diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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+fr33domlover <fr33domlover@riseup.net>
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+The changes are recorded by the version control system, Darcs. To see a log
+quickly from the terminal, run:
+
+  $ darcs changes --repo http://dev.rel4tion.org/fr33domlover/irc-fun-client
+
+There is also a web interface at <http://darcs.rel4tion.org> which, among other
+things, can display the history log.
+
+To see the log in a local clone, first get a copy of the repository if you
+haven't yet:
+
+  $ darcs get http://dev.rel4tion.org/fr33domlover/irc-fun-client
+
+Then move into the newly created directory and run darcs:
+
+  $ cd irc-fun-client
+  $ darcs changes
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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+Install from Hackage:
+
+    $ cabal install irc-fun-client
+
+Install from unpacked release tarball or source repo:
+
+    $ cd irc-fun-client
+    $ cabal install
+
+Just play with it without installing:
+
+    $ cabal build
+    $ cabal repl
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+++ b/NEWS
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+This file lists the user-visible interesting changes between releases. For a
+full list of changes to the source, see the ChangeLog.
+
+
+
+irc-fun-client 0.1.0.0 -- 2015-08-09
+====================================
+
+General, build and documentation changes:
+
+* (This is the first release, so everything is new)
+
+New APIs, features and enhancements:
+
+* (This is the first release, so everything is a new feature)
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* (This is just the first release, many bugs haven't been discovered yet)
+
+Dependency changes:
+
+* (This is the first release)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+See the .cabal file for more info and link to project website the version
+control.
+
+The official download location is Hackage:
+
+<http://hackage.haskell.org/package/irc-fun-client>
+
+This library is free software, and is committed to software freedom. It is
+released to the public domain using the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. For the
+boring "legal" details see the file 'COPYING'.
+
+See the file 'INSTALL' for hints on installation. The file 'ChangeLog' explains
+how to see the history log of the changes done in the code. 'NEWS' provides a
+friendly overview of the changes for each release.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/irc-fun-client.cabal b/irc-fun-client.cabal
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+name:                irc-fun-client
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Another library for writing IRC clients.
+description:
+  This is an IRC client library that uses @irc-fun-messages@ library package
+  for working with the IRC protocol. It provides functions for sending messages
+  and for receiving them, with the IRC protocol messages abstracted by
+  convenient command and event datatypes.
+homepage:            http://rel4tion.org/projects/irc-fun-client/
+bug-reports:         http://rel4tion.org/projects/irc-fun-client/tickets/
+license:             PublicDomain
+license-file:        COPYING
+author:              fr33domlover
+maintainer:          fr33domlover@riseup.net
+copyright:           ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+category:            Network, IRC
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING INSTALL NEWS README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+source-repository head
+  type:                darcs
+  location:            http://dev.rel4tion.org/fr33domlover/irc-fun-client
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:     Network.IRC.Fun.Client
+                     , Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Commands
+                     , Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Events
+                     , Network.IRC.Fun.Client.IO
+                     , Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Util
+  -- other-modules:
+  -- other-extensions:    
+  build-depends:       base             >=4.7 && <5
+                     , irc-fun-messages
+                     , network          >=2.3
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client.hs b/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client.hs
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+{- This file is part of irc-fun-client.
+ -
+ - Written in 2015 by fr33domlover <fr33domlover@rel4tion.org>.
+ -
+ - ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+ -
+ - The author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring
+ - rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is
+ - distributed without any warranty.
+ -
+ - You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
+ - with this software. If not, see
+ - <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ -}
+
+-- | Here is an overview of the library, by module:
+--
+-- * "IO": Provides functions for connecting to an IRC server, and for sending
+--   and receiving IRC messages.
+-- * "Commands": Provides functions for sending IRC commands to the server.
+-- * "Events": Provides an Event type and functions for receiving IRC events.
+--   These events are an abstraction on top of IRC messages.
+-- * "Util": Miscellaneous helper functions which could be useful to clients
+--
+-- If you're writing an IRC client, here is a suggestion for how to begin:
+--
+-- (1) Use functions from "IO" module to connect to an IRC server
+-- (2) Use functions from "Commands" module to send common IRC commands
+-- (3) Write an events loop which listens to the IRC server input and responds,
+--     and a UI component which reacts to user-initiated commands. Use the
+--     "Events" module to receive high-level events. If you have a specific
+--     need to receive IRC messages directly, use functions from the "IO"
+--     module.
