Version 2.9 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add command "handshake" in weechat relay protocol and nonce to prevent replay attacks during authentication
• add command "completion" in weechat relay protocol
• add option relay.network.auth_timeout, add status "waiting_auth" in irc and weechat relay protocols
• add option "color_bg_inactive" in bars
• add bar items "buffer_nicklist_count_groups" and "buffer_nicklist_count_all"
• add key Alt+Enter to insert a newline, set default size for input bar to 0 (automatic)
• add a scalable WeeChat logo (SVG)
• add base 16/32/64 encoding/decoding in evaluation of expressions with "base_encode:base,xxx" and "base_decode:base,xxx"
• add case sensitive wildcard matching comparison operator ("==*" and "!!*") and case sensitive/insensitive include comparison operators ("==-", "!!-", "=-", "!-") in evaluation of expressions
• add keys Alt+Shift+B and Alt+Shift+N to toggle buflist/nicklist bars
• reload configuration files when the SIGHUP signal is received
• add API functions to complete words in command line
• evaluate option buflist.look.sort
• add support of "UTF8MAPPING" in IRC server
• display IRC "account" messages in buffers
• evaluate arguments when a trigger of type "command" is created
• enable again command "/guile eval"
• fix slow send of data to relay clients when SSL is enabled
• add CI with GitHub Actions
• run tests on plugins only if the plugins are enabled and compiled
• GnuTLS is now a required dependency
• disable build of JavaScript plugin by default, remove Debian package "weechat-javascript"
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.color.message_account
• irc.look.smart_filter_account
• relay.network.auth_timeout
• relay.network.nonce_size
• relay.network.password_hash_algo
• relay.network.password_hash_iterations
• weechat.bar.xxx.color_bg_inactive (one color per bar)

New keys:

• Alt+Enter: insert a newline
• Alt+Shift+B: toggle buflist
• Alt+Shift+N: toggle nicklist bar

Version 2.7.1 is available, it fixes three security vulnerabilities:

• WSA-2020-1: a malformed IRC message 324 (channel mode) can cause a buffer overflow and possibly a crash (CVE-2020-8955)
• WSA-2020-2: a malformed IRC message 352 (WHO) can cause a crash (CVE-2020-9759)
• WSA-2020-3: a new IRC message 005 received with longer nick prefixes can cause a buffer overflow and possibly a crash (CVE-2020-9760).

Upgrade is recommended for all users.

Version 2.6 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• use Python 3 by default
• add support of 32767 color pairs
• add option "close" in command /window
• add infos "term_colors" and "term_color_pairs"
• add infolist "buflist" with list of buffer pointers
• evaluate option exec.command.shell, change default value to "${env:SHELL}"
• add filters "h=xxx" and "he=xxx" to filter options by description in fset buffer (translated or in English)
• make command char optional in server option "command"
• remove default aliases /ame and /amsg
• many bugs fixed.

Version 2.5 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add support of UNIX domain sockets in relay plugin
• add option relay.weechat.commands
• add trigger hooks "info" and "info_hashtable"
• add option xfer.network.speed_limit_recv
• add option weechat.look.buffer_time_same
• add option weechat.look.prefix_same_nick_middle
• add option "addreplace" in command /filter
• add bar items "irc_nick", "irc_host" and "irc_nick_host"
• add functions command_options and string_match_list in plugin API
• rename aspell plugin to spell
• use getopt to parse command line arguments
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• relay.weechat.commands
• weechat.look.buffer_time_same
• weechat.look.prefix_same_nick_middle
• xfer.network.speed_limit_recv

TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) support has been added in WeeChat, which can now generate and check TOTP validity.

A TOTP is generated with:

• the secret (encoded in base 32),
• the time (by default 0, which is the current time),
• the number of digits (4 to 10 digits are supported, 6 is the default and recommended value).

Relay plugin

The TOTP can be used as second authentication factor in the relay plugin, with two new options:

• relay.network.totp_secret: the TOTP secret, encoded in base 32
• relay.network.totp_window: the allowed window: number of TOTP allowed before and after the current time window.

For example to set the secret using secured data (just replace "xxxxx" by your secret in base 32):

/secure set relay_totp_secret xxxxx
/set relay.network.totp_secret "${sec.data.relay_totp_secret}"

Then your relay client must support and send the TOTP value, in addition to the password, in the "init" command:

init password=secretpassword,totp=123456

If the password is valid and that TOTP is valid for the current time, the authentication is successful.

