Add ability to highlight matrix users

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ That said, it is usable for basic chatting. See the support matrix (pun intended
 - Built-in bouncer: Multiple IRC clients can be authenticated to a Matrix user
 - Multi-user: Log in to multiple Matrix users at the same time
 
+## Notes for IRC users
+
+There's a few things "different" from a standard IRC network:
+- You can't PM users like normal. Direct messages are notated by the `&` channel prefix. Once joining channels is implemented, you can join the `&` channel and it will auto-invite the user.
+- In order to highlight users, you need to prefix their nick with an `@`, so `@emerson: hi`. Reflection automatically expands this to the user's MXID, so even though it's annoying, it's needed to stop inadvertent highlights for now.
+
 ## FAQs
 
 ### Who is this for?
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ Note that there are no PMs, because Matrix doesn't differentiate between DMs and
 
 | Name | M->I | I->M | Notes |
 | ---- | :--: | :--: | ----- |
-| text, notice, emote messages | ✅ | ✅ | Highlighting users with their IRC nick doesn't translate into highlighting their Matrix user [#23](https://todo.sr.ht/~emerson/reflectionircd/23) |
+| text, notice, emote messages | ✅ | ✅ ||
 | image, file, audio, video messages | 🟨 | ❌ | Show up as links on IRC |
 | Channel joins | ✅ | ❌ | [#1](https://todo.sr.ht/~emerson/reflectionircd/1) |
 | Channel parts | ✅ | ✅ ||

src/Client.ts

@@ -340,9 +340,17 @@ export class Client {
             msgtype = 'm.emote';
             msgbody = msgbody.replace(/\x01(ACTION\s)?/gi, '');
         }
-        const roomId = targetChannel.roomId;
+        const highlightFilteredMsg = msgbody.split(" ").map(w => {
+            if (!w.startsWith('@')) return w;
+            const endingCharMatch = w.match(/[,:]$/);
+            const endingChar = (endingCharMatch) ? endingCharMatch[0] : "";
+            const endingCharIndex = (endingCharMatch) ? endingCharMatch.index : 0;
+            const nickToSearch = (endingCharIndex === 0) ? w.substring(1) : w.substring(1, endingCharIndex);
+            const maybeHighlight = targetChannel.matrixUsers.get(nickToSearch);
+            return (maybeHighlight) ? `${maybeHighlight.mxid}${endingChar}` : w;
+        })
         const content = {
-            "body": msgbody,
+            "body": highlightFilteredMsg.join(" "),
             "msgtype": msgtype,
             "m.relates_to": {}
         }