+module Network.IRC.Fun.Client
+    ( module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Commands
+    , module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Events
+    , module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.IO
+    , module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Util
+    )
+where
+
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Commands
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Events
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Client.IO
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Util
diff --git a/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Commands.hs b/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Commands.hs
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+{- This file is part of irc-fun-client.
+ -
+ - Written in 2015 by fr33domlover <fr33domlover@rel4tion.org>.
+ -
+ - ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+ -
+ - The author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring
+ - rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is
+ - distributed without any warranty.
+ -
+ - You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
+ - with this software. If not, see
+ - <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ -}
+
+-- | This module provides convenient functions for performing common IRC client
+-- actions. Some of them simply send a single IRC message, while othere send a
+-- sequence of several messages.
+module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Commands
+    ( ircLogin
+    , ircPong
+    , ircJoin
+    , ircJoinMulti
+    , ircPart
+    , ircPartMulti
+    , ircPartAll
+    , ircSendToUser
+    , ircSendToChannel
+    , ircQuit
+    )
+where
+
+import Control.Monad (unless)
+import Data.Maybe (isNothing)
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Messages
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Messages.Types
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Client.IO
+
+-- | Log in as an IRC user with nickname and optional password, using the given
+-- connection parameters.
+ircLogin :: Handle     -- ^ Handle to the open socket, returned from
+                       -- 'ircConnect'
+         -> Connection -- ^ Connection configuration
+         -> Bool       -- ^ Whether you want to be invisible (mode @+i@)
+         -> Bool       -- ^ Whether you want to see wallops (mode @+w@)
+         -> IO ()
+ircLogin h conn i w = do
+    let pass = password conn
+        pass' = case pass of
+            Just p  -> p
+            Nothing -> ""
+    unless (isNothing pass) $ hPutIrc h $ PassMessage pass'
+    hPutIrc h $ UserMessage (nick conn) i w (nick conn)
+    hPutIrc h $ NickMessage $ nick conn
+
+-- | IRC servers send PING messages at regular intervals to test the presence
+-- of an active client, at least if no other activity is detected on the
+-- connection. The server closes the connection automatically if a PONG
+-- response isn't sent from the client within a certain amount of time.
+--
+-- Therefore, an IRC client usually listens to these PINGs and sends back PONG
+-- messages. This function sends a PONG. The parameters should simply be the
+-- ones received in the PING message.
+ircPong :: Handle       -- ^ Handle to the open socket
+        -> String       -- ^ Server name
+        -> Maybe String -- ^ Optional server to forward to
+        -> IO ()
+ircPong h s ms = hPutIrc h $ PongMessage s ms
+
+-- | Join an IRC channel.
+ircJoin :: Handle       -- ^ Handle to the open socket
+        -> String       -- ^ Channel name
+        -> Maybe String -- ^ Optional channel key (password)
+        -> IO ()
+ircJoin h chan key = ircJoinMulti h [(chan, key)]
+
+-- | Join one or more IRC channels.
+ircJoinMulti :: Handle                   -- ^ Handle to the open socket
+             -> [(String, Maybe String)] -- ^ List of channels and optional
+                                         --   keys
+             -> IO ()
+ircJoinMulti _ [] = return ()
+ircJoinMulti h l  = do
+    let nokey         = [ chan | (chan, Nothing) <- l ]
+        (chans, keys) = unzip [ (chan, key) | (chan, (Just key)) <- l ]
+    unless (null nokey) $ hPutIrc h $ JoinMessage $ Just (nokey, [])
+    unless (null chans) $ hPutIrc h $ JoinMessage $ Just (chans, keys)
+
+-- | Leave an IRC channel.
+ircPart :: Handle
+        -> String
+        -> Maybe String
+        -> IO ()
+ircPart h chan = ircPartMulti h [chan]
+
+-- | Leave one or more IRC channels.
+ircPartMulti :: Handle
+             -> [String]
+             -> Maybe String
+             -> IO ()
+ircPartMulti _ []    _   = return ()
+ircPartMulti h chans msg = hPutIrc h $ PartMessage chans msg
+
+-- | Leave all IRC channels you joined.
+ircPartAll :: Handle -> IO ()
+ircPartAll h = hPutIrc h $ JoinMessage Nothing
+
+-- | Send a private message to an IRC user.
+ircSendToUser :: Handle -- ^ Handle to the open socket
+              -> String -- ^ The user's nickname
+              -> String -- ^ The message to send
+              -> IO ()
+ircSendToUser h nick msg =
+    hPutIrc h $ PrivMsgMessage (UserTarget (Just nick) Nothing Nothing) msg
+
+-- | Send a message to an IRC channel.
