "John", "Hi there", "@", NULL);
        hexchat_event_attrs_free (ph, attrs);

.. function:: void hexchat_send_modes (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *targets[], int ntargets, \
                                        int modes_per_line, char sign, char mode)

    Sends a number of channel mode changes to the current
    channel. For example, you can Op a whole group of people in one go. It
    may send multiple MODE lines if the request doesn't fit on one. Pass 0
    for *modes_per_line* to use the current server's maximum possible.
    This function should only be called while in a channel context.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param targets: Array of targets (strings). The names of people whom the action will be performed on.
    :param ntargets: Number of elements in the array given.
    :param modes_per_line: Maximum modes to send per line.
    :param sign: Mode sign, '-' or '+'.
    :param mode: Mode char, e.g. 'o' for Ops.

    **Example:** (Ops the three names given)

    .. code-block:: c

        const char *names_to_Op[] = {"John", "Jack", "Jill"};
        hexchat_send_modes (ph, names_to_Op, 3, 0, '+', 'o');


.. function:: int hexchat_nickcmp (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *s1, const char *s2)

    Performs a nick name comparision, based on the current
    server connection. This might be an RFC1459 compliant string compare, or
    plain ascii (in the case of DALNet). Use this to compare channels and
    nicknames. The function works the same way as `strcasecmp`.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param s1: String to compare.
    :param s2: String to compare *s1* to.

    **Quote from RFC1459:** >Because of IRC's scandanavian origin, the
    characters {}\| are considered to be the lower case equivalents of the
    characters [], respectively. This is a critical issue when determining
    the equivalence of two nicknames.

    :returns: An integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if
        *s1* is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater than *s2*.

.. function:: char* hexchat_strip (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *str, int len, int flags)

    Strips mIRC color codes and/or text attributes (bold,
    underlined etc) from the given string and returns a newly allocated
    string.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param str: String to strip.
    :param len: Length of the string (or -1 for NULL terminated).
    :param flags: Bit-field of flags:
                  - 0: Strip mIRC colors.
                  - 1: Strip text attributes.

    :returns: A newly allocated string or NULL for failure. You must free this string with :func:`hexchat_free`.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        {
            char *new_text;

            /* strip both colors and attributes by using the 0 and 1 bits (1 BITWISE-OR 2) */
            new_text = hexchat_strip (ph, "\00312Blue\003 \002Bold!\002", -1, 1 | 2);

            if (new_text)
            {
                    /* new_text should now contain only "Blue Bold!" */
                    hexchat_printf (ph, "%s\n", new_text);
                    hexchat_free (ph, new_text);
            }
        }


.. function:: void hexchat_free (hexchat_plugin *ph, void *ptr)

    Frees a string returned by **hexchat\_\*** functions.
    Currently only used to free strings from :func:`hexchat_strip`.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param ptr: Pointer to free.


.. function:: hexchat_event_attrs *hexchat_event_attrs_create (hexchat_plugin *ph)

    Allocates a new :type:`hexchat_event_attrs`. The attributes are initially
    marked as unused.

    :returns: A pointer to the allocated :type:`hexchat_event_attrs`. Should be freed by :func:`hexchat_event_attrs_free`.

    .. versionadded:: 2.9.6

.. function:: void hexchat_event_attrs_free (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_event_attrs *attrs)

    Frees an :type:`hexchat_event_attrs`.

    :param attrs: Attributes previously allocated by :func:`hexchat_event_attrs_create`.

    .. versionadded:: 2.9.6


Getting Information
'''''''''''''''''''

.. function:: const char* hexchat_get_info (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *id)

    Returns information based on your current context.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param id: ID of the information you want. List of ID's(case sensitive):

