try to shutdown more safely so callbacks, etc don't try and use the read/write channels after they are closed

irc.go

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ func (irc *Connection) readLoop() {
 	br := bufio.NewReaderSize(irc.socket, 512)
 
 	for {
+		select {
+		case <-irc.endread:
+			irc.readerExit <- true
+			return
+		default:
 			// Set a read deadline based on the combined timeout and ping frequency
 			// We should ALWAYS have received a response from the server within the timeout
 			// after our own pings
@@ -77,15 +82,22 @@ func (irc *Connection) readLoop() {
 
 			irc.RunCallbacks(event)
 		}
+	}
 
 	irc.readerExit <- true
 }
 
 func (irc *Connection) writeLoop() {
 	for {
+		select {
+		case <-irc.endwrite:
+			irc.writerExit <- true
+			return
+		default:
 			b, ok := <-irc.pwrite
 			if !ok || b == "" || irc.socket == nil {
-			break
+				irc.writerExit <- true
+				return
 			}
 
 			if irc.Debug {
@@ -103,7 +115,9 @@ func (irc *Connection) writeLoop() {
 
 			if err != nil {
 				irc.Error <- err
-			break
+				irc.writerExit <- true
+				return
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	irc.writerExit <- true
@@ -206,9 +220,11 @@ func (irc *Connection) GetNick() string {
 // Sends all buffered messages (if possible),
 // stops all goroutines and then closes the socket.
 func (irc *Connection) Disconnect() {
+	irc.endping <- true
+	irc.endwrite <- true
+	irc.endread <- true
 	close(irc.pwrite)
 	close(irc.pread)
-	irc.endping <- true
 
 	<-irc.readerExit
 	<-irc.writerExit
@@ -267,6 +283,8 @@ func IRC(nick, user string) *Connection {
 		writerExit: make(chan bool),
 		pingerExit: make(chan bool),
 		endping:    make(chan bool),
+		endread:    make(chan bool),
+		endwrite:   make(chan bool),
 		Version:    VERSION,
 		KeepAlive:  4 * time.Minute,
 		Timeout:    1 * time.Minute,

irc_struct.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Connection struct {
 	netsock                            net.Conn
 	pread, pwrite                      chan string
 	readerExit, writerExit, pingerExit chan bool
-	endping                            chan bool
+	endping, endread, endwrite         chan bool
 
 	nick        string //The nickname we want.
 	nickcurrent string //The nickname we currently have.