+ircSendToChannel :: Handle -- ^ Handle to the open socket
+                 -> String -- ^ The channel name
+                 -> String -- ^ The message to send
+                 -> IO ()
+ircSendToChannel h chan msg =
+    hPutIrc h $ PrivMsgMessage (ChannelTarget chan) msg
+
+-- | Finish the IRC session, asking the server to close the connection.
+ircQuit :: Handle       -- ^ Handle to the open socket
+        -> Maybe String -- ^ Optional message, e.g. the reason you quit
+        -> IO ()
+ircQuit h m = hPutIrc h $ QuitMessage m
diff --git a/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Events.hs b/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Events.hs
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+{- This file is part of irc-fun-client.
+ -
+ - Written in 2015 by fr33domlover <fr33domlover@rel4tion.org>.
+ -
+ - ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+ -
+ - The author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring
+ - rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is
+ - distributed without any warranty.
+ -
+ - You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
+ - with this software. If not, see
+ - <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ -}
+
+-- | This module allows you to identify IRC events. Events are a wrapper around
+-- IRC messages, which provide a logical layer convenient to work with (while
+-- IRC messages have their lower level aspects, being plain protocol messages).
+module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Events
+    ( Event (..)
+    , ChannelPrivacy (..)
+    , Privilege (..)
+    , detectEvents
+    , hGetIrcEventsOnce
+    , hGetIrcEvents
+    )
+where
+
+import Control.Monad (unless)
+import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, isNothing)
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Client.IO (Handle, hGetIrcOnce)
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Messages
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Messages.Types
+
+-- | An event triggered by an IRC message sent from the server.
+data Event
+    -- | A ping was sent to the bot. The parameters are the server name and
+    -- optionally a server to forward the response to. They can be passed as-is
+    -- directly to the PONG response.
+    = Ping String (Maybe String)
+    -- | One or more users have been kicked from a channel for an optionally
+    -- given reason. Parameters: Channel, nicknames, reason.
+    | Kick String [String] (Maybe String)
+    -- | A user joined a channel. Parameters: Channel, nickname.
+    | Join String String
+    -- | A user left a channel, optionally with a given reason. Parameters:
+    -- Channel, nickname, reason.
+    | Part String String (Maybe String)
+    -- | A user left the network, optonally for the given reason. Parameters:
+    -- Nickname, reason.
+    | Quit String (Maybe String)
+    -- | TODO
+    | Mode
+    -- | Message sent in a channel by a user. The last parameter indicates
+    -- whether the message is actually a notice. If yes, the client shouldn't
+    -- automatically send a response. Parameters: Channel, nickname, message,
+    -- whether notice.
+    | ChannelMessage String String String Bool
+    -- | A private message sent specifically to the client from a user. The
+    -- last parameter indicates whether the message is actually a notice. If
+    -- yes, the client shouldn't send any automatic response. Parameters:
+    -- Nickname, message, whether notice.
+    | PrivateMessage String String Bool
+    -- | Channel topic change. Parameterss: Channel, nickname of user who
+    -- changed the topic, new topic content.
+    | Topic String String String
+    -- | The client has been invited to a channel by another user. Parameters:
+    -- Channel, nickname of inviting user.
+    | Invite String String
+    -- | The server sent a list of nicknames present in a channel. Parameters:
+    -- Channel privacy mode, channel name, list of users. Each list item is a
+    -- pair of a user privilege level in the channel, and the user's nickname.
+    | Names ChannelPrivacy String [(Privilege, String)]
+    -- Unrecognized or unimplemented event. The parameter contains (possibly
+    -- empty) input.
