A way to get RC chat

Gunderak · #1 02-23-2013, 03:13 AM

I know this has been suggested before, but really. How hard would it be to implement?
Even if it was just as simple as having RC chat logged as rcchatlog.txt and then we could make our own parser.

Gunderak · #2 02-23-2013, 10:07 AM

Based on the neg rep, how would this be a bad idea?
I mean it's not going to mess with existing systems, it's just adding a new one?

Skyld · #3 02-23-2013, 04:18 PM

Is there even a genuine need for this?

Gunderak · #4 02-23-2013, 04:58 PM

Well, I'm making an online login for RC, I'm starting with the basics, first I want to send and receive RC chat through a socket, then slowly build on. Portable RC etc.

Gunderak · #5 02-23-2013, 05:18 PM

Or maybe a server side event, eg onRCChat(sender, data)?
I'm aware there is a client side event for that but it requires clientrc to be connected, which isn't too helpful in this instance.

Crow · #6 02-23-2013, 05:26 PM

Can you please stop with the double posts?

fowlplay4 · #7 02-23-2013, 06:52 PM

You can always just leave your RC on and parse it's rclog.txt I remember cbk doing something similar for his web RC.

cbk1994 · #8 02-23-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by fowlplay4

You can always just leave your RC on and parse it's rclog.txt I remember cbk doing something similar for his web RC.

Yep. In theory you could also do this on an EC2 or Windows Azure free instance (or any other server) and get an RC to be always online with some simple scripting to reconnect on disconnect. You'd need another account but I think most people have a few of those.

Gunderak · #9 02-24-2013, 01:58 AM

In theory that would work, and I have already messed around with that, but it would be more logical and easier to just have a server side event triggered.

callimuc · #10 02-24-2013, 04:53 AM

i simply think its to prevent RCs being rescripted so that players without a subscription could use it

Gunderak · #11 02-24-2013, 08:57 AM

That raised a good point. But it would still be useful in development.
I don't even know why I posted the idea, there's a 98% chance nothing will be done anyway.
It's more of a moral booster knowing that people will see your idea.

Crow · #12 02-24-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by callimuc

i simply think its to prevent RCs being rescripted so that players without a subscription could use it

The server should have counter measures for things like that. As far as I remember, it is known how RC operates with the server and vice versa, so you could just write your own RC application. Not advised for whichever reason, though. Who knows what kinds of security issues one may stumble upon when doing that :3

fowlplay4 · #13 04-02-2013, 07:05 AM

This feature is coming soon.

Gunderak · #14 04-03-2013, 06:58 AM

:o
I sure hope so!
Then I could finally code my webrc without having to have flawed systems to catch it from the rclog.txt!

fowlplay4 · #15 04-03-2013, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunderak

webrc

Pretty much exactly what it's going to be used for.