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+// Copyright (C) 2021-2021 The Whirlsplash Collective
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+package net
+
+import "strconv"
+
+type Text struct {
+	Author  string
+	Message string
+}
+
+// Decode a TEXT command from hexadecimal to a Text struct
+func DecodeText(data []byte) Text {
+	authorLength, _ := strconv.ParseInt(strconv.Itoa(int(data[4])), 16, 32)
+	authorLast := authorLength + 5
+	messageLength, _ := strconv.ParseInt(strconv.Itoa(int(data[authorLast])), 16, 32)
+	messageStart := authorLast + 1
+
+	return Text{
+		Author:  string(data[5:(authorLast)]),
+		Message: string(data[messageStart : messageStart+(messageLength)]),
+	}
+}