+    | OtherEvent String
+    deriving Show
+
+detectMessageEvents :: SpecificMessage -> Either String [Event]
+detectMessageEvents sm@(SpecificMessage mpref msg) =
+    case msg of
+        QuitMessage reason                         ->
+            if null sender
+                then err
+                else one $ Quit sender reason
+        JoinMessage (Just ([chan], []))            ->
+            if null sender
+                then err
+                else one $ Join chan sender
+        JoinMessage _                              -> err
+        PartMessage [chan] reason                  ->
+            if null sender
+                then err
+                else one $ Part chan sender reason
+        PartMessage _      _                       -> err
+        TopicMessage []   _                        -> err
+        TopicMessage chan topic                    ->
+            if null sender
+                then other
+                else one $ Topic chan sender $ fromMaybe "" topic
+        PingMessage s ms                           -> one $ Ping s ms
+        KickMessage []     _     _                 -> err
+        KickMessage _      []    _                 -> err
+        KickMessage [chan] nicks comment           ->
+            one $ Kick chan nicks comment
+        KickMessage chans nicks comment            ->
+            if length chans == length nicks
+                then some $
+                     map (\ (c, n) -> Kick c [n] comment) $ zip chans nicks
+                else err
+        PrivMsgMessage _                    []     -> other
+        PrivMsgMessage (ChannelTarget chan) text   ->
+            if null sender
+                then other
+                else one $ ChannelMessage chan sender text False
+        PrivMsgMessage (UserTarget _ _ _) text ->
+            if null sender
+                then err
+                else one $ PrivateMessage sender text False
+        PrivMsgMessage (MaskTarget _)       _      -> other
+        _                                          -> other
+    where
+    other = Right [OtherEvent $ show sm]
+    one e = Right [e]
+    some = Right
+    err = Left $ show sm
+    sender =
+        case mpref of
+            Just (Nick n _ _) -> n
+            Nothing           -> ""
+
+detectReplyEvents :: SpecificReply -> Either String [Event]
+detectReplyEvents sr@(SpecificReply _sender _target rpl) =
+    case rpl of
+        NamesReply priv chan pnicks -> one $ Names priv chan pnicks
+        _                           -> other
+    where
+    other = Right [OtherEvent $ show sr]
+    one e = Right [e]
+    err = Left $ show sr
+
+-- | Try to generate events from an IRC message. If it fails, 'Left' an error
+-- message is returned. Otherwise, 'Right' a list of generated events is
+-- returned.
+detectEvents :: Either SpecificReply SpecificMessage
+             -> Either String [Event]
+detectEvents = either detectReplyEvents detectMessageEvents
+
+-- | Receive IRC events. If parsing and detecting the events fails, 'Nothing'
+-- is returned.
+hGetIrcEventsOnce :: Handle -> IO (Maybe [Event])
+hGetIrcEventsOnce h =
+    hGetIrcOnce h >>= return . \ r ->
+    case r of
+        Nothing   -> Nothing
+        Just spec -> either (const Nothing) Just $ detectEvents spec
+
+-- | Receive the next valid (successfully parsed and detected) series of IRC
+-- events.
+hGetIrcEvents :: Handle -> IO [Event]
+hGetIrcEvents h = hGetIrcEventsOnce h >>= maybe (hGetIrcEvents h) return
diff --git a/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/IO.hs b/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/IO.hs
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+{- This file is part of irc-fun-client.
+ -
+ - Written in 2015 by fr33domlover <fr33domlover@rel4tion.org>.
+ -
+ - ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+ -
+ - The author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring
+ - rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is
+ - distributed without any warranty.
+ -
+ - You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
+ - with this software. If not, see
+ - <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ -}
+
+module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.IO
+    ( Connection (..)
+    , Handle
+    , ircConnect
+    , ircDisconnect
+    , hPutIrcRaw
+    , hPutIrcGeneric
+    , hPutIrc
+    , hGetIrcRaw
+    , hGetIrcGenericOnce
+    , hGetIrcGeneric
+    , hGetIrcOnce
+    , hGetIrc
+    )
+where
+
+import Control.Exception (bracketOnError)
+import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Messages
+import Network.IRC.Fun.Messages.Types
+import Network.Socket
+import System.IO
+
+-- | Details of the connection to IRC.
+data Connection = Connection
+    { -- | IRC Server address, e.g. @"irc.freenode.net"@
+      server   :: String
+      -- | IRC server port, @6667@ should be a safe default
+    , port     :: Int
+      -- | Whether to make an encrypted connection via TLS (not implemented)
+    , tls      :: Bool
+      -- | IRC nickname for the bot, e.g. @"funbot"@
+    , nick     :: String
+    -- | Connection password, use if the nickname is registered
+    , password :: Maybe String
+    }
+    deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+-- | Connect to an IRC server using the given connection parameters, and return
+-- a handle to the open socket. This just opens a TCP connection, without
+-- sending any IRC commands.
