charmap works fine, starting mode/rule system

bot.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var (
     admins = []string{"vypr"}
     dunmas = ""
 
+    rulemod = []string{"nocharoverride"}
+
     charmap = make(map[string]map[string]map[string]string)
     monsmap = make(map[string]string)
 )
@@ -30,29 +32,71 @@ func stringInSlice(a string, list []string) bool {
     return false
 }
 
+func removeItemInSlice(a string, list []string) bool {
+    for _, b := range list {
+        if b == a {
+            b = " "
+            return true
+        }
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
 func processMsg(nick string, msg string, conn *irc.Connection) {
     // At some point, this will probably need refactoring.
     if strings.HasPrefix(msg, ".set") && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")) == 5 {
+
+        // thanks to jmbi (github.com/karlmcg) for helping me think
         var arg1 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[1] // nick
         var arg2 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[2] // category
         var arg3 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[3] // stat/info
         var arg4 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[4] // value
 
+        if arg1 == " " || arg2 == " " || arg3 == " " || arg4 == " " {
+            conn.Privmsg(channel, "invalid setting")
+            return
+        }
+
         if nick == dunmas {
-            var charmap { arg1 { arg2 { arg3: arg4, }, }, }
+            charmap = map[string]map[string]map[string]string{ arg1: map[string]map[string]string{ arg2: map[string]string{ arg3: arg4, }, }, }
-            fmt.Println("[cmd] set " + arg1 + "'s " + arg3  + "in " + arg2 + " is set to " + arg4 + ".")
+            fmt.Println("[cmd] set - " + arg1 + "'s " + arg3  + "in " + arg2 + " is set to " + arg4 + ".")
-        } else if stringInSlice(nick, admins) {
+        } else if stringInSlice(nick, admins) && !stringInSlice("nocharoverride", rulemod) {
-            var charmap = { arg1 = { arg2 = { arg3: arg4, }, }, }
+            charmap = map[string]map[string]map[string]string{ arg1: map[string]map[string]string{ arg2: map[string]string{ arg3: arg4, }, }, }
-            fmt.Println("[cmd] set " + arg1 + "'s " + arg3 + " in " + arg2 + " is set to " + arg4 + ".")
+            fmt.Println("[cmd] set - " + arg1 + "'s " + arg3 + " in " + arg2 + " is set to " + arg4 + ".")
             conn.Privmsg(channel, nick + " used override, it's super effective!")
         }
-    } else if msg == ".print" && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")) == 4 {
+    } else if strings.HasPrefix(msg, ".print") && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")) == 4 {
         var arg1 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[1] // nick
         var arg2 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[2] // category
         var arg3 = strings.Split(msg, " ")[3] // stat/info
 
-        fmt.Println("[cmd] print " + arg1 + "'s " + arg3 + "in " + arg2 + ".")
+        if arg1 == " " || arg2 == " " || arg3 == " " {
+            conn.Privmsg(channel, "invalid setting")
+            return
+        }
+
+        fmt.Println("[cmd] print - " + arg1 + "'s " + arg3 + " in " + arg2 + ".")
         conn.Privmsg(channel, arg1 + "'s " + arg3 + " is set to " + charmap[arg1][arg2][arg3] + ".")
+    } else if strings.HasPrefix(msg, ".mode") && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")) == 2 {
+       if len(strings.Split(msg, " ")[1]) > 0 {
+            if stringInSlice(strings.Split(msg, " ")[1], rulemod) {
+                conn.Privmsg(channel, strings.Split(msg, " ")[1] + " is already set to true.")
+            } else {
+                fmt.Println("[cmd] mode " + strings.Split(msg, " ")[1])
+                conn.Privmsg(channel, "set " + strings.Split(msg, " ")[1] + " to true.")
+            }
+       }
+    } else if strings.HasPrefix(msg, ".rmmode") && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")) == 2 {
+        if len(strings.Split(msg, " ")[1]) > 0 {
+            if stringInSlice(strings.Split(msg, " ")[1], rulemod) {
+                if removeItemInSlice(strings.Split(msg, " ")[1], rulemod) {
+                    fmt.Println("[cmd] rmmode - " + strings.Split(msg, " ")[1])
+                    conn.Privmsg(channel, strings.Split(msg, " ")[1] + " has been removed from the list of modes.")
+                }
+            } else {
+                conn.Privmsg(channel, strings.Split(msg, " ")[1] + " isn't in the list of modes.")
+            }
+        }
     } else if strings.HasPrefix(msg, ".dm") && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")) == 2 {
         if len(dunmas) == 0 && len(strings.Split(msg, " ")[1]) > 0 {
             dunmas = strings.Split(msg, " ")[1]