1 files changed, 25 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/bin/ii-answer b/bin/ii-answer
index ced8867..3fb9926 100755
--- a/bin/ii-answer
+++ b/bin/ii-answer
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ find "${irc_dir}" \
     channel="${channel##*/}"
     if [ -z "${channel%%#*}" ]; then
       prefix='buildmaster: '
-      sloppy_salutation='^\S\+\s\+<\(\S\+\)>\s.*buildmaster'
+      sloppy_salutation='^\S\+\s\+\S\+\s.*buildmaster'
     else
       prefix=''
-      sloppy_salutation='^\S\+\s\+<\(\S\+\)>\s'
+      sloppy_salutation=''
     fi
     # answer "why don't you?"
     regex='^\S\+ <\(\S\+\)> '"${prefix}"'!\?why[- ]don'"'"'\?t[- ]you \(build\|stabilize\|unstage\|keep\|stubbornly_keep\) '
@@ -147,29 +147,31 @@ find "${irc_dir}" \
         irc_say "${channel}" 'copy'
     fi
     # answer "say/tell ... new/random/more"
-    regex="${sloppy_salutation}"'.*\(say\|tell\).*\(new\|random\|more\).*'
-    askers=$(
-      sed -i '
-        /'"${regex}"'/ {
-          s/'"${regex}"'/\1/
+    regex='^\S\+ <\(\S\+\)> \(.* \)\?\([Ss]ay\|[Tt]ell\).*\(new\|random\|more\).*'
+    if grep "${regex}" "${out_file}" | \
+      grep -q "${sloppy_salutation}"; then
+      askers=$(
+        sed -i '
+          /'"${sloppy_salutation}"'/ s/'"${regex}"'/\1/
+          T
           w /dev/stdout
           d
-        }
-      ' "${out_file}" | \
-        sort -u
-    )
-    if [ -n "${askers}" ]; then
-      # markov's source is there: https://git.eckner.net/Erich/markov
-      # its parameters are: a word list, the depth of the markov chain
-      # and the count of words to print
-      "${base_dir}/bin/markov" ~/.words.irc 3 "$(printf '%s\n' "${askers}" | wc -l)" | \
-        for asker in ${askers}; do
-          if ! read -r random; then
-            continue
-          fi
-          printf '%s: %s\n' "${asker}" "${random}"
-        done | \
-        irc_say "${channel}" 'copy'
+        ' "${out_file}" | \
+          sort -u
+      )
+      if [ -n "${askers}" ]; then
+        # markov's source is there: https://git.eckner.net/Erich/markov
+        # its parameters are: a word list, the depth of the markov chain
+        # and the count of words to print
+        "${base_dir}/bin/markov" ~/.words.irc 3 "$(printf '%s\n' "${askers}" | wc -l)" | \
+          for asker in ${askers}; do
+            if ! read -r random; then
+              continue
+            fi
+            printf '%s: %s\n' "${asker}" "${random}"
+          done | \
+          irc_say "${channel}" 'copy'
+      fi
     fi
     if [ -z "${channel%%#*}" ]; then
       # answer "Shut up!"