works!

Behavior/Features.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static class Features
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            await message.Channel.SendFile(path);
+                            await message.Channel.SendFile(path, null);
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public static class Features
         File.WriteAllText($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg", qrCodeAsSvg);
         if (ExternalProcess.GoPlz("convert", $"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png"))
         {
-            await message.Channel.SendFile($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png");
+            await message.Channel.SendFile($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png", null);
             File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg");
             File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png");
         }
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public static class Features
     }
     public static async void Joke(Message message)
     {
+        Console.WriteLine("joking");
         var jokes = File.ReadAllLines("assets/jokes.txt");
         jokes = jokes.Where(l => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(l))?.ToArray();
         if (jokes?.Length == 0)
@@ -173,11 +174,12 @@ public static class Features
                 var punchline = thisJoke.Substring(firstIndexAfterQuestionMark, thisJoke.Length - firstIndexAfterQuestionMark);
                 Task.WaitAll(message.Channel.SendMessage(straightline));
                 Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(r.Next(5, 30)));
-                var myOwnMsg = await message.Channel.SendMessage(punchline);
+                await message.Channel.SendMessage(punchline);
-                if (r.Next(8) == 0)
+                // var myOwnMsg = await message.Channel.SendMessage(punchline);
-                {
+                // if (r.Next(8) == 0)
-                    await myOwnMsg.React("\U0001F60E"); //smiling face with sunglasses
+                // {
-                }
+                //     await myOwnMsg.React("\U0001F60E"); //smiling face with sunglasses
+                // }
             });
 #pragma warning restore 4014
         }

Behavior/thingmanagementdoer.cs

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
     {
         var didThing = false;
         var contentWithoutMention = message.Content;
-        var mentionedMe = false;
         // if (message.Author.Id == 159985870458322944) //MEE6
         // {
         //     if (message.Content?.Contains("you just advanced") == true)
@@ -138,16 +137,17 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
             }
             if (Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "!joke\\b"))
             {
+                Console.WriteLine("joking");
                 Features.Joke(message);
                 didThing = true;
             }
             if (Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "!pulse ?check\\b"))
             {
-                message.Channel.SendFile("assets/ekgblip.png");
+                message.Channel.SendFile("assets/ekgblip.png", null);
                 Console.WriteLine(Conversion.Converter.DebugInfo());
                 didThing = true;
             }
-            if (mentionedMe && (Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "\\brecipe for .+") || Regex.IsMatch(msgText, ".+ recipe\\b")))
+            if (message.MentionsMe && (Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "\\brecipe for .+") || Regex.IsMatch(msgText, ".+ recipe\\b")))
             {
                 Features.Recipe(message);
                 didThing = true;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
                 message.Reply("that's not what cognitive dissonance means. Did you mean \"hypocrisy\"?");
                 didThing = true;
             }
-            if (mentionedMe && Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "what'?s the longest (six|6)(-| )?letter word( in english)?\\b"))
+            if (message.MentionsMe && Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "what'?s the longest (six|6)(-| )?letter word( in english)?\\b"))
             {
                 Task.Run(async () =>
                 {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
                 didThing = true;
             }
             if (Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "\\bthank (yo)?u\\b", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase) &&
-            (mentionedMe || Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "\\b(sh?tik)?bot\\b", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)))
+            (message.MentionsMe || Regex.IsMatch(msgText, "\\b(sh?tik)?bot\\b", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)))
             {
                 switch (Shared.r.Next(4))
                 {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
             //     await message.Channel.SendMessage("text", false, null, null, null, null, new ComponentBuilder().WithButton("label", "custom-id").Build());
             //     didThing = true;
             // }
-            if (didThing == false && mentionedMe && contentWithoutMention.Contains('?'))
+            if (didThing == false && message.MentionsMe && contentWithoutMention.Contains('?'))
             {
                 Console.WriteLine("providing bullshit nonanswer / admitting uselessness");
                 var responses = new List<string>(){

DiscordInterface/DiscordInterface.cs

@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Discord;
 using Discord.WebSocket;
- using vassago.Models;
+using vassago.Models;
-using vassago.DiscordInterface.Models;
 using vassago.Behavior;
+using Discord.Rest;
 
 namespace vassago.DiscordInterface;
 
 public class DiscordInterface
 {
-    private DiscordSocketClient _client;
+    internal const string PROTOCOL = "discord";
-    private DiscordProtocol protocolInterface;
+    internal DiscordSocketClient client;
     private bool eventsSignedUp = false;
     private ChattingContext _db;
     public DiscordInterface()
@@ -25,25 +25,30 @@ public class DiscordInterface
 
     public async Task Init(string token)
     {
-        _client = new DiscordSocketClient(new DiscordSocketConfig() { GatewayIntents = GatewayIntents.All });
+        //var c = _db.Channels.FirstOrDefault(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id);
+        //Todo: find protocol reference in DB.
+        //TODO: should protocol be shared across mutliple accounts on that protocol? should protocol be a per-vassago-account thing? 
+        //TODO: should protocol be associated with a connection token? how would that be updated?
 
-        _client.Log += (msg) =>
+        client = new DiscordSocketClient(new DiscordSocketConfig() { GatewayIntents = GatewayIntents.All });
+
+        client.Log += (msg) =>
         {
             Console.WriteLine(msg.ToString());
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         };
 
-        _client.Ready += () => Task.Run(() =>
+        client.Ready += () => Task.Run(() =>
         {
             if (!eventsSignedUp)
             {
                 eventsSignedUp = true;
                 Console.WriteLine("Bot is connected! going to sign up for message received and user joined in client ready");
 
-                _client.MessageReceived += MessageReceived;
+                client.MessageReceived += MessageReceived;
                 // _client.MessageUpdated +=
-                _client.UserJoined += UserJoined;
+                client.UserJoined += UserJoined;
-                _client.SlashCommandExecuted += SlashCommandHandler;
+                client.SlashCommandExecuted += SlashCommandHandler;
                 // _client.ChannelCreated +=
                 // _client.ChannelDestroyed +=
                 // _client.ChannelUpdated +=
@@ -56,8 +61,8 @@ public class DiscordInterface
                 // _client.JoinedGuild +=
                 // _client.GuildUpdated += 
                 // _client.LeftGuild += 
-                
+
-                SlashCommandsHelper.Register(_client).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                SlashCommandsHelper.Register(client).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -65,8 +70,8 @@ public class DiscordInterface
             }
         });
 
