The Evolution of ircII-EPIC
This file details the changes, additions, and removals of features from EPIC. This list of changes is fairly complete dating back to the very first precursor to the EPIC project, ircII 2.2.9+. EPIC 3.004 miscellaneous: bug fixes for $R and ANSI color string parsing EPIC 3.003 new function: $winvisible() fixed functions: $chmod(), $convert() new commands: /input_char, /pause, /repeat, /window beep_always, /window double updated command: /hostname fixed commands: /alias, /quote updated /on hooks: dcc_connect, dcc_request fixed /set variable: comment_hack new statusbar expando: %= miscellaneous: support for all possible usermodes a..z EPIC 3.002 new function: $twiddle() new command: /pretend new /on hook: send_to_server EPIC 3.001 new function: $chmod(), $mkdir(), $umask(), $uniq() updated function: $info() new syntax: (x = 3) is equivalent to @ x = 3 new commands: /call, /dcc resume, /hostname updated commands: /server, /timer, /xecho fixed command: /window add updated /on hooks: send_msg, send_public new /set variables: comment_hack, dcc_sliding_window, dcc_store_path miscellaneous: encrypted ctcp, socks support EPIC 3.000 new functions: $glob(), $notify(), $numsort(), $sort(), $usermode() fixed functions: $common(), $diff() updated functions: $rename(), $rmdir(), $unlink() new command: /switch, /unless, /until fixed command: /exec updated command: /foreach, /if, /while new /on hook: silence new /set variable: dcc_long_pathnames updated /set variable: auto_unmark_away removed /set variable: help_service miscellaneous: ircserv works properly EPIC 3pre8 new functions: $pass(), $repeat(), $strftime(), $winsize() updated command: /notify updated /set variable: highlight_char EPIC 3pre7 new functions: $chanmode(), $crypt(), $fexist(), $fsize(), $geom(), $info(), $splice() fixed function: $connect() fixed command: /dump updated command: /timer new /bind function: delete_to_previous_space miscellaneous: arrow keys may be used in menus EPIC 3pre6 new functions: $aliasctl(), $lastserver(), $numwords(), $servername(), $strlen(), $winserv() new command: /window size updated command: /foreach EPIC 3pre5 new function: $writeb() updated function: $read() updated commands: /nick, /stack new /on hook: note miscellaneous: new ircd+CS user modes added EPIC 3pre4 miscellaneous bug fixes, nothing new EPIC 3pre3.4 undocumented EPIC3pre3.3 miscellaneous: per-host access to client on AFS systems EPIC 3pre3.2 EPIC 3pre3.1 undocumented EPIC 3pre3 removed commands: /dcc summon, /dcc talk EPIC 3pre2 fixed command: /timer EPIC 3pre1 new function: $trunc() new command: /mesg fixed /on hook: msg_group new /set variables: floating_point_math, security fixed /set variable: indent new statusbar expando: %D new /bind functions: bold, highlight_off, reverse, underline miscellaneous: .ircrc loads on 004 numeric, ircd2.5/2.6 support removed EPIC 2.003 EPIC 2.002 EPIC 2.001 undocumented EPIC 2.000 new functions: $rename(), $rmdir(), $unlink() updated function: $open() updated commands: /ignore, /stack EPIC 2pre5 new command: /stub fixed command: /stack updated command: /ctcp, /load EPIC 2pre4 fixed syntax: ${} expando EPIC 2pre3.1 updated command: /ignore fixed command: /exec new /set variable: display_ansi EPIC 2pre3 new functions: $tr(), $version() new /set variable: auto_new_nick EPIC 2pre2 new functions: $close(), $convert(), $eof(), $iptoname(), $nametoip(), $open(), $read(), $write() EPIC 2pre1 new commands: /map, /rping, /silence, /uping updated command: /do (do-while) new /set variable: num_of_whowas miscellaneous: better handling of compressed help files and scripts EPIC 1.003 new /set variable: pad_char EPIC 1.002 EPIC 1.001 undocumented EPIC 1.000 new functions: $isalpha(), $isdigit() new syntax: \\[ \\] (alternation operator) updated command: /on (adds flexible hooks) EPIC 1pre1 miscellaneous: added support for Undernet numerics ircII 2.3.22+11.1 new /set variables: status_user4 ... status_user9 new statusbar expandos: %0 ... $9 ircII 2.3.22+11 new function: $which() updated functions: $after(), $before() new special variables: $F, $J new operators: +=, -=, *=, %=, /=, #= updated command: /lastlog new /bind function: shove_to_history ircII 2.3.17+10 new functions: $after(), $ascii(), $before(), $chr() new special variable: $E new operators: ~ (bitwise negative), , (comma operator) new syntax: C-like /* comments */ allowed updated command: /dump new /on hook: exit ircII 2.3.16+9 new function: $numonchannel() fixed function: $ischanop() new operators: & (and), | (or), ^ (xor), ?: (tertiary) new syntax: && and || short-circuit, client now follows C++ operator precedence rules new command: /abort new /set variable: status_no_repeat ircII 2.3.16+8 updated command: /userhost new /on hook: mode_stripped new /set variable: mode_stripper updated /set variable: display ircII 2.2.9+7 new functions: $center(), $pop(), $push(), $sar(), $shift(), $split(), $unshift() new operators: % (modulus), ++ (autoincrement), -- (autodecrement) new syntax: command blocks {} may be used more freely now new commands: /pop, /push, /shift, /unshift ircII 2.2.9+6 new functions: $jot(), $reverse(), $revw() new commands: /do, /fec ircII-2.2.9+5 new functions: $copattern(), $rfilter(), $rpattern() updated function: $key() new commands: /dump, /for ircII 2.2.9+4 new function: $key() updated functions: $chops(), $nochops(), $onchannel new command: /queue ircII 2.2.9+3 new functions: $chops(), $delarray(), $delitem(), $finditem(), $getarrays(), $getitem(), $getmatches(), $getrmatches(), $ifindfirst(), $ifinditem(), $igetitem(), $indextoitem(), $itemtoindex(), $matchitem(), $nochops(), $numarrays(), $numitems(), $onchannel(), $rmatchitem(), $setitem() new special variables: $X, $Y new command: /realname new /bind functions: meta5_character ... meta9_character ircII 2.2.9+2 new functions: $afterw(), $beforew(), $chngw(), $common(), $diff(), $filter(), $fromw(), $insertw(), $leftw(), $midw(), $notw(), $pattern(), $remw(), $restw(), $rightw(), $tow() new /on hooks: encrypted_notice, encrypted_privmsg fixed /on hook: disconnect ircII 2.2.9+ new command: /fe new /on hooks: dcc_connect, dcc_lost, dcc_request new /set variable: auto_rejoin