Proposed syntax for IRC bot

gistfile1.js

// Proposed syntax for IRC bot
// ---------------------------

jerk(function() {
  // `watch_for` takes a regular expression, and matches it against everything that is said
  watch_for(/^api (\w+)\.(\w+)/, function(message) {
    // Message object has properties: match_data, channel, user, text
    // `say` replies in the channel that the message was heard in
    say(message.user.nick + ": Something " + message.match_data[1]);
  });

  // `watch_for` can also match strings
  watch_for("help", function(message) {
    say("Help topics: ...");
  });
}).connect(options);


// Options
var options = {
  // Required
  server:   "127.0.0.1",
  
  // Optional
  port:     6667,
  encoding: "ascii",
  nick:     "js-irc",
  channels: ["#runlevel6"],
  user: {
    username: "js-irc",
    hostname: "thetubes",
    servername: "tube1",
    realname: "Javascript Bot"
  }
};