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[FR] getchanidle for $botnick is not reset on PRIVMSG in puthelp/serv/quick
Feature request. (currently for 1.8.4)
The getchanidle $botnick $chan does not return a valid idle (or should I say observed last activity) time when we query for a bot itself. The value is reset on some events like setting channel mode (pushmode or putkick), but it is not when sending normal messages to queues. Most likely because ordinary PRIVMSGs do not cause any feedback from IRC server.
Queue manager could parse text we send to server and reset bot's idle if valid PRIVMSG is detected as well. (and other omitted protocol commands which do not cause any feedback message, but might be observed on channel by others)
IMHO it does not really matter for a bot if server received and propagated further into the network those messages. (or it does…?)
For example .tcl puthelp "KICK #channel somenick :somereason" and .tcl putserv "MODE #channel +m" cause idle reset because server responds with [24/02:13:14] [@] botnick!ident@host MODE #channel +m so it is observed by bot and causes bot's event and hence an idle reset.
However this is not exactly correct as getchanidle is not really an idle, but observed last activity. For example pushmode does not reset IRC idle, but is considered as a reset by a bot (for any nick). This should have to be clarified in docs at least (or command renamed?).
(not sure about backward compatibility for scripts; this behaviour was observed for 1.6.21 as well)
I've got the same issue with an autoaway detection script: https://www.tclarchive.org/download.php?id=1541 which makes use of getchanidle command.
