ConsoleUser

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class ChatClient.ChatClient(system, config, ctype=None)

This class is the public interface by which a <no title> can access chat programs. This class abstracts away the actual software that is being used to access the chat, so that can be changed without needing to change the <no title> as long as there are no changes to this interface.

Parameters:

• system: a <no title> object to communicate with the target system

• config: a <no title> object holding all our configuration

• ctype: optionally the (string) name of the type of client to create, overriding anything in the config object

login()

Login with the configured user credentials

logout()

Log out the current user.

post(message)

Submit the given message to the current chat channel

reply_to_random(message)

Select a random message that is visible and reply to it

select_channel(name)

Select the channel with the given name (or at least containing it)