ircator.rb

require "ircator"

irc = Ircator::Connection.new(
  :nick => "ircator",
  :host => "irc.ircator.com",
  :port => 6667,
  :password => "secret"
)

irc.transmit "JOIN #channel"

while m = irc.receive
  case m[:command]
  when "JOIN" then
    puts "<< #{m[:prefix]} joined #{m[:params].first} >>"
  when "PRIVMSG" then
    puts "[#{m[:params].first}|#{m[:prefix]}] #{m[:params].last}"
  when "PART" then
    puts "<< #{m[:prefix]} left #{m[:params].first} >>"
  when "QUIT" then
    puts "<< #{m[:prefix]} quit >>"
  end
end