How is it possible that the Message's author is equivalent to null? | discord.js - imagine an app | Page 1

half steeple Jan 4, 2023, 8:56 PM

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TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'id')
    at Object.execute (D:\bot\dist\events\messageDelete.js:12:28) 
    at DiscordClient.<anonymous> (D:\bot\dist\handlers\events.js:43:54)
    at DiscordClient.emit (node:events:513:28)   
    at MessageDeleteAction.handle (D:\bot\node_modules\discord.js\src\client\actions\MessageDelete.js:24:16)

Error reffers to ```js
const discord_js_1 = require("discord.js");
const EmbedBuilder_1 = __importDefault(require("../structures/overwrite/EmbedBuilder"));
const event = {
name: discord_js_1.Events.MessageDelete,
once: false,
async execute(client, message) {
if (message.author.id == client.user.id) return;
^

Generated from ```ts
const event: BaseEvent = {
    name: Events.MessageDelete,
    once: false,
    async execute(client: Client, message: Message) {
        if (message.author.id == client.user.id) return;

obsidian holly Jan 4, 2023, 8:56 PM

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native dew Jan 4, 2023, 8:58 PM

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Message#author is nullable since deleted messages are often partials, so you can't access all of their properties

half steeple Jan 4, 2023, 9:01 PM

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Ok, thx. In this case we need doc's & Message type update

native dew Jan 4, 2023, 9:02 PM

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What specific DJS version are you using? The docs say it's ?User

half steeple Jan 4, 2023, 9:07 PM

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Ok, the docs say its ?User. I didn't notice that

soft crystal Jan 4, 2023, 9:25 PM

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half steeple Ok, the docs say its `?User`. I didn't notice that

use PartialMessage type instead, there has just been a similar question in #djs-help-v14

#How is it possible that the Message's author is equivalent to null?