Infos / eval

You can also generate or validate TOTP with two new infos in WeeChat:

• totp_generate: generate a TOTP
• totp_validate: validate a TOTP

For example to show the value of TOTP for the secret "secretbase32", current time, with 6 digits:

/eval -n ${info:totp_generate,secretbase32,0,6}

Documentation

You can read more about TOTP in the docs:

• user's guide: TOTP in relay plugin
• API reference: infos "totp_generate" and "totp_validate".

Version 2.2 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add support of list options in curl
• allow merge of buffers by name in command /buffer
• add reverse of string in evaluation of expressions with "rev:"
• add indexed ban list and completion for /unban and /unquiet (IRC plugin)
• add support for IRCv3.2 Client Capability Negotiation
• add support for IRCv3.2 invite-notify
• add support for IRCv3.2 chghost, add options irc.look.smart_filter_chghost and irc.color.message_chghost
• add option xfer.network.send_ack
• add support of Python 3.7
• fix memory leaks scripting plugins
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.color.message_chghost
• irc.look.smart_filter_chghost
• xfer.network.send_ack

Version 2.1 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add a headless mode (new binary: "weechat-headless")
• add options "-newbuffer", "-free", "-switch" and "-y" in command /print (with support of buffers with free content)
• add option "add" in command /buffer
• add option weechat.completion.partial_completion_templates to force partial completion on specific templates
• add IRC server option "split_msg_max_length"
• add option logger.file.fsync
• add option logger.look.backlog_conditions
• add configuration file for each script plugin ("python.conf", "perl.conf", ...)
• add "eval" option in script commands and info "xxx_eval" (python, perl, ruby, lua and guile)
• add infos "xxx_interpreter" and "xxx_version" in script plugins
• add option "version" in script commands
• display the script name in stdout/stderr output from scripts
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• python.look.check_license
• python.look.eval_keep_context
• perl.look.check_license
• perl.look.eval_keep_context
• ruby.look.check_license
• ruby.look.eval_keep_context
• lua.look.check_license
• lua.look.eval_keep_context
• tcl.look.check_license
• tcl.look.eval_keep_context
• guile.look.check_license
• guile.look.eval_keep_context
• javascript.look.check_license
• javascript.look.eval_keep_context
• php.look.check_license
• php.look.eval_keep_context
• irc.server_default.split_msg_max_length
• logger.file.fsync
• logger.look.backlog_conditions
• weechat.completion.partial_completion_templates

Version 2.0 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• new plugin "fset" (fast set of WeeChat and plugins options)
• new plugin "php" (support of PHP scripts)
• add option buflist.look.add_newline
• add two new bar items "buflist2" and "buflist3" using the same format configuration options
• add flag "input_get_empty" in buffer
• add signals "buffer_filters_enabled" and "buffer_filters_disabled"
• support loading of plugins from path in environment variable "WEECHAT_EXTRA_LIBDIR"
• add infolist "alias_default" (list of default aliases)
• make value optional in command /buffer set
• allow floating point and hexadecimal numbers in comparison of evaluated values
• add option weechat.look.save_config_with_fsync
• add support of prefix "quiet:" in function key_unbind() to quietly remove keys
• add argument "recurse_subdirs" in function exec_on_files()
• add local variable "filter" in the script buffer
• remove recursive evaluation of extra variables in buflist
• change type of arguments status/gnutls_rc/sock in hook_connect() callback from string to integer (in scripting API)
• change type of argument fd in hook_fd() callback from string to integer (in scripting API)
• fix display bugs with filtered lines
• fix display of nicks in nicklist when they are in a group with sub-groups
• call the config hook when options are renamed or removed
• fix parsing of CAP command in relay/irc
• many bugs fixed.

New configuration files:

• fset.conf

New options:

• buflist.look.add_newline
• plugins.var.php.check_license
• weechat.look.save_config_with_fsync

New keys:

• in mouse context:
  • left button on fset buffer: change current line
  • right button on fset buffer: toggle boolean or edit value
  • right button + drag & drop left/right: change value
  • right button + drag & drop up/down: mark/unmark options

Automatic tests of the scripting API have been added a few days ago. For now only a small part of API functions are checked.