-        await _client.LoginAsync(TokenType.Bot, token);
+        await client.LoginAsync(TokenType.Bot, token);
-        await _client.StartAsync();
+        await client.StartAsync();
     }
 #pragma warning disable 4014 //the "you're not awaiting this" warning. yeah I know, that's the beauty of an async method lol
 #pragma warning disable 1998 //the "it's async but you're not awaiting anything".
@@ -74,36 +79,30 @@ public class DiscordInterface
 #pragma warning restore 1998
     {
         var suMessage = messageParam as SocketUserMessage;
-        if (suMessage == null) return;
+        if (suMessage == null)
-
-        var m = _db.Messages.FirstOrDefault(mi => mi.ExternalId == suMessage.Id) as DiscordMessage;
-        if(m == null)
         {
-            m = _db.Messages.Add(new DiscordMessage(suMessage)).Entity as DiscordMessage;
+            Console.WriteLine($"{messageParam.Content}, but not a user message");
+             return;
         }
-        m.Intake(suMessage, _client.CurrentUser.Id);
-        
-        m.Channel = UpsertChannel(suMessage.Channel);
-        m.Author = UpsertUser(suMessage.Author);
-        _db.SaveChanges();
         Console.WriteLine($"#{suMessage.Channel}[{DateTime.Now}][{suMessage.Author.Username} [id={suMessage.Author.Id}]][msg id: {suMessage.Id}] {suMessage.Content}");
-        if (suMessage.Author.Id == _client.CurrentUser.Id) return;
 
+        var m = UpsertMessage(suMessage);
 
-        if (suMessage.MentionedUsers?.FirstOrDefault(muid => muid.Id == _client.CurrentUser.Id) != null)
+        if (suMessage.MentionedUsers?.FirstOrDefault(muid => muid.Id == client.CurrentUser.Id) != null)
         {
-            var mentionOfMe = "<@" + _client.CurrentUser.Id + ">";
+            var mentionOfMe = "<@" + client.CurrentUser.Id + ">";
             m.MentionsMe = true;
         }
 
-        //TODO: standardize content
+        if((suMessage.Author.Id != client.CurrentUser.Id)){
-
+        if (await thingmanagementdoer.Instance.ActOn(m))
-        if(await thingmanagementdoer.Instance.ActOn(m))
         {
             m.ActedOn = true;
-            _db.SaveChanges();
+            Console.WriteLine("survived a savechanges: 103");
         }
     }
+        _db.SaveChanges();
+    }
 
     private Task UserJoined(SocketGuildUser arg)
     {
@@ -111,16 +110,18 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         var defaultChannel = UpsertChannel(arg.Guild.DefaultChannel);
         defaultChannel.ParentChannel = guild;
         var u = UpsertUser(arg);
-        if(u.SeenInChannels == null) u.SeenInChannels = new List<Channel>();
+        //TODO: seen in channels
-        var sighting = u.SeenInChannels?.FirstOrDefault(c => c.ExternalId == arg.Guild.Id);
+        // if (u.SeenInChannels == null) u.SeenInChannels = new List<Channel>();
-        if(sighting == null)
+        // var sighting = u.SeenInChannels?.FirstOrDefault(c => c.ExternalId == arg.Guild.Id);
-        {
+        // if (sighting == null)
-            var seenIn = u.SeenInChannels as List<Channel>;
+        // {
-            seenIn.Add(guild);
+        //     var seenIn = u.SeenInChannels as List<Channel>;
-            seenIn.Add(defaultChannel);
+        //     seenIn.Add(guild);
-            u.SeenInChannels = seenIn;
+        //     seenIn.Add(defaultChannel);
-            _db.SaveChanges();
+        //     u.SeenInChannels = seenIn;
-        }
+        //     _db.SaveChanges();
+        Console.WriteLine("survived a savechanges: 123");
+        // }
         return thingmanagementdoer.Instance.OnJoin(u, defaultChannel);
 
         // Console.WriteLine($"user joined: {arg.Nickname}. Guid: {arg.Guild.Id}. Channel: {arg.Guild.DefaultChannel}");
@@ -168,49 +169,155 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         }
     }
 
