Website and IRC services intergration

neo5287 · none Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

Hi all,

Basically im pulling my hair out!!, currently using Unreal & Anope and I am developing a new website. One of the main driving forces for the rebuild of the site was to have a single sign on/registration process.

From my understanding I need live SQL or XML-RPC support to do this. From my research i can see Epona (Live SQL) and atheme (XML-RPC) seem to be the only 2 services that support this.

Epona seems to be dead in terms of development and athemes website is somthing left to be desired (just tried to find documentation - none found)

I dont mind if I have to change IRCd and/or services.

My questions are :-

1) In your opinions what combination of IRCd and Services will achieve this.
2) Are there any other recommendations, products, or anything for that matter that will help me.

Ive spent the last 4 hours on google and I just need someone to put me straight.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Kind Regards
Niall

HollyW00d · Lurker Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 202 Location: IRC

I would be interested in this as well. I am currently using X3 IRC Services.

webcoder · Lurker Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 162 Location: Florida

I have heard through the grapevine that new versions of anope may allow this, also IRCServices might have it, im not sure, but its something im interested in as well

neo5287 · none Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

Yes I heard that too about anope, and I have asked about it, I have been told that its quite far off, probably 2 releases as its been pushed back to 1.9.2 (currently 1.9.0 released 9th Feb 09)

So it still leaves me high and dry till then which I really cant be doing Sad

Invisible · Idler Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 280

currently the solution to this is to build the services package yourself. However, considering some networks already have it, you could look into what software they run and build an addon for it as you know it has been done before.

chaz · Idler Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 304

Yes, we are planning LiveSQL initially for 1.9.2 but with the view of continued development further in 1.9.x to ensure it's both feature rich but also not a rushed half assed attempt.

Rob did toy with XML-RPC some time ago and got a pretty fluid system working but it seemed that nobody was interested in helping him test it/expand as necessary so it kind of got back burnered.

We're keen to take in user ideas in the feature requests section of the forum, and urge you to check out our 1.9 Todo.

Meebie · none Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 19 Location: UK

sigh

anope just sucks.

chaz · Idler Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 304

PingBad · Posted: Jan 11, 2010 3:15am Post subject:

Meebie · none Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 19 Location: UK

Well i know everyone has there own view on everything maybe i shouldn't have just come out and said that, just seems that anope is the "easy" way out version it doesnt come with alot of user friendly features ive used it and havent been impressed what so ever, its just another rip off.

PingBad · Posted: Jan 11, 2010 5:29am Post subject:

so if you wanted some things added, removed or changed - what would they be?

Meebie · none Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 19 Location: UK

better help system for users, e.g !help with command list and subcategories. inchannel !command support not just "added on" hostserv, sql not flatpacked.

chaz · Idler Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 304

You claim it's the "easy way out" and then that it lacks "user friendly features" ? - That seems a little contradictory to me.

Bertrum · Eleet Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 569 Location: Venus

I'm sorry but the stupidity of Meebies comment is unbearable, just to say anope sucks, and it is a ripoff is totally ridiculous. I don't see why the anope developers would even bother to waste their time having an in channel !help command when they already have indepth help for there services, which INCLUDE subcatergories.

If I type /msg nickserv help

Trixar_za · Posted: Jan 11, 2010 11:26am Post subject:

Eh, All I say, Meebie, is if you think you can do better then do it.

It's easy to criticize and complain about the work that exist - it's harder actually doing something about it. Maybe it's a side-effect I learned from doing support (even in a simple #help channel), but I'd rather google a solution, actually read the *fine* manual, find a module that adds the functionality I want or even *gasp* actually write it myself.