Added socat wrapper for easy connection to SSL/ipv6 servers

sample.conf

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ set ctimeout	60
 ;
 ;  add some servers to the serverlist
 ;
+;  We don't currently support SSL or ipv6 but there's an easy workaround
+;  see socat.sh
+
 servergroup undernet
 server	amsterdam.nl.eu.undernet.org	6663
 server	amsterdam2.nl.eu.undernet.org	6663

socat.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Simple wrapper that alows energymech to connect to SSL and/or ipv6 servers
+# Run it before running energymech
+
+# Listen port. In the energymech config put 'server localhost 6003'
+LPORT=6003
+
+# IRC server/port to connect to. This can be a hostname, ipv4, or ipv6 address
+# Examples. Pick one.
+
+# Freenode, with SSL and valid/signed server certificate
+# Will prefer ipv6 if available
+IRCSERVER=OPENSSL:irc.freenode.net:6697,pf=ip6
+
+# Freenode, prefer ipv4
+# IRCSERVER=OPENSSL:irc.freenode.net:6697,pf=ip4
+
+# ipv4 server with self-signed SSL certificate
+# Use this noverify option if you're having trouble with SSL..
+# IRCSERVER=OPENSSL:69.132.46.1:6697,noverify
+
+# Raw ipv6 address, no SSL
+# IRCSERVER=TCP6:[2a01:128:79d:1::8]:6667
+
+
+SOCAT=`which socat`
+if [ -z "$SOCAT" ]; then
+    echo socat not found, please install it
+    echo On Debian: sudo apt-get install socat
+    echo On Redhat: sudo yum install socat
+    echo Or you can build it from source and add it to your \$PATH
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PIDFILE=socat.pid
+kill `cat $PIDFILE 2>/dev/null` >/dev/null 2>&1
+${SOCAT} TCP4-LISTEN:${LPORT},reuseaddr,fork,bind=127.0.0.1 ${IRCSERVER} >socat.log 2>&1 </dev/null &
+echo $! >$PIDFILE
+
+echo running. Check socat.log if you are having problems