TypeError: No method channel

[enriquemorenotent]

I have this code written in Coffeescript:

irc = require "irc"

class Bot

    config:
        server: "irc.freenode.com"
        name: "MyBot"

    constructor: ->
        @client = new irc.Client
            connection:
                host: @config.server,
                port: 6667
            identity:
                nickname: @config.name

        channel = @client.channel "#echotest"

new Bot()

When I run it, I get this message:

TypeError: Object #<Client> has no method 'channel'

[mbouchenoire]

If you installed the irc module via npm install irc then you got the 0.3.x branch, which does not have the channel() function anymore (replaced by join())

[enriquemorenotent]

Then why is it written like this on the main README?

[ward]

This can be closed, it details confusion between the new and old API.