Discord Bot Development Update: Optimizing Command System and Pagination
2025-05-21
Today we tackled several key issues in our Discord bot's command system, focusing on stability and improving the user experience.
Inventory Command Overhaul
The inventory command's pagination was freezing the bot — here’s what changed:
- Optimized memory usage by reducing data stored in pagination cache
- Cleaned up reaction listeners and cached data
- Added error handling for reaction events
- Restored embed formatting for both slash and prefix commands
- Fixed pagination navigation using ⬅️ and ➡️ reactions
Command System Improvements
We updated several commands to work better across both slash and prefix systems.
Admin Commands
- Fixed permissions check for
admin-item
- Improved error handling for admin operations
User Commands
- Updated
daily
to properly format embeds and rewards - Refined
help
output formatting - Optimized
roll10
for performance - Fixed
ping
for consistent results
Technical Improvements
- Updated
CommandContext
interface:- Added
client
for better Discord.js integration - Support for proper reply types across systems
- Added
- Better memory management for long-running operations
- Cleanup routines for timed-out commands
Code Quality
- Improved TypeScript safety
- Standardized error handling
- Added detailed logs for debugging
- Maintained clean code structure and separation of concerns
Results
The bot now runs more stably, with improved memory usage and a smoother inventory experience — across both slash and prefix commands.
These upgrades lay the groundwork for future features while reinforcing current stability and usability.