add more jokes

README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ most to least recommended
 | :---   | :---    |
 | telnet | `telnet r0c.int` |
 | socat  | `socat -,raw,echo=0 tcp:r0c.int:531` |
+| bash   | [mostly internals](clients/bash.sh) |
 | netcat | `nc r0c.int 531` |
-| bash   | `exec 147<>/dev/tcp/r0c.int/531; cat <&147 & while read -r x; do printf '%s\n' "$x" >&147; done` |
-| powershell | [scrolling is kinda broken](clients/powershell.ps1)
+| the oneliner | connecting: `exec 147<>/dev/tcp/r0c.int/531;cat<&147 &while read -rN1 x;do printf '%s' "$x">&147;done` |
+|              | disconnecting: `exec 147<&-; killall cat #sorry` |
+| powershell   | [scrolling is kinda broken](clients/powershell.ps1)
+
+the powershell client is useless because powershell's VT100 implementation is buggy; scrolling sometimes work, sometimes doesn't, high chance you'll miss messages but it's (very slightly) better than nothing

clients/bash.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# --------------------------------------------
+# tcp plaintext client without linebuffering
+# --------------------------------------------
+# uses bash internals wherever possible,
+# let me know if I missed some opportunities
+# --------------------------------------------
+
+debug=''
+#debug=1
+
+cat_pid=''
+
+function ctrl_c()
+{
+	kill $cat_pid
+	exit 0
+}
+
+function connect()
+{
+	# hook ctrl-c for cleanup
+	trap ctrl_c INT
+
+	# open the tcp connection
+	exec 147<>/dev/tcp/$1/$2
+	
+	# dump socket to stdout
+	cat <&147 & cat_pid=$!
+
+	# read keyboard and send each key to the socket
+	while read -rN1 x
+	do
+		[[ $debug ]] &&
+		{
+			printf '%s' "$x" |
+			tee /dev/stderr 2>&1 >&147 |
+			xxd -c8 -g1 >> /dev/shm/r0c-log
+		} ||
+		printf '%s' "$x" >&147
+	done
+}
+
+[[ "x$2" == "x" ]] &&
+{
+	echo
+	echo "   r0c client (bash edition)"
+	echo "     need argument 1:  r0c server ip or hostname"
+	echo "     need argument 2:  r0c server port"
+	echo
+	exit 1
+}
+
+connect $1 $2

doc/todo.md

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ the other lists are roughly sorted by importance (and additionally split in two
 
 # bugs: whatever
 
+* jump to ch0 on nick change
+* powershell's vt100 impl is a glitchy mess
 * py2 deadlocks on quit with threadcapture running
 * channel cleanup doesn't happen unless user joins another channel after parting
 * check for queue buildups in general