Defer all replies before responding to prevent timeouts

commands/about.js

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ module.exports = {
 			return subcommand;
 		}),
 	async execute(interaction) {
+		await interaction.deferReply();
+
 		const client = interaction.client;
 		const action = interaction.options.getSubcommand();
 		if (action === 'contributors') {
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				.setTimestamp()
 				.setColor('#ffffff');
 
-			interaction.reply({ embeds: [contributorEmbed] });
+			interaction.followUp({ embeds: [contributorEmbed] });
 		}
 		else if (action === 'changelog') {
 			const gitRepoLocation = __dirname;
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				changelogEmbed.addField(commit.abbrevHash, `> \`Hash:\`${commit.hash}\n> \`Subject:\`${commit.subject}\n> \`Author:\`${commit.authorName}\n> \`Date:\`${commit.authorDateRel}\n> \`Link\`: [GitHub](https://github.com/ADawesomeguy/AwesomeSciBo/commit/${commit.hash})\n`);
 			});
 
-			interaction.reply({ embeds: [changelogEmbed] });
+			interaction.followUp({ embeds: [changelogEmbed] });
 		}
 		else if (action === 'bot') {
 			await client.guilds.fetch();
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				.addField('Training Users', `${trainingDocuments}`, true)
 				.setTimestamp();
 
-			interaction.reply({ embeds: [aboutBotEmbed] });
+			interaction.followUp({ embeds: [aboutBotEmbed] });
 		}
 	},
 };

commands/help.js

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ module.exports = {
 		.setName('help')
 		.setDescription('Replies with a help message explaining what the bot can do'),
 	async execute(interaction) {
+		await interaction.deferReply();
+
 		const helpEmbed = new MessageEmbed()
 			.setDescription('AwesomeSciBo has migrated to using slash commands! You can take a look at the different commands by typing `/` and clicking on the AwesomeSciBo icon.')
 			.setColor('#ffffff');
-		interaction.reply({ embeds: [helpEmbed] });
+		interaction.followUp({ embeds: [helpEmbed] });
 	},
 };

commands/rounds.js

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ module.exports = {
 			return subcommand;
 		}),
 	async execute(interaction) {
+		await interaction.deferReply();
+
 		const action = interaction.options.getSubcommand();
 		if (action === 'generate') {
 			let i;
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = {
 							log({ logger: 'rounds', content: `Saving round to DB failed: ${err}`, level: 'error' });
 							return;
 						}
-						interaction.reply(`Here's your round: https://api.adawesome.tech/round/${round._id.toString()}`, { ephemeral: true });
+						interaction.followUp(`Here's your round: https://api.adawesome.tech/round/${round._id.toString()}`, { ephemeral: true });
 					});
 				});
 		}
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			let roundsList = await generatedRound.find({ requestedBy: interaction.user.id }).sort({ timestamp: -1 });
 			let finalMessage = '';
 			if (!roundsList) {
-				interaction.reply('You haven\'t requested any roundsList!');
+				interaction.followUp('You haven\'t requested any roundsList!');
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				.setDescription(finalMessage)
 				.setTimestamp();
 
-			interaction.reply({
+			interaction.followUp({
 				embeds: [roundsListEmbed],
 				ephemeral: true,
 			});
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			const totalCount = await generatedRound.countDocuments({});
 			const userCount = await generatedRound.countDocuments({ requestedBy: interaction.user.id });
 
-			interaction.reply(`Total Hits: ${totalCount}\nYour Hits: ${userCount}`);
+			interaction.followUp(`Total Hits: ${totalCount}\nYour Hits: ${userCount}`);
 		}
 	},
 };

commands/top.js

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module.exports = {
 		.setName('top')
 		.setDescription('Lists top ten scores across servers (server specific leaderboard WIP)'),
 	async execute(interaction) {
+		await interaction.deferReply();
+
 		let messageContent = '';
 		userScore
 			.find({})
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				}
 				if (obj.length < 10) {
 				// Need at least 10 scores for top 10
-					return interaction.reply(
+					return interaction.followUp(
 						`There are only ${obj.length} users, we need at least 10!`,
 					);
 				}
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
 					.setDescription(messageContent)
 					.setColor('#ffffff');
 
-				interaction.reply({ embeds: [leaderboardEmbed] });
+				interaction.followUp({ embeds: [leaderboardEmbed] });
 			});
 	},
 };

commands/train.js

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ module.exports = {
 			return option;
 		}),
 	async execute(interaction) {
+		await interaction.deferReply();
+
 		const subject = interaction.options.get('subject') ? interaction.options.get('subject').value : null;
 		const authorId = interaction.user.id;
 		let score;
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			categoryArray = ['ENERGY'];
 			break;
 		default:
-			interaction.reply(
+			interaction.followUp(
 				new MessageEmbed()
 					.setDescription('<:red_x:816791117671825409> Not a valid subject!')
 					.setColor('#ffffff'),
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ module.exports = {
 				const tossupQuestion = data.tossup_question;
 				const tossupAnswer = data.tossup_answer;
 				const messageFilter = message => message.author.id === interaction.author.id;
-				interaction.reply({ content: decode(tossupQuestion) + `\n\n||Source: ${data.uri}||` })
+				interaction.followUp({ content: decode(tossupQuestion) + `\n\n||Source: ${data.uri}||` })
 					.then(() => {
 						interaction.channel.awaitMessages({
 							messageFilter,

events/interactionCreate.js

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		if (!interaction.isCommand()) return;
 
 		const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
-
 		if (!command) return;
 
 		try {