store pattern as a slice of strings

config/config.go

@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ var DefaultDoneHandler lib.StepProc
 // action configuration
 
 type action struct {
-	pattern string
+	pattern lib.Pattern
 	specs   []lib.ActionSpec
 }
 
-func (act *action) Pattern() string {
+func (act *action) Pattern() lib.Pattern {
 	return act.pattern
 }
 
@@ -118,8 +118,21 @@ func (act *action) Specs() []lib.ActionSpec {
 	return act.specs
 }
 
-func ActionConfig(pattern string, specs []lib.ActionSpec) *action {
+func ActionConfig(pat string, specs []lib.ActionSpec) *action {
-	return &action{pattern, specs}
+	return &action{
+		pattern: pattern(strings.Split(pat, "|")),
+		specs:   specs,
+	}
+}
+
+type pattern []string
+
+func (p pattern) String() string {
+	return strings.Join(p, "|")
+}
+
+func (p pattern) Slice() []string {
+	return []string(p)
 }
 
 // overridable settings

lib/action/action.go

@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ func Select(ctx lib.Context, msg lib.Message) []lib.Action {
 		if match(ac, msg) {
 			for _, spec := range ac.Specs() {
 				act := action{ctx, spec, msg}
-				logging.DebugA(&act).Str("pattern", ac.Pattern()).Msg("action.Select")
+				logging.DebugA(&act).
+					Str("pattern", ac.Pattern().String()).
+					Msg("action.Select")
 				acts = append(acts, &act)
 			}
 		}
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ func Select(ctx lib.Context, msg lib.Message) []lib.Action {
 }
 
 func match(ac lib.ActionConfig, msg lib.Message) bool {
-	return ac.Pattern() == msg.Action()
+	return ac.Pattern().Slice()[0] == msg.Action()
 	//return false
 }
 

lib/lib.go

@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ type ActionSpec interface {
 	Receivers() []string
 }
 
+type Pattern interface {
+	fmt.Stringer
+	Slice() []string
+}
+
 type ActionConfig interface {
-	Pattern() string
+	Pattern() Pattern
 	Specs() []ActionSpec
 }
 

lib/message/message.go

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func New(args ...string) lib.Message {
 }
 
 func SimpleMessage(action string) lib.Message {
-	return New("standard", action)
+	return New("scopes", action)
 }
 
 var Quit = SimpleMessage("quit")

tests/unit_test.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func MessageTest(t *testing.T) {
 	var msg lib.Message = message.SimpleMessage("doit")
 	t.AssertEqual(msg.Action(), "doit")
 	t.AssertEqual(msg.Head().Action(), "doit")
-	t.AssertEqual(fmt.Sprint(msg), "standard/doit//")
+	t.AssertEqual(fmt.Sprint(msg), "scopes/doit//")
 	msg = message.New("taskman", "doit", "task", "tsk001")
 	t.AssertEqual(fmt.Sprint(msg), "taskman/doit/task/tsk001")
 }