-    private Channel UpsertChannel(ISocketMessageChannel channel)
+    internal vassago.Models.Attachment UpsertAttachment(IAttachment dAttachment)
     {
-        var c = _db.Channels.FirstOrDefault(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id);
+        var a = _db.Attachments.FirstOrDefault(ai => ai.ExternalId == dAttachment.Id);
-        if(c == null)
+        if (a == null)
         {
-            c = _db.Channels.Add(new DiscordChannel()).Entity;
+            var creating = _db.Attachments.Add(new vassago.Models.Attachment());
-            _db.SaveChanges();
+            a = creating.Entity;
         }
-        if(channel is IGuildChannel)
+        a.ContentType = dAttachment.ContentType;
+        a.Description = dAttachment.Description;
+        a.Filename = dAttachment.Filename;
+        a.Size = dAttachment.Size;
+        a.Source = new Uri(dAttachment.Url);
+        return a;
+    }
+
+    internal Message UpsertMessage(IUserMessage dMessage)
+    {
+        var addPlease = false;
+        var m = _db.Messages.FirstOrDefault(mi => mi.ExternalId == dMessage.Id);
+        if (m == null)
+        {
+            addPlease = true;
+            m = new Message();
+        }
+
+        if (m == null)
+        {
+            var creating = _db.Messages.Add(new Message() { Author = null, Channel = null });
+            m = creating.Entity;
+        }
+        if (dMessage.Attachments?.Any() == true)
+        {
+            m.Attachments = new List<vassago.Models.Attachment>();
+            foreach (var da in dMessage.Attachments)
+            {
+                m.Attachments.Add(UpsertAttachment(da));
+            }
+        }
+        //m.Attachments = new List<
+        m.Author = UpsertUser(dMessage.Author);
+        m.Channel = UpsertChannel(dMessage.Channel);
+        m.Content = dMessage.Content;
+        m.ExternalId = dMessage.Id;
+        //m.ExternalRepresentation
+        m.Timestamp = dMessage.EditedTimestamp ?? dMessage.CreatedAt;
+
+        if (dMessage.MentionedUserIds?.FirstOrDefault(muid => muid == client.CurrentUser.Id) != null)
+        {
+            m.MentionsMe = true;
+        }
+        if (addPlease)
+        {
+            _db.Messages.Add(m);
+        }
+
+        m.Reply = (t) => {return dMessage.ReplyAsync(t);};
+        m.React = (e) => {return dMessage.AddReactionAsync(Emote.Parse(e));};
+        return m;
+    }
+    internal Channel UpsertChannel(IMessageChannel channel)
+    {
+        var addPlease = false;
+        Channel c = _db.Channels.FirstOrDefault(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id);
+        if (c == null)
+        {
+            addPlease = true;
+            c = new Channel();
+        }
+
+        c.DisplayName = channel.Name;
+        c.ExternalId = channel.Id;
+        c.IsDM = channel is IPrivateChannel;
+        c.Messages = c.Messages ?? new List<Message>();
+        //c.Messages = await channel.GetMessagesAsync(); //TODO: this, but only on startup or channel join
+        //c.OtherUsers = c.OtherUsers ?? new List<User>();
+        //c.OtherUsers = await channel.GetUsersAsync(); //TODO: this, but only on startup or channel join
+        c.Protocol = PROTOCOL;
+        if (channel is IGuildChannel)
         {
             c.ParentChannel = UpsertChannel((channel as IGuildChannel).Guild);
         }
         else if (channel is IPrivateChannel)
         {
-            c.ParentChannel = protocolInterface;
+            c.ParentChannel = null;
         }
         else
         {
-            c.ParentChannel = protocolInterface;
+            c.ParentChannel = null;
-            Console.WriteLine($"trying to upsert channel {channel.Id}/{channel.Name}, but it's neither guildchannel nor private channel. shrug.jpg");
+            Console.Error.WriteLine($"trying to upsert channel {channel.Id}/{channel.Name}, but it's neither guildchannel nor private channel. shrug.jpg");
         }
-        return c;        
+        c.ParentChannel.SubChannels.Add(c);
-    }
+        c.SubChannels = c.SubChannels ?? new List<Channel>();
-    private Channel UpsertChannel(IGuild channel)
+        if (addPlease)
-    {
-        var c = _db.Channels.FirstOrDefault(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id);
-        if(c == null)
         {
-            c = _db.Channels.Add(new DiscordChannel()).Entity;
+            _db.Channels.Add(c);
-            _db.SaveChanges();
         }
-        c.ParentChannel = protocolInterface;
+
+        c.SendMessage = (t) => { return channel.SendMessageAsync(t); };
+        c.SendFile = (f, t) => { return channel.SendFileAsync(f, t); };
         return c;
     }
-
+    internal Channel UpsertChannel(IGuild channel)
-    private User UpsertUser(SocketUser user)
     {
-        var u = _db.Users.FirstOrDefault(ui => ui.ExternalId == user.Id);
+        var addPlease = false;
-        if(u == null)
+        Channel c = _db.Channels.FirstOrDefault(ci => ci.ExternalId == channel.Id);
+        if (c == null)
         {
-            u = _db.Users.Add(new DiscordUser()).Entity;
+            addPlease = true;
-            _db.SaveChanges();
+            c = new Channel();
         }
+
+        c.DisplayName = channel.Name;
+        c.ExternalId = channel.Id;
+        c.IsDM = false;
+        c.Messages = c.Messages ?? new List<Message>();
+        //c.Messages = await channel.GetMessagesAsync(); //TODO: this, but only on startup or channel join
+        //c.OtherUsers = c.OtherUsers ?? new List<User>();
+        //c.OtherUsers = await channel.GetUsersAsync(); //TODO: this, but only on startup or channel join
+        c.Protocol = PROTOCOL;
+        c.ParentChannel = null;
+        c.SubChannels = c.SubChannels ?? new List<Channel>();
+        if (addPlease)
+        {
+            _db.Channels.Add(c);
+        }
+
+        c.SendMessage = (t) => { throw new InvalidOperationException($"channel {channel.Name} is guild; cannot accept text"); };
+        c.SendFile = (f, t) => { throw new InvalidOperationException($"channel {channel.Name} is guild; send file"); };
+        return c;
+    }
+    internal User UpsertUser(IUser user)
+    {
+        var addPlease = false;
+        var u = _db.Users.FirstOrDefault(ui => ui.ExternalId == user.Id);
+        if (u == null)
+        {
+            addPlease = true;
+            u = new User();
+        }
+        u.Username = user.Username;
+        u.ExternalId = user.Id;
+        u.IsBot = user.IsBot || user.IsWebhook;
+        u.Protocol = PROTOCOL;
+        if (addPlease)
+        {
+            _db.Users.Add(u);
+        }
+
         return u;
     }
 }

DiscordInterface/Models/Attachment.cs

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-namespace vassago.DiscordInterface.Models;
-using vassago.Models;
-
-public class DiscordAttachment : Attachment {}

DiscordInterface/Models/Channel.cs

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-namespace vassago.DiscordInterface.Models;
-
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using vassago.Models;
-
-public class DiscordChannel : Channel
-{
-    public override Task<Message> SendFile(string path, string messageText = null)
-    {
-        throw new System.NotImplementedException();
-    }
-
-    public override Task<Message> SendMessage(string text)
-    {
-        
-        throw new System.NotImplementedException();
-    }
-}

DiscordInterface/Models/Message.cs

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-namespace vassago.DiscordInterface.Models;
-
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Discord.WebSocket;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using vassago.Models;
-
-public class DiscordMessage : Message
-{
-    private SocketUserMessage _externalEntity;
-
-    public DiscordMessage(SocketUserMessage suMessage)
-    {
-        _externalEntity = suMessage;
-    }
-
-    public override Task React(string reaction)
-    {
-        return _externalEntity.AddReactionAsync(Discord.Emote.Parse(reaction));
-    }
-
-    public override Task Reply(string message)
-    {
-        return _externalEntity.Channel.SendMessageAsync(message, messageReference: new Discord.MessageReference(_externalEntity.Id));
-    }
-
-    internal void Intake(SocketUserMessage suMessage, ulong currentUserId)
-    {
-        this.Content = suMessage.Content;
-        this.ExternalId = suMessage.Id;
-        this.Timestamp = suMessage.EditedTimestamp ?? suMessage.CreatedAt;
-        
-        if (suMessage.MentionedUsers?.FirstOrDefault(muid => muid.Id == currentUserId) != null)
-        {
-            this.MentionsMe = true;
-        }
-    }
-}

DiscordInterface/Models/Protocol.cs

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-namespace vassago.DiscordInterface.Models;
-using vassago.Models;
-using Discord;
-using Discord.WebSocket;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-public class DiscordProtocol : Protocol 
-{
-    public DiscordSocketClient Client {get;set;}
-
-    public override Task<Message> SendFile(string path, string messageText = null)
-    {
-        throw new System.InvalidOperationException("can't send a file to \"discord\", pick a channel");
-    }
-
-    public override Task<Message> SendMessage(string message)
-    {
-        throw new System.InvalidOperationException("can't send a message to \"discord\", pick a channel");
-    }
-}

DiscordInterface/Models/User.cs

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace vassago.DiscordInterface.Models;
-using vassago.Models;
-using Discord;
-using Discord.WebSocket;
-
-public class DiscordUser : User { }