This is done with 3 new Python scripts in directory tests/scripts/python:

• unparse.py: convert Python code to other languages (including Python itself)
• testapigen.py: generate scripts in all languages to test the API
• testapi.py scripting API tests

The script unparse.py can convert Python code to other languages: Python, Perl, Ruby, Lua, TCL, Guile, JavaScript and PHP (new plugin in version 2.0). The Python code is first parsed using AST (ast.parse), and then this tree is recursively scanned to produce code in Python or another language (note: only part of AST is supported, the minimum for WeeChat tests).

Example of code conversion in other languages:

$ ./unparse.py --language all
Enter the code to convert (Enter + ctrl+D to end)

def test_list_new():
    ptr_list = weechat.list_new()
    check(ptr_list != '')
    check(weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0)

python:
def test_list_new():
    ptr_list = weechat.list_new()
    check(ptr_list != '')
    check(weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0)

perl:
sub test_list_new
{
    $ptr_list = weechat::list_new();
    check($ptr_list ne "");
    check(weechat::list_size($ptr_list) == 0);
}

ruby:
def test_list_new
    ptr_list = weechat.list_new()
    check(ptr_list != '')
    check(weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0)
end

lua:
function test_list_new()
    ptr_list = weechat.list_new()
    check(ptr_list ~= '')
    check(weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0)
end

tcl:
proc test_list_new {} {
    set ptr_list [weechat::list_new]
    check [expr {$ptr_list ne ""}]
    check [expr {[weechat::list_size $ptr_list] == 0}]
}

guile:
(define (test_list_new)
    (let ((ptr_list (weechat:list_new)))
        (begin
            (check (string<> ptr_list ""))
            (check (= (weechat:list_size ptr_list) 0))
        )
    )
)

javascript:
function test_list_new() {
    ptr_list = weechat.list_new()
    check(ptr_list != '')
    check(weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0)
}

php:
function test_list_new()
{
    $ptr_list = weechat_list_new();
    check($ptr_list != "");
    check(weechat_list_size($ptr_list) == 0);
}

The script testapigen.py generates scripts in all supported languages. These scripts are loaded in WeeChat during tests, and print the results of tests, for example in Python:

>>> Running command: /script load -q ./tmp_weechat_test/testapi/testapi.py
>>> Running command: /testapi.py
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Testing python API
  > TESTS: 57
  > test_plugins
      TEST OK: weechat.plugin_get_name('') == 'core'
      TEST OK: weechat.plugin_get_name(weechat.buffer_get_pointer(weechat.buffer_search_main(), 'plugin')) == 'core'
  > test_strings
      TEST OK: weechat.charset_set('iso-8859-15') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.charset_set('') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.iconv_to_internal('iso-8859-15', 'abc') == 'abc'
      TEST OK: weechat.iconv_from_internal('iso-8859-15', 'abcd') == 'abcd'
      TEST OK: weechat.gettext('abcdef') == 'abcdef'
      TEST OK: weechat.ngettext('file', 'files', 1) == 'file'
      TEST OK: weechat.ngettext('file', 'files', 2) == 'files'
      TEST OK: weechat.strlen_screen('abcd') == 4
      TEST OK: weechat.string_match('abcdef', 'abc*', 0) == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.string_eval_path_home('test ${abc}', {}, {'abc': '123'}, {}) == 'test 123'
      TEST OK: weechat.string_mask_to_regex('test*mask') == 'test.*mask'
      TEST OK: weechat.string_has_highlight('my test string', 'test,word2') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.string_has_highlight_regex('my test string', 'test|word2') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.string_remove_color('test', '?') == 'test'
      TEST OK: weechat.string_is_command_char('/test') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.string_is_command_char('test') == 0
      TEST OK: weechat.string_input_for_buffer('test') == 'test'
      TEST OK: weechat.string_input_for_buffer('/test') == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.string_input_for_buffer('//test') == '/test'
      TEST OK: weechat.string_eval_expression('100 > 50', {}, {}, {'type': 'condition'}) == '1'
      TEST OK: weechat.string_eval_expression('${buffer.full_name}', {}, {}, {}) == 'core.weechat'
  > test_lists
      TEST OK: ptr_list != ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0
      TEST OK: weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 2
      TEST OK: weechat.list_search(ptr_list, 'abc') == item_abc
      TEST OK: weechat.list_search(ptr_list, 'def') == item_def
      TEST OK: weechat.list_search(ptr_list, 'ghi') == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_search_pos(ptr_list, 'abc') == 0
      TEST OK: weechat.list_search_pos(ptr_list, 'def') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_search_pos(ptr_list, 'ghi') == -1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch(ptr_list, 'abc') == item_abc
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch(ptr_list, 'def') == item_def
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch(ptr_list, 'ghi') == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch(ptr_list, 'ABC') == item_abc
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch(ptr_list, 'DEF') == item_def
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch(ptr_list, 'GHI') == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch_pos(ptr_list, 'abc') == 0
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch_pos(ptr_list, 'def') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch_pos(ptr_list, 'ghi') == -1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch_pos(ptr_list, 'ABC') == 0
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch_pos(ptr_list, 'DEF') == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_casesearch_pos(ptr_list, 'GHI') == -1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_get(ptr_list, 0) == item_abc
      TEST OK: weechat.list_get(ptr_list, 1) == item_def
      TEST OK: weechat.list_get(ptr_list, 2) == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_string(item_def) == 'def2'
      TEST OK: weechat.list_next(item_abc) == item_def
      TEST OK: weechat.list_next(item_def) == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_prev(item_abc) == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_prev(item_def) == item_abc
      TEST OK: weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 1
      TEST OK: weechat.list_get(ptr_list, 0) == item_def
      TEST OK: weechat.list_get(ptr_list, 1) == ''
      TEST OK: weechat.list_size(ptr_list) == 0
  > TESTS END

