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src/commands/settings.ts

@@ -8,14 +8,25 @@ export const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
     .setName('settings')
     .setDescription('BETA - settings configuration');
 
-
 export async function execute(interaction : CommandInteraction) {
     await interaction.deferReply(); 
+    const testEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
+        .setColor('#ffffff');
+    const testEmbed2 = new MessageEmbed()
+        .setColor('#ffffff');
     const settingsEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
         .setColor('#ffffff');
 
     const user = interaction.options.getUser('user') || interaction.user;
 
+    testEmbed
+        .setAuthor({ name: user.tag, iconURL: user.displayAvatarURL() })
+        .setDescription(`b`);
+
+    testEmbed2
+        .setAuthor({ name: user.tag, iconURL: user.displayAvatarURL() })
+        .setDescription(`c`);
+
     settingsEmbed
         .setAuthor({ name: user.tag, iconURL: user.displayAvatarURL() })
         .setDescription(`a`);
@@ -38,19 +49,16 @@ export async function execute(interaction : CommandInteraction) {
                 ]),
         );
         await interaction.followUp({ embeds: [settingsEmbed], components: [menu] });
-    await interaction.deferReply;
-    const client = interaction.client;
         client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
             if (!interaction.isSelectMenu()) return;
             var values = interaction.values[1];
             switch(values)  {
                 case "subjects":
-                await interaction.followUp({ content: 'subjects was selected!', components: [] });
+                    await interaction.reply({ embeds: [testEmbed] })
                     break;
                 case "gradeLevels":
-                await interaction.followUp({ content: 'levels was selected!', components: [] });
+                    await interaction.reply({ embeds: [testEmbed2] })
                     break;
             }
         });
-
     }

src/events/interactionCreate.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ export async function execute(interaction) {
 
 	const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
 
+	client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
+		if (!interaction.isSelectMenu()) return;
+		var values = interaction.values[1];
+		switch(values)  {
+			case "subjects":
+				await interaction.editReply({ content: 'subjects was selected!', components: [] });
+				break;
+			case "gradeLevels":
+				await interaction.editReply({ content: 'levels was selected!', components: [] });
+				break;
+		}
+	});
+
 	if (!command) return;
 
 	try {