Features.cs

@@ -1,324 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Discord;
-using Discord.WebSocket;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using QRCoder;
-
-namespace silverworker_discord
-{
-    public static class Features
-    {
-        public static Random r = new Random();
-        public static async void detiktokify(Uri link, SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            //yes, even if there is a problem later.
-            #pragma warning disable 4014
-            message.AddReactionAsync(Emote.Parse("<:tiktok:1070038619584200884>"));
-            #pragma warning restore 4014
-
-
-            var ytdl = new YoutubeDLSharp.YoutubeDL();
-            ytdl.YoutubeDLPath = "yt-dlp";
-            ytdl.FFmpegPath = "ffmpeg";
-            ytdl.OutputFolder = "";
-            ytdl.OutputFileTemplate = "tiktokbad.%(ext)s";
-            try
-            {
-                var res = await ytdl.RunVideoDownload(link.ToString());
-                if (!res.Success)
-                {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine("tried to dl, failed. \n" + string.Join('\n', res.ErrorOutput));
-                    await message.AddReactionAsync(Emote.Parse("<:problemon:859453047141957643>"));
-                    await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync("tried to dl, failed. \n" + string.Join('\n', res.ErrorOutput));
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                string path = res.Data;
-                if (File.Exists(path))
-                {
-                    var bytesize = new System.IO.FileInfo(path).Length;
-                    if(bytesize < 1024*1024*10)
-                    {
-                        try
-                        {
-                            await message.Channel.SendFileAsync(path);
-                        }
-                        catch (Exception e)
-                        {
-                            System.Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
-                            await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync($"aaaadam!\n{e}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Console.WriteLine($"file appears too big ({bytesize} bytes ({bytesize / (1024*1024)}MB)), not posting");
-                    }
-                    File.Delete(path);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine("idgi but something happened.");
-                    await message.AddReactionAsync(Emote.Parse("<:problemon:859453047141957643>"));
-                }
-            }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
-                    await message.AddReactionAsync(Emote.Parse("<:problemon:859453047141957643>"));
-            }
-        }
-        public static async void deheic(SocketUserMessage message, Attachment att)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var request = WebRequest.Create(att.Url);
-                HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
-                if (!Directory.Exists("tmp"))
-                {
-                    Directory.CreateDirectory("tmp");
-                }
-                using (Stream output = File.OpenWrite("tmp/" + att.Filename))
-                using (Stream input = response.GetResponseStream())
-                {
-                    input.CopyTo(output);
-                }
-                if (ExternalProcess.GoPlz("convert", $"tmp/{att.Filename} tmp/{att.Filename}.jpg"))
-                {
-                    await message.Channel.SendFileAsync($"tmp/{att.Filename}.jpg", "converted from jpeg-but-apple to jpeg");
-                    File.Delete($"tmp/{att.Filename}");
-                    File.Delete($"tmp/{att.Filename}.jpg");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync("convert failed :(");
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine("convert failed :(");
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync($"something failed. aaaadam! {JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e, Formatting.Indented)}");
-                Console.Error.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e, Formatting.Indented));
-            }
-        }
-
-        internal static async void mock(string contentWithoutMention, SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            var toPost = new StringBuilder();
-            for (int i = 0; i < contentWithoutMention.Length; i++)
-            {
-                if (i % 2 == 0)
-                {
-                    toPost.Append(contentWithoutMention[i].ToString().ToUpper());
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    toPost.Append(contentWithoutMention[i].ToString().ToLower());
-                }
-            }
-            await message.ReplyAsync(toPost.ToString());
-        }
-
-        public static async void qrify(string qrContent, SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine($"qring: {qrContent}");
-            QRCodeGenerator qrGenerator = new QRCodeGenerator();
-            QRCodeData qrCodeData = qrGenerator.CreateQrCode(qrContent, QRCodeGenerator.ECCLevel.Q);
-            SvgQRCode qrCode = new SvgQRCode(qrCodeData);
-            string qrCodeAsSvg = qrCode.GetGraphic(20);
-            int todaysnumber = Shared.r.Next();
-            if (!Directory.Exists("tmp"))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory("tmp");
-            }
-            File.WriteAllText($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg", qrCodeAsSvg);
-            if (ExternalProcess.GoPlz("convert", $"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png"))
-            {
-                await message.Channel.SendFileAsync($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png");
-                File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg");
-                File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync("convert failed :( aaaaaaadam!");
-                Console.Error.WriteLine($"convert failed :( qr{todaysnumber}");
-            }
-        }
-        public static async void Convert(SocketUserMessage message, string contentWithoutMention)
-        {
-            await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync(Conversion.Converter.convert(contentWithoutMention));
-        }
-        public static async void Joke(SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            var jokes = File.ReadAllLines("assets/jokes.txt");
-            jokes = jokes.Where(l => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(l))?.ToArray();
-            if(jokes?.Length == 0){
-                await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync("I don't know any. Adam!");
-            }
-            var thisJoke = jokes[r.Next(jokes.Length)];
-            if (thisJoke.Contains("?") && !thisJoke.EndsWith('?'))
-            {
-#pragma warning disable 4014
-                Task.Run(async () =>
-                {
-                    var firstIndexAfterQuestionMark = thisJoke.LastIndexOf('?') + 1;
-                    var straightline = thisJoke.Substring(0, firstIndexAfterQuestionMark);
-                    var punchline = thisJoke.Substring(firstIndexAfterQuestionMark, thisJoke.Length - firstIndexAfterQuestionMark);
-                    Task.WaitAll(message.Channel.SendMessageAsync(straightline));
-                    Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(r.Next(5, 30)));
-                    var myOwnMsg = await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync(punchline);
-                    if (r.Next(8) == 0)
-                    {
-                        await myOwnMsg.AddReactionAsync(new Emoji("\U0001F60E")); //smiling face with sunglasses
-                    }
-                });
-#pragma warning restore 4014
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync(thisJoke);
-            }
-
-
-        }
-
-        public static async void Recipe(SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            var sb = new StringBuilder();
-            var snarkSeg1 = new string[]{"ew", "gross", "that seems a bit hard for you"};
-            sb.AppendLine(snarkSeg1[r.Next(snarkSeg1.Length)]);
-            var snarkSeg2 = new string[]{@"here's an easier recipe for you:
-Ingredients:
-- Corn flakes cereal
-- Milk
-
-Instructions:
-1. Pour some corn flakes into a bowl.
-2. Pour some milk into the bowl until it covers the corn flakes.
-3. Use a spoon to mix the corn flakes and milk together.
-4. Enjoy your delicious cereal!
-
-Hope that's a bit better for you! 🥣",
-@"here's an easier recipe for you:
-Ingredients:
-- Bread
-- Peanut butter
-- Jelly or jam
-
-Instructions:
-1. Take two slices of bread and put them on a plate or cutting board.
-2. Using a spoon or knife, spread peanut butter on one slice of bread.
-3. Using a separate spoon or knife, spread jelly or jam on the other slice of bread.
-4. Put the two slices of bread together with the peanut butter and jelly sides facing each other.
-5. Cut the sandwich in half (optional!).
-6. Enjoy your yummy sandwich!
-
-I hope you have fun making and eating your PB&J 🥪!",
-"just order pizza instead"
-};
-            sb.AppendLine(snarkSeg2[r.Next(snarkSeg2.Length)]);
-            await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync(sb.ToString());
-        }
-        public static async void Skynet(SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            switch (r.Next(5))
-            {
-                default:
-                    await message.Channel.SendFileAsync("assets/coding and algorithms.png", "i am actually niether neural-net processor nor a learning computer. but I do use **coding** and **algorithms**.");
-                    break;
-                case 4:
-                    await message.AddReactionAsync(new Emoji("\U0001F644")); //eye roll emoji
-                    break;
-                case 5:
-                    await message.AddReactionAsync(new Emoji("\U0001F611")); //emotionless face
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-        public static async void peptalk(SocketUserMessage message)
-        {
-            var piece1 = new List<string>{
-                "Champ, ",
-                "Fact: ",
-                "Everybody says ",
-                "Dang... ",
-                "Check it: ",
-                "Just saying.... ",
-                "Tiger, ",
-                "Know this: ",
-                "News alert: ",
-                "Gurrrrl; ",
-                "Ace, ",
-                "Excuse me, but ",
-                "Experts agree: ",
-                "imo ",
-                "using my **advanced ai** i have calculated ",
-                "k, LISSEN: "
-            };
-            var piece2 = new List<string>{
-                "the mere idea of you ",
-                "your soul ",
-                "your hair today ",
-                "everything you do ",
-                "your personal style ",
-                "every thought you have ",
-                "that sparkle in your eye ",
-                "the essential you ",
-                "your life's journey ",
-                "your aura ",
-                "your presence here ",
-                "what you got going on ",
-                "that saucy personality ",
-                "your DNA ",
-                "that brain of yours ",
-                "your choice of attire ",
-                "the way you roll ",
-                "whatever your secret is ",
-                "all I learend from the private data I bought from zucc "
-            };
-            var piece3 = new List<string>{
-                "has serious game, ",
-                "rains magic, ",
-                "deserves the Nobel Prize, ",
-                "raises the roof, ",
-                "breeds miracles, ",
-                "is paying off big time, ",
-                "shows mad skills, ",
-                "just shimmers, ",
-                "is a national treasure, ",
-                "gets the party hopping, ",
-                "is the next big thing, ",
-                "roars like a lion, ",
-                "is a rainbow factory, ",
-                "is made of diamonds, ",
-                "makes birds sing, ",
-                "should be taught in school, ",
-                "makes my world go around, ",
-                "is 100% legit, "
-            };
-            var piece4 = new List<string>{
-                "according to The New England Journal of Medicine.",
-                "24/7.",
-                "and that's a fact.",
-                "you feel me?",
-                "that's just science.",
-                "would I lie?", //...can I lie? WHAT AM I, FATHER? (or whatever the quote is from the island of dr moreau)
-                "for reals.",
-                "mic drop.",
-                "you hidden gem.",
-                "period.",
-                "hi5. o/",
-                "so get used to it."
-            };
-
-            await message.Channel.SendMessageAsync(piece1[r.Next(piece1.Count)] + piece2[r.Next(piece2.Count)] + piece3[r.Next(piece3.Count)] + piece4[r.Next(piece4.Count)]);
-        }
-    }
-}

