I am looking for a JavaScript IRC client [closed]

Question

http://sourceforge.net/projects/jisirc/ is exactly what I need, only problem is it has multiple ActiveX dependencies and that will not do. Does anyone know of any similar projects which are more portable?

Hexapody

Answer 1

You will have to have dependencies to an external application in order to open a socket towards the IRC server.

• It can be dependent on the browser architecture (ActiveX controls, Mozilla based, ...)

• Dependent on a java applet (in this case the irc server should be run on the same host the javascript originates from (unless you go towards signed applets))

• The "real" IRC client is running on server-side, and the script is only used to communicate with that client.

In DmitryK's list you will find an example for each.

Obumbrate

Both mibbit and loq depend on flash or applet and I cannot use those with YUI Tabview apparently. And chatzilla is just what I need, but it won't work in IE6! I guess I am going to do something similar to your third bullet point, using only javascript,html,css on the client side. – Hexapody

Answer 2

• http://ajaxian.com/archives/mibbit-ajax-based-irc-client
• http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/
• http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-5374.html

Astrix

I tried mibbit but I don't want to have to depend on the Mibbit Service. Unfortunately I can't use Applets or Flash irc client in the YUI TabView without either reinitializing each time I change tabs. I have yet to find a solution for this. I suppose I will take an approach like Zed's third bullet point and continuously poll the server for updates,although I was hoping to have the clients connect to the irc server directly. – Hexapody

@SeanA.O.Harney: see the Subway IRC client – Dowery