The simplest possible IRC message parser, with the most extensible suite of tests.
const { parseIrcLine } = require('irc-parse-line')
parseIrcLine('@tag1=value1;tag2;vendor1/tag3=value2;vendor2/tag4 COMMAND param1 param2 :param3 param3"')
/* Returns the following:
* {
* tags: [
* [ 'tag1', 'value1' ],
* [ 'tag2', '' ],
* [ 'vendor1/tag3', 'value2' ],
* [ 'vendor2/tag4', '' ]
* ],
* verb: 'COMMAND',
* params: [ 'param1', 'param2', 'param3 param3"' ]
* }
*/The object returned by parseIrcLine(line: string) has the following fields:
| field name and type | description |
|---|---|
verb: string |
command used |
servername: string |
server name (when specified) |
source: string |
source of the message, often the user nick name |
user: string |
user sending the message |
host: string |
source host for this message |
tags: [string, string][] |
IRC message tags |
params: [string] |
IRC message parameters, including trailing parameter |