TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'bot')

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[elder jewel]

const { checkIfCountingChannelWithChannel, updateCurrentCount } = require("../database/dbFunctions.js");
const math = require('mathjs');
module.exports = {
    name: 'messageDelete',
    async execute(message, client) {
        if (message.author.bot) {
            return;
        }
    }
}```

Problem: Whenever a message gets deleted thats send before the bot is online the code crashes

const { Client, GatewayIntentBits, Collection, Partials } = require('discord.js');
const client = new Client({ 
    intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages, GatewayIntentBits.GuildVoiceStates, 
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildPresences, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers, GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions ],
    partials: [Partials.Message, Partials.Channel, Partials.Reaction]
 
});```

partials and other sutff

[broken ether]

Yes, if the message was not cached then author will be null (because discord only sends the id in messageDelete event, nothing else). So either check for message.partial first or use optional chaining

[elder jewel]

I'd assume thats just message.partial ?

Ah, so if the message is partial, it wont show the author unless i cache it first

[broken ether]

You can’t cache it anymore when it already got deleted. If it‘s partial you only have the ids, nothing else

[elder jewel]

ah, so if the message isnt cached and i delete it then theres no way for me to retrieve the message author Id ?

[broken ether]

Correct