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+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+
+module Network.IRC.Client(run) where
+
+import qualified Control.Exception as E
+import Control.Concurrent
+import Control.Monad.Reader
+import Network
+import System.IO
+import System.Time
+import Text.Printf
+
+import Network.IRC.Handlers
+import Network.IRC.Protocol
+import Network.IRC.Types
+
+io = liftIO
+
+sendCommand :: Bot -> Command -> IO ()
+sendCommand Bot{ .. } reply = do
+  let line = lineFromCommand botConfig reply
+  hPrintf socket "%s\r\n" line >> printf "> %s\n" line
+
+listen :: IRC ()
+listen = forever $ do
+  bot@Bot{ .. } <- ask
+
+  line <- fmap init $ io $ hGetLine socket
+  time <- io getClockTime
+
+  io $ printf "[%s] %s\n" (show time) line
+
+  io $ forkIO $ case msgFromLine botConfig time line of
+    Ping { .. }                 -> sendCommand bot $ Pong msg
+    ModeMsg { user = Self, .. } -> sendCommand bot JoinCmd
+    msg                         -> forM_ (handlers botConfig) $ \handler -> do
+      cmd <- handleMessage handler botConfig msg
+      case cmd of
+        Nothing  -> return ()
+        Just cmd -> sendCommand bot cmd
+
+connect :: BotConfig -> IO Bot
+connect botConfig@BotConfig{ .. } = do
+  putStrLn "** Connecting ..."
+  handle <- connectTo server (PortNumber (fromIntegral port))
+  hSetBuffering handle LineBuffering
+  hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering
+  putStrLn "** Connected"
+  return $ Bot botConfig handle
+
+disconnect :: Bot -> IO ()
+disconnect bot = do
+  putStrLn "** Disconnecting ..."
+  hClose . socket $ bot
+  putStrLn "** Disconnected"
+
+run :: BotConfig -> IO ()
+run botConfig = E.bracket (connect botConfig) disconnect $ \bot ->
+  E.catch (run_ bot) (\(e :: E.SomeException) -> putStrLn $ "Exception! " ++ show e)
+ where
+    run_ bot = do
+      sendCommand bot NickCmd >> sendCommand bot UserCmd
+      runReaderT listen bot