# Cinch - An IRC Bot Building Framework

**Category:** Standalone_Bot
**Original Author:** Lee Jarvis, Dominik Honnef

## Description
Cinch is a Ruby-based framework for building IRC bots that provides an easy-to-use interface with plugins and rules.

## Key Features
- Provides a simple DSL (Domain-Specific Language) for creating IRC bots.
- Supports defining commands and rules through plugins.
- Enables auto-voicing of visitors in channels.
- Integrates with Google search functionality.
- Manages channel operations like joining, parting, and kicking users based on admin permissions.

## File Analysis
- **LICENSE** — Copyright notice and permission details for the software.
- **README.md** — Documentation describing Cinch as a framework for quickly creating IRC bots.
- **.gitignore** — Files to be ignored by Git version control system.
- **.yardopts** — Options for YARD documentation generator.
- **Rakefile** — Configuration and tasks for building, testing, and documenting the bot.
- **cinch.gemspec** — Metadata for packaging Cinch as a Ruby gem.
- **autovoice.rb** — Bot that auto-voices visitors in channels based on admin commands.
- **google.rb** — Bot that performs Google searches and sends results to users.
- **hello.rb** — Simple bot that greets users with "Hello, [nick]".
- **join_part.rb** — Bot that manages channel joins and parts based on admin permissions.
- **memo.rb** — Stores messages for users in a channel.
- **msg.rb** — Sends private messages to specified users.
- **seen.rb** — Tracks when users were last seen in channels.
- **urban_dict.rb** — Retrieves definitions from Urban Dictionary.
- **url_shorten.rb** — Shortens URLs found in messages.
- **autovoice.rb** (repeated) — Bot that auto-voices visitors in channels based on admin commands.
- **custom_prefix.rb** — Defines a custom prefix for bot commands.
- **google.rb** (repeated) — Bot that performs Google searches and sends results to users.
- **hello.rb** (repeated) — Simple bot that greets users with "Hello, [nick]".
- **join_part.rb** (repeated) — Bot that manages channel joins and parts based on admin permissions.
- **memo.rb** (repeated) — Stores messages for users in a channel.
- **msg.rb** (repeated) — Sends private messages to specified users.
- **multiple_matches.rb** — Defines multiple commands with different patterns.
- **seen.rb** (repeated) — Tracks when users were last seen in channels.
- **urban_dict.rb** (repeated) — Retrieves definitions from Urban Dictionary.
- **url_shorten.rb** (repeated) — Shortens URLs found in messages.
- **cinch.rb** — Core Ruby module for Cinch, defining constants and methods.
- **ban.rb** — Manages channel bans based on user masks.
- **bot.rb** — Bot class definition with configuration options.
- **callback.rb** — Callback handling for bot events.
- **channel.rb** — Channel management for the bot.
- **constants.rb** — Defines error codes and constants used in the bot.
- **exceptions.rb** — Custom exception classes for Cinch.
- **helpers.rb** — Helper methods for working with channels, users, and messages.
- **irc.rb** — IRC connection and message handling for the bot.
- **isupport.rb** — ISupport handling for the bot.
- **mask.rb** — Mask handling for user authentication.
- **message.rb** — Message parsing and handling in the bot.
- **message_queue.rb** — Queue management for sending messages to the server.
- **plugin.rb** — Plugin system for defining commands and rules.
- **syncable.rb** — Synchronization methods for bot attributes.
- **user.rb** — User management for the bot.