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DirectConnect Specification

Asked by nascentmind

Hi,
   In the direct connect specification it says that a command ends with a | (pipe symbol) but when i connect to a verlihub hub it gives $Lock <Something> | Hub was up blah blah blah | hub supported by blah blah blah| .Is that a protocol extension or something? If yes is it possible for someone to point me to the right specs?

Thanks in advance.

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Pietry (pietry) said : 		#1

$Lock <Something> | Hub was up blah blah blah | hub supported by blah blah blah|
Those are 3 commands , then

If yes is it possible for someone to point me to the right specs?

There are no specs. Try to use wireshark to get the actual messages that the client and hub are sending. You might get a picture then...

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nascentmind (nascent-mind) said : 		#2

Shouldn't command start with a '$' ?

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Best Pietry (pietry) said : 		#3

IIRC commands that dont start with $ are chat messages and should be displayed per se.

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nascentmind (nascent-mind) said : 		#4

Ok. The problem with this approach is that its tough to know when a message ends. In ADC protocol there is atleast an eol to stop the parsing. Thanks for the help.

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nascentmind (nascent-mind) said : 		#5

Thanks Pietry, that solved my question.

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Pietry (pietry) said : 		#6

Yes, this theoretically means that "|" or "$" cannot be included in any command.
To avoid this flaw, DC++ created a workaround: send the html equivalent of the character if inside the command
http://www.degraeve.com/reference/specialcharacters.php
So a message ends on "|".