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LurkerSkeleton.rb

require 'socket'
class Lurker
  def initialize(channel, server, name)
    @channel, @server, @name = channel, server, name
  end

  def connect
    #Create socket, send ident, name and other stuff.
    #Connect to channel.
  end

  def start
    @work = true
    log
  end

  def log
    while @work
      #Socket receive and store.
      #Respond to pings.
    end
  end

  def stop
    @work = nil
    #Socket send disconnect message, and disconnect.
  end
end