Matrix client module for Irssi

This is still an early work in progress. The module so far can:

• define a Matrix connection (with some manual Irssi config editing)
• connect to a Matrix server
• authenticate using either a password or an existing access token
• recognize joined rooms and create channel windows in Irssi for each
• poll for new events
• show some basic room events like joins, leaves and text messages
• send basic text messages to rooms
• ...and that's it

Installation

Requires:

• irssi headers
• glib-2 headers
• matrix-glib from https://codeberg.org/ticho/matrix-glib (the official repo on github is outdated)

To build, use the usual autotools steps:

• ./autogen.sh
• ./configure
• make && sudo make install

Usage

Due to how networks and servers work in Irssi, the way to define a Matrix connection is a bit peculiar:

1. Load the module in Irssi

/load matrix

2. Add a network definition manually in your irssi configuration, in "chatnets" section. Something like:

matrix_foo = { type = "matrix"; };

3. Start Irssi and load the "matrix" module.
4. Create a server in the added network, using your Matrix ID as server address.

/server add -network matrix_foo @foo:example.org 0 secretpassword

...or, if you want to use access token from an existing Matrix login session...

/server add -network matrix_foo -access_token mysecrettoken @foo:example.org

5. Connect to the network, or to the server

/connect matrix_foo

...or...

/connect @foo:example.org

Contact

I am "Ticho" on #irssi channel on Libera IRC network, or "@ticho:cyberdi.sk" on Matrix.