add support for direct messages

main.py

@@ -297,7 +297,14 @@ class IRCBot():
                 channel_search = channel_re.search(line)
                 if not channel_search:
                     continue
+                name_search = name_re.search(line)
                 channel = channel_search.group(1)
+                if name_search:
+                    name = name_search.group(1)
+                else:
+                    name = None
+                if name and not channel.startswith("#"):
+                    channel = name
                 try:
                     message_body = line[line.index(" :") + 2:]
                 except Exception as e:
@@ -307,11 +314,6 @@ class IRCBot():
                     self.send(channel, self.helptext)
                     continue
                 for command, callback in self.commands:
-                    name_search = name_re.search(line)
-                    if name_search:
-                        name = name_search.group(1)
-                    else:
-                        name = None
                     if line.lower().endswith(command):
                         result = callback(channel, name)
                         if result: