Fix and improve broken and bad code.

Improve command handler, fixed message logging, fixes potential prefix problem, other small changes

src/commands/new.js

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ module.exports = class NewCommand extends Command {
 				{
 					name: i18n('commands.new.args.topic.name'),
 					description: i18n('commands.new.args.topic.description'),
-					required: false,
+					example: i18n('commands.new.args.topic.example'),
+					required: true,
 				}
 			]
 		});

src/database/index.js

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ module.exports = async (log) => {
 			type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
 			defaultValue: false,
 		},
-		updates: {
+		data: {
 			type: DataTypes.JSON
 		},
 	}, {

src/listeners/message.js

@@ -4,29 +4,30 @@ module.exports = {
 
 		let settings = await message.guild?.settings;
 
-		// message collection for ticket archiving 
+		// message collection for t_row archiving 
 		if (settings?.log_messages) {
 			if (message.system) return;
 
-			let ticket = await client.db.models.Ticket.findOne({
+			let t_row = await client.db.models.Ticket.findOne({
 				where: {
 					id: message.channel.id
 				}
 			});
 
-			if (ticket) {
+			if (t_row) {
+				let embeds = [];
+				for (let embed in message.embeds) embeds.push({ ...message.embeds[embed] });
+
 				await client.db.models.Message.create({
 					id: message.id,
-					ticket: ticket.id,
+					ticket: t_row.id,
 					author: message.author.id,
-					updates: [{
+					data: {
 						content: message.content,
-						time: message.createdTimestamp,
+						// time: message.createdTimestamp,
-						embeds: message.embeds.map(embed => {
+						embeds,
-							return { ...message.embeds[embed] };
+						attachments: [...message.attachments.values()]
-						}),
+					}
-						attachments: [ ...message.attachments.values() ]
-					}]
 				});
 			}
 		}

src/listeners/messageDelete.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 			let msg = await client.db.models.Message.findOne({
 				where: {
-					id: message.channel.id
+					id: message.id
 				}
 			});
 

src/listeners/messageUpdate.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-	event: 'msgUpdate',
+	event: 'messageUpdate',
 	execute: async (client, oldm, newm) => {
 
 		if (newm.partial) {
@@ -12,34 +12,31 @@ module.exports = {
 
 		let settings = await newm.guild?.settings;
 
-		if (settings?.messages) {
+		if (settings?.log_messages) {
 			if (newm.system) return;
 
-			let msg = await client.db.models.msg.findOne({
+			let m_row = await client.db.models.Message.findOne({
 				where: {
-					id: newm.channel.id
+					id: newm.id
 				}
 			});
 
-			if (msg) {	
+			if (m_row) {	
-				let embeds = msg.embeds.map(embed => {
+				let embeds = [];
-					return { ...msg.embeds[embed] };
+				for (let embed in newm.embeds) embeds.push({ ...newm.embeds[embed] });
-				});
-				
-				if (msg.editedTimestamp) { // message has been edited
-					msg.updates.unshift({
-						content: msg.content,
-						time: msg.editedTimestamp,
-						embeds,
-						attachments: [ ...msg.attachments.values() ]
-					});
-					msg.edited = true;
-				}
-				else { // probably just a link embed loading
-					msg.updates[0] = Object.assign(msg.updates[0], embeds);
-				}
 
-				await msg.save(); // save changes to msg row
+				m_row.data = {
+					content: newm.content,
+					// time: newm.editedTimestamp,
+					embeds: newm.embeds.map(embed => {
+						return { ...newm.embeds[embed] };
+					}),
+					attachments: [...newm.attachments.values()]
+				};
+
+				if (newm.editedTimestamp) m_row.edited = true;
+
+				await m_row.save(); // save changes
 			}
 		}
 	}

