Discord bot failing to recognize new commands

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My Discord bot is acting up. It’s not showing the new commands I added to the Event listener. It only displays old ones and two that aren’t even in my code anymore. I tried fixing it by reinviting the bot and turning off Slash commands for a day. I even added a test command, but no luck.

Here’s what my setup looks like:

public class BotHandler extends ListenerAdapter {
    private final PlaySong playSong;
    private final ShowPlaylist showPlaylist;
    private final NextSong nextSong;
    // ... other command objects ...

    @Override
    public void onSlashCommandInteraction(SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
        String cmd = event.getName();
        try {
            switch (BotCommands.valueOf(cmd)) {
                case playsong:
                    playSong.run(event);
                    break;
                case nextsong:
                    nextSong.run(event);
                    break;
                // ... other cases ...
            }
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            log.error("Command execution failed: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

My CommandCreator class:

public class CommandCreator {
    public List<CommandData> cmdList = new ArrayList<>();

    public CommandCreator(PlaySong playSong, ShowPlaylist showPlaylist, NextSong nextSong /* ... other params ... */) {
        cmdList.add(Commands.slash(playSong.name(), playSong.description()).addOptions(playSong.options()));
        cmdList.add(Commands.slash(nextSong.name(), nextSong.description()));
        // ... other commands ...
    }

    public void addNew(IBotCommand cmd) {
        cmdList.add(Commands.slash(cmd.name(), cmd.description()).addOptions(cmd.options()));
    }
}

Any ideas on why the bot isn’t picking up the new commands?

2

hm, sounds like a caching issue. Have u tried clearing Discord’s app cache? sometimes it holds onto old command data. also, double-check ur bot’s application ID in the dev portal. if it changed, that could mess things up. might be worth regenerating the bot token too, just in case.

3

It appears your bot isn’t updating its command list properly. Have you tried using the updateCommands() method after adding new commands? This forces Discord to refresh the command list. Also, ensure you’re using the correct guild ID if these are guild-specific commands. Global commands can take up to an hour to propagate.

Another thing to check is your deployment process. Make sure you’re actually uploading the latest code to your hosting platform. Sometimes, local changes don’t get pushed, leading to outdated commands on the live bot.

If all else fails, try completely unregistering all commands and then re-registering them. This can be done using guild.updateCommands().addCommands(cmdList).queue() for guild commands or jda.updateCommands().addCommands(cmdList).queue() for global ones.

4

I’ve run into this issue before, and it can be frustrating. One thing that helped me was to implement a command refresh mechanism. Basically, I added a method to my bot that would clear all existing commands and re-register them from scratch.

Here’s a snippet that might help:

public void refreshCommands() {
    jda.updateCommands().queue();
    jda.getGuilds().forEach(guild -> 
        guild.updateCommands().addCommands(cmdList).queue());
}

Call this method after adding new commands or on bot startup. It ensures your command list is always up-to-date.

Also, double-check your event handler. Make sure it’s properly registered and that your bot has the necessary intents enabled. Sometimes, missing intents can cause weird behavior with slash commands.

Lastly, if you’re testing in a specific server, try using guild-specific command updates instead of global ones. They update much faster and are great for development.