>>> Tests python: 57 tests, 57 OK, 0 errors, 0 unexpected messages, 9 ms

A new plugin called "fset" (Fast Set) has been added: a built-in and highly customizable replacement for the script iset.pl, with tons of new features!

It has the same features as iset.pl:

• list options in a dedicated buffer
• filter options by file, section, name, value or changed options
• all colors can be customized
• bar with help on currently selected option
• different color for values changed
• display of inherited values
• keys and input to toggle, add/sub, set, reset and unset options
• mouse actions on buffer.

And it comes with many new features:

• flexible format using evaluated expression and automatic size for columns
• options can be displayed on multiple lines
• integrated with /set command, using conditions (option fset.look.condition_catchset)
• advanced filtering: by type, by changed value (filter on name or value), and using an evaluated condition
• sort of options (fset.look.sort)
• append to value
• mark of options, group actions
• export of options in a file.

Screenshot (click for full size):

Version 1.8 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• add option weechat.completion.nick_case_sensitive
• add wilcard matching operator, cut of string and ternary operator in evaluation of expressions
• add resize of window parents with /window resize (h/v)size
• add plugin "buflist" (bar with list of buffers)
• add arraylist and dynamic string functions in API
• add option "open" in command /server
• add signal "irc_server_lag_changed" and store the lag in the server buffer (local variable)
• add aspell options to control delimiters in suggestions
• add option "-include" in commands /allchan, /allpv and /allserv
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• aspell.color.suggestion_delimiter_dict
• aspell.color.suggestion_delimiter_word
• aspell.look.suggestion_delimiter_dict
• aspell.look.suggestion_delimiter_word
• weechat.completion.nick_case_sensitive

Options changed:

• option aspell.color.suggestions renamed to aspell.color.suggestion

Options removed:

• script.scripts.url_force_https (now the option script.scripts.url uses HTTPS by default)

New keys:

• in mouse context:
  • control key + wheel on buflist bar: change current buffer
  • mouse buttons on buflist bar: change current buffer or move buffers in list

Version 1.7 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• add option weechat.look.align_multiline_words
• add option "time" in command /debug
• add infos "uptime" and "pid"
• add optional arguments in completion template
• add irc server option "usermode"
• add tag "self_msg" on self messages
• add configuration file fifo.conf for fifo plugin
• add option "-oc" in command /exec
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• fifo.file.enabled
• fifo.file.path
• irc.server_default.usermode (and same option in servers)
• weechat.look.align_multiline_words

Options changed:

• option plugins.var.fifo.fifo renamed to fifo.file.enabled (type changed from string to boolean)

Version 1.5 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• add support of functions in API function "hook_process"
• move of nick coloring options from irc plugin to core
• move irc bar item "away" to core
• add pointer in callbacks used in scripting API
• add option irc.network.sasl_fail_unavailable
• add Portuguese translations
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.network.sasl_fail_unavailable

Options changed:

• irc.look.nick_color_force moved to weechat.look.nick_color_force
• irc.look.nick_color_hash moved to weechat.look.nick_color_hash
• irc.look.nick_color_stop_chars moved to weechat.look.nick_color_stop_chars
• irc.look.item_away_message moved to weechat.look.item_away_message
• irc.color.item_away moved to weechat.color.item_away

Options can now have a parent option, and the value of option inherits from parent when it is null (if null is allowed).

