IRC Services Manual

XML data format description

B-1. Data file structure

The example data below shows the structure of the XML data used by Services; click on a tag for information about that tag (from the tag index below). An ellipsis (...) indicates where data is entered.

<ircservices-db>
    <constants>
        <LANG_DEFAULT>...</LANG_DEFAULT>
        <CHANMAX_UNLIMITED>...</CHANMAX_UNLIMITED>
        <CHANMAX_DEFAULT>...</CHANMAX_DEFAULT>
        <TIMEZONE_DEFAULT>...</TIMEZONE_DEFAULT>
        <ACCLEV_FOUNDER>...</ACCLEV_FOUNDER>
        <ACCLEV_INVALID>...</ACCLEV_INVALID>
        <ACCLEV_SOP>...</ACCLEV_SOP>
        <ACCLEV_AOP>...</ACCLEV_AOP>
        <ACCLEV_HOP>...</ACCLEV_HOP>
        <ACCLEV_VOP>...</ACCLEV_VOP>
        <MEMOMAX_UNLIMITED>...</MEMOMAX_UNLIMITED>
        <MEMOMAX_DEFAULT>...</MEMOMAX_DEFAULT>
        <NEWS_LOGON>...</NEWS_LOGON>
        <NEWS_OPER>...</NEWS_OPER>
        <MD_AKILL>...</MD_AKILL>
        <MD_EXCLUSION>...</MD_EXCLUSION>
        <MD_EXCEPTION>...</MD_EXCEPTION>
        <MD_SGLINE>...</MD_SGLINE>
        <MD_SQLINE>...</MD_SQLINE>
        <MD_SZLINE>...</MD_SZLINE>
    </constants>
    <maxusercnt>...</maxusercnt>
    <maxusertime>...</maxusertime>
    <supass>...</supass>
    <nickgroupinfo>
        <id>...</id>
        <nicks count='...'>
            <array-element>...</array-element>
        </nicks>
        <mainnick>...</mainnick>
        <pass>...</pass>
        <url>...</url>
        <email>...</email>
        <info>...</info>
        <authcode>...</authcode>
        <authset>...</authset>
        <flags>...</flags>
        <os_priv>...</os_priv>
        <language>...</language>
        <timezone>...</timezone>
        <channelmax>...</channelmax>
        <access count='...'>
            <array-element>...</array-element>
        </access>
        <ajoin count='...'>
            <array-element>...</array-element>
        </ajoin>
        <memoinfo>
            <memos count='...'>
                <memo>
                    <number>...</number>
                    <flags>...</flags>
                    <time>...</time>
                    <sender>...</sender>
                    <text>...</text>
                </memo>
            </memos>
            <memomax>...</memomax>
        </memoinfo>
        <ignore count='...'>
            <array-element>...</array-element>
        </ignore>
    </nickgroupinfo>
    <nickinfo>
        <nick>...</nick>
        <status>...</status>
        <last_usermask>...</last_usermask>
        <last_realmask>...</last_realmask>
        <last_realname>...</last_realname>
        <last_quit>...</last_quit>
        <time_registered>...</time_registered>
