#+TITLE: ERC layer

* Table of Contents                                         :TOC_4_gh:noexport:
 - [[#description][Description]]
 - [[#features][Features]]
 - [[#install][Install]]
   - [[#layer][Layer]]
   - [[#os-x][OS X]]
   - [[#social-graph][Social graph]]
 - [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
 - [[#spacemacs-layout-support][Spacemacs Layout Support]]

* Description
Layer for [[http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ERC][ERC IRC chat]].

* Features
- Highlight nicks (using [[https://github.com/leathekd/erc-hl-nicks][erc-hl-nicks]])
- Image inline support (using [[https://github.com/kidd/erc-image.el][erc-image]])
- Logging to ~/.emacs.d/.cache/erc-logs and ViewLogMode for viewing logs
  (using [[https://github.com/Niluge-KiWi/erc-view-log][erc-view-log]])
- YouTube videos Thumbnails inline (using [[https://github.com/yhvh/erc-yt][erc-yt]])
- Social Graph for ERC messages (using [[https://github.com/vibhavp/erc-social-graph][erc-social-graph]])
- ERC yank, if pasting more than 5 lines, create a gist for it. (needs to have
  =github= layer enabled, or using =gist= package)
- Optional SASL authentication via the variable =erc-enable-sasl-auth=
  (using [[http://emacswiki.org/emacs/ErcSASL][erc-sasl]])
- Gitter support! This includes clickable issue numbers, inline markdown
  highlighting, and more (check package doc). Go to irc.gitter.im to get
  credentials and use erc-tls to connect ( ~SPC a i E~ ).
- Completion of Emojis using [[https://github.com/dunn/company-emoji][company-emoji]] (still needs a way of showing, either
  using the =emoji= layer or having a proper font) :clap:

* Install
** Layer
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =erc= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.

** OS X
It's recommended to install the [[https://github.com/alloy/terminal-notifier][terminal-notifier gem]] so that you get
notifications via the OS X Notification Center.

** Social graph
 [[https://github.com/vibhavp/erc-social-graph][erc-social-graph]] needs graphviz to be installed on your system.

* Key bindings

| Key Binding | Description                                           |
|-------------+-------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC a i e~ | Starts ERC                                            |
| ~SPC a i E~ | Starts ERC via TLS/SSL                                |
| ~SPC a i i~ | Switch to next active ERC buffer                      |
| ~SPC m b~   | Switch between ERC buffers                            |
| ~SPC m d~   | Interactively input a user action and send it to IRC. |
| ~SPC m D~   | Draw Social Graph using  [[https://github.com/vibhavp/erc-social-graph][erc-social-graph]]             |
| ~SPC m j~   | Join a channel, executes the /join command            |
| ~SPC m n~   | Run "/names #channel" in the current channel.         |
| ~SPC m l~   | Run the /list command                                 |
| ~SPC m p~   | Part from the channel                                 |
| ~SPC m q~   | Quit server                                           |

*Note:* If you want to connect securely to an IRC server, you must run =erc-tls=
     command on ~SPC a i E~ instead of the =erc= command.

* Spacemacs Layout Support

ERC buffers are added automatically to the default layout for ERC controlled by
the variable ~erc-spacemacs-layout-name~ (defaults to "@ERC") and the default
binding ("E") is controlled by ~erc-spacemacs-layout-binding~