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The IrcBot class can connect to a channel on an IRC network. Users on the same network can send messages to the bot that are parsed by message handlers. The included handlers read digital/analog inputs and write digital outputs or echo messages back to the command sender/channel. Users can write their own message handlers inheriting from the MessageHandler class to perform different actions.

Diff: IrcBot.h

Revision:
2:e4c74eb20586
Parent:
1:cf586c9bbb52
--- a/IrcBot.h	Sat Aug 02 12:17:28 2014 +0000
+++ b/IrcBot.h	Sat Aug 02 12:57:57 2014 +0000
@@ -5,27 +5,62 @@
 #include "EthernetInterface.h"
 #include <vector>
 
+/** 
+ * IrcBot responds to commands on IRC using message users' handlers
+ */ 
 class IrcMessage {
     public:
+        /** Create empty IrcMessage */
         IrcMessage();
-        IrcMessage(char *, char *, char *);    
+        
+        /** Create an IrcMessage
+         * @param from The user sending the message.
+         * @param to The user/channel receiving the message.
+         * @param message The message.
+         */ 
+        IrcMessage(char * from, char * to, char * message);    
         char from[32], to[32], msg[256];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Base MessageHandler class.
+ * Users should write classes inheriting from MessageHandler to parse and 
+ * respond to incoming IRC messages.
+ */
 class MessageHandler {
     public:
         MessageHandler() {};
         virtual IrcMessage handle(IrcMessage msg) {return IrcMessage();}
 };
 
-class Irc {
+/**
+ * IrcBot connects to an IRC network and joins a channel. Users can add message
+ * handlers which parse incoming private messages and respond to them.
+ */
+class IrcBot {
     public:
-        Irc(char *, char *, int, char *);
+        /** Create an IrcBot
+         *
+         * @param nickname Bot's nickname
+         * @param network IRC network to join
+         * @param port Port to connect to network on
+         * @param channel Channel to connect to
+         */
+        IrcBot(char * nickname, char * network, int port, char * channel);
+        /** Connect to the network. 
+         *
+         * Users should have already created a network interface 
+         * (Ethernet/Wifi/3G/whatever) to carry the connection.
+         */ 
         void connect();
+        /// Disconnect from the network.
         void disconnect();
+        /// Add a handler for incoming messages.
         void add(MessageHandler *);
-        void identify(char *);
-        void join(char *);
+        
+        /** Read data from internet connection, parse input and handle any
+         * incoming private messages
+         */
         bool read();
     private:
         void handle(IrcMessage);