src/locales/en-GB.json

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 		"version": "[Discord Tickets](%s) v%s by [eartharoid](%s)"
 	},
 	"cmd_usage": {
-		"title": "`%s` command usage",
+		"args": {
-		"description": "**Usage:** %s"
+			"description": "**Description:**",
-	},
+			"example": "**Example:**"
-	"cmd_usage_named_args": {
+		},
-		"title": "`%s` command usage",
+		"description": "**Usage:**\n`%s`\n\n**Example:**\n`%s`\n\nRequired arguments are prefixed with `❗`.",
-		"description": "This command uses named arguments:\n`%s argName: value anotherArg: \"A string value\";`\n\n**Required arguments are prefixed with `❗`.**"
+		"named_args_description": "This command uses named arguments.\n\n",
+		"title": "`%s` command usage"
 	},
 	"commands": {
 		"new": {
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
 				},
 				"topic": {
 					"name": "topic",
-					"description": "The topic of the ticket"
+					"description": "The topic of the ticket",
+					"example": "Problem with billing"
 				}
 			},
 			"description": "Create a new ticket",

src/logger.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = new Logger({
 	name: 'Discord Tickets by eartharoid',
 	debug: config.debug,
 	logToFile: config.logs.enabled,
-	splitFile: true,
+	splitFile: config.logs.split,
 	directory: path('./logs/'),
 	keepFor: config.logs.keep_for,
 	timestamp: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss',

src/modules/commands/command.js

@@ -71,11 +71,16 @@ module.exports = class Command {
 		 */
 		this.args = data.args;
 
+		for (let arg in this.args) {
+			if (!this.args[arg].example)
+				throw new Error(`The "${this.name}" command's "${this.args[arg].name}" argument does not have an example!`);
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * True if command is internal, false if it is from a plugin
 		 * @type {boolean}
 		 */
-		this.internal = data.internal;
+		this.internal = data.internal === true ? true : false;
 
 		if (!this.internal) {
 			/**
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ module.exports = class Command {
 	 * The code to be executed when a command is invoked
 	 * @abstract
 	 * @param {Message} message - The message that invoked this command
-	 * @param {(object|string)?} args - Named command arguments, or the message content with the prefix and command removed
+	 * @param {(object|string)} [args] - Named command arguments, or the message content with the prefix and command removed
 	 */
 	async execute(message, args) { } // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
 

src/modules/commands/manager.js

@@ -72,31 +72,35 @@ module.exports = class CommandManager {
 		const prefix = settings.command_prefix;
 		const i18n = this.client.i18n.get(settings.locale);
 
-		let cmd_name = message.content.match(new RegExp(`^${prefix}(\\S+)`, 'mi'));
+		let cmd_name = message.content.match(new RegExp(`^${prefix.replace(/(?=\W)/g, '\\')}(\\S+)`, 'mi'));
 		if (!cmd_name) return;
 
-		let raw_args = message.content.replace(cmd_name[0], '').trim();
+		let raw_args = message.content.replace(cmd_name[0], '').trim(); // remove the prefix and command
-		cmd_name = cmd_name[1];
+		cmd_name = cmd_name[1]; // set cmd_name to the actual string
 
 		const cmd = this.commands.find(cmd => cmd.aliases.includes(cmd_name));
-		if (!cmd);
+		if (!cmd) return;
 
 		let args = raw_args;
 
