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diff --git a/lib/irc/message.ex b/lib/irc/message.ex
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+defmodule Nola.Irc.Message do
+
+  @max_chars 440
+
+  def splitlong(string, max_chars \\ 440)
+
+  def splitlong(string, max_chars) when is_list(string) do
+    Enum.map(string, fn(s) -> splitlong(s, max_chars) end)
+    |> List.flatten()
+  end
+
+  def splitlong(string, max_chars) do
+    string
+    |> String.codepoints
+    |> Enum.chunk_every(max_chars)
+    |> Enum.map(&Enum.join/1)
+  end
+
+  def splitlong_with_prefix(string, prefix, max_chars \\ 440) do
+    prefix = "#{prefix} "
+    max_chars = max_chars - (length(String.codepoints(prefix)))
+    string
+    |> String.codepoints
+    |> Enum.chunk_every(max_chars)
+    |> Enum.map(fn(line) -> prefix <> Enum.join(line) end)
+  end
+
+end