gistfile1.go

func main() {
  flag.Parse()
	c := irc.SimpleClient("gesturebot")
	c.SSL = true
	c.AddHandler(irc.CONNECTED,
		func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
			for _, channel := range channels {
				conn.Join(channel)
			}
		})
	quit := make(chan bool)
	c.AddHandler(irc.DISCONNECTED, func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) { quit <- true })
	c.AddHandler("PRIVMSG", func(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
		messageReceived(conn, line)
	})
	if err := c.Connect("irc.freenode.net"); err != nil {
		fmt.Printf("Connection error: %s\n", err)
	}
	// Wait for disconnect
	<-quit
}