simple irc client test for go

main_irc2.go

// +build main_irc2

package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"fmt"

	"net"
	"net/textproto"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	irc()
}

// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13342128/simple-golang-irc-bot-keeps-timing-out
func irc() {
	proto := "tcp"
	server := "ngircd.localdomain:6667"

	// dial connect
	conn, err := net.Dial(proto, server)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Dial error: %v\n", err)
	}

	defer conn.Close()

	// send command
	name := "girc"
	room := "#Test"
	fmt.Fprintf(conn, "USER %s 8 * :%s\r\n", name, name)
	fmt.Fprintf(conn, "NICK %s\r\n", name)
	fmt.Fprintf(conn, "JOIN %s\r\n", room)

	// read message from irc server by conn
	tp := textproto.NewReader(bufio.NewReader(conn))
	for {
		line, err := tp.ReadLine()
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println("ReadLine error: ", err)
			break
		}
		fmt.Printf("%s\n", line)
	}
}