implement new sendTo method

irc/plugin.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "irc",
   "description": "IRC Service for Squeebot 3",
   "tags": ["service", "irc"],
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "dependencies": ["control?"],
   "npmDependencies": []
 }

irc/plugin.ts

@@ -195,9 +195,35 @@ class IRCProtocol extends Protocol {
   }
 
   public resolve(message: IMessage, ...data: any[]): void {
+    const response = this.parseMessage(...data);
+
+    if (!this.irc.alive || !response) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.irc.message(message.target!.id, response);
+  }
+
+  public async sendTo(target: string, ...data: any[]): Promise<boolean> {
+    const response = this.parseMessage(...data);
+
+    if (!this.irc.alive || !response) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const rxSplit = target.split('/');
+    if (rxSplit.length !== 3 || rxSplit[0] !== 'irc' || rxSplit[1] !== this.name) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    this.irc.message(rxSplit[2], response);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private parseMessage(...data: any[]): string | null {
     let response = util.format(data[0], ...data.slice(1));
     if (!response) {
-      return;
+      return null;
     }
 
     if (Array.isArray(data[0])) {
@@ -205,15 +231,11 @@ class IRCProtocol extends Protocol {
         response = this.format.compose(data[0]);
       } catch (e: any) {
         logger.error('[%s] Failed to compose message:', this.fullName, e.message);
-        return;
+        return null;
       }
     }
 
-    if (!this.irc.alive) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.irc.message(message.target!.id, response);
+    return response;
   }
 }
 

squeebot.repo.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "irc",
-      "version": "1.1.1"
+      "version": "1.1.2"
     },
     {
       "name": "ircprototest",