for (const bannedWord of bannedWords) {
  let word = bannedWord.Word;
  let regex;

  if (word.startsWith('regex:')) {

    word = word.slice(6);


    try {
      regex = new RegExp(word, 'i');
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(`Invalid regular expression: ${word}`);
      continue; 
    }
  } else { // Handle non-regex cases
    if (word.startsWith('*') && word.endsWith('*')) {
      word = word.slice(1, -1);
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('\\b' + word + '\\b', 'i');
    } else if (word.startsWith('*')) {
      word = word.slice(1);
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('\\b' + word + '$', 'i');
    } else if (word.endsWith('*')) {
      word = word.slice(0, -1);
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('^' + word + '\\b', 'i');
    } else {
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('\\b' + word + '\\b', 'i');
    }
  }

  if (regex && regex.test(message.content)) {

    message.delete(); 
    break; 
  }
}

function escapeRegExp(string) {
  return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'); 
}

for (const bannedWord of bannedWords) {
  let word = bannedWord.Word;
  let regex;

  if (word.startsWith('regex:')) {

    word = word.slice(6);


    try {
      regex = new RegExp(word, 'i');
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(`Invalid regular expression: ${word}`);
      continue; 
    }
  } else { // Handle non-regex cases
    if (word.startsWith('*') && word.endsWith('*')) {
      word = word.slice(1, -1);
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('\\b' + word + '\\b', 'i');
    } else if (word.startsWith('*')) {
      word = word.slice(1);
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('\\b' + word + '$', 'i');
    } else if (word.endsWith('*')) {
      word = word.slice(0, -1);
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('^' + word + '\\b', 'i');
    } else {
      word = escapeRegExp(word);
      regex = new RegExp('\\b' + word + '\\b', 'i');
    }
  }

  if (regex && regex.test(message.content)) {

    message.delete(); 
    break; 
  }
}

function escapeRegExp(string) {
  return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'); 
}

for (const bannedWord of bannedWords) {
  let word = bannedWord.Word;

  let escapedWord = word.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&').replace(/\\\*/g, '.*'); 
  

  let regex = new RegExp(`\\b${escapedWord}\\b`, 'gi'); 

  if (regex.test(message.content)) {

    message.delete(); 
    break;
  }
}

for (const bannedWord of bannedWords) {
  let word = bannedWord.Word;

  let escapedWord = word.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&').replace(/\\\*/g, '.*'); 
  

  let regex = new RegExp(`\\b${escapedWord}\\b`, 'gi'); 

  if (regex.test(message.content)) {

    message.delete(); 
    break;
  }
}