The "alias" Module (v3)

Description

This module allows the server administrator to define custom channel commands (e.g. !kick) and server commands (e.g. /OPERSERV).

Configuration

To load this module use the following <module> tag:

<module name="alias">

<alias>

The <alias> tag defines a custom channel or server command. This tag can be defined as many times as required.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
text	Text	None	Required! The name of the custom command.
replace	Text	None	Required! The message to replace the custom command with.
format	Text	None	If defined then a glob pattern that the command parameters must match.
requires	Text	None	If defined then the nickname of a user which must be online for the alias to work.
channelcommand	Boolean	No	Whether the command can be executed as a channel command.
usercommand	Boolean	Yes	Whether the command can be executed as a server command.
operonly	Boolean	No	Whether the user executing the command must be a server operator.
stripcolor	Boolean	No	New in v3.4.0! Whether to strip formatting codes before matching an alias.
uline	Boolean	No	Whether the user specified in the requires value must be on a U-lined server.

The replace field can contain any of the following template variables:

Variable	Description
$1 to $9	The value of the parameter at the specified position.
$1- to $9-	The values of the parameters at and after the specified position.
$chan	If executed as a channel command then the name of the channel.
$host	The real hostname of the user that executed the command.
$ident	The username (ident) of the user that executed the command.
$nick	The nickname of the user that executed the command.
$requirement	The nickname specified in the requires field.
$vhost	The virtual hostname of the user that executed the command.

Example Usage

Defines an oper-only /OPERSERV server command that messages the OperServ client if it is on a U-lined server:

<alias text="OPERSERV"
       replace="PRIVMSG OperServ :$2-"
       format="*"
       requires="OperServ"
       channelcommand="no"
       usercommand="yes"
       stripcolor="no"
       operonly="yes"
       uline="yes">

<fantasy>

The <fantasy> tag defines settings about custom channel commands. This tag can only be defined once.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
allowbots	Boolean	No	Whether users with the bot user mode (+B) can execute channel commands.
prefix	Text	!	The prefix that indicates that a message is a channel command

Example Usage

<fantasy allowbots="no"
         prefix=".">

Special Notes

If you are using services you may find it useful to use one of the predefined service files which ship with InspIRCd.

If you are using Anope for your services add the following tag to your configuration:

<include file="examples/services/anope.conf.example">

If you are using Atheme for your services add the following tag to your configuration:

<include file="examples/services/atheme.conf.example">