+		const addArgs = (embed, arg) => {
+			let required = arg.required ? '`❗` ' : '';
+			embed.addField(required + arg.name, `» ${i18n('cmd_usage.args.description')} ${arg.description}\n» ${i18n('cmd_usage.args.example')} \`${arg.example}\``);
+		};
+
 		if (cmd.process_args) {
 			args = {};
-			let data = [ ...raw_args.matchAll(/(\w+)\??\s?:\s?(["`'](.*)["`'];|[\w<>@!#]+)/gmi) ];
+			let data = [...raw_args.matchAll(/(?<key>\w+)\??\s?:\s?(?<value>([^;]|;{2})*);/gmi)];
-			data.forEach(arg => args[arg[1]] = arg[3] || arg[2]);
+			data.forEach(arg => args[arg.groups.key] = arg.groups.value.replace(/;{2}/gm, ';'));
 			for (let arg of cmd.args) {
-				if (!args[arg]) {
+				if (arg.required && !args[arg]) {
+					let usage = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${cmd.args.map(arg => arg.required ? `<${arg.name};>` : `[${arg.name};]`).join(' ')}`;
+					let example = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${cmd.args.map(arg => `${arg.name}: ${arg.example};`).join(' ')}`;
 					let embed = new MessageEmbed()
 						.setColor(settings.error_colour)
-						.setTitle(i18n('cmd_usage_named_args.title', cmd_name))
+						.setTitle(i18n('cmd_usage.title', cmd_name))
-						.setDescription(i18n('cmd_usage_named_args.description', settings.command_prefix + cmd_name));
+						.setDescription(i18n('cmd_usage.named_args_description') + i18n('cmd_usage.description', usage, example));
-					cmd.args.forEach(a => {
+					cmd.args.forEach(a => addArgs(embed, a));
-						let required = a.required ? '`❗` ' : '';
-						embed.addField(required + a.name, a.description);
-					});
 					return message.channel.send(embed);
 				}
 			}
@@ -104,15 +108,13 @@ module.exports = class CommandManager {
 			const args_num = raw_args.split(' ').filter(arg => arg.length !== 0).length;
 			const required_args = cmd.args.reduce((acc, arg) => arg.required ? acc + 1 : acc, 0);
 			if (args_num < required_args) {
-				let usage = cmd.args.map(arg => arg.required ? `<${arg.name}>` : `[${arg.name}]`).join(' ');
+				let usage = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${cmd.args.map(arg => arg.required ? `<${arg.name}>` : `[${arg.name}]`).join(' ')}`;
+				let example = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${cmd.args.map(arg => `${arg.example}`).join(' ')}`;
 				let embed = new MessageEmbed()
 					.setColor(settings.error_colour)
 					.setTitle(i18n('cmd_usage.title', cmd_name))
-					.setDescription(i18n('cmd_usage.description', `\`${settings.command_prefix + cmd_name} ${usage}\``));
+					.setDescription(i18n('cmd_usage.description', usage, example));
-				cmd.args.forEach(a => {
+				cmd.args.forEach(a => addArgs(embed, a));
-					let required = a.required ? '`❗` ' : '';
-					embed.addField(required + a.name, a.description);
-				});
 				return message.channel.send(embed);
 			}
 		}
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ module.exports = class CommandManager {
 			
 		try {
 			this.client.log.commands(`Executing "${cmd.name}" command (invoked by ${message.author.tag})`);
-			await cmd.execute(message, args, raw_args); // execute the command 
+			await cmd.execute(message, args); // execute the command 
 		} catch (e) {
 			this.client.log.warn(`An error occurred whilst executing the ${cmd.name} command`);
 			this.client.log.error(e);

user/example.config.js

@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@
  * |____/  |_| |___/  \___|  \___/  |_|     \__,_|     |_|   |_|  \___| |_|\_\  \___|  \__| |___/
  *
  * ---------------------
- *      Quick Start
- * ---------------------
- *
- * 	> For detailed instructions, visit the documentation: https://discordtickets.app
- *
- * ---------------------
  *       Support
  * ---------------------
  *
- * 	> Discord support server: https://go.eartharoid.me/discord
  * 	> Documentation: https://discordtickets.app
+ * 	> Discord support server: https://go.eartharoid.me/discord
  *
  * ###############################################################################################
  */
@@ -29,13 +23,13 @@ module.exports = {
 		command_prefix: 'tickets/',
 		log_messages: true, // transcripts/archives will be empty if false
 		name_format: 'ticket-{number}',
-		prefix: '-',
+		ticket_welcome: 'Hello {name}, thank you for creating a ticket. A member of staff will soon be available to assist you.\n\n__All messages in this channel are stored for future reference.__',
-		ticket_welcome: 'Hello {{name}}, thank you for creating a ticket. A member of staff will soon be available to assist you.\n\n__All messages in this channel are stored for future reference.__',
 	},
 	locale: 'en-GB', // used for globals (such as commands) and the default guild locale
 	logs: {
 		enabled: true,
-		keep_for: 30
+		keep_for: 30,
+		split: true,
 	},
 	max_listeners: 10,
 	plugins: [],