[solved]IRC connection via TCP

RedcrowProd · 03-03-2023 09:28 PM

Hi,
This is for my own personal upcoming game
I am trying to make a connection via Socket so i can listen to IRC chat (for a Twitch integration).

My problem is that the socket TCP connection is stuck in IN_PROGRESS stage.
IRC requires login information to connect properly, and i am not sure if i am doing things in the correct order, i tried different way but to no success.

The intend here is to be able to connect to a chat room on twitch IRC, the next step will be to listen and parse all msgs, then use them as a voting tool for my game

sending returns -1

here is my integration:

Code:

class Twitch_Handler

{

   Socket TwitchSocket;

   Socket.RESULT result;

   SockAddr TwitchSAddr;

   Str username = "justinfan4445";

   Str password = "randompass";

   Str channelName = "jungroan"; //Set to the channel you want ot get chat messages from

   FileText data;

   void Create()

   {

      TwitchSAddr.setHost("irc.chat.twitch.tv", 6667);

      TwitchSocket.createTcp(TwitchSAddr);

      TwitchSocket.block(false);    

      result = TwitchSocket.connect(TwitchSAddr);  

      data.writeMem();

      data.putText(S+"PASS " + password+"\r \n");

      data.putText(S+"NICK " + username+"\r \n");

      data.putText(S+"USER " + username + " 8 * :" + username+"\r \n");

      data.putText(S+"JOIN #" + channelName+"\r \n");

      int size = TwitchSocket.send(&data, data.size());

      Gui.msgBox(S, S+"sent"+size+data.size());

   }

   void Update()

   {

      Byte data[1024];

      int received = TwitchSocket.receive(data, 1024);

      //Gui.msgBox(S, S+"recv"+received);

      //Gui.msgBox(S, S+"update..."+result);

      bool failed = TwitchSocket.connectFailed();

      if(!TwitchSocket.is() || result==Socket.FAILED || failed)Create();

   }

   void DrawDebug()

   {

   }

}

Twitch_Handler Twitch;

**Esenthel** · 03-04-2023 04:30 AM

this is wrong:
FileText data;
TwitchSocket.send(&data, data.size());

please use
Str8 data;
data+="..";
TwitchSocket.send(data(), data.length());

also this:
"\r \n"
probably should be replaced with this:
"\r\n"

RedcrowProd · 03-04-2023 04:56 AM

thanks i have updated with your feedback but this int size = TwitchSocket.send(data(), data.length()); still shows as -1.
any reason why it wouldnt send if the connection status is pending ?

Code:

class Twitch_Handler

{

   Socket TwitchSocket;

   Socket.RESULT result;

   SockAddr TwitchSAddr;

   Str username = "justinfan4445";

   Str password = "randompass";

   Str channelName = "jungroan"; //Set to the channel you want ot get chat messages from

   void Create()

   {

      TwitchSAddr.setHost("irc.chat.twitch.tv", 6667);

      bool created = TwitchSocket.createTcp(TwitchSAddr);

      TwitchSocket.block(false);    

      result = TwitchSocket.connect(TwitchSAddr);  

      Str8 data;

      data +=S+"CAP REQ :twitch.tv/tags twitch.tv/commands"+"\r\n";

      data +=S+"PASS " + password+"\r\n";

      data +=S+"NICK " + username+"\r\n";

      data +=S+"USER " + username + " 8 * :" + username+"\r\n";

      data +=S+"JOIN #" + channelName+"\r\n";

      int size = TwitchSocket.send(data(), data.length());

      Gui.msgBox(S, S+"sent"+size+"/ of "+data.length()+" tcp created"+created+" result "+result);

      TwitchSocket.flush(0); 

   }

   void Update()

   {

      Byte data[1024];

      int received = TwitchSocket.receive(data, 1024);

      Gui.msgBox(S, S+"result "+result);

      bool failed = TwitchSocket.connectFailed();

      if(!TwitchSocket.is() || result==Socket.FAILED || failed)Create();

   }

   void DrawDebug()

   {

   }

}

Twitch_Handler Twitch;

**Esenthel** · 03-04-2023 05:17 AM

it appears you don't wait for connection to connect before sending data

RedcrowProd · 03-04-2023 05:24 AM

moving result = TwitchSocket.connect(TwitchSAddr); after does not work either

i dont believe i need to bind to a SockAddr ?

returns the size of sent data (-1 on fail) -> atm returns -1 with connect before or after

**Esenthel** · 03-04-2023 06:25 AM

my last post had a typo
want -> wait
you have to wait for connection to connect first
Check for any Socket.wait

RedcrowProd · 03-06-2023 05:16 PM

yes i made a waiting logic in the update to avoid stalling the app, and it worked well ! thanks. i got the twitch IRC channel listener working smile

[solved]IRC connection via TCP
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