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+/* util.go: various utility functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Clemens Fries <github-clockrotz@xenoworld.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package common
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Split a text in two parts on the first blank line.
+func SplitMessage(text []string) ([]string, []string) {
+	conf := []string{}
+	body := []string{}
+
+	inBody := false
+
+	for _, line := range text {
+		if !inBody && strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+			inBody = true
+			continue // skip the separating line
+		}
+
+		if inBody {
+			body = append(body, line)
+		} else {
+			conf = append(conf, line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return conf, body
+}
+
+// Parse a time which may either be just a date or a date with time.
+func ParseTime(datetime string) (time.Time, error) {
+	result, err := time.ParseInLocation(DATE_FORMAT, datetime, time.Now().Location())
+
+	if err == nil {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	result, err = time.ParseInLocation(DATETIME_FORMAT, datetime, time.Now().Location())
+
+	if err == nil {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	return result, err
+}