Implement keep nick

src/models/network.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const filteredFromClient = {
 	irc: true,
 	password: true,
 	ignoreList: true,
+	keepNick: true,
 };
 
 function Network(attr) {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ function Network(attr) {
 		},
 		chanCache: [],
 		ignoreList: [],
+		keepNick: null,
 	});
 
 	if (!this.uuid) {
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ Network.prototype.edit = function(client, args) {
 	const oldNick = this.nick;
 	const oldRealname = this.realname;
 
+	this.keepNick = null;
 	this.nick = args.nick;
 	this.host = String(args.host || "");
 	this.name = String(args.name || "") || this.host;
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ Network.prototype.edit = function(client, args) {
 		if (this.nick !== oldNick) {
 			if (connected) {
 				// Send new nick straight away
-				this.irc.raw("NICK", this.nick);
+				this.irc.changeNick(this.nick);
 			} else {
 				this.irc.options.nick = this.irc.user.nick = this.nick;
 
@@ -269,6 +272,10 @@ Network.prototype.setNick = function(nick) {
 		// Case insensitive search
 		"i"
 	);
+
+	if (this.keepNick === nick) {
+		this.keepNick = null;
+	}
 };
 
 /**

src/plugins/inputs/nick.js

@@ -41,16 +41,27 @@ exports.input = function(network, chan, cmd, args) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// If we were trying to keep a nick and user changes nick, stop trying to keep the old one
+	network.keepNick = null;
+
 	// If connected to IRC, send to server and wait for ACK
 	// otherwise update the nick and UI straight away
-	if (network.irc && network.irc.connection) {
+	if (network.irc) {
-		network.irc.raw("NICK", newNick);
+		if (network.irc.connection && network.irc.connection.connected) {
-	} else {
+			network.irc.changeNick(newNick);
-		network.setNick(newNick);
 
-		this.emit("nick", {
+			return;
-			network: network.uuid,
+		}
-			nick: newNick,
+
-		});
+		network.irc.options.nick = network.irc.user.nick = newNick;
 	}
+
+	network.setNick(newNick);
+
+	this.emit("nick", {
+		network: network.uuid,
+		nick: newNick,
+	});
+
+	this.save();
 };

src/plugins/irc-events/connection.js

@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 			);
 		}
 
+		if (network.keepNick) {
+			// We disconnected without getting our original nick back yet, just set it back locally
+			irc.options.nick = irc.user.nick = network.keepNick;
+
+			network.setNick(network.keepNick);
+			network.keepNick = null;
+
+			this.emit("nick", {
+				network: network.uuid,
+				nick: network.nick,
+			});
+		}
+
 		sendStatus();
 	});
 

src/plugins/irc-events/error.js

@@ -44,10 +44,22 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 	});
 
 	irc.on("nick in use", function(data) {
+		let message = data.nick + ": " + (data.reason || "Nickname is already in use.");
+
+		if (irc.connection.registered === false && !Helper.config.public) {
+			message += " An attempt to use it will be made when this nick quits.";
+
+			// Clients usually get nick in use on connect when reconnecting to a network
+			// after a network failure (like ping timeout), and as a result of that,
+			// TL will append a random number to the nick.
+			// keepNick will try to set the original nick name back if it sees a QUIT for that nick.
+			network.keepNick = irc.user.nick;
+		}
+
 		const lobby = network.channels[0];
 		const msg = new Msg({
 			type: Msg.Type.ERROR,
-			text: data.nick + ": " + (data.reason || "Nickname is already in use."),
+			text: message,
 			showInActive: true,
 		});
 		lobby.pushMessage(client, msg, true);

src/plugins/irc-events/quit.js

@@ -27,5 +27,11 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 				chan: chan.id,
 			});
 		});
+
+		// If user with the nick we are trying to keep has quit, try to get this nick
+		if (network.keepNick === data.nick) {
+			irc.changeNick(network.keepNick);
+			network.keepNick = null;
+		}
 	});
 };