        - **away:** away reason or NULL if you are not away.
        - **channel:** current channel name.
        - **charset:** character-set used in the current context.
        - **configdir:** HexChat config directory, e.g.:
          ``/home/user/.config/hexchat``. This string is encoded in UTF-8.
        - **event\_text <name>:** text event format string for *name*.
        - **gtkwin\_ptr:** (GtkWindow \*).
        - **host:** real hostname of the server you connected to.
        - **inputbox:** the input-box contents, what the user has typed.
        - **libdirfs:** library directory. e.g. /usr/lib/hexchat. The same
          directory used for auto-loading plugins. This string isn't
          necessarily UTF-8, but local file system encoding.
        - **modes:** channel modes, if known, or NULL.
        - **network:** current network name or NULL.
        - **nick:** your current nick name.
        - **nickserv:** nickserv password for this network or NULL.
        - **server:** current server name (what the server claims to be).
          NULL if you are not connected.
        - **topic:** current channel topic.
        - **version:** HexChat version number.
        - **win\_ptr:** native window pointer. Unix: (GtkWindow \*) Win32: HWND.
        - **win\_status:** window status: "active", "hidden" or "normal".

    :returns: A string of the requested information, or NULL. This string
        must not be freed and must be copied if needed after the call to :func:`hexchat_get_info`.


.. function:: int hexchat_get_prefs (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name, \
                                     const char **string, int *integer)

    Provides HexChat's setting information (that which is
    available through the :command:`/SET` command). A few extra bits of information
    are available that don't appear in the :command:`/SET` list, currently they are:

        - **state\_cursor:** Current input box cursor position (characters, not bytes).
        - **id:** Unique server id

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param name: Setting name required.
    :param string: Pointer-pointer which to set.
    :param integer: Pointer to an integer to set, if setting is a boolean or integer type.

    :returns:
        - 0: Failed.
        - 1: Returned a string.
        - 2: Returned an integer.
        - 3: Returned a boolean.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        {
            int i;
            const char *str;

            if (hexchat_get_prefs (ph, "irc_nick1", &amp;str, &amp;i) == 1)
            {
                    hexchat_printf (ph, "Current nickname setting: %s\n", str);
            }
        }


.. function:: hexchat_list* hexchat_list_get (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name)

    Retreives lists of information.

    :param name: Name from the `List and Fields Table <plugins.html#lists-and-fields>`_
    :returns: hexchat_list to be used by the following functions.


.. function:: const char* const* hexchat_list_fields (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name)

    Lists fields in a given list.

    :param name: Name from the `List and Fields Table <plugins.html#lists-and-fields>`_


.. function:: int hexchat_list_next (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_list *xlist)

    Selects the next list item in a list.

    :param xlist: :type:`hexchat_list` returned by :func:`hexchat_list_get`


.. function:: const char* hexchat_list_str (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_list *xlist, const char *name)

    Gets a string field from a list.

    :param name: Name from the `List and Fields Table <plugins.html#lists-and-fields>`_
    :param xlist: :type:`hexchat_list` returned by :func:`hexchat_list_get`


.. function:: int hexchat_list_int (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_list *xlist, const char *name)

    Gets a int field from a list.

    :param name: Name from the `List and Fields Table <plugins.html#lists-and-fields>`_
    :param xlist: :type:`hexchat_list` returned by :func:`hexchat_list_get`


.. function:: time_t hexchat_list_time (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_list *xlist, const char *name)

    Gets a time field from a list.

    :param name: Name from the `List and Fields Table <plugins.html#lists-and-fields>`_
    :param xlist: :type:`hexchat_list` returned by :func:`hexchat_list_get`

.. function:: void hexchat_list_free (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_list *xlist)

    Frees a list.

    :param xlist: :type:`hexchat_list` returned by :func:`hexchat_list_get`


Hook Functions
''''''''''''''

.. function:: hexchat_hook* hexchat_hook_command (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name, int pri, \
                                                  int (*callb) (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *user_data), \
                                                  const char *help_text, void *userdata)

    Adds a new :command:`/command`. This allows your program to
    handle commands entered at the input box. To capture text without a "/"
    at the start (non-commands), you may hook a special name of "". i.e
    **hexchat_hook_command(ph, "", ...)**.

