Function joinChan

src/bitmessagecli.py:466–487

()

def joinChan():
    global usrPrompt
    while True:
        address = userInput("Enter channel address")
        
        if (address == "c"):
                usrPrompt = 1
                print ' '
                main()
        elif (validAddress(address)== False):
            print '\n     Invalid. "c" to cancel. Please try again.\n'
        else:
            break
    
    password = userInput("Enter channel name")
    password = password.encode('base64')
    try:
        print api.joinChan(password,address)
    except:
        print '\n     Connection Error\n'
        usrPrompt = 0
        main()

def leaveChan():
    global usrPrompt