+ircConnect :: Connection -> IO Handle
+ircConnect conn = do
+    let hints = defaultHints
+            { addrSocketType = Stream
+            , addrFlags      = [AI_ADDRCONFIG]
+            }
+    addrs <- getAddrInfo (Just hints)
+                         (Just $ server conn)
+                         (Just $ show $ port conn)
+    let addr = head addrs
+    bracketOnError
+        (socket (addrFamily addr) (addrSocketType addr) (addrProtocol addr))
+        (\ sock -> close sock >> putStrLn "Connection failed") $
+        \ sock -> do
+            connect sock (addrAddress addr)
+            handle <- socketToHandle sock ReadWriteMode
+            hSetBuffering handle LineBuffering
+            encoding <- mkTextEncoding "UTF-8//TRANSLIT"
+            hSetEncoding handle encoding
+            hSetNewlineMode handle (NewlineMode CRLF CRLF)
+            return handle
+
+-- | Disconnect from IRC by closing the client's side of the connection. This
+-- function is mainly provided for completeness. You should probably use the
+-- QUIT command of IRC to quit the network in a manner coordinated with the
+-- server.
+ircDisconnect :: Handle -> IO ()
+ircDisconnect = hClose
+
+-- | Send an IRC command, given in string form, to the server. The given
+-- command string shouldn't contain any newlines.
+hPutIrcRaw :: Handle -> String -> IO ()
+hPutIrcRaw = hPutStrLn
+
+-- | Send an IRC message represented in generic form to the server.
+hPutIrcGeneric :: Handle -> GenericMessage -> IO ()
+hPutIrcGeneric h = hPutIrcRaw h . serializeMessage
+
+-- | Send an IRC message to the server.
+hPutIrc :: Handle -> Message -> IO ()
+hPutIrc h = hPutIrcGeneric h . buildMessage . SpecificMessage Nothing
+
+-- | Receive an IRC message, given in string form, from the server. The
+-- resulting string won't contain newlines.
+hGetIrcRaw :: Handle -> IO String
+hGetIrcRaw = hGetLine
+
+-- | Receive an IRC message in generic form from the server. If parsing the
+-- message read from the server fails, 'Nothing' is returned.
+hGetIrcGenericOnce :: Handle -> IO (Maybe GenericMessage)
+hGetIrcGenericOnce h = hGetIrcRaw h >>= return . parseMessage
+
+-- | Receive the next valid (successfully parsed) IRC message in generic form
+-- from the server.
+hGetIrcGeneric :: Handle -> IO GenericMessage
+hGetIrcGeneric h = hGetIrcGenericOnce h >>= maybe (hGetIrcGeneric h) return
+
+-- | Receive an IRC message from the server. If parsing the message read from
+-- the server fails, 'Nothing' is returned.
+hGetIrcOnce :: Handle -> IO (Maybe (Either SpecificReply SpecificMessage))
+hGetIrcOnce h = hGetIrcGenericOnce h >>=
+    return . maybe Nothing ((either (const Nothing) Just) .  analyze)
+
+-- | Receive the next valid (successfully parsed) IRC message from the server.
+hGetIrc :: Handle -> IO (Either SpecificReply SpecificMessage)
+hGetIrc h = hGetIrcOnce h >>= maybe (hGetIrc h) return
diff --git a/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Util.hs b/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Util.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Network/IRC/Fun/Client/Util.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{- This file is part of irc-fun-client.
+ -
+ - Written in 2015 by fr33domlover <fr33domlover@rel4tion.org>.
+ -
+ - ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy, reuse and share.
+ -
+ - The author(s) have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring
+ - rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is
+ - distributed without any warranty.
+ -
+ - You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along
+ - with this software. If not, see
+ - <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
+ -}
+
+module Network.IRC.Fun.Client.Util
+    ( mentions
+    )
+where
+
+import Data.Char (isAlphaNum)
+import Data.List (isPrefixOf)
+
+isNameChar :: Char -> Bool
+isNameChar c = isAlphaNum c || c `elem` "-_|"
+
+-- | Check if a message mentions a given nickname.
+--
+-- This isn't the same as substring search, since the nickname could appear
+-- inside a longer word. For example, \"ron\" isn't really mentioned in
+-- \"asynchronic\". Therefore, this function is a bit smarter about this,
+-- trying to capturing real mentions, and works quite well in practice.
+mentions :: String -- ^ Message content
+         -> String -- ^ Nickname
+         -> Bool
+msg `mentions` nick = m msg nick True
+    where
+    m ""         _    _       = False
+    m msg@(c:cs) nick previnc =
+        if not previnc && nick `isPrefixOf` msg
+            then case drop (length nick) msg of
+                    ""     -> True
+                    (d:ds) -> if not (isNameChar d)
+                                then True
+                                else m cs nick $ isNameChar c
+            else m cs nick $ isNameChar c