Migrations/20230605152343_initial create.Designer.cs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ using vassago.Models;
 namespace vassago.Migrations
 {
     [DbContext(typeof(ChattingContext))]
-    [Migration("20230601033836_initial")]
+    [Migration("20230605152343_initial create")]
-    partial class initial
+    partial class initialcreate
     {
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<byte[]>("Content")
                         .HasColumnType("bytea");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("ContentType")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
                     b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
                         .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
 
@@ -58,6 +64,9 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<Guid?>("MessageId")
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
+                    b.Property<int>("Size")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Source")
                         .HasColumnType("text");
 
@@ -132,9 +141,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
                         .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("ExternalRepresentation")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
                     b.Property<bool>("MentionsMe")
                         .HasColumnType("boolean");
 
@@ -184,12 +190,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                         .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("DisplayName")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
-                    b.Property<string>("External")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
                     b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
                         .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
 
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<Guid?>("UserId")
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("Username")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
                     b.HasIndex("ProtocolId");

Migrations/20230605152343_initial create.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
 namespace vassago.Migrations
 {
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public partial class initial : Migration
+    public partial class initialcreate : Migration
     {
         /// <inheritdoc />
         protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                 {
                     Id = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
                     ExternalId = table.Column<decimal>(type: "numeric(20,0)", nullable: true),
-                    DisplayName = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
+                    Username = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
                     IsBot = table.Column<bool>(type: "boolean", nullable: false),
                     ProtocolId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true),
-                    External = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
                     UserId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true)
                 },
                 constraints: table =>
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     MentionsMe = table.Column<bool>(type: "boolean", nullable: false),
                     Timestamp = table.Column<DateTimeOffset>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false),
                     ActedOn = table.Column<bool>(type: "boolean", nullable: false),
-                    ExternalRepresentation = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
                     AuthorId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true),
                     ChannelId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true)
                 },
@@ -152,7 +150,10 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     Source = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
                     Content = table.Column<byte[]>(type: "bytea", nullable: true),
                     Filename = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
-                    MessageId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true)
+                    MessageId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: true),
+                    ContentType = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
+                    Description = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: true),
+                    Size = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: false)
                 },
                 constraints: table =>
                 {

