[Weechat-dev] [bug #37147] Generate alternative nicknames dynamically instead of disconnecting

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URL:
  <http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37147>

                 Summary: Generate alternative nicknames dynamically instead
of disconnecting
                 Project: WeeChat
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Sun 19 Aug 2012 21:26:52 UTC
                Category: irc plugin
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: irc protocol
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Simon
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 0.3.9-dev
                IRC nick: 

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Details:

When the list of configured nicknames is exhausted, generate new alternatives
based on the primary nickname. An algorithm based on irssi would work: keep
appending an underscore until the nickname is at least 9 characters long, then
truncate to 9 characters and overwrite a number at the end of the nickname.

e.g. irc.server_default.nicks = "abc,def,ghi,jkl"
Try:
abc
def
ghi
jkl
abc_
abc__
abc___
abc____
abc_____
abc______
abc_____1
abc_____2
...
abc____99

Reconnecting repeatedly just because there are no more nicknames to try isn't
appropriate behaviour.




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