Hi!
I have a slash command for my bot and given it is collecting a lot of data, I defer the reply at the start, how can I reply to the interaction if an error occurs saying the slash command failed?
#Error handling within an interaction
molten granite
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molten granite
npm list discord.js: [email protected]
node -v: v16.14.0
shrewd kettle
Catch the error and then .editReply to update the deferred message to whatever feedback you want to give to users
wanton mesa
@molten granite use try and catch
molten granite
<@199124340724334592> use try and catch
console.error(error);
interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occurred during the data collection process, please try again later!', components: [] });
});```Should the code above work?
shrewd kettle
Should work but can allow uncaught promise rejections if editReply encounters errors
molten granite
Should work but can allow uncaught promise rejections if editReply encounters er...
[cause]: AxiosError: Request failed with status code 400
this is the specific error I run into on occasion
how could I create an interaction reply if this error occurs?
shrewd kettle
I do:
- interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occurred during the data collection process, please try again later!', components: [] });
+ return interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occurred during the data collection process, please try again later!', components: [] });
``` so that any errors from the edit will be based to my handler console.error(error);
return interaction.editReply({ content: 'An error occurred during the data collection process, please try again later!', components: [] });
});
Would this work?
shrewd kettle
Seems fine. Try it