From ef84846267a3498f6ed911ad1264cf2acd8f8b9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: reverse <mike.chevronnet@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:11:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] invite: route INVITE for a remote target to its server and
 deliver inbound INVITE

---
 src/coremods/core_channel.rs | 12 ++++++++++++
 src/link.rs                  | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/coremods/core_channel.rs b/src/coremods/core_channel.rs
index 63295ce..3a08309 100644
--- a/src/coremods/core_channel.rs
+++ b/src/coremods/core_channel.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,18 @@ impl Command for Invite {
             return CmdResult::Fail;
         }
         let Some(tuid) = s.find_nick(tnick) else {
+            // remote target: route the invite to the server that owns it
+            if let Some((tuuid, _)) = s.find_remote(tnick) {
+                let iuuid = s.users[&uid].uuid.clone();
+                s.route_invite(&iuuid, &tuuid, chan);
+                let rnick = s
+                    .remote_users
+                    .get(&tuuid)
+                    .map(|r| r.nick.clone())
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| tnick.to_string());
+                s.numeric(uid, RPL_INVITING, &format!("{rnick} {chan}"));
+                return CmdResult::Ok;
+            }
             s.numeric(
                 uid,
                 ERR_NOSUCHNICK,
diff --git a/src/link.rs b/src/link.rs
index 9d26a7c..4ac28ec 100644
--- a/src/link.rs
+++ b/src/link.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ impl Server {
             "QUIT" if registered => self.link_quit_recv(uid, msg),
             "KILL" if registered => self.link_kill_recv(uid, msg),
             "SAVE" if registered => self.link_save_recv(uid, msg),
+            "INVITE" if registered => self.link_invite_recv(uid, msg),
             "ADDLINE" if registered => self.link_addline_recv(uid, msg),
             "DELLINE" if registered => self.link_delline_recv(uid, msg),
             "PRIVMSG" if registered => self.link_message_recv(uid, msg, false),
@@ -1141,6 +1142,37 @@ impl Server {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Route an INVITE toward the server that owns a remote `target` uuid.
+    pub fn route_invite(&self, inviter: &str, target: &str, chan: &str) {
+        if let Some(v) = self.link_toward(target) {
+            self.link_out(v, format!(":{inviter} INVITE {target} {chan}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `:<src> INVITE <target> <chan>` — deliver an invite to a local target (record
+    /// it so they bypass +i, and notify them), or forward toward a remote one.
+    fn link_invite_recv(&mut self, via: Uid, msg: &Message) {
+        let Some(src) = msg.source.clone() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let (Some(target), Some(chan)) =
+            (msg.params.first().cloned(), msg.params.get(1).cloned())
+        else {
+            return;
+        };
+        if let Some(&luid) = self.uuid_local.get(&target) {
+            let key = chan.to_ascii_lowercase();
+            if let Some(ch) = self.channels.get_mut(&key) {
+                ch.invites.insert(luid);
+            }
+            let prefix = self.uuid_prefix(&src).unwrap_or_else(|| src.clone());
+            let nick = self.users.get(&luid).map(|u| u.nick.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+            self.send(luid, format!(":{prefix} INVITE {nick} :{chan}"));
+        } else {
+            self.forward_to_target(&target, msg, via);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// `:<src> ADDLINE <type> <mask> <setter> <settime> <duration> :<reason>` — a
     /// network ban set on a peer (e.g. a services akill). Apply and relay onward.
     fn link_addline_recv(&mut self, via: Uid, msg: &Message) {