pub fn (mut self Rooms) room_name_by_id(room_id string) ?string {
	println('room_name_by_id: searching $room_id in $self.rooms')

pub fn (mut self Rooms) by_id(room_id string) ?&Room{

			return room.name

			return room

	return error('room_name not in room list')

	return error('$room_id not in room list')

					msg := 'Hello I am $self.matrix.whoami '
					self.chat.say(chat.System.matrix, self.matrix.whoami, '', room_id,
						msg)

					mut msg := 'Hello I am ${self.matrix.whoami}.'
					nick := self.name_convert(chat.System.matrix, self.matrix.whoami)
					if room := self.matching_irc_channel(nick, room_id) {
						msg = msg + 'Bridging this room to $room as $nick'
					} else {
					    msg = msg + '(no matching irc channel found)'
					}
					// self.chat.say(chat.System.matrix, self.matrix.whoami, '', room_id,						msg)
					self.admin_say(msg)

	println('sync_rooms: matrix needs_to_join ${needs_to_join}')

	println('sync_rooms: matrix needs_to_join $needs_to_join')

fn (mut self Main) matching_irc_channel(nick string, room_name string) ?string {

fn (mut self Main) matching_irc_channel(nick string, room_id string) ?string {

	mut matrix_name := ''
	if mn := self.matrix.joined_rooms.room_name_by_id(room_name) {
		println('matching_irc_channel: room_name_by_id $room_name found $mn')
		matrix_name = mn
	} else {
		println('matching_irc_channel: room_name_by_id found nothing in $self.matrix.joined_rooms')
		matrix_name = room_name

	room := self.matrix.joined_rooms.by_id(room_id) or {
		return error('matching_irc_channel: room_name_by_id found nothing in $self.matrix.joined_rooms')

	matrix_partial_name := matrix_name.before(':')

	matrix_partial_name := room.name.before(':')