discord.js - Imagine ❄•13mo ago

Dynamically update command choices without using autocomplete

The title says it all, I don't want to have to use autocomplete as I've found it can be pretty buggy. I'd like to be able to do something like this:

const { gamesArray } = require("./browse.js");

module.exports = {
  data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
    .setName("play")
    .setDescription("Play a game.")
    .addStringOption((option) =>
      option
        .setName("id")
        .setDescription("The ID of the game to play.")
        .setRequired(true)
        .addChoices(...gamesArray)
    ),

const { gamesArray } = require("./browse.js");

module.exports = {
  data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
    .setName("play")
    .setDescription("Play a game.")
    .addStringOption((option) =>
      option
        .setName("id")
        .setDescription("The ID of the game to play.")
        .setRequired(true)
        .addChoices(...gamesArray)
    ),

but currently it just says "No options available" (gamesArray is formatted correctly)

15 Replies

d.js toolkit•13mo ago

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InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

Please ping

Squid•13mo ago

If you log gamesArray in that commmand file, is it a non-empty array?

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

where do you want me to (outside or in the execute function)

Squid•13mo ago

Outside, right above module.exports = ..., where it'll be the same value as when you pass it into addChoices()

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

it's empty, but that's ok, my question is more how can I have the choices update as the array gets longer without AC

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

I've gotten it to work (buggily) like this:

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

randomly it won't recognize the interaction

Squid•13mo ago

That's the issue you should be focusing on Sounds like in your interactionCreate listener, you sometimes don't call command.autocomplete(...), such as by returning before that code is reached

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

it's unhappy about this bit:

Squid•13mo ago

That means you're taking more than 3 seconds between receiving the interaction and your response reaching discord's servers Do you make any database calls or other intensive function calls in your interactionCreate listener?

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

} else if (interaction.isAutocomplete()) {
  const { commands } = client;
  const { commandName } = interaction;
  const command = commands.get(commandName);
  if (!command) return;
  try {
    await command.autocomplete(interaction, client);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
}

} else if (interaction.isAutocomplete()) {
  const { commands } = client;
  const { commandName } = interaction;
  const command = commands.get(commandName);
  if (!command) return;
  try {
    await command.autocomplete(interaction, client);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
}

and gamesArray is just an array that's saved in the other file, it isn't being fetched each time

Squid•13mo ago

That means it's just a hardware issue Your network is probably too slow since it's likely that your processing speed is fast enough

InbestigatorOP•13mo ago

ah and you can't defer sadge

I guess I'll just have to live with it or host on better hardware

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