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Fix Discord bot connection and channel messaging #1

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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions src/main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ const MIN_ACCOUNT_AGE = 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
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async function sendToChannel(channelId: string, message: string): Promise<void> {
try {
await client.api.channels[channelId].messages.post({
body: { content: message },
});
const channel = client.channels.cache.get(channelId);
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Using client.channels.cache.get(channelId) only retrieves channels already stored in the local memory cache. If the bot has just restarted or hasn't interacted with the channel recently, this will return undefined, causing the message to fail. It is safer to use client.channels.fetch(channelId) to ensure the channel is retrieved from the Discord API if it's not in the cache.

    const channel = await client.channels.fetch(channelId);

if (channel && channel.isTextBased()) {
await channel.send(message);
} else {
console.error(`Channel ${channelId} not found or is not a text-based channel`);
}
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Failed to send to channel ${channelId}:`, error);
throw error;
Expand All @@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ console.log(` Default Version: ${DEFAULT_VERSION}`);
console.log(` Daily Verse Schedule: ${DAILY_VERSE_SCHEDULE} (${TIMEZONE})`);

// Event: Client Ready
client.on("clientReady", () => {
client.on("ready", () => {
console.log(`✅ Logged in as ${client.user?.username}#${client.user?.discriminator}`);
console.log(` ID: ${client.user?.id}`);
console.log(` Servers: ${client.guilds.cache.size}`);
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