diff --git a/src/proto/colors.rs b/src/proto/colors.rs
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index d70fb12..0000000
--- a/src/proto/colors.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-//! An extension trait that provides the ability to strip IRC colors from a string
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-
-enum ParserState {
-    Text,
-    ColorCode,
-    Foreground1(char),
-    Foreground2,
-    Comma,
-    Background1(char),
-}
-struct Parser {
-    state: ParserState,
-}
-
-/// An extension trait giving strings a function to strip IRC colors
-pub trait FormattedStringExt<'a> {
-
-    /// Returns true if the string contains color, bold, underline or italics
-    fn is_formatted(&self) -> bool;
-
-    /// Returns the string with all color, bold, underline and italics stripped
-    fn strip_formatting(self) -> Cow<'a, str>;
-
-}
-
-const FORMAT_CHARACTERS: &[char] = &[
-    '\x02', // bold
-    '\x1F', // underline
-    '\x16', // reverse
-    '\x0F', // normal
-    '\x03', // color
-];
-
-impl<'a> FormattedStringExt<'a> for &'a str {
-    fn is_formatted(&self) -> bool {
-        self.contains(FORMAT_CHARACTERS)
-    }
-
-    fn strip_formatting(self) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-        if !self.is_formatted() {
-            return Cow::Borrowed(self);
-        }
-        let mut s = String::from(self);
-        strip_formatting(&mut s);
-        Cow::Owned(s)
-    }
-}
-
-fn strip_formatting(buf: &mut String) {
-    let mut parser = Parser::new();
-    buf.retain(|cur| parser.next(cur));
-}
-
-impl Parser {
-    fn new() -> Self {
-        Parser  {
-            state: ParserState::Text,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn next(&mut self, cur: char) -> bool {
-        use self::ParserState::*;
-        match self.state {
-            Text | Foreground1(_) | Foreground2 if cur == '\x03' => {
-                self.state = ColorCode;
-                false
-            }
-            Text => {
-                !FORMAT_CHARACTERS.contains(&cur)
-            }
-            ColorCode if cur.is_digit(10) => {
-                self.state = Foreground1(cur);
-                false
-            }
-            Foreground1('1') if cur.is_digit(6) => {
-                // can only consume another digit if previous char was 1.
-                self.state = Foreground2;
-                false
-            }
-            Foreground1(_) if cur.is_digit(6) => {
-                self.state = Text;
-                true
-            }
-            Foreground1(_) if cur == ',' => {
-                self.state = Comma;
-                false
-            }
-            Foreground2 if cur == ',' => {
-                self.state = Comma;
-                false
-            }
-            Comma if (cur.is_digit(10)) => {
-                self.state = Background1(cur);
-                false
-            }
-            Background1(prev) if cur.is_digit(6) => {
-                // can only consume another digit if previous char was 1.
-                self.state = Text;
-                prev != '1'
-            }
-            _ => {
-                self.state = Text;
-                true
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl FormattedStringExt<'static> for String {
-    fn is_formatted(&self) -> bool {
-        self.as_str().is_formatted()
-    }
-    fn strip_formatting(mut self) -> Cow<'static, str> {
-        if !self.is_formatted() {
-            return Cow::Owned(self);
-        }
-        strip_formatting(&mut self);
-        Cow::Owned(self)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use std::borrow::Cow;
-    use proto::colors::FormattedStringExt;
-
-    macro_rules! test_formatted_string_ext {
-        { $( $name:ident ( $($line:tt)* ), )* } => {
-            $(
-            mod $name {
-                use super::*;
-                test_formatted_string_ext!(@ $($line)*);
-            }
-            )*
-        };
-        (@ $text:expr, should stripped into $expected:expr) => {
-            #[test]
-            fn test_formatted() {
-                assert!($text.is_formatted());
-            }
-            #[test]
-            fn test_strip() {
-                assert_eq!($text.strip_formatting(), $expected);
-            }
-        };
-        (@ $text:expr, is not formatted) => {
-            #[test]
-            fn test_formatted() {
-                assert!(!$text.is_formatted());
-            }
-            #[test]
-            fn test_strip() {
-                assert_eq!($text.strip_formatting(), $text);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    test_formatted_string_ext! {
-        blank("", is not formatted),
-        blank2("    ", is not formatted),
-        blank3("\t\r\n", is not formatted),
-        bold("l\x02ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        bold_from_string(String::from("l\x02ol"), should stripped into "lol"),
-        bold_hangul("우왕\x02굳", should stripped into "우왕굳"),
-        fg_color("l\x033ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        fg_color2("l\x0312ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        fg_bg_11("l\x031,2ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        fg_bg_21("l\x0312,3ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        fg_bg_12("l\x031,12ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        fg_bg_22("l\x0312,13ol", should stripped into "lol"),
-        string_with_multiple_colors("hoo\x034r\x033a\x0312y", should stripped into "hooray"),
-        string_with_digit_after_color("\x0344\x0355\x0366", should stripped into "456"),
-        string_with_multiple_2digit_colors("hoo\x0310r\x0311a\x0312y", should stripped into "hooray"),
-        string_with_digit_after_2digit_color("\x031212\x031111\x031010", should stripped into "121110"),
-        thinking("🤔...", is not formatted),
-        unformatted("a plain text", is not formatted),
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_strip_no_allocation_for_unformatted_text() {
-        if let Cow::Borrowed(formatted) = "plain text".strip_formatting() {
-            assert_eq!(formatted, "plain text");
-        } else {
-            panic!("allocation detected");
-        }
-    }
-}