For now, only IRC server options (irc.server.<name>.xxx) are inheriting from parent options (irc.server_default.<name>.xxx).

The command /set shows the inherited value (and the default inherited if the value is set to null). Script iset.pl has been updated as well (version 4.0 supports this feature, and is compatible with old WeeChat).

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

Screenshot of this new feature (click for full size):

Version 1.3 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• keep scroll after interactive search in buffer
• add optional confirmation on /upgrade
• add signal "signal_sighup"
• add IRC options irc.color.topic_current, irc.network.channel_encode
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.color.topic_current
• irc.network.channel_encode
• weechat.look.confirm_upgrade
• weechat.look.key_grab_delay

Options changed:

• script.scripts.dir renamed to script.scripts.path

Keys changed:

• in search context (Ctrl+R):
  • Ctrl+R: search text/regex here (at scroll position)
  • Ctrl+J / Ctrl+M / Enter: stop search here (at scroll position)
  • Ctrl+Q: stop search and scroll to bottom of buffer

Starting from today, 8 new chroots have been added for automatic builds of weechat-devel on Ubuntu (and some manual builds of stable version).

Here's the full list of repositories (amd64/i386 for Debian/Ubuntu, armhf for Raspbian):

• Debian sid (unstable): devel
• Debian stretch (testing): devel
• Debian jessie (stable): devel + 1.1.1
• Debian wheezy (oldstable): devel + 1.1.1
• Debian squeeze (oldoldstable): devel + 1.1.1
• Ubuntu vivid (15.04) (new): devel
• Ubuntu utopic (14.10) (new): devel + 1.1.1
• Ubuntu trusty (14.04) (new): devel + 1.1.1
• Ubuntu precise (12.04) (new): devel + 1.1.1
• Raspbian wheezy (oldstable): devel + 1.1.1

Repositories are visible on: https://weechat.org/download/debian/

The support of a new SASL mechanism called "ecdsa-nist256p-challenge" has been added three weeks ago.
This new mechanism uses a challenge with public/private key, so no password is required to connect.

Instructions to configure and use this mechanism are in user's guide: https://weechat.org/doc/devel/user/en/#irc_sasl_authentication.

Important notes:

• GnuTLS ≥ 3.0.21 is required.
• This mechanism can only be used on servers supporting it (for example servers using atheme, like freenode).

Version 1.1 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• complete inline commands in input
• allow incomplete commands if unambiguous
• improve speed of completions
• add bar item and signals for mouse status
• use bar conditions on root bars
• add option "reorder" in command /server
• open irc channel buffers before the join is received from server
• add server option "sasl_fail"
• add support for color codes 16-99 in IRC messages
• disable SSLv3 by default
• add support of IRC capability "extended-join"
• add options "stop" and "start" in command /relay
• use HTTPS by default in script plugin for downloads
• add option "restore" in command /trigger
• evaluate and replace regex groups at same time in trigger (new and incompatible format)
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.look.buffer_open_before_autojoin
• irc.look.buffer_open_before_join
• irc.look.temporary_servers
• irc.server_default.sasl_fail
• relay.network.ssl_priorities
• script.scripts.url_force_https
• weechat.look.command_incomplete
• weechat.look.item_mouse_status
• weechat.color.status_mouse
• weechat.completion.command_inline

Yay, version 1.0 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• plugin "trigger": Swiss Army knife for WeeChat (replaces "rmodifier" plugin) (see this post)
• plugin "exec": execute external commands (replaces script "shell.py") (see this post)
• bare display: easy click on long URLs and text selection with mouse (see this post)
• support of environment variables in /set command
• hidden buffers
• negated tags in filters
• toggle of filters in specific buffers
• flexible conditions for adding/removing buffers in hotlist
• text search in buffers with free content
• support of wildcard "*" inside masks
• support of nested variables in evaluated expressions
• tag with host in IRC messages displayed
• support of "away-notify" IRC capability
• IRC commands: /allpv, /remove, /unquiet
• bar items: buffer_short_name, irc_nick_modes
• unit tests

New options:

• irc.color.item_nick_modes
• irc.look.join_auto_add_chantype
• relay.network.clients_purge_delay
• weechat.color.status_nicklist_count
• weechat.look.bare_display_exit_on_input
• weechat.look.bare_display_time_format
• weechat.look.hotlist_add_conditions (replaces weechat.look.hotlist_add_buffer_if_away)
• weechat.look.hotlist_remove

Options changed:

• irc.look.item_channel_modes_hide_key renamed to irc.look.item_channel_modes_hide_args

New keys:

• Alt+"-": toggle filters in current buffer
• Alt+l (L): bare display
• Alt+j, Alt+f: jump to first buffer

A new plugin called "exec" has been added, with command /exec.

