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+<?php
+/**
+* Name: IRC Chat Plugin
+* Description: add an Internet Relay Chat chatroom
+* Version: 1.0
+* Author: tony baldwin <http://tonybaldwin.me>
+*/
+
+
+function irc_install() {
+register_hook('app_menu', 'addon/irc/irc.php', 'irc_app_menu');
+}
+
+function irc_uninstall() {
+unregister_hook('app_menu', 'addon/irc/irc.php', 'irc_app_menu');
+
+}
+
+function irc_app_menu($a,&$b) {
+$b['app_menu'][] = '<div class="app-title"><a href="irc">' . t('irc Chatroom') . '</a></div>';
+}
+
+
+function irc_module() {
+return;
+}
+
+
+function irc_content(&$a) {
+
+$baseurl = $a->get_baseurl() . '/addon/irc';
+$o = '';
+
+
+ // add the chatroom frame and some html
+    $o .= '<h2>IRC chat</h2>';
+    $o .= '<iframe src=\"http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=friendica\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\"></iframe>'
+    
+}
+
+