var commands = {} commands.msg = function (settings, params) { var sendObj = { method: 'msg', params: { msg: params } } settings.sock.send(JSON.stringify(sendObj)) } commands.nick = function (settings, params) { var sendObj = { method: 'nick', params: { nick: params }, } settings.sock.send(JSON.stringify(sendObj)) } commands.badcommand = function (settings, params) { console.log("error", params); chatboxAppend( 'error', 'command not found' ) }