Parsing message error | discord.js - imagine an app | Page 1

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:37 AM

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@sleek notch

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:37 AM

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hi

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:38 AM

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what was the issue you found?

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:38 AM

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i think i found the problem i didnt require my command handler

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:39 AM

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well that might do it. is it logging your message now?

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console.log(message)*

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:39 AM

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no

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:39 AM

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ok. could you possibly send your two files (index.js and your first one you had issues with)

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:40 AM

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ok

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https://sourceb.in/rBUzDmgo20

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:41 AM

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thanks

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ok so it looks like you don't have a message event that triggers whenever a message is sent in a text channel

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so parsing const message = require('...) don't do anything when it is logged

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:43 AM

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ok

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wait in main or messagecreate

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Identifier 'message' has already been declared

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:45 AM

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i personally have my message handler in index.js and then parse the message variable into other files from there

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you need to add that event and then do what you want with the message value from there

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client.on('messageCreate', (message) => {
  console.log(message);
  // Whatever else you need to do
});

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from within this event scope, you can then export it to another file (such as your messageCreate.js file, or you can handle the messageCreate event from within your messageCreate.ts file. you just need to parse in client if you want to do that)

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:49 AM

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it says client.on is not a function

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:50 AM

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are you in index.js?

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:50 AM

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no

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:50 AM

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you need to parse client into your messageCreate.js file if you want to use client.on

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otherwise, you can just use client.on from within index.js

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:51 AM

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but i parsed it alrdy

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:52 AM

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where did you parse client?

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:53 AM

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parameters

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:55 AM

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i don't see it getting exported to your other file. can you please show where you make it an export and then require it in messageCreate.js?

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:56 AM

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const { Client, Message, MessageEmbed } = require("discord.js");

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/**
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@param {Client} client
@param {Message} message
*/
async execute(client, message, Discord) {

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:57 AM

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sleek notch const { Client, Message, MessageEmbed } = require("discord.js");

ok right. that is importing the client constructor, not your actual client you constructed at the start of index.js

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this isn't an issue with discord.js, rather it's fundamental knowledge with JavaScript

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you need to export const client = ..., not import it from discord.js

sleek notch Mar 8, 2022, 6:58 AM

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oh so i need to do const client = require("../../main.js")

snow summit Mar 8, 2022, 6:58 AM

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yes, and export it from index.js

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if you do that, you will be able to use client.on('messageCreate', () => { in your file

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