From 5b0e9b8a50c337796963c04aabbe23ae4d4bf922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lancebord
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:47:23 -0400
Subject: initial move to async instead of polling

---
 src/connection/mod.rs | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'src/connection/mod.rs')

diff --git a/src/connection/mod.rs b/src/connection/mod.rs
index bc837c0..10e8ec9 100644
--- a/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use tokio_util::codec::Framed;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 use crate::proto::codec::IrcCodec;
-use crate::proto::message::IrcMessage;
+use crate::proto::message::{Command, IrcMessage};
 
 /// A handle to send messages to the server.
 /// Cheaply cloneable — pass it wherever you need to write.
@@ -15,10 +15,38 @@ pub struct Sender {
 }
 
 impl Sender {
+    /// Send a raw `IrcMessage` to the server.
     pub fn send(&self, msg: IrcMessage) {
         // Only fails if the connection task has shut down
         let _ = self.tx.send(msg);
     }
+
+    /// Send a PRIVMSG to a channel or user.
+    pub fn privmsg(&self, target: &str, text: &str) {
+        self.send(IrcMessage::new(
+            Command::Privmsg,
+            vec![target.to_string(), text.to_string()],
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /// Join a channel.
+    pub fn join(&self, channel: &str) {
+        self.send(IrcMessage::new(Command::Join, vec![channel.to_string()]));
+    }
+
+    /// Part a channel.
+    pub fn part(&self, channel: &str, reason: Option<&str>) {
+        let mut params = vec![channel.to_string()];
+        if let Some(r) = reason {
+            params.push(r.to_string());
+        }
+        self.send(IrcMessage::new(Command::Part, params));
+    }
+
+    /// Change nick.
+    pub fn nick(&self, new_nick: &str) {
+        self.send(IrcMessage::new(Command::Nick, vec![new_nick.to_string()]));
+    }
 }
 
 /// Establish a TCP connection and return:
-- 
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