    Commands hooked that begin with a period ('.') will be hidden in :command:`/HELP` and :command:`/HELP -l`.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param name: Name of the command (without the forward slash).
    :param pri: Priority of this command. Use :data:`HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM`.
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called when the user executes the given command name.
    :param help_text: String of text to display when the user executes :command:`/HELP` for this command. May be NULL if you're lazy.
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        static int
        onotice_cb (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata)
        {
            if (word_eol[2][0] == 0)
            {
                    hexchat_printf (ph, "Second arg must be the message!\n");
                    return HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL;
            }

            hexchat_commandf (ph, "NOTICE @%s :%s", hexchat_get_info (ph, "channel"), word_eol[2]);
            return HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL;
        }

        hexchat_hook_command (ph, "ONOTICE", HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM, onotice_cb, "Usage: ONOTICE <message> Sends a notice to all ops", NULL);


.. function:: hexchat_hook* hexchat_hook_fd (hexchat_plugin *ph, int fd, int flags, \
                                             int (*callb) (int fd, int flags, void *user_data), void *userdata)

    Hooks a socket or file descriptor. WIN32: Passing a
    pipe from MSVCR71, MSVCR80 or other variations is not supported at this
    time.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to *hexchat\_plugin\_init ()*).
    :param fd: The file descriptor or socket.
    :param flags: One or more of `HEXCHAT_FD_\* constants <plugins.html#types-and-constants>`_ tells HexChat that the
                  provided *fd* is not a socket, but an "MSVCRT.DLL" pipe.
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called when the socket is
                  available for reading/writing or exception (depending on your chosen *flags*)
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.


.. function:: hexchat_hook* hexchat_hook_print (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name, int pri, \
                                                int (*callb) (char *word[], void *user_data), void *userdata)

    Registers a function to trap any print events. The
    event names may be any available in the :menuselection:`Settings --> Text Events` window.
    There are also some extra "special" events you may hook using this
    function. Currently they are:

    - "Open Context": Called when a new hexchat\_context is created.
    - "Close Context": Called when a hexchat\_context pointer is closed.
    - "Focus Tab": Called when a tab is brought to front.
    - "Focus Window": Called a toplevel window is focused, or the main
       tab-window is focused by the window manager.
    - "DCC Chat Text": Called when some text from a DCC Chat arrives. It
      provides these elements in the *word[]* array:

        .. code-block:: c

            word[1] Address
            word[2] Port
            word[3] Nick
            word[4] The Message

    - "Key Press": Called when some keys are pressed in the input box. It
      provides these elements in the *word[]* array:

        .. code-block:: c

             word[1] Key Value
             word[2] State Bitfield (shift, capslock, alt)
             word[3] String version of the key
             word[4] Length of the string (may be 0 for unprintable keys)

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param name: Name of the print event (as in *Text Events* window).
    :param pri: Priority of this command. Use :data:`HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM`.
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called when this event name is printed.
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        static int
        youpart_cb (char *word[], void *userdata)
        {
            hexchat_printf (ph, "You have left channel %s\n", word[3]);
            return HEXCHAT_EAT_HEXCHAT;     /* don't let HexChat do its normal printing */
        }

        hexchat_hook_print (ph, "You Part", HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM, youpart_cb, NULL);

.. function:: hexchat_hook* hexchat_hook_print_attrs (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name, int pri, \
                                                      int (*callb) (char *word[], hexchat_event_attrs *attrs, void *user_data), \
                                                      void *userdata)

    Registers a function to trap any print events. This is the same as
    :func:`hexchat_hook_print` but the callback receives an
    :type:`hexchat_event_attrs` with attributes related to the print event.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param name: Name of the print event (as in *Text Events* window).
    :param pri: Priority of this command. Use :data:`HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM`.
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called when this event name is printed.
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.

    .. versionadded:: 2.9.6


.. function:: hexchat_hook* hexchat_hook_server (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name, int pri, \
                                                 int (*callb) (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *user_data), void *userdata)

    Registers a function to be called when a certain server
    event occurs. You can use this to trap *PRIVMSG*, *NOTICE*, *PART*, a
    server numeric, etc. If you want to hook every line that comes from the
    IRC server, you may use the special name of *RAW LINE*.


