irc:whois() is unrealisticly slow

[f4th0m]

Hello!

First thanks for this code, it works really nicely.
The problem I have is when I use irc:whois() it takes up to 2 seconds when the user is present and up to 4 seconds when there is no such user.
Here my test case, this function is in onchat hook:
if (channel == bot.nick and command == "whois") then
local userinfo = bot:whois(message:sub(7))['userinfo']
if (userinfo) then
local host = userinfo[4]
if (host) then
sircbot:sendChat(user.nick, host)
end
else
sircbot:sendChat(user.nick, "user not found")
end
end

The mentioned times are reponse times, between giving the command to the bot and the reply of the bot.

Thanks in advance!
Tamás

[servusdei2018]

How many users are in that specific IRC?

You should time irc:whois() Itself rather than timing the bot's response, too, because if you go through IRC, a lot of other factors come into account, including latency, network speeds, other possible people using the bot, etc.

[f4th0m]

Actually this is a mini IRC server just for the friends, user count is 11, plus some duplications for phones and such. I will try to measure the whois also.