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+;; SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+;; SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Sebastian Crane <seabass-labrax@gmx.com>
+
+(ns irc
+  (:require [bot :refer :all]
+            [irclj.core]))
+
+(defn irc-callback [state config connection type & m]
+  (let [{:keys [channel]} (:irc config)
+        {:keys [nick text target]} type]
+    (irclj.core/message connection channel
+                        (when (= target channel)
+                          (dispatch-command state nick text)))))
+
+(defn new-irc-connection [state config]
+  (let [{:keys [server port name nick channel]} (:irc config)]
+    (try
+      (irclj.core/connect server
+       port
+       nick
+       :real-name name
+       :callbacks {:privmsg (partial irc-callback state config)})
+      (catch Exception e nil))))