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+# irc
+
+
+
+ircv3 library
+
+
+i had this thought that it might be possible to implement things like SASL auth, capabilities, etc, all as middleware
+
+
+```
+type Handler interface {
+	Handle(w MessageWriter, m *Event)
+}
+```
+
+turns out its working so far.