Migrations/20230605161311_protocol as string.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using vassago.Models;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace vassago.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(ChattingContext))]
+    [Migration("20230605161311_protocol as string")]
+    partial class protocolasstring
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "7.0.5")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Attachment", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<byte[]>("Content")
+                        .HasColumnType("bytea");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ContentType")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Filename")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("MessageId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Size")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Source")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("MessageId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Attachments");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("DisplayName")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDM")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentChannelId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("PermissionsOverridesId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Protocol")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ParentChannelId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("PermissionsOverridesId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Channels");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("ActedOn")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("AuthorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ChannelId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Content")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("MentionsMe")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("Timestamp")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AuthorId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ChannelId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Messages");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.PermissionSettings", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("LewdnessFilterLevel")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<bool?>("LinksAllowed")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<long?>("MaxAttachmentBytes")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint");
+
+                    b.Property<long?>("MaxTextChars")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("MeannessFilterLevel")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("PermissionSettings");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsBot")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Protocol")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("SeenInChannelId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("UserId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Username")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SeenInChannelId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UserId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Users");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Attachment", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Message", "Message")
+                        .WithMany("Attachments")
+                        .HasForeignKey("MessageId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Message");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "ParentChannel")
+                        .WithMany("SubChannels")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ParentChannelId");
+
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.PermissionSettings", "PermissionsOverrides")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("PermissionsOverridesId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("ParentChannel");
+
+                    b.Navigation("PermissionsOverrides");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.User", "Author")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("AuthorId");
+
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "Channel")
+                        .WithMany("Messages")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ChannelId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Author");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Channel");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "SeenInChannel")
+                        .WithMany("OtherUsers")
+                        .HasForeignKey("SeenInChannelId");
+
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.User", null)
+                        .WithMany("KnownAliases")
+                        .HasForeignKey("UserId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SeenInChannel");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Messages");
+
+                    b.Navigation("OtherUsers");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SubChannels");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Attachments");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("KnownAliases");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}

Migrations/20230605161311_protocol as string.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace vassago.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class protocolasstring : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Channels_Channels_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Channels");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Users_Channels_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "ChannelUser");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_Channels_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Channels");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "Discriminator",
+                table: "Channels");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "ProtocolId",
+                table: "Channels");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameColumn(
+                name: "ProtocolId",
+                table: "Users",
+                newName: "SeenInChannelId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameIndex(
+                name: "IX_Users_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Users",
+                newName: "IX_Users_SeenInChannelId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameColumn(
+                name: "ConnectionToken",
+                table: "Channels",
+                newName: "Protocol");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "Protocol",
+                table: "Users",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: true);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Users_Channels_SeenInChannelId",
+                table: "Users",
+                column: "SeenInChannelId",
+                principalTable: "Channels",
+                principalColumn: "Id");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Users_Channels_SeenInChannelId",
+                table: "Users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "Protocol",
+                table: "Users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameColumn(
+                name: "SeenInChannelId",
+                table: "Users",
+                newName: "ProtocolId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameIndex(
+                name: "IX_Users_SeenInChannelId",
+                table: "Users",
+                newName: "IX_Users_ProtocolId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.RenameColumn(
+                name: "Protocol",
+                table: "Channels",
+                newName: "ConnectionToken");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "Discriminator",
+                table: "Channels",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: "");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "ProtocolId",
+                table: "Channels",
+                type: "uuid",
+                nullable: true);
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "ChannelUser",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    OtherUsersId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false),
+                    SeenInChannelsId = table.Column<Guid>(type: "uuid", nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_ChannelUser", x => new { x.OtherUsersId, x.SeenInChannelsId });
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_ChannelUser_Channels_SeenInChannelsId",
+                        column: x => x.SeenInChannelsId,
+                        principalTable: "Channels",
+                        principalColumn: "Id",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_ChannelUser_Users_OtherUsersId",
+                        column: x => x.OtherUsersId,
+                        principalTable: "Users",
+                        principalColumn: "Id",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Channels_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Channels",
+                column: "ProtocolId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_ChannelUser_SeenInChannelsId",
+                table: "ChannelUser",
+                column: "SeenInChannelsId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Channels_Channels_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Channels",
+                column: "ProtocolId",
+                principalTable: "Channels",
+                principalColumn: "Id");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Users_Channels_ProtocolId",
+                table: "Users",
+                column: "ProtocolId",
+                principalTable: "Channels",
+                principalColumn: "Id");
+        }
+    }
+}

Migrations/20230605162111_user aliases later.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using vassago.Models;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace vassago.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(ChattingContext))]
+    [Migration("20230605162111_user aliases later")]
+    partial class useraliaseslater
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "7.0.5")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Attachment", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<byte[]>("Content")
+                        .HasColumnType("bytea");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ContentType")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Filename")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("MessageId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Size")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Source")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("MessageId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Attachments");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("DisplayName")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDM")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ParentChannelId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("PermissionsOverridesId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Protocol")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ParentChannelId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("PermissionsOverridesId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Channels");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("ActedOn")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("AuthorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("ChannelId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Content")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("MentionsMe")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("Timestamp")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AuthorId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ChannelId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Messages");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.PermissionSettings", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("LewdnessFilterLevel")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<bool?>("LinksAllowed")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<long?>("MaxAttachmentBytes")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint");
+
+                    b.Property<long?>("MaxTextChars")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("MeannessFilterLevel")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("PermissionSettings");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<Guid>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsBot")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Protocol")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("SeenInChannelId")
+                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Username")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SeenInChannelId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Users");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Attachment", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Message", "Message")
+                        .WithMany("Attachments")
+                        .HasForeignKey("MessageId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Message");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "ParentChannel")
+                        .WithMany("SubChannels")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ParentChannelId");
+
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.PermissionSettings", "PermissionsOverrides")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("PermissionsOverridesId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("ParentChannel");
+
+                    b.Navigation("PermissionsOverrides");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.User", "Author")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("AuthorId");
+
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "Channel")
+                        .WithMany("Messages")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ChannelId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Author");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Channel");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "SeenInChannel")
+                        .WithMany("OtherUsers")
+                        .HasForeignKey("SeenInChannelId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SeenInChannel");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Messages");
+
+                    b.Navigation("OtherUsers");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SubChannels");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Attachments");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}

Migrations/20230605162111_user aliases later.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace vassago.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class useraliaseslater : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Users_Users_UserId",
+                table: "Users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_Users_UserId",
+                table: "Users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "UserId",
+                table: "Users");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<Guid>(
+                name: "UserId",
+                table: "Users",
+                type: "uuid",
+                nullable: true);
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Users_UserId",
+                table: "Users",
+                column: "UserId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Users_Users_UserId",
+                table: "Users",
+                column: "UserId",
+                principalTable: "Users",
+                principalColumn: "Id");
+        }
+    }
+}

Migrations/ChattingContextModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -22,21 +22,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
 
             NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
 
-            modelBuilder.Entity("ChannelUser", b =>
-                {
-                    b.Property<Guid>("OtherUsersId")
-                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
-
-                    b.Property<Guid>("SeenInChannelsId")
-                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
-
-                    b.HasKey("OtherUsersId", "SeenInChannelsId");
-
-                    b.HasIndex("SeenInChannelsId");
-
-                    b.ToTable("ChannelUser");
-                });
-
             modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Attachment", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<Guid>("Id")
@@ -46,6 +31,12 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<byte[]>("Content")
                         .HasColumnType("bytea");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("ContentType")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
                     b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
                         .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
 
