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v0.2.0 - IRC Gateway

Features

  • IRC protocol gateway -- native IRC clients (irssi, WeeChat, HexChat, etc.) can connect to EchoHub servers
  • Cross-protocol messaging -- messages flow bidirectionally between IRC and TUI clients in real time
  • SASL PLAIN authentication -- IRC clients can authenticate via SASL or traditional PASS/NICK/USER
  • Full IRC command support -- JOIN, PART, PRIVMSG, QUIT, NAMES, TOPIC, WHO, WHOIS, AWAY, LIST, MODE, MOTD
  • TLS support -- optional encrypted IRC connections on port 6697
  • Image-to-IRC formatting -- images appear as ASCII art line-by-line with download URLs
  • Message splitting -- long messages automatically split at word boundaries (~400 byte chunks)
  • Configurable MOTD -- server message of the day for IRC clients

Architecture Changes

  • Extracted shared business logic from ChatHub into protocol-agnostic IChatService
  • Introduced IChatBroadcaster pattern for multi-protocol event fan-out
  • ChatHub refactored to thin adapter delegating to IChatService
  • ChannelsController updated to use IChatService for broadcasts
  • New EchoHub.Server.Irc project for clean separation of concerns
  • IChatService and IChatBroadcaster interfaces live in EchoHub.Core/Contracts
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