Words IRC Server does not implement AWAY

	@tenth10th reported
Trac ID	trac#3668
Type	enhancement
Created	2009-02-23 00:43:58Z
Branch	https://github.com/twisted/twisted/tree/irc-away-3668

Here's the traceback you get when Pidgin attempts to log into a Words server:

2009-02-22 19:26:06-0500 [IRCUser,0,127.0.0.1] Unhandled Error
	Traceback (most recent call last):
	  File "/home/glyph/Projects/Twisted/trunk/twisted/python/context.py", line 37, in callWithContext
	    return func(*args,**kw)
	  File "/home/glyph/Projects/Twisted/trunk/twisted/internet/selectreactor.py", line 146, in _doReadOrWrite
	    why = getattr(selectable, method)()
	  File "/home/glyph/Projects/Twisted/trunk/twisted/internet/tcp.py", line 459, in doRead
	    return self.protocol.dataReceived(data)
	  File "/home/glyph/Projects/Twisted/trunk/twisted/words/protocols/irc.py", line 172, in dataReceived
	    self.handleCommand(command, prefix, params)
	--- <exception caught here> ---
	  File "/home/glyph/Projects/Twisted/trunk/twisted/words/protocols/irc.py", line 184, in handleCommand
	    self.irc_unknown(prefix, command, params)
	  File "/home/glyph/Projects/Twisted/trunk/twisted/words/protocols/irc.py", line 191, in irc_unknown
	    raise NotImplementedError(command, prefix, params)
	exceptions.NotImplementedError: ('AWAY', '', [])

Attachments:

• ircAway.patch (8747 bytes) - added by elitak on 2009-09-19 00:20:31Z - svn patch on main branch
• ircAway-2.patch (10485 bytes) - added by elitak on 2009-09-21 18:35:09Z - Here's the new patch

trac-id__3668 3668
type__enhancement enhancement
reporter__tenth tenth
priority__low low
milestone__ 
branch__branches_irc_away_3668 branches/irc-away-3668
branch_author__therve therve
status__new new
resolution__None None
component__words words
keywords__ 
time__1235349838000000 1235349838000000
changetime__1268269295000000 1268269295000000
version__None None
owner__elitak elitak
cc__jesstess

Start with the AWAY traceback in twisted/words/protocols/irc.py and review the attached ircAway.patch and ircAway-2.patch. Trace how IRC commands are dispatched, then verify that Words handles AWAY without raising NotImplementedError when a client such as Pidgin connects.