class String
  def irc_downcase(mapping)
    case mapping
    when :rfc1459
      self.tr("A-Z[]\\^", "a-z{}|~")
    when :"strict-rfc1459"
      self.tr("A-Z[]\\", "a-z{}|")
    else
      # when :ascii or unknown/nil
      self.tr("A-Z", "a-z")
    end
  end

  def irc_upcase(mapping)
    case mapping
    when :ascii
      self.tr("a-z", "A-Z")
    when :rfc1459
      self.tr("a-z{}|~", "A-Z[]\\^")
    when :strict-rfc1459
      self.tr("a-z{}|", "A-Z[]\\")
    end
  end
end