3 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bot/src/irc/client.cpp b/bot/src/irc/client.cpp
index 018736e..06b7a03 100644
--- a/bot/src/irc/client.cpp
+++ b/bot/src/irc/client.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketMessageType.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ void Client::run() {
                 if (message.has_value()) {
                   this->onPrivmsg(message.value());
                 }
+              } else if (m_type == MessageType::Ping) {
+                // as the docs say, the message should be the same as the one
+                // from the ping
+                std::string response_text = msg->str.substr(4, msg->str.size());
+
+                this->raw("PONG" + response_text);
               }
             }
 
diff --git a/bot/src/irc/message.cpp b/bot/src/irc/message.cpp
index 569e691..038df83 100644
--- a/bot/src/irc/message.cpp
+++ b/bot/src/irc/message.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace bot {
         return MessageType::Notice;
       } else if (parts[i] == "PRIVMSG") {
         return MessageType::Privmsg;
+      } else if (parts[i] == "PING") {
+        return MessageType::Ping;
       }
 
       return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/bot/src/irc/message.hpp b/bot/src/irc/message.hpp
index 164d7ca..54b911b 100644
--- a/bot/src/irc/message.hpp
+++ b/bot/src/irc/message.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace bot {
   namespace irc {
-    enum MessageType { Privmsg, Notice };
+    enum MessageType { Privmsg, Ping, Notice };
     std::optional<MessageType> define_message_type(const std::string &msg);
 
     struct MessageSender {