partial rewrite

src/api/rx.js

@@ -13,21 +13,17 @@ app.post('/', jsonParser, function(req, res){
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const channel = channels[req.body.channel];
+		const channel = channels[req.body.source_channel];
 		const main_channel = channels.main;
 
 		if (channel){
 			// player message
 			channel.say(
-				(req.body.playername ? `<${req.body.playername}> ` : "") +
+				(req.body.source ? `<${req.body.source}> ` : "") +
 				req.body.message
 			);
 
-		} else if (!req.body.channel) {
-			// system message
-			main_channel.say(req.body.message);
 		}
-
 	})
 	.catch(e => console.log(e));
 

src/api/tx.js

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ app.get('/', function(req, res){
 		}
 
 		var channel_name;
-		var direct = false;
 
 		Object.keys(cfg.channels).forEach(ingame_name => {
 			const irc_name = cfg.channels[ingame_name];
@@ -31,14 +30,10 @@ app.get('/', function(req, res){
 			}
 		});
 
-		if (event.target == cfg.username){
-			direct = true;
-		}
-
 		res.json({
-			direct: direct,
-			channel: channel_name,
-			username: event.nick,
+			source_system: event.source_system,
+			target: channel_name, // mapped channel name: "#main", "#lag"
+			source: event.nick, // "somedude"
 			message: event.message
 		});
 	}

src/clients/irc.js

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+modules.exports = function(){
+
+}

src/events.js

@@ -1,4 +1,30 @@
 
+/*
+Events:
+
+
+## "message"
+
+{
+  // source messaging system
+  // "irc", "discord", "minetest", etc
+  source_system: "irc"
+
+  // the target channel/username
+  target: "#main",
+
+  // the source username
+  source; "SomeDude",
+
+  // the source channel: "#main", "#lag", etc
+  source_channel: "",
+
+  //the actual message
+  message: "xyz",
+}
+
+
+*/
+
 const EventEmitter = require("events");
-
 module.exports = new EventEmitter();