[PATCH] rcirc - support servers that require a PASS command

[Jonathan Rockway]

My irc proxy (irssi-proxy) wants a password before allowing connections,
so I added support for this to rcirc.  The patch is attached.

diff --git a/lisp/net/rcirc.el b/lisp/net/rcirc.el
index f63237f..ec1d777 100644
--- a/lisp/net/rcirc.el
+++ b/lisp/net/rcirc.el
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ VALUE must be a number or string.  If absent,
 VALUE must be a string.  If absent, `rcirc-default-user-name' is
 used.
 
+`:password'
+
+VALUE must be a string.  If absent, no PASS command will be sent
+to the server.
+
 `:full-name'
 
 VALUE must be a string.  If absent, `rcirc-default-full-name' is
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ connected to automatically."
                :value-type (plist :options ((:nick string)
                                             (:port integer)
                                             (:user-name string)
+                                            (:password string)
                                             (:full-name string)
                                             (:channels (repeat string)))))
   :group 'rcirc)
@@ -380,6 +386,8 @@ If ARG is non-nil, instead prompt for connection 
parameters."
             (nick (read-string "IRC Nick: "
                                (or (plist-get server-plist 'nick)
                                    rcirc-default-nick)))
+             (password (read-passwd "IRC Password: "
+                                      (plist-get server-plist 'password)))
             (channels (split-string
                        (read-string "IRC Channels: "
                                     (mapconcat 'identity
@@ -387,9 +395,13 @@ If ARG is non-nil, instead prompt for connection 
parameters."
                                                           'channels)
                                                " "))
                        "[, ]+" t)))
+
+        (when (= 0 (length password))
+          (setq password nil))
+
        (rcirc-connect server port nick rcirc-default-user-name
                       rcirc-default-full-name
-                      channels))
+                      channels password))
     ;; connect to servers in `rcirc-server-alist'
     (let (connected-servers)
       (dolist (c rcirc-server-alist)
@@ -400,7 +412,8 @@ If ARG is non-nil, instead prompt for connection 
parameters."
                             rcirc-default-user-name))
              (full-name (or (plist-get (cdr c) :full-name)
                             rcirc-default-full-name))
-             (channels (plist-get (cdr c) :channels)))
+             (channels (plist-get (cdr c) :channels))
+              (password (plist-get (cdr c) :password)))
          (when server
            (let (connected)
              (dolist (p (rcirc-process-list))
@@ -409,7 +422,7 @@ If ARG is non-nil, instead prompt for connection 
parameters."
              (if (not connected)
                  (condition-case e
                      (rcirc-connect server port nick user-name
-                                    full-name channels)
+                                    full-name channels password)
                    (quit (message "Quit connecting to %s" server)))
                (with-current-buffer (process-buffer connected)
                  (setq connected-servers
@@ -441,7 +454,7 @@ If ARG is non-nil, instead prompt for connection 
parameters."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun rcirc-connect (server &optional port nick user-name full-name
-                            startup-channels)
+                            startup-channels password)
   (save-excursion
     (message "Connecting to %s..." server)
     (let* ((inhibit-eol-conversion)
@@ -490,6 +503,8 @@ If ARG is non-nil, instead prompt for connection 
parameters."
       (add-hook 'auto-save-hook 'rcirc-log-write)
 
       ;; identify
+      (when password
+        (rcirc-send-string process (concat "PASS " password)))
       (rcirc-send-string process (concat "NICK " nick))
       (rcirc-send-string process (concat "USER " user-name
                                       " hostname servername :"

Regards,
Jonathan Rockway

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