Why is my Discord bot repeatedly sending messages after I use a command?

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I created a //search command for my Discord bot. When I use it, the bot shows search options. But then it starts sending lots of messages. It even replies to anything I type in the channel. This happens before I can answer the bot’s question. The bot keeps giving me coins too. I can’t figure out why this is happening. I’ve looked at my code many times and can’t find any mistakes. There are no error messages in the console either.

Here’s a simplified version of my code:

const searchLocations = ['Castle', 'Forest', 'Beach'];

async function searchCommand(message) {
  const options = searchLocations.slice(0, 3);
  
  const collector = message.channel.createMessageCollector({
    filter: (msg) => msg.author.id === message.author.id,
    time: 30000
  });

  collector.on('collect', (msg) => {
    const coins = Math.floor(Math.random() * 900) + 100;
    message.channel.send(`You found ${coins} coins!`);
    // Update user's coin balance
  });

  message.channel.send(`Where do you want to search? ${options.join(', ')}`);
}

Can someone help me understand why the bot is behaving this way and how to fix it?

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sounds like ur collector is triggering on every msg. try adding a check in the ‘collect’ event to make sure the msg matches a valid option. also, u might wanna call collector.stop() after processing a valid choice to prevent multiple responses. good luck fixing it!

3

I’ve encountered a similar issue before. The problem lies in your message collector setup. It’s currently collecting all messages from the user without any specific conditions. To fix this, you need to add a check in the collector’s filter function to only process messages that match your search options.

Here’s what you can do:

  1. Modify the filter in createMessageCollector to check if the message content matches one of the options.
  2. In the ‘collect’ event, verify the collected message before processing it.
  3. Stop the collector after a valid choice is made.

This should prevent the bot from responding to every message and sending multiple coin rewards. Remember to also handle the case when the collection time expires without a valid response.

4

I’ve dealt with this exact problem in one of my bots. The issue is that your collector is too broad - it’s picking up every message you send, not just responses to the search command. Here’s what worked for me:

  1. Add a check in your filter to only collect messages that match your search options.
  2. Use collector.once() instead of collector.on() to ensure it only triggers once.
  3. Stop the collector after a valid response or when it times out.

Also, consider adding a cooldown to prevent spam. It’s a bit more work, but it’ll save you headaches later. Trust me, I learned that the hard way when my server got flooded with coin messages!

If you’re still stuck after trying these, feel free to post your updated code and I’ll take another look.