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
  • 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.