Primitive Types¶
All serialization is done in network format big-endian.
Serialization of basic types is trivial and will not be discussed here.
string8 is used to refer to UTF-8 encoded Strings, string16 is used to
refer to UTF-16BE encoded strings, string8-null is used to refer to UTF-8
encoded strings with trailing null byte
Primitive types are serialized by serializing each of their fields sequentially.
String¶
Strings are serialized as a signed int of the length in bytes (plus 1 for
string8-null) plus their content in the specified encoding (plus one
null-byte for string8-null).
If the length is -1, the String is to be considered equivalent to NULL.
StringList¶
StringLists are serialized as an int32 of the amount of elements, and a
string16 for each element.
Variant¶
First, an int32 for the type, then an uint8 for an unknown value, then,
if the type is a usertype, the typename as string8-null, and then the
value in its own format.
List¶
VariantLists are serialized as an int32 of the length, and a Variant for
each element.
Map¶
VariantMaps are serialized as an int32 of the amount of keys, and then
for each key a string16 for the key and a Variant for each element.
Type¶
Warning: string8 uses the id of QByteArray in the serialization.
| Enum | Value |
|---|---|
| Void | 0x00000000 |
| Bool | 0x00000001 |
| Int | 0x00000002 |
| UInt | 0x00000003 |
| QVariantMap | 0x00000008 |
| QVariantList | 0x00000009 |
| QString | 0x0000000a |
| QStringList | 0x0000000b |
| QByteArray | 0x0000000c |
| QDate | 0x0000000e |
| QTime | 0x0000000f |
| QDateTime | 0x00000010 |
| QRegExp | 0x0000002b |
| UserType | 0x0000007f |
| Long | 0x00000081 |
| Short | 0x00000082 |
| Char | 0x00000083 |
| ULong | 0x00000084 |
| UShort | 0x00000085 |
| UChar | 0x00000086 |
| QVariant | 0x00000090 |
| User | 0x00000100 |
| LastType | 0xffffffff |
DateTime¶
| Type | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
int32 |
julianDay | Day in Julian calendar, unknown if signed or unsigned |
int32 |
millisOfDay | Milliseconds since start of day |
uint8 |
zone | Timezone of DateTime, 0x00 is local, 0x01 is UTC |
Time¶
| Type | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
int32 |
millisOfDay | Milliseconds since start of day |
Protocol¶
| Type | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
uint8 |
flags | See below |
int16 |
extra | Extra data, depends on the protocol |
int8 |
version | Protocol Version |
Flags¶
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| ssl | 0x01 |
| compression | 0x02 |
BufferInfo¶
| Type | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
int32 |
id | BufferId, a unique, sequential id for the buffer |
int32 |
networkId | NetworkId of the network the buffer belongs to |
int16 |
type | See below |
string8 |
name | BufferName as displayed to the user |
Type¶
| Enum | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | 0x01 |
| Channel | 0x02 |
| Query | 0x04 |
| Group | 0x08 |
Message¶
| Type | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
int32 |
messageId | The unique, sequential id for the message |
ìnt32 |
timestamp | The timestamp of the message in UNIX time (32-bit, seconds) |
int32 |
type | See below |
uint8 |
flags | See below |
BufferInfo |
buffer | The buffer the message belongs to, usually everything but BufferId is set to NULL |
string8 |
sender | The sender as nick!ident@host |
string8 |
content | The message content, already stripped from CTCP formatting, but containing mIRC format codes |
Type¶
| Enum | Value |
|---|---|
| Plain | 0x00000001 |
| Notice | 0x00000002 |
| Action | 0x00000004 |
| Nick | 0x00000008 |
| Mode | 0x00000010 |
| Join | 0x00000020 |
| Part | 0x00000040 |
| Quit | 0x00000080 |
| Kick | 0x00000100 |
| Kill | 0x00000200 |
| Server | 0x00000400 |
| Info | 0x00000800 |
| Error | 0x00001000 |
| DayChange | 0x00002000 |
| Topic | 0x00004000 |
| NetsplitJoin | 0x00008000 |
| NetsplitQuit | 0x00010000 |
| Invite | 0x00020000 |
Flags¶
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Self | 0x00000001 |
| Highlight | 0x00000002 |
| Redirected | 0x00000004 |
| ServerMsg | 0x00000008 |
| Backlog | 0x00000080 |