implem,ent state.rate()

state.go

@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ type state struct {
 	// conn is a net.Conn reference to the IRC server.
 	conn net.Conn
 
+	// lastWrite is used ot keep track of when we last wrote to the server.
+	lastWrite time.Time
+	// writeDelay is used to keep track of rate limiting of events sent to
+	// the server.
+	writeDelay time.Duration
+
 	// connected is true if we're actively connected to a server.
 	connected bool
 	// connTime is the time at which the client has connected to a server.
 	connTime *time.Time
-	// quitting is used to determine if we've finished quitting/cleaning up.
-	quitting bool
-	// reconnecting lets the internal state know a reconnect is occurring.
-	reconnecting bool
 	// nick is the tracker for our nickname on the server.
 	nick string
 	// channels represents all channels we're active in.
@@ -341,3 +343,19 @@ func (s *state) lookupUsers(matchType, toMatch string) []*User {
 
 	return users
 }
+
+// rate allows limiting events based on how frequent the event is being sent,
+// as well as how many characters each event has.
+func (s *state) rate(chars int) time.Duration {
+	_time := time.Second + ((time.Duration(chars) * time.Second) / 100)
+	elapsed := time.Now().Sub(s.lastWrite)
+	if s.writeDelay += _time - elapsed; s.writeDelay < 0 {
+		s.writeDelay = 0
+	}
+
+	if s.writeDelay > (8 * time.Second) {
+		return _time
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}