if room.name == name {
			return room

		if room.name.len > 0 { // VBUG room_name := room.name {
			if room.name == name {
				return room
			}

		partial_name := room.name.before(':')
		println('room_name comparing $partial_name to $room_name')
		if partial_name == room_name {
			return room

		if room.name.len > 0 { //this_room_name := room.name {
			partial_name := room.name.before(':')
			println('room_name comparing $partial_name to $room_name')
			if partial_name == room_name {
				return room
			}

				mut mroom := &matrix.Room{}

					mroom := matrix.room_from_db(db_room[0])
					matrix_rooms << mroom

					mroom = matrix.room_from_db(db_room[0])

					mroom = &matrix.Room{
						id: jroom_id
					}

				matrix_rooms << mroom

	matrix_partial_name := room.name.before(':')
	println('matching_irc_channel matrix room name $room.name as irc channel name $matrix_partial_name')

	if room.name.len > 0 { // VBUG: name := room.name {
		matrix_partial_name := room.name.before(':')
		println('matching_irc_channel matrix room name $room.name as irc channel name $matrix_partial_name')

	mut sname := ''
	// db search
	rows := self.db.select_by_field('irc_channels', 'channel', matrix_partial_name)
	if rows.len > 0 {
		println('matching_irc_channel found $matrix_partial_name in irc_channels db')
		sname = rows[0][0]
	} else {
		//  connected channels search
		if ircc := self.irc.find_channel_by_name(nick, matrix_partial_name) {
			sname = ircc.name

		mut sname := ''
		// db search
		rows := self.db.select_by_field('irc_channels', 'channel', matrix_partial_name)
		if rows.len > 0 {
			println('matching_irc_channel found $matrix_partial_name in irc_channels db')
			sname = rows[0][0]

			return error('warning: matching_irc_channel found no irc channel for nick $nick matrix_room $matrix_partial_name')

			//  connected channels search
			if ircc := self.irc.find_channel_by_name(nick, matrix_partial_name) {
				sname = ircc.name
			} else {
				return error('warning: matching_irc_channel found no irc channel for nick $nick matrix_room $matrix_partial_name')
			}

		return sname
	} else {
		return error('matching_irc_channel: giving up on room $room has no name')

	return sname