The command /exec can execute external commands and display output in WeeChat.

It is similar to /shell (script shell.py), with major improvements:

• run many commands at once,
• send signals to commands,
• send data on stdin of a command,
• line numbers in output,
• ANSI color support,
• command timeout.

Other features coming soon: pipe output to WeeChat command or hsignal (to use in a trigger).

A "bare" display mode has been added. This special mode displays only the current buffer, and no bars around (no title, nicklist, status, input, ...).
It is designed for easy selection of text and click on long URLs (which are not broken at the end of lines, because ncurses is disabled in this mode).

A new key has been added: Alt+l (use /key missing to add the key), or this command: /key bind meta-l /window bare.
You can also use a delay in seconds with command /window bare, for example 5 seconds: /window bare 5.

Two options have been added:

• weechat.look.bare_display_exit_on_input (default: on): by default any changes in input will return to standard display
• weechat.look.bare_display_time_format (default: "%H:%M"): the format of time used in bare display.

Bare display looks like this (click for full size):

Version 0.4.3 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• new command /print
• logical and/or for tags in /filter and hook_print
• gaps in buffer numbers (see this post)
• support of italic text
• new options to customize default text search in buffers
• use of IRC monitor command for /notify (if available on server)
• new IRC server option "ssl_fingerprint"
• new option to smart-filter IRC mode messages
• new option for default IRC ban mask
• support of IPv6 for DCC chat/file (see this post)
• auto check CRC32 of files received with DCC (see this post)

New options:

• irc.look.notice_welcome_tags
• irc.look.smart_filter_mode
• irc.network.ban_mask_default
• irc.network.lag_max
• irc.server.xxx.default_msg_kick
• irc.server.xxx.ssl_fingerprint
• weechat.look.buffer_auto_renumber
• weechat.look.buffer_position
• weechat.look.buffer_search_case_sensitive
• weechat.look.buffer_search_force_default
• weechat.look.buffer_search_regex
• weechat.look.buffer_search_where
• weechat.look.item_buffer_zoom
• weechat.look.tab_width
• weechat.look.window_auto_zoom
• xfer.file.auto_check_crc32

Options changed:

• irc.look.highlight_tags renamed to irc.look.highlight_tags_restrict
• weechat.look.set_title renamed to weechat.look.window_title

New keys:

• Ctrl+C, v: reverse video (replaces Ctrl+C, r)
• Ctrl+C, "_": underlined text (replaces Ctrl+C, u)

Auto renumber of buffers can now be disabled.

Two options have been added:

• weechat.look.buffer_auto_renumber
• weechat.look.buffer_position

A bar item has beed added as well:

• buffer_last_number

When auto renumber is disabled, gaps between buffer numbers are allowed and the first buffer can have a number greater than 1.

Following options for command /buffer are affected when auto renumber is off:

• move:
  • the current number will be left free for use, and the target number can be any number >= 1 (possibly higher than the current last buffer number)
  • the value can be "-" (which moves the buffer to number 1) or "+" (which moves the buffer to the end, ie last number + 1)
• swap:
  • now the buffers are swapped in the list without being "moved"
• (+/-)N:
  • it is now working with gaps in buffer numbers
• merge:
  • it can now merge a group of merged buffers into another buffer (or buffers merged themselves)

When searching text in buffer (with Ctrl+R), the matching text in lines is now emphasized, even if there are color codes in the line.

The search has been improved: it is now possible to search with a regular expression, and select where to search: in messages (default), prefixes or prefixes+messages.

The default key for search is still Ctrl+R and keys have been added/changed in the search context:

• Ctrl+R: switch search type: string/regex
• Alt+c: switch exact case for search
• Tab: switch search in messages/prefixes

The new search prompt in input bar looks like this: [Search (~ str,msg)]

Short description of content:

• ~: case insensitive search (default)
• ==: case sensitive search
• str: search string (default)
• regex: search regular expression
• msg: search in messages (default)
• pre: search in prefixes
• pre|msg: search in prefixes and messages

Happy search!