        <last_seen>...</last_seen>
        <nickgroup>...</nickgroup>
    </nickinfo>
    <channelinfo>
        <name>...</name>
        <founder>...</founder>
        <successor>...</successor>
        <founderpass>...</founderpass>
        <desc>...</desc>
        <time_registered>...</time_registered>
        <last_used>...</last_used>
        <last_topic>...</last_topic>
        <last_topic_setter>...</last_topic_setter>
        <last_topic_time>...</last_topic_time>
        <flags>...</flags>
        <levels>
            <CA_INVITE>...</CA_INVITE>
            <CA_AKICK>...</CA_AKICK>
            <CA_SET>...</CA_SET>
            <CA_UNBAN>...</CA_UNBAN>
            <CA_AUTOOP>...</CA_AUTOOP>
            <CA_AUTODEOP>...</CA_AUTODEOP>
            <CA_AUTOVOICE>...</CA_AUTOVOICE>
            <CA_OPDEOP>...</CA_OPDEOP>
            <CA_ACCESS_LIST>...</CA_ACCESS_LIST>
            <CA_CLEAR>...</CA_CLEAR>
            <CA_NOJOIN>...</CA_NOJOIN>
            <CA_ACCESS_CHANGE>...</CA_ACCESS_CHANGE>
            <CA_MEMO>...</CA_MEMO>
            <CA_VOICE>...</CA_VOICE>
            <CA_AUTOHALFOP>...</CA_AUTOHALFOP>
            <CA_HALFOP>...</CA_HALFOP>
            <CA_AUTOPROTECT>...</CA_AUTOPROTECT>
            <CA_PROTECT>...</CA_PROTECT>
            <CA_AUTOOWNER>...</CA_AUTOOWNER>
        </levels>
        <chanaccesslist count='...'>
            <chanaccess>
                <nickgroup>...</nickgroup>
                <level>...</level>
            </chanaccess>
        </chanaccesslist>
        <akicklist count='...'>
            <akick>
                <mask>...</mask>
                <who>...</who>
                <set>...</set>
                <lastused>...</lastused>
            </akick>
        </akicklist>
        <mlock_on>...</mlock_on>
        <mlock_off>...</mlock_off>
        <mlock_limit>...</mlock_limit>
        <mlock_key>...</mlock_key>
        <mlock_link>...</mlock_link>
        <mlock_flood>...</mlock_flood>
        <memoinfo>
            <memos count='...'>
            </memos>
            <memomax>...</memomax>
        </memoinfo>
    </channelinfo>
    <news>
        <type>...</type>
        <num>...</num>
        <text>...</text>
        <who>...</who>
        <time>...</time>
    </news>
    <maskdata type='...'>
        <num>...</num>
        <mask>...</mask>
        <limit>...</limit>
        <reason>...</reason>
        <who>...</who>
        <time>...</time>
        <expires>...</expires>
        <lastused>...</lastused>
    </maskdata>
    <serverstats>
        <name>...</name>
        <t_join>...</t_join>
        <t_quit>...</t_quit>
    </serverstats>
</ircservices-db>

