Decode the API's actual fields in neoirc-cli (closes #146)

The CLI read the poll cursor from `lastId` while the server sends
`last_id`, so the cursor stayed at 0 and every poll returned the
whole queue at once. It now reads `last_id`.

/names decodes the member objects the server sends and prints each
nick with `@` for an operator or `+` for a voiced member. /list
prints each channel's name and topic, since the server sends no
member count. StateResponse.Channels decodes channel objects.

/topic with no text prints a usage line and sends nothing, because
the HTTP API has no topic query and a TOPIC without text gets 461.
The help says "Set topic".

The client tests serve the server's real response shapes.

Model: opus-5-5

internal/cli/api/client.go

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (client *Client) ListChannels() (
 // GetMembers returns members of a channel.
 func (client *Client) GetMembers(
 	channel string,
-) ([]string, error) {
+) ([]Member, error) {
 	name := strings.TrimPrefix(channel, "#")
 
 	data, err := client.do(
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (client *Client) GetMembers(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var members []string
+	var members []Member
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &members)
 	if err != nil {

internal/cli/api/client_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -56,9 +58,14 @@ func newSessionServer(t *testing.T) *httptest.Server {
 			return
 		}
 
-		_, _ = io.WriteString(
-			writer, `{"id":1,"nick":"alice","channels":[]}`,
-		)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(writer, `{
+			"id": 1,
+			"nick": "alice",
+			"channels": [
+				{"id": 1, "name": "#general", "topic": "Welcome!"},
+				{"id": 2, "name": "#dev", "topic": ""}
+			]
+		}`)
 	})
 
 	server := httptest.NewServer(mux)
@@ -67,6 +74,176 @@ func newSessionServer(t *testing.T) *httptest.Server {
 	return server
 }
 
+// newClientForPath starts a server that answers GET path with
+// body, and returns a client for it.
+func newClientForPath(t *testing.T, path, body string) *api.Client {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+path, func(
+		writer http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request,
+	) {
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(writer, body)
+	})
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	return api.NewClient(server.URL)
+}
+
+func TestGetStateDecodesChannels(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	client := api.NewClient(newSessionServer(t).URL)
+
+	_, err := client.CreateSession("alice")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	state, err := client.GetState()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("state: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []api.Channel{
+		{Name: "#general", Topic: "Welcome!"},
+		{Name: "#dev", Topic: ""},
+	}
+	if !slices.Equal(state.Channels, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("channels: got %+v, want %+v", state.Channels, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListChannelsDecodesNamesAndTopics(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	client := newClientForPath(t, "/api/v1/channels", `[
+		{"id": 1, "name": "#general", "topic": "Welcome!"},
+		{"id": 2, "name": "#dev", "topic": "Development discussion"}
+	]`)
+
+	channels, err := client.ListChannels()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list channels: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []api.Channel{
+		{Name: "#general", Topic: "Welcome!"},
+		{Name: "#dev", Topic: "Development discussion"},
+	}
+	if !slices.Equal(channels, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("channels: got %+v, want %+v", channels, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetMembersDecodesMemberObjects(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	client := newClientForPath(t, "/api/v1/channels/general/members", `[
+		{
+			"id": 1, "nick": "alice", "username": "alice",
+			"hostname": "host.example.com",
+			"isOperator": true, "isVoiced": false,
+			"lastSeen": "2026-02-10T20:00:00Z"
+		},
+		{
+			"id": 2, "nick": "bob", "username": "bob",
+			"hostname": "host.example.com",
+			"isOperator": false, "isVoiced": true,
+			"lastSeen": "2026-02-10T20:00:00Z"
+		},
+		{
+			"id": 3, "nick": "Carol", "username": "carol",
+			"hostname": "host.example.com",
+			"isOperator": false, "isVoiced": false,
+			"lastSeen": "2026-02-10T20:00:00Z"
+		}
+	]`)
+
+	members, err := client.GetMembers("#general")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("get members: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []api.Member{
+		{Nick: "alice", IsOperator: true, IsVoiced: false},
+		{Nick: "bob", IsOperator: false, IsVoiced: true},
+		{Nick: "Carol", IsOperator: false, IsVoiced: false},
+	}
+	if !slices.Equal(members, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("members: got %+v, want %+v", members, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestPollMessagesAdvancesCursor serves the queue as the server
+// does: entries after the cursor, and last_id as the new cursor.
+func TestPollMessagesAdvancesCursor(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const lastQueueID = 42
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /api/v1/messages", func(
+		writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request,
+	) {
+		after := request.URL.Query().Get("after")
+		if after == strconv.Itoa(lastQueueID) {
+			_, _ = io.WriteString(
+				writer, `{"messages": [], "last_id": 42}`,
+			)
+
+			return
+		}
+
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(writer, `{
+			"messages": [{
+				"id": "b7c8210f-849c-4b90-9ee8-d99c8889358e",
+				"command": "PRIVMSG",
+				"from": "alice",
+				"to": "#general",
+				"body": ["hello world"],
+				"ts": "2026-02-10T20:00:01.234567891Z",
+				"meta": {}
+			}],
+			"last_id": 42
+		}`)
+	})
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	client := api.NewClient(server.URL)
+
+	first, err := client.PollMessages(0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first poll: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if first.LastID != lastQueueID || len(first.Messages) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"first poll: got last ID %d and %d messages, "+
+				"want %d and 1",
+			first.LastID, len(first.Messages), lastQueueID,
+		)
+	}
+
+	second, err := client.PollMessages(first.LastID, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second poll: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(second.Messages) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"second poll: got %d messages again, want none",
+			len(second.Messages),
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClientKeepsSessionOverPlainHTTPOnLocalhost(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 

