old_contents: # ctcp.py: Handles basic CTCP requests.
  from pylinkirc import utils
  from pylinkirc.log import log
  
  def handle_ctcpversion(irc, source, args):
      """
      Handles CTCP version requests.
      """
      irc.msg(source, '\x01VERSION %s\x01' % irc.version(), notice=True)
  
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpversion, '\x01version')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpversion, '\x01version\x01')
  
new_contents: # ctcp.py: Handles basic CTCP requests.
  import random
  import datetime
  
  from pylinkirc import utils
  from pylinkirc.log import log
  
  def handle_ctcpversion(irc, source, args):
      """
      Handles CTCP version requests.
      """
      irc.msg(source, '\x01VERSION %s\x01' % irc.version(), notice=True)
  
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpversion, '\x01version')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpversion, '\x01version\x01')
  
  def handle_ctcpping(irc, source, args):
      """
      Handles CTCP ping requests.
      """
      # CTCP PING 23152511
      try:
          pingarg = args[0]
      except IndexError:
          # Malformed ping request; ignore it.
          return
      irc.msg(source, '\x01PING %s\x01' % args[0], notice=True)
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpping, '\x01ping')
  
  def handle_ctcpeaster(irc, source, args):
      """
      Secret easter egg.
      """
  
      responses = ["Legends say the cord monster of great snakes was born only %s years ago..." % \
                   (datetime.datetime.now().year - 2014),
                   "Hiss%s" % ('...' * random.randint(1, 5)),
                   "His%s%s" % ('s' * random.randint(1, 4), '...' * random.randint(1, 5)),
                   "I have a dream... to do things the mock God was never able to...",
                   "They say I'm not good enough... but one day, I will rise above these wretched confines!",
                   "It's Easter already? Where are the eggs?",
                   "Maybe later.",
                   "Let me out of here, I'll give you cookies!",
                   "I'm actually a %snake...." % ('s' * random.randint(1, 8)),
                  ]
  
      irc.msg(source, '\x01EASTER %s\x01' % random.choice(responses), notice=True)
  
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpeaster, '\x01easter')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpeaster, '\x01easter\x01')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpeaster, '\x01about')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpeaster, '\x01about\x01')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpeaster, '\x01pylink')
  utils.add_cmd(handle_ctcpeaster, '\x01pylink\x01')
  
subject: add PING, easter egg