B-2. Tag index

ircservices-db: The enclosing tag for the entire database.
constants: Contains the various constant values used in this data set.
LANG_DEFAULT: Contains the value of the LANG_DEFAULT constant as a decimal integer.
CHANMAX_UNLIMITED: Contains the value of the CHANMAX_UNLIMITED constant as a decimal integer.
CHANMAX_DEFAULT: Contains the value of the CHANMAX_DEFAULT constant as a decimal integer.
TIMEZONE_DEFAULT: Contains the value of the TIMEZONE_DEFAULT constant as a decimal integer.
ACCLEV_FOUNDER: Contains the value of the ACCLEV_FOUNDER constant as a decimal integer.
ACCLEV_INVALID: Contains the value of the ACCLEV_INVALID constant as a decimal integer.
ACCLEV_SOP: Contains the value of the ACCLEV_SOP constant as a decimal integer.
ACCLEV_AOP: Contains the value of the ACCLEV_AOP constant as a decimal integer.
ACCLEV_HOP: Contains the value of the ACCLEV_HOP constant as a decimal integer.
ACCLEV_VOP: Contains the value of the ACCLEV_VOP constant as a decimal integer.
MEMOMAX_UNLIMITED: Contains the value of the MEMOMAX_UNLIMITED constant as a decimal integer.
MEMOMAX_DEFAULT: Contains the value of the MEMOMAX_DEFAULT constant as a decimal integer.
NEWS_LOGON: Contains the value of the NEWS_LOGON constant as a decimal integer.
NEWS_OPER: Contains the value of the NEWS_OPER constant as a decimal integer.
MD_AKILL: Contains the value of the MD_AKILL constant as a decimal integer.
MD_EXCLUSION: Contains the value of the MD_EXCLUSION constant as a decimal integer.
MD_EXCEPTION: Contains the value of the MD_EXCEPTION constant as a decimal integer.
MD_SGLINE: Contains the value of the MD_SGLINE constant as a decimal integer.
MD_SQLINE: Contains the value of the MD_SQLINE constant as a decimal integer.
MD_SZLINE: Contains the value of the MD_SZLINE constant as a decimal integer.
maxusercnt: Contains the maximum number of users seen on the network as a decimal integer.
maxusertime: Contains the timestamp of the time when the maximum number of users on the network was recorded as a decimal integer.
supass: Contains the password for the OperServ SU command, encrypted according to the encryption algorithm in use (if any).
nickgroupinfo: Contains data related to a single nickname group.
id: Contains the ID value for this nickname group as a decimal integer. The ID value is a positive integer unique across all nickname groups.
nicks count='n': Contains n <array-element> tags which contain the nicknames associated with this nickname group.
array-element: Contains a text string used as an array element.
mainnick: Contains the index number in the nicks array of the main nick for the nick group as a decimal integer.
pass: Contains a password, encrypted according to the encryption algorithm in use (if any).
url: Contains a URL for a nickname group or channel.
email: Contains an E-mail address for a nickname or channel.
info: Contains the information text for a nickname group.
authcode: Contains the authorization code for a nickname group as a decimal integer. If no authorization code is set, contains the number 0 (zero).
authset: Contains the timestamp of the time at which the nickname group's authorization code was set, if an authorization code is set.
flags: Contains flags for a nickname or channel as a decimal integer.
os_priv: Contains the OperServ privilege level of a nickname group as a decimal integer.
language: Contains the language (or LANG_DEFAULT) selected for a nickname group as a decimal integer.
timezone: Contains the timezone offset from UTC in minutes (or TIMEZONE_DEFAULT) selected for the nickname as a decimal integer.
channelmax: Contains the maximum number of channels a nickname group is permitted to register (or CHANMAX_UNLIMITED or CHANMAX_DEFAULT) as a decimal integer.
access count='n': Contains n <array-element> tags containing the nickname group's access list entries.
ajoin count='n': Contains n <array-element> tags containing the nickname group's autojoin list entries.
memoinfo: Contains a nickname group or channel's memo data.
memos count='n': Contains n <memo> tags containing memos.
memo: Contains the data for a single memo.
number: Contains the number of the memo as a decimal integer.
time: Contains the timestamp of the time a memo was sent or the time a news or mask-data entry was added as a decimal integer.
sender: Contains the nickname of the sender of the memo.
text: Contains the text of the memo.
memomax: Contains the maximum number of memos the nickname group or channel is allowed to store (or MEMOMAX_UNLIMITED or MEMOMAX_DEFAULT) as a decimal integer.
ignore count='n': Contains n <array-element> tags containing the nickname group's memo ignore list entries.
nickinfo: Contains data for a single nickname.
nick: Contains the nickname with which the data is associated.
status: Contains the nickname's "status" field as a decimal integer.
last_usermask: Contains the nickname's last seen usermask (possibly including a fakehost).
last_realmask: Contains the nickname's last seen real usermask.
last_realname: Contains the nickname's last seen real name.
last_quit: Contains the nickname's last quit message.
time_registered: Contains the timestamp of the time the nickname or channel was registered as a decimal integer.
last_seen: Contains the timestamp of the last time the nickname's owner was seen online as a decimal integer.
nickgroup: Contains the ID value of the nickname group with which this nickname or channel access list entry is associated.
channelinfo: Contains data for a channel.
name: Contains the name of the channel or server with which the following data is associated.
founder: Contains the ID value of the founder's nickname group as a decimal integer.
successor: Contains the ID value of the successor's nickname group as a decimal integer.
founderpass: Contains the channel's founder password, encrypted according to the encryption algorithm in use (if any).
desc: Contains the channel's description.
last_used: Contains the timestamp of the last time a channel was used.
last_topic: Contains the last seen topic of the channel.
last_topic_setter: Contains the nickname of the setter of the last seen topic of the channel.
last_topic_time: Contains the timestamp of the time the last seen topic of the channel was set.
levels: Contains tags for each channel access level.
CA_INVITE: Contains the value of the CA_INVITE level as a decimal integer.
CA_AKICK: Contains the value of the CA_AKICK level as a decimal integer.
CA_SET: Contains the value of the CA_SET level as a decimal integer.
CA_UNBAN: Contains the value of the CA_UNBAN level as a decimal integer.
CA_AUTOOP: Contains the value of the CA_AUTOOP level as a decimal integer.
CA_AUTODEOP: Contains the value of the CA_AUTODEOP level as a decimal integer.
CA_AUTOVOICE: Contains the value of the CA_AUTOVOICE level as a decimal integer.
CA_OPDEOP: Contains the value of the CA_OPDEOP level as a decimal integer.
CA_ACCESS_LIST: Contains the value of the CA_ACCESS_LIST level as a decimal integer.
CA_CLEAR: Contains the value of the CA_CLEAR level as a decimal integer.
CA_NOJOIN: Contains the value of the CA_NOJOIN level as a decimal integer.
CA_ACCESS_CHANGE: Contains the value of the CA_ACCESS_CHANGE level as a decimal integer.
CA_MEMO: Contains the value of the CA_MEMO level as a decimal integer.
CA_VOICE: Contains the value of the CA_VOICE level as a decimal integer.
CA_AUTOHALFOP: Contains the value of the CA_AUTOHALFOP level as a decimal integer.
CA_HALFOP: Contains the value of the CA_HALFOP level as a decimal integer.
CA_AUTOPROTECT: Contains the value of the CA_AUTOPROTECT level as a decimal integer.
CA_PROTECT: Contains the value of the CA_PROTECT level as a decimal integer.
CA_AUTOOWNER: Contains the value of the CA_AUTOOWNER level as a decimal integer.
chanaccesslist count='n': Contains n <chanaccess> tags containing the entries on the channel's access list.
chanaccess: Contains the data for a channel access list entry.
level: Contains the level for a channel access list entry as a decimal integer.
akicklist count='n': Contains n <akick> tags containing the entries on the channel's autokick list.
akick: Contains the data for a channel autokick list entry.
mask: Contains the mask associated with a channel autokick or mask-data entry.
who: Contains the nickname of the user who added a channel autokick or mask-data entry.
set: Contains the timestamp of the time a channel autokick entry was added.
lastused: Contains the timestamp of the last time a channel autokick or mask-data entry was added.
mlock_on: Contains the string of modes locked on for the channel.
mlock_off: Contains the string of modes locked off for the channel.
mlock_limit: Contains the channel's locked limit, if any.
mlock_key: Contains the channel's locked key, if any.
mlock_link: Contains the channel's locked link channel, if any.
mlock_flood: Contains the channel's locked flood setting, if any.
news: Contains the data for a news item.
type: Contains the type of the news item (NEWS_LOGON or NEWS_OPER) or mask-data entry (MD_*) as a decimal integer.
num: Contains the number of the news item as a decimal integer.
maskdata: Contains the data for a mask-data entry.
limit: Contains the limit for an exception list entry as a decimal integer.
reason: Contains the reason given for a mask-data entry.
expires: Contains the timestamp of the time at wich a mask-data entry expires.
serverstats: Contains the data for a StatServ server entry.
t_join: Contains the timestamp of the last time the server joined the network.
t_quit: Contains the timestamp of the last time the server disconnected from the network.

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