discord.js - Imagine an app•2mo ago

Function always returns "true".

Hi everyone, I've created a function that checks if a user can be DMed. However, it always returns true, regardless of the user's permissions. Here's the snippet:

async function checkDm(user) {
  try {
    user.createDM();
    return true;
  } catch (error) {
    return false;
  }
}

async function checkDm(user) {
  try {
    user.createDM();
    return true;
  } catch (error) {
    return false;
  }
}

I've been testing it on myself, but it consistently returns true, even when it shouldn't. The function should catch an error at user.createDM(), but it doesn't seem to. I might be overlooking something. Might someone help me point out the issue?

4 Replies

d.js toolkit•2mo ago

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Squid•2mo ago

try...catch only catches promise rejections if you await the promise You made it an async function already, so theres no reason not to Also, I believe you need to actually send a message for it to reject There's no other way to check if DMs are possible until you try and do so

Izen•2mo ago

Interesting, ill figure it out. Thank you.

oxi•2mo ago

yeah best way to handle it really is just to try sending the dm if it fails just handle the error with the try catch and move on if i may ask what is your intended use for the function (i.e. why are you using it) it might help me give you some better advice on how to proceed

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Function always returns "true".