commit 6fb1ecc09085b1f68b0c1d52ecf6a61142ba94fc
Author: Daniel Oaks <daniel@danieloaks.net>
Date:   Sun Jan 17 02:45:59 2016 +1000

    Initial commit

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2016, Daniel Oaks
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
+LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
+OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# gIRC-go
+
+I write an IRC library in Python called [gIRC](https://github.com/DanielOaks/girc). This is something similar, but for Go!
+
+I don't recommend using this in production in any way at all yet.
diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
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+// written by Daniel Oaks <daniel@danieloaks.net>
+// released under the CC0 Public Domain license
+
+package girc
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// TagValue represents the value of a tag. This is because tags may have
+// no value at all or just an empty value, and this can represent both
+// using the HasValue attribute.
+type TagValue struct {
+	HasValue bool
+	Value    string
+}
+
+// IrcMessage represents an IRC message, as defined by the RFCs and as
+// extended by the IRCv3 Message Tags specification with the introduction
+// of message tags.
+type IrcMessage struct {
+	Tags    map[string]TagValue
+	Prefix  string
+	Command string
+	Params  []string
+}
+
+// ParseLine creates and returns an IrcMessage from the given IRC line.
+func ParseLine(line string) (IrcMessage, error) {
+	line = strings.Trim(line, "\r\n")
+	var ircmsg IrcMessage
+
+	// tags
+	ircmsg.Tags = make(map[string]TagValue)
+	if line[0] == '@' {
+		splitLine := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
+		tags := splitLine[0][1:]
+		line = strings.TrimLeft(splitLine[1], " ")
+
+		for _, fulltag := range strings.Split(tags, ";") {
+			var name string
+			var val TagValue
+			if strings.Contains(fulltag, "=") {
+				val.HasValue = true
+				splittag := strings.SplitN(fulltag, "=", 2)
+				name = splittag[0]
+				val.Value = splittag[1]
+				// TODO: unescape values
+			} else {
+				name = fulltag
+				val.HasValue = false
+			}
+
+			ircmsg.Tags[name] = val
+		}
+	}
+
+	// prefix
+	if line[0] == ':' {
+		splitLine := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
+		ircmsg.Prefix = splitLine[0][1:]
+		line = strings.TrimLeft(splitLine[1], " ")
+	}
+
+	// command
+	splitLine := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
+	ircmsg.Command = strings.ToUpper(splitLine[0])
+	line = strings.TrimLeft(splitLine[1], " ")
+
+	// parameters
+	for {
+		// handle trailing
+		if line[0] == ':' {
+			ircmsg.Params = append(ircmsg.Params, line[1:])
+			break
+		}
+
+		// regular params
+		splitLine := strings.SplitN(line, " ", 2)
+		ircmsg.Params = append(ircmsg.Params, splitLine[0])
+
+		if len(splitLine) > 1 {
+			line = strings.TrimLeft(splitLine[1], " ")
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ircmsg, nil
+}
+
+// MakeMessage provides a simple way to create a new IrcMessage.
+func MakeMessage(tags *map[string]TagValue, prefix string, command string, params ...string) IrcMessage {
+	var ircmsg IrcMessage
+
+	ircmsg.Tags = make(map[string]TagValue)
+	if tags != nil {
+		for tag, value := range *tags {
+			ircmsg.Tags[tag] = value
+		}
+	}
+
+	ircmsg.Prefix = prefix
+	ircmsg.Command = command
+	ircmsg.Params = params
+
+	return ircmsg
+}
+
+// NoTagValue returns an empty TagValue.
+func NoTagValue() TagValue {
+	var tag TagValue
+	tag.HasValue = false
+	return tag
+}
+
+// MakeTagValue returns a TagValue with a defined value.
+func MakeTagValue(value string) TagValue {
+	var tag TagValue
+	tag.HasValue = true
+	tag.Value = value
+	return tag
+}
+
+// Line returns a sendable line created from an IrcMessage.
+func (ircmsg *IrcMessage) Line() (string, error) {
+	var line string
+
+	if len(ircmsg.Command) < 1 {
+		return "", errors.New("irc: IRC messages MUST have a command")
+	}
+
+	if len(ircmsg.Tags) > 0 {
+		line += "@"
+
+		for tag, val := range ircmsg.Tags {
+			line += tag
+
+			if val.HasValue {
+				line += "="
+				line += val.Value
+				// TODO: escape values
+			}
+
+			line += ";"
+		}
+		// TODO: this is ugly, but it works for now
+		line = strings.TrimSuffix(line, ";")
+
+		line += " "
+	}
+
+	if len(ircmsg.Prefix) > 0 {
+		line += ":"
+		line += ircmsg.Prefix
+		line += " "
+	}
+
+	line += ircmsg.Command
+
+	if len(ircmsg.Params) > 0 {
+		for i, param := range ircmsg.Params {
+			line += " "
+			if strings.Contains(param, " ") || len(param) < 1 {
+				if i != len(ircmsg.Params)-1 {
+					return "", errors.New("irc: Cannot have a param with spaces or an empty param before the last parameter")
+				}
+				line += ":"
+			}
+			line += param
+		}
+	}
+
+	line += "\r\n"
+
+	return line, nil
+}