thick cave
so im trying to make my bot send a message when a certain tag is applied to a thread
client.on(Events.ThreadUpdate, async (oldThread, newThread, channel) => {
console.log(newThread.appliedTags)
if (newThread.appliedTags === '1107649018902884393') channel.send({ content: 'working', ephemeral: true})
})```
the tags get logged but nothing gets sent to the channel
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peak escarp
are you trying to send the message inside that thread? or sending the message to another channel?
thick cave
that thread
peak escarp
also, appliedTags is an array[]
so if there can only be one tag, itll always be appliedTags[0], if there can be multiple tags on the thread, youll need to loop thru the tags to see if the tag youre looking for exists
thick cave
if (newThread.appliedTags === ['1107649018902884393'])?
peak escarp
or if (newThread.appliedTags[0] === '1107649018902884393')
newThread.send({}) is usually better in my book as well, but not sure itd make any difference
thick cave
oh
peak escarp
but yes, comparing the entire value of the array would work as well, so long as they cant select more than one tag
thick cave
ok thank you
peak escarp
also, i dont think you can send a willy nilly ephemeral message... only in response to an interaction
thick cave
yea i just realized haha
but, the message 'working' still sends even if its not the right tag im applying to the channel
for instance, i want it to send when the tag "Beginner" appears, but the message still sends when the tag "Intermediate" appears
peak escarp
try returning the .send() function
if (newThread.appliedTags[0] === '1107649018902884393') return newThread.send({ content: 'working', ephemeral: true});
or
if (newThread.appliedTags[0] === '1107649018902884393') {
channel.send({ content: 'working', ephemeral: true});
}
that works only if the only tag is beginner
peak escarp
im sorry what
thick cave
is there a way to make it so that if beginner is added, regardless of what other tags are applied, sends the message?
thick cave
im sorry what
sorry, it worked. but only if there is only one tag (beginner)
peak escarp
correct, thats what i was saying before. if theres more than 1 tag, youll need to loop through the array of appliedTags
thick cave
ohhh ok thank you
peak escarp
if (newThread.appliedTags.includes('This Tag')) {
// Do this any time This Tag exists
}
or something alongthose lines
thick cave
do i have to add the [0]
peak escarp
no, the [0] just means look at the first array value only.
if you console.log(newThread.appliedTags), you should see
['132456789', '987654321'] if there were 2 tags applied.
when you run ```js
if (newThread.appliedTags.includes('123456789')) {
// Do this any time This Tag exists
}
it will look at each value in newThread.appliedTags (`123456789` and `987654321`), and if any of them match `123456789`, itll execute the codealso, beware that the message will likely send every time the thread is updated, because the appliedTags will be the same, since this is within the threadUpdate event.
(so if the thread is renamed, etc itll resend)
that can be avoided by comparing the oldThread.appliedTags to the newThread.appliedTags
thick cave
that can be avoided by comparing the oldThread.appliedTags to the newThread.appl...
can u
send an example im so sorry
peak escarp
if (oldThread.appliedTags !== newThread.appliedTags && newThread.appliedTags.includes('This Tag')) {
// if the appliedTags on the "old version" of this thread are not the same as the appliedTags on the "new version" of this thread, AND the newThread has the appliedTag "This Tag", run this code
}
simply comparing the two "versions" of the thread
thick cave
so the 'this tag' would be the tag i want when sending the message right?
peak escarp
yep
thick cave
for ex, beginner
peak escarp
@ me if you need anything else, gonna be tabbed out into a different window
thick cave
perfect, thank you
thick cave
@peak escarp this is a whole different thing but youre very helpful so i wanted to see if you knew the answer
i wanted to create a reminder for someone who ran a command x minutes ago- is this possible?
peak escarp
<@373469491574734854> this is a whole different thing but youre very helpful so ...
using a 3rd party library, like cron, yes.
or (a less good idea) using a timeout fuction to execute something after some time
thick cave
this?
peak escarp
yes
https://www.npmjs.com/package/cron
setTimeout(function() {
// do something after 1000 milliseconds
}, 1000);
thick cave
is that against tos at all lol
peak escarp
depends how you use it. if you use cron to send the same message every 10 seconds, technically yes thats api abuse. but if you send a message every hour, or every day, or one time 5 minutes after a particular event, it wouldnt be api abuse
but thatd be a good question for someone else