return self.room_say_as('', room, msg) or {''}

	self.room_say_as('', room, msg)
	return ''
}
enum RoomSayAsReturn {
	good
	user_not_found
	error

pub fn (mut self Actor) room_say_as(user_id string, room Room, msg string) ?string {

pub fn (mut self Actor) room_say_as(user_id string, room Room, msg string) RoomSayAsReturn {

		evt.str()) or { return '' }

		evt.str()) or { return RoomSayAsReturn.error }

		// register user, join room, and try again
		self.register(user_id) or {}
		self.join_as(user_id, room.id) or {}
		self.call(http.Method.put, 'rooms/$room.id/send/m.room.message/$id$user_part',
			evt.str()) or {}
		return error_with_code('', 1)

		return RoomSayAsReturn.user_not_found

	return ''

	return RoomSayAsReturn.good

					if _ := self.matrix.room_say_as(outmsg.name, room, outmsg.message) {
						self.chat.queue.delete(id)
					} else {
						println('matrix room_say_as error. retainig msg for retransmission')

					match self.matrix.room_say_as(outmsg.name, room, outmsg.message) {
						.good {
							self.chat.queue.delete(id)
						}
						.user_not_found {
							println('matrix room_say_as user_not_found.')
							// register user, join room, and try again
							self.matrix.register(outmsg.name) or {}
							self.matrix.join_as(outmsg.name, room.id) or {}
							self.chat.out <- id // deadlock?
						}
						.error {
							println('matrix room_say_as error. retainig msg for retransmission')
						}