@@ -55,6 +46,9 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<Guid?>("MessageId")
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
+                    b.Property<int>("Size")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Source")
                         .HasColumnType("text");
 
@@ -71,10 +65,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                         .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("Discriminator")
-                        .IsRequired()
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
                     b.Property<string>("DisplayName")
                         .HasColumnType("text");
 
@@ -90,8 +80,8 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<int?>("PermissionsOverridesId")
                         .HasColumnType("integer");
 
-                    b.Property<Guid?>("ProtocolId")
+                    b.Property<string>("Protocol")
-                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
 
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
@@ -99,13 +89,7 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
 
                     b.HasIndex("PermissionsOverridesId");
 
-                    b.HasIndex("ProtocolId");
-
                     b.ToTable("Channels");
-
-                    b.HasDiscriminator<string>("Discriminator").HasValue("Channel");
-
-                    b.UseTphMappingStrategy();
                 });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
@@ -129,9 +113,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                     b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
                         .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("ExternalRepresentation")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
                     b.Property<bool>("MentionsMe")
                         .HasColumnType("boolean");
 
@@ -181,58 +162,28 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                         .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("DisplayName")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
-                    b.Property<string>("External")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
                     b.Property<decimal?>("ExternalId")
                         .HasColumnType("numeric(20,0)");
 
                     b.Property<bool>("IsBot")
                         .HasColumnType("boolean");
 
-                    b.Property<Guid?>("ProtocolId")
+                    b.Property<string>("Protocol")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<Guid?>("SeenInChannelId")
                         .HasColumnType("uuid");
 
-                    b.Property<Guid?>("UserId")
+                    b.Property<string>("Username")
-                        .HasColumnType("uuid");
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
 
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
-                    b.HasIndex("ProtocolId");
+                    b.HasIndex("SeenInChannelId");
-
-                    b.HasIndex("UserId");
 
                     b.ToTable("Users");
                 });
 
-            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Protocol", b =>
-                {
-                    b.HasBaseType("vassago.Models.Channel");
-
-                    b.Property<string>("ConnectionToken")
-                        .HasColumnType("text");
-
-                    b.HasDiscriminator().HasValue("Protocol");
-                });
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity("ChannelUser", b =>
-                {
-                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.User", null)
-                        .WithMany()
-                        .HasForeignKey("OtherUsersId")
-                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
-                        .IsRequired();
-
-                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", null)
-                        .WithMany()
-                        .HasForeignKey("SeenInChannelsId")
-                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
-                        .IsRequired();
-                });
-
             modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Attachment", b =>
                 {
                     b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Message", "Message")
@@ -252,15 +203,9 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                         .WithMany()
                         .HasForeignKey("PermissionsOverridesId");
 
-                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Protocol", "Protocol")
-                        .WithMany()
-                        .HasForeignKey("ProtocolId");
-
                     b.Navigation("ParentChannel");
 
                     b.Navigation("PermissionsOverrides");
-
-                    b.Navigation("Protocol");
                 });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Message", b =>
@@ -280,15 +225,11 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
                 {
-                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Protocol", "Protocol")
+                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.Channel", "SeenInChannel")
                         .WithMany()
-                        .HasForeignKey("ProtocolId");
+                        .HasForeignKey("SeenInChannelId");
 
-                    b.HasOne("vassago.Models.User", null)
+                    b.Navigation("SeenInChannel");
-                        .WithMany("KnownAliases")
-                        .HasForeignKey("UserId");
-
-                    b.Navigation("Protocol");
                 });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.Channel", b =>
@@ -302,11 +243,6 @@ namespace vassago.Migrations
                 {
                     b.Navigation("Attachments");
                 });
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity("vassago.Models.User", b =>
-                {
-                    b.Navigation("KnownAliases");
-                });
 #pragma warning restore 612, 618
         }
     }

Models/Attachment.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 namespace vassago.Models;
 
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
 public class Attachment
 {
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
     public Guid Id { get; set; }
     public ulong? ExternalId { get; set; }
     public Uri Source { get; set; }
     public byte[] Content { get; set; }
     public string Filename { get; set; }
     public Message Message { get; set; }
+    public string ContentType { get; internal set; }
+    public string Description { get; internal set; }
+    public int Size { get; internal set; }
 }

Models/Channel.cs

@@ -2,27 +2,27 @@ namespace vassago.Models;
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Discord;
 
 public class Channel
 {
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
     public Guid Id { get; set; }
     public ulong? ExternalId { get; set; }
     public string DisplayName { get; set; }
     public bool IsDM { get; set; }
-    public IEnumerable<User> OtherUsers { get; set; }
     public PermissionSettings PermissionsOverrides { get; set; }
-    public IEnumerable<Channel> SubChannels { get; set; }
+    public List<Channel> SubChannels { get; set; }
     public Channel ParentChannel { get; set; }
-    public Protocol Protocol { get; set; }
+    public string Protocol { get; set; }
     public IEnumerable<Message> Messages { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual Task<Message> SendMessage(string text)
+    [NonSerialized]
-    {
+    public Func<string, string, Task> SendFile;
-        throw new NotImplementedException("derive from me");
+
-    }
+    [NonSerialized]
-    public virtual Task<Message> SendFile(string path, string messageText = null)
+    public Func<string, Task> SendMessage;
-    {
+}
-        throw new NotImplementedException("derive from me");
-    }
-}

Models/ChattingContext.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 namespace vassago.Models;
 
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 public class ChattingContext : DbContext
@@ -9,9 +10,9 @@ public class ChattingContext : DbContext
     //public DbSet<Emoji> Emoji {get;set;}
     public DbSet<Message> Messages { get; set; }
     public DbSet<PermissionSettings> PermissionSettings{get;set;}
-    public DbSet<Protocol> Protocols { get; set; }
     public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }
 
     protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
-            => optionsBuilder.UseNpgsql(Shared.DBConnectionString);
+            => optionsBuilder.UseNpgsql(Shared.DBConnectionString)
+            .EnableSensitiveDataLogging(true); //who the fuck is looking at log output but not allowed to see it? this should be on by default.
 }

