ircsink: add support for NOTICE1.4.0

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/bin/ircsink b/bin/ircsink
index 3d1b0df..478be89 100755
--- a/bin/ircsink
+++ b/bin/ircsink
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # DESCRIPTION
 #   ircsink sends lines from standard input to the specified IRC target.
 #
+#   --command=NOTICE (default: PRIVMSG)
+#     Whether a PRIVMSG or NOTICE is sent.
+#
 #   --help
 #
 #   --nick=NICK (default: the system's host name)
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@
 #   --server=SERVER
 #
 #   --target=TARGET
-#     The target for receiving PRIVMSGs.
+#     The target for receiving messages.
 #     Can be either a channel's or a user's name.
 #
 
@@ -50,11 +53,12 @@ main() {(
   exec 3<&0
 
   _args=$(getopt -n "$0" -s sh \
-      -l help,nick:,port:,sasl:,sasl-pass:,sasl-user:,secure,server:,target: \
+      -l command:,help,nick:,port:,sasl:,sasl-pass:,sasl-user:,secure,server:,target: \
       -- "$0" "$@")
   eval set -- "$_args"
   unset _args
 
+  command=
   help=
   nick=
   port=
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ main() {(
   target=
   while :; do
     case $1 in
+      --command) command=$2; shift 2;;
       --help) help=1; shift;;
       --nick) nick=$2; shift 2;;
       --port) port=$2; shift 2;;
@@ -105,6 +110,10 @@ main() {(
     exit 1
   fi
 
+  if test -z "$command"; then
+    command=PRIVMSG
+  fi
+
   if test -z "$nick"; then
     nick=$(hostname)
   fi
@@ -156,9 +165,9 @@ main() {(
     }'
   }
 
-  # privmsg_cat transforms stdin to a privmsg
-  privmsg_cat() {
-    awk -v target="$target" '{ print "PRIVMSG "target" :"$0 }'
+  # command_cat transforms stdin to a privmsg or notice
+  command_cat() {
+    awk -v command="$command" -v target="$target" '{ print command" "target" :"$0 }'
   }
 
   ircat() {
@@ -218,7 +227,7 @@ main() {(
       echo2 "JOIN $target"
     fi
 
-    privmsg_cat <&3 \
+    command_cat <&3 \
       | cat2
 
     if is_channel "$target"; then