internal/cli/api/types.go

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ type SessionResponse struct {
 
 // StateResponse is the response from GET /api/v1/state.
 type StateResponse struct {
-	ID       int64    `json:"id"`
-	Nick     string   `json:"nick"`
-	Channels []string `json:"channels"`
+	ID       int64     `json:"id"`
+	Nick     string    `json:"nick"`
+	Channels []Channel `json:"channels"`
 }
 
 // Message represents a neoirc message envelope.
@@ -53,12 +53,19 @@ func (m *Message) BodyLines() []string {
 	}
 }
 
-// Channel represents a channel in the list response.
+// Channel is a channel as GET /api/v1/channels and
+// GET /api/v1/state describe it.
 type Channel struct {
-	Name      string `json:"name"`
-	Topic     string `json:"topic"`
-	Members   int    `json:"members"`
-	CreatedAt string `json:"createdAt"`
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Topic string `json:"topic"`
+}
+
+// Member is one entry of the response from
+// GET /api/v1/channels/{name}/members.
+type Member struct {
+	Nick       string `json:"nick"`
+	IsOperator bool   `json:"isOperator"`
+	IsVoiced   bool   `json:"isVoiced"`
 }
 
 // ServerInfo is the response from GET /api/v1/server.
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ type ServerInfo struct {
 // MessagesResponse wraps polling results.
 type MessagesResponse struct {
 	Messages []Message `json:"messages"`
-	LastID   int64     `json:"lastId"`
+	LastID   int64     `json:"last_id"` //nolint:tagliatelle
 }
 
 // PollResult wraps the poll response including the cursor.

internal/cli/app.go

@@ -434,16 +434,9 @@ func (a *App) cmdTopic(args string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// The HTTP API has no topic query: a TOPIC needs text.
 	if args == "" {
-		err := a.client.SendMessage(&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-			Command: irc.CmdTopic,
-			To:      target,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
-				"[red]Topic query failed: %v", err,
-			))
-		}
+		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Usage: /topic <text>")
 
 		return
 	}
@@ -487,12 +480,32 @@ func (a *App) cmdNames() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	nicks := make([]string, 0, len(members))
+
+	for _, member := range members {
+		nicks = append(nicks, memberPrefix(member)+member.Nick)
+	}
+
 	a.ui.AddLine(target, fmt.Sprintf(
 		"[cyan]*** Members of %s: %s",
-		target, strings.Join(members, " "),
+		target, strings.Join(nicks, " "),
 	))
 }
 
+// memberPrefix returns "@" for an operator, "+" for a voiced
+// member, and "" for anyone else.
+func memberPrefix(member api.Member) string {
+	if member.IsOperator {
+		return "@"
+	}
+
+	if member.IsVoiced {
+		return "+"
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (a *App) cmdList() {
 	a.mu.Lock()
 	connected := a.connected
@@ -517,8 +530,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdList() {
 
 	for _, ch := range channels {
 		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"  %s (%d members) %s",
-			ch.Name, ch.Members, ch.Topic,
+			"  %s %s", ch.Name, ch.Topic,
 		))
 	}
 
@@ -676,7 +688,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdHelp() {
 		"  /part [#chan]    — Leave channel",
 		"  /msg <nick> <text> — Send DM",
 		"  /query <nick>   — Open DM window",
-		"  /topic [text]   — View/set topic",
+		"  /topic <text>   — Set topic",
 		"  /names          — List channel members",
 		"  /list           — List channels",
 		"  /who [#channel] — List users in channel",