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https://github.com/avojak/iridium
Native Linux IRC client built in Vala and Gtk for elementary OS
https://github.com/avojak/iridium
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Native Linux IRC client built in Vala and Gtk for elementary OS
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/avojak/iridium
- Owner: avojak
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2019-05-01T01:35:52.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-03-12T01:25:07.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-25T09:29:07.345Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: elementary-os, gtk, gtk3, irc, irc-client, linux, vala, vala-applications
- Language: Vala
- Homepage:
- Size: 4.82 MB
- Stars: 54
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 6
- Open Issues: 29
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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## The friendly IRC client
Iridium is a native Linux IRC client built in Vala and Gtk for [elementary OS](https://elementary.io).
## Install from Source
You can install Iridium by compiling from source. Here's the list of
dependencies required:
- `granite (>= 0.6.0)`
- `debhelper (>= 10.5.1)`
- `gettext`
- `libgtk-3-dev (>= 3.10)`
- `libgee-0.8-dev`
- `libsecret-1-dev`
- `libsqlite3-dev`
- `meson`
- `valac (>= 0.28.0)`
- `libsqlite3-dev`
- `libgtksourceview-4-dev`
- `libhandy-1-dev (>=1.0.0)`
An `install-dev-dependencies.sh` script is available to help developers get up and running.
## Building and Running
```bash
$ meson build --prefix=/usr
$ sudo ninja -C build install
$ com.github.avojak.iridium
```
### Flatpak
To test the Flatpak build with Flatpak Builder:
```bash
$ flatpak-builder build com.github.avojak.iridium.yml --user --install --force-clean
$ flatpak run --env=G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all com.github.avojak.iridium
```
Another helpful environment variable to set is `GTK_DEBUG=interactive` for investigating UI and styling issues.
### Development Build
You can also install a development build alongside a stable version by specifying the dev profile:
```bash
$ meson build --prefix=/usr -Dprofile=dev
$ sudo ninja -C build install
$ G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all com.github.avojak.iridium-dev
```
### Updating Translations
When new translatable strings are added, ensure that `po/POTFILES` contains a
reference to the file with the translatable string.
Update the `.pot` file which contains the translatable strings:
```bash
$ ninja -C build com.github.avojak.iridium-pot
```
Generate translations for the languages listed in the `po/LINGUAS` files:
```bash
$ ninja -C build com.github.avojak.iridium-update-po
```
### Testing
To facilitate testing, a `test-server.py` script is available which starts a local IRC server using Docker.
```bash
$ ./test-server.py [-h] {create|start|watch|stop|reset}
```
To create a new test server:
```bash
$ ./test-server.py create
```
You should now be able to connect to the server from Iridium using the Server `localhost`, and all other settings as default. (Note: If you have configured the settings to reject unacceptable SSL/TLS certificates, you may not be able to connect because the Docker IRC server uses self-signed certificates)
### Troubleshooting and Debugging
#### Logging
Log messages can be found using the `journalctl` command. For example, the following will show journal messages for the current boot of the OS:
```bash
$ journalctl -b
```
When the application starts, it logs a series of messages with basic information:
```
Jan 01 11:13:24 avojak-eOS plank.desktop[1992]: [INFO 11:13:24.802632] Application.vala:48: com.github.avojak.iridium-dev version: 1.0.0
Jan 01 11:13:24 avojak-eOS plank.desktop[1992]: [INFO 11:13:24.802666] Application.vala:49: Kernel version: 5.4.0-58-generic
Jan 01 11:13:24 avojak-eOS plank.desktop[1992]: [INFO 11:13:24.815561] SecretManager.vala:46: Secret schema version: 1
Jan 01 11:13:24 avojak-eOS plank.desktop[1992]: [INFO 11:13:24.850977] SQLClient.vala:39: Database file: iridium01.db
```
This can also be useful to locate where the application started amidst all of the journal entries.
#### Config Files
With Flatpak, application config files can be found in: `~/.var/app/com.github.avojak.iridium/`
## Project Status
This project is very much in-progress and has a lot of remaining work. Check out the [Projects](https://github.com/avojak/iridium/projects) page to track progress towards the next milestone.
Please keep in mind that at this time I am developing Iridium as a personal project in my limited free time to learn Vala and contribute back to the [elementary OS](https://elementary.io) community, so do not be offended if I reject a pull request or other contribution.