    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param name: Name of the server event.
    :param pri: Priority of this command. Use :data:`HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM`.
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called when this event is received from the server.
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        static int
        kick_cb (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata)
        {
            hexchat_printf (ph, "%s was kicked from %s (reason=%s)\n", word[4], word[3], word_eol[5]);
            return HEXCHAT_EAT_NONE;        /* don't eat this event, let other plugins and HexChat see it too */
        }

        hexchat_hook_server (ph, "KICK", HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM, kick_cb, NULL);


.. function:: hexchat_hook* hexchat_hook_server_attrs (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *name, int pri, \
                                                       int (*callb) (char *word[], char *word_eol[], \
                                                       hexchat_event_attrs *attrs, void *user_data), void *userdata)

    Registers a function to be called when a certain server
    event occurs. This is the same as
    :func:`hexchat_hook_server` but the callback receives an
    :type:`hexchat_event_attrs` with attributes related to the server event.


    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param name: Name of the server event.
    :param pri: Priority of this command. Use :data:`HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM`.
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called when this event is received from the server.
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.

    .. versionadded:: 2.9.6

.. function:: hexchat_hook *hexchat_hook_timer (hexchat_plugin *ph, int timeout, \
                                                int (*callb) (void *user_data), void *userdata)

    Registers a function to be called every "timeout" milliseconds.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param timeout: Timeout in milliseconds (1000 is 1 second).
    :param callb: Callback function. This will be called every "timeout" milliseconds.
    :param userdata: Pointer passed to the callback function.

    :returns: Pointer to the hook. Can be passed to :func:`hexchat_unhook`.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        static hexchat_hook *myhook;

        static int
        stop_cb (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata)
        {
            if (myhook != NULL)
            {
                    hexchat_unhook (ph, myhook);
                    myhook = NULL;
                    hexchat_print (ph, "Timeout removed!\n");
            }

            return HEXCHAT_EAT_ALL;
        }

        static int
        timeout_cb (void *userdata)
        {
            hexchat_print (ph, "Annoying message every 5 seconds! Type /STOP to stop it.\n");
            return 1;       /* return 1 to keep the timeout going */
        }

        myhook = hexchat_hook_timer (ph, 5000, timeout_cb, NULL);
        hexchat_hook_command (ph, "STOP", HEXCHAT_PRI_NORM, stop_cb, NULL, NULL);

.. function:: void* hexchat_unhook (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_hook *hook)

    Unhooks any hook registered with **hexchat\_hook\_print/server/timer/command**. When plugins are unloaded,
    all of its hooks are automatically removed, so you don't need to call
    this within your `hexchat_plugin_deinit` function.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param hook: Pointer to the hook, as returned by **hexchat\_hook\_\***.

    :returns: The userdata you originally gave to **hexchat\_hook\_\***.


Context Functions
'''''''''''''''''

.. function:: hexchat_context* hexchat_find_context(hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *servname, const char *channel)

    Finds a context based on a channel and servername. If
    *servname* is NULL, it finds any channel (or query) by the given name.
    If *channel* is NULL, it finds the front-most tab/window of the given
    *servname*. If NULL is given for both arguments, the currently focused
    tab/window will be returned.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param servname: Server name or NULL.
    :param channel: Channel name or NULL.

    :returns: Context pointer (for use with :func:`hexchat_set_context`) or NULL.


.. function:: hexchat_context* hexchat_get_context (hexchat_plugin *ph)

    Returns the current context for your plugin. You can
    use this later with :func:`hexchat_set_context`.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).

    :returns: Context pointer (for use with :func:`hexchat_set_context`).


.. function:: int hexchat_set_context (hexchat_plugin *ph, hexchat_context *ctx)

    Changes your current context to the one given.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param ctx: Context to change to (obtained with :func:`hexchat_get_context` or :func:`hexchat_find_context`).

    :returns:
        - 1: Success.
        - 0: Failure.


Plugin Preferences
''''''''''''''''''

.. function:: int hexchat_pluginpref_set_str (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *var, const char *value)

    Saves a plugin-specific setting with string value to a plugin-specific config file.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param var: Name of the setting to save.
    :param value: String value of the the setting.

