pub fn (self Bridge) to_db() []db.SqlValue{

pub fn (self Bridge) to_db() []db.SqlValue {

	parts << &db.SqlValue{name: "left", value: db.SqlType(self.left)}
	parts << &db.SqlValue{name: "right", value: db.SqlType(self.right)}

	parts << &db.SqlValue{
		name: 'left'
		value: db.SqlType(self.left)
	}
	parts << &db.SqlValue{
		name: 'right'
		value: db.SqlType(self.right)
	}

}
pub fn matching_room(lr string, mut db db.Db) ?string {
	lefts := db.select_by_field('bridges', 'left', lr)
	rights := db.select_by_field('bridges', 'right', lr)
	if lefts.len > 0 {
		println('bridge.matching room found left $lr -> right ${lefts[0][1]}')
		return lefts[0][1] // pick right
	} else if rights.len > 0 {
		println('bridge.matching room found right $lr -> left ${rights[0][0]}')
		return rights[0][0] // pick left
	}
	return error('no bridge found for $lr')
}
pub fn from_db(rows []string) &Bridge {
	return &Bridge{
		left: rows[0]
		right: rows[1]
	}

						if room := self.matching_matrix_channel(irc_m.channel) {

						// if room := self.matching_matrix_channel(irc_m.channel) {
						if room := bridge.matching_room(irc_m.channel, mut self.db) {

						nick := self.name_convert(chat.System.matrix, whoami)
						if channel := self.matching_irc_channel(nick, room) {
							msg = msg + 'Bridging room $room to $channel as $whoami'
						} else {
							msg = msg + '(no matching irc channel found for $room)'

						// nick := self.name_convert(chat.System.matrix, whoami)
						// if channel := self.matching_irc_channel(nick, room) {
						if room.name is string {
							if channel := bridge.matching_room(room.name, mut self.db) {
								msg = msg + 'Bridging room $room to $channel as $whoami'
							} else {
								msg = msg + 'irc joined $room: no matrix room set for bridge. use !bridge'
							}
							self.admin_say(msg)
							self.process_out_user(whoami)

						self.admin_say(msg)
						self.process_out_user(whoami)