Permissions object throwing NullReferenceException

[fluid sphinx]

Problem

Hi, I'm facing an issue in 5.0.0-nightly-01579 where accessing the Permissions property on the DiscordMember object throws a NullReferenceException.

Exceptions

[20:05:20 ERR] Event handler exception for event READY thrown from System.Threading.Tasks.Task <<Main>$>b__0(DSharpPlus.DiscordClient, DSharpPlus.EventArgs.ReadyEventArgs
) (defined in Program+<>c__DisplayClass0_0)
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at DSharpPlus.Entities.DiscordMember.GetPermissions()
   at DSharpPlus.Entities.DiscordMember.get_Permissions()
   at Program.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<<<Main>$>b__0>d.MoveNext() in C:\Users\mcpem\RiderProjects\project\Program.cs:line 31
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at DSharpPlus.AsyncEvents.AsyncEvent`2.<>c__DisplayClass7_0.<<InvokeAsync>b__0>d.MoveNext()

Expected Result

It gives me the Permissions object.

Code Samples

Here is nothing special, I loop through the DiscordClient's guilds and want to check the permissions, but it throws the Exception. I've checked that the DiscordMember object (clientMember) is not null, just the Permissions object.

foreach (var guild in client.Guilds.Values)
{
    var clientMember = await guild.GetMemberAsync(client.CurrentUser.Id);
    Console.WriteLine(clientMember.Permissions); // throws NullReferenceException
}

[strange thicket]

Permissions can't be null, that's very odd behaviour

although there's actually quite a lot in this that could be null

[fluid sphinx]

maybe my .net environment is just outdated

[strange thicket]

5.0 hard depends on .NET 7, which is the latest release

[fluid sphinx]

okay, checked that and it isn't outdated

[strange thicket]

theoretically nothing here should throw, unless our cache is broken

which to be clear is very well possible

could you check with a debug build of the library (cloning and self-building)? we'd need the line that throws to properly debug

[fluid sphinx]

okay

the master branch?

[halcyon hornet]

ready event

hans tag ready event

[timber ivy]

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[halcyon hornet]

h

Hans tag ready-event

[timber ivy]

​YOU PROBABLY AREN'T LOOKING FOR THE READY EVENT*. The ready event does NOT mean your client is "ready".

Chances are it's not what you want. If you want member/guild information, the Ready event is NOT what you want.

If you want guild/members: Use GuildDownloadCompleted instead.

The Ready event on the client only signals that your client has completed a handshake with the gateway, and it's ready to start streaming payloads to you.
*This isn't to say you should never use it, but for a vast majority of uses, there is no point in using this event, and it simply exists for completeness and correctness.

Gateway documentation: https://discord.dev/topics/gateway-events#ready

[halcyon hornet]

This also applies for permissions

[fluid sphinx]

ah okay

so the "ready" event is just what discord sends

after the initial handshake

thank you very much

[strange thicket]

oh