    :returns:
        - 1: Success.
        - 0: Failure.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        int
        hexchat_plugin_init (hexchat_plugin *plugin_handle, char **plugin_name, char **plugin_desc, char **plugin_version, char *arg)
        {
            ph = plugin_handle;
            *plugin_name = "Tester Thingie";
            *plugin_desc = "Testing stuff";
            *plugin_version = "1.0";

            hexchat_pluginpref_set_str (ph, "myvar1", "I want to save this string!");
            hexchat_pluginpref_set_str (ph, "myvar2", "This is important, too.");

            return 1;       /* return 1 for success */
        }

    In the example above, the settings will be saved to the
    plugin\_tester\_thingie.conf file, and its content will be: >myvar1 = I
    want to save this string!
    myvar2 = This is important, too.

    You should never need to edit this file manually.


.. function:: int hexchat_pluginpref_get_str (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *var, char *dest)

    Loads a plugin-specific setting with string value from a plugin-specific config file.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param var: Name of the setting to load.
    :param dest: Array to save the loaded setting's string value to.

    :returns:
        - 1: Success.
        - 0: Failure.


.. function:: int hexchat_pluginpref_set_int (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *var, int value)

    Saves a plugin-specific setting with decimal value to a plugin-specific config file.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param var: Name of the setting to save.
    :param value: Decimal value of the the setting.

    :returns:
        - 1: Success.
        - 0: Failure.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        static int
        saveint_cb (char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *user_data)
        {
            int buffer = atoi (word[2]);

            if (buffer > 0 && buffer < INT_MAX)
            {
                    if (hexchat_pluginpref_set_int (ph, "myint1", buffer))
                    {
                            hexchat_printf (ph, "Setting successfully saved!\n");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                            hexchat_printf (ph, "Error while saving!\n");
                    }
            }
            else
            {
                    hexchat_printf (ph, "Invalid input!\n");
            }

            return HEXCHAT_EAT_HEXCHAT;
        }

    You only need such complex checks if you're saving user input, which can
    be non-numeric.


.. function:: int hexchat_pluginpref_get_int (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *var)

    Loads a plugin-specific setting with decimal value from a plugin-specific config file.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param var: Name of the setting to load.

    :returns: The decimal value of the requested setting upon success, -1 for failure.


.. function:: int hexchat_pluginpref_delete (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *var)

    Deletes a plugin-specific setting from a plugin-specific config file.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param var: Name of the setting to delete.

    :returns:
        - 1: Success.
        - 0: Failure.

    If the given setting didn't exist, it also returns 1, so 1 only
    indicates that the setting won't exist after the call.


.. function:: int hexchat_pluginpref_list (hexchat_plugin *ph, char *dest)

    Builds a comma-separated list of the currently saved
    settings from a plugin-specific config file.

    :param ph: Plugin handle (as given to `hexchat_plugin_init`).
    :param dest: Array of size 4096 to save the list to.

    :returns:
        - 1: Success.
        - 0: Failure (nonexistent, empty or inaccessible config file).

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: c

        static void
        list_settings ()
        {
            char list[4096];
            char buffer[512];
            char *token;

            hexchat_pluginpref_list (ph, list);
            hexchat_printf (ph, "Current Settings:\n");
            token = strtok (list, ",");

            while (token != NULL)
            {
                    hexchat_pluginpref_get_str (ph, token, buffer);
                    hexchat_printf (ph, "%s: %s\n", token, buffer);
                    token = strtok (NULL, ",");
            }
        }

    In the example above we query the list of currently stored settings,
    then print them one by one with their respective values. We always use
    *hexchat\_pluginpref\_get\_str ()*, and that's because we can read an
    integer as string (but not vice versa).

Plugin GUI
''''''''''

.. function:: void* hexchat_plugingui_add (hexchat_plugin *ph, const char *filename, const char *name, \
                    const char *desc, const char *version, char *reserved)

    Adds a fake plugin to the GUI in :menuselection:`Window --> Plugins and Scripts`.
    This does not need to be done for your actual plugin and is only used for interfaces
    to other languages like our python plugin.

    :returns: Handle to be used with :func:`hexchat_plugingui_remove`

.. function:: void hexchat_plugingui_remove (hexchat_plugin *ph, void *handle)

    Removes the fake plugin from the GUI. Again not to be used to remove your own plugin.

    :param handle: Handle returned by :func:`hexchat_plugingui_add`