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Better readable IRC messages on Telegram by putting Nickname in a blockquote part #447

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telegram: Adds option to put IRC nickname in quote
oliveratgithub Nov 12, 2025
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irc(messageHandler): Adds also html.EscapeString()
oliveratgithub Nov 13, 2025
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions docs/user/config-file-glossary.rst
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Expand Up @@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ Telegram settings
``SHOW_DISCONNECT_MESSAGE=true``
Sends a message to Telegram when the bot disconnects from the IRC side.

``QUOTE_NICKNAME=false``
Place IRC nickname in a blockquote section of the message to Telegram, instead of inline message prefix.

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions env.example
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Expand Up @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ SHOW_NICK_MESSAGE=false
SHOW_LEAVE_MESSAGE=false
LEAVE_MESSAGE_ALLOW_LIST=""
SHOW_DISCONNECT_MESSAGE=true
QUOTE_NICKNAME=false


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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions internal/config.go
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Expand Up @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type TelegramSettings struct {
ShowNickMessage bool `env:"SHOW_NICK_MESSAGE" envDefault:"false"`
ShowDisconnectMessage bool `env:"SHOW_DISCONNECT_MESSAGE" envDefault:"false"`
MaxMessagePerMinute int `env:"MAX_MESSAGE_PER_MINUTE" envDefault:"20"`
QuoteNick bool `env:"QUOTE_NICKNAME" envDefault:"false"`
}

// ImgurSettings includes settings related to Imgur uploading for Telegram photos
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion internal/handlers/irc/handlers.go
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Expand Up @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
"fmt"
"regexp"
"strings"
"html"

"github.com/lrstanley/girc"
)
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// Strips out ACTION word from text
formatted = "* " + e.Source.Name + msg[7:len(msg)-1]
} else {
formatted = c.IRCSettings().Prefix + e.Source.Name + c.IRCSettings().Suffix + " " + e.Params[1]
if (c.TgSettings().QuoteNick) {
ircNicknameFormatted := c.IRCSettings().Prefix + e.Source.Name + c.IRCSettings().Suffix
ircMessageNoHtml := regexp.MustCompile(`<.*?>`).ReplaceAllString(e.Params[1], "")
formatted = "<blockquote>" + html.EscapeString(ircNicknameFormatted) + "</blockquote>\n" + strings.NewReplacer(">", "", "<", "").Replace(ircMessageNoHtml)
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} else {
formatted = c.IRCSettings().Prefix + e.Source.Name + c.IRCSettings().Suffix + " " + e.Params[1]
}
}

if hasNoForwardPrefix(c, e.Params[1]) {
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions internal/handlers/telegram/telegram.go
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Expand Up @@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ SendMessage sends a message to the Telegram channel specified in the settings
func (tg *Client) SendMessage(msg string) {
newMsg := tgbotapi.NewMessage(tg.Settings.ChatID, "")
newMsg.Text = msg
if (tg.Settings.QuoteNick) {
newMsg.ParseMode = "HTML"
}

if _, err := tg.api.Send(newMsg); err != nil {
var attempts int = 0
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