struct irc_msg_t {
  char *prefix;
  char *command;
  char *params;
  char *trailing;
};

struct irc_msg_t *ParseIRC(char *line)
{
  struct irc_msg_t *irc_msg = (struct irc_msg_t *)malloc(sizeof(struct irc_msg_t));
  char *ch, *sv_ptr;

  irc_msg->prefix = irc_msg->command = irc_msg->params = irc_msg->trailing = NULL;

  if(line[0] == ':') { /* check for prefix */
    *line = line[1];
    ch = strtok_r(line, " ", &sv_ptr); /* grab prefix */
    if(ch != NULL)
      irc_msg->prefix = strdup(ch);
    else
      return NULL; /* malformed IRC message */
  }

  ch = strtok_r(NULL, " ", &sv_ptr); /* grab command */
  irc_msg->command = strdup(ch);

  /* check for trailing */
  /* todo */

  /* grab params */
  /* todo */

  return irc_msg;
}