restr := '$self.config.irc_regex'

	restr := self.config.irc_regex

	mut re := regex.regex_opt(restr) or { panic('regex_name_match regex parse fail for $restr') }

	restr2 := restr.replace('|', '\\|') // pipe char helper hack
	mut re := regex.regex_opt(restr2) or { panic('regex_name_match regex parse fail for $restr') }

	newname := restr.replace_once('(.*)', name)

	newname := restr.replace_once('\(\.\*\)', name)