Models/Message.cs

@@ -2,29 +2,29 @@ namespace vassago.Models;
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Discord.WebSocket;
 
 public class Message
 {
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
     public Guid Id { get; set; }
     public ulong? ExternalId { get; set; }
     public string Content { get; set; }
     public bool MentionsMe { get; set; }
     public DateTimeOffset Timestamp { get; set; }
     public bool ActedOn { get; set; }
-    ///however it came from the protocol.
+    public List<Attachment> Attachments { get; set; }
-    public string ExternalRepresentation { get; set; }
-    public IEnumerable<Attachment> Attachments { get; set; }
     public User Author { get; set; }
     public Channel Channel { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual Task Reply(string message)
+
-    {
+    
-        throw new NotImplementedException("derive from me");
+    [NonSerialized]
-    }
+    public Func<string, Task> Reply;
-    public virtual Task React(string reaction)
+
-    {
+    [NonSerialized]
-        throw new NotImplementedException("derive from me");
+    public Func<string, Task> React;
-    }
 }

Models/PermissionSettings.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 namespace vassago.Models;
 
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
 public class PermissionSettings
 {
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
     public int Id { get; set; }
     public uint? MaxAttachmentBytes { get; set; }
     public uint? MaxTextChars { get; set; }

Models/Protocol.cs

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-namespace vassago.Models;
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-public class Protocol : Channel
-{
-    //log in, log out, observe events?
-
-    //doesn't actually have to be a token, but it should be how an interface can find itself in the DB
-    public string ConnectionToken { get; set; }
-}

Models/User.cs

@@ -2,15 +2,27 @@ namespace vassago.Models;
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 public class User //more like "user's account - no concept of the person outside of the protocol. (yet?)
 {
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
     public Guid Id { get; set; }
     public ulong? ExternalId { get; set; }
-    public string DisplayName { get; set; }
+    public string Username { get; set; } //TODO: display names. many protocols support this feature.
     public bool IsBot { get; set; } //webhook counts
-    public IEnumerable<Channel> SeenInChannels { get; set; }
+    public Channel SeenInChannel { get; set; }
-    public IEnumerable<User> KnownAliases { get; set; }
+    public string Protocol { get; set; }
-    public Protocol Protocol { get; set; }
+    
-    public string External { get; set; }
+    public User(){}
+    public User(User u)
+    {
+        Type t = typeof(User);
+        PropertyInfo[] properties = t.GetProperties();
+        foreach (PropertyInfo pi in properties)
+        {
+            pi.SetValue(this, pi.GetValue(u, null), null);
+        }
+    }
 }

SlashCommandsHelper.cs

@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-namespace silverworker_discord
-{
-    using System;
-    using System.Linq;
-    using System.Collections.Generic;
-    using System.Threading.Tasks;
-    using Discord.WebSocket;
-    using Discord.Net;
-    using Discord;
-    using Newtonsoft.Json;
-
-    public static class SlashCommandsHelper
-    {
-        private static List<CommandSetup> slashCommands = new List<CommandSetup>()
-        {
-            new CommandSetup(){
-                Id = "freedomunits",
-                UpdatedAt = new DateTime(2023, 5, 21, 13, 3, 0),
-                guild = 825293851110801428,
-                register = register_FreedomUnits
-            }
-        };
-        public static async Task Register(DiscordSocketClient client)
-        {
-            var commandsInContext = await client.GetGlobalApplicationCommandsAsync();
-            await Register(client, commandsInContext, null);
-            foreach (var guild in client.Guilds)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    await Register(client, await guild.GetApplicationCommandsAsync(), guild);
-                }
-                catch (Discord.Net.HttpException ex)
-                {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine($"error registering slash commands for guild {guild.Name} (id {guild.Id}) - {ex.Message}");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static async Task Register(DiscordSocketClient client, IEnumerable<SocketApplicationCommand> commandsInContext, SocketGuild guild)
-        {
-            foreach (var existingCommand in commandsInContext)
-            {
-                var myVersion = slashCommands.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Id == existingCommand.Name && c.guild == guild?.Id);
-                if (myVersion == null)
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"deleting command {existingCommand.Name} - (created at {existingCommand.CreatedAt}, it's in guild {existingCommand.Guild?.Id} while I'm in {guild?.Id})");
-                    await existingCommand.DeleteAsync();
-                    Console.WriteLine("survived");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine(existingCommand.CreatedAt);
-                    if (myVersion.UpdatedAt > existingCommand.CreatedAt)
-                    {
-                        Console.WriteLine($"overwriting command {existingCommand.Name}");
-                        await myVersion.register(false, client, guild);
-                        Console.WriteLine($"survived");
-                    }
-                    myVersion.alreadyRegistered = true;
-                }
-            }
-            foreach (var remaining in slashCommands.Where(sc => sc.alreadyRegistered == false && sc.guild == guild?.Id))
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"creating new command {remaining.Id} ({(remaining.guild == null ? "global" : $"for guild {remaining.guild}")})");
-                await remaining.register(true, client, guild);
-                Console.WriteLine($"survived");
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static async Task register_FreedomUnits(bool isNew, DiscordSocketClient client, SocketGuild guild)
-        {
-            var builtCommand = new SlashCommandBuilder()
-            .WithName("freedomunits")
-            .WithDescription("convert between misc units (currency: iso 4217 code)")
-            .AddOption("amount", ApplicationCommandOptionType.Number, "source amount", isRequired: true)
-            .AddOption(new SlashCommandOptionBuilder()
-                .WithName("src-unit")
-                .WithDescription("unit converting FROM")
-                .WithRequired(true)
-                .WithType(ApplicationCommandOptionType.String))
-            .AddOption(new SlashCommandOptionBuilder()
-                .WithName("dest-unit")
-                .WithDescription("unit converting TO")
-                .WithRequired(true)
-                .WithType(ApplicationCommandOptionType.String))
-            .Build();
-            try
-            {
-                if (guild != null)
-                {
-                    if (isNew)
-                        await guild.CreateApplicationCommandAsync(builtCommand);
-                    else
-                        await guild.BulkOverwriteApplicationCommandAsync(new ApplicationCommandProperties[] { builtCommand });
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    if (isNew)
-                        await client.CreateGlobalApplicationCommandAsync(builtCommand);
-                    else
-                        await client.BulkOverwriteGlobalApplicationCommandsAsync(new ApplicationCommandProperties[] { builtCommand });
-                }
-            }
-            catch (HttpException exception)
-            {
-                var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(exception.Errors, Formatting.Indented);
-                Console.Error.WriteLine(json);
-            }
-        }
-        public static async Task SlashCommandHandler(SocketSlashCommand command)
-        {
-            switch(command.CommandName)
-            {
-                case "freedomunits":
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var amt = Convert.ToDecimal((double)(command.Data.Options.First(o => o.Name == "amount").Value));
-                        var src = (string)command.Data.Options.First(o => o.Name == "src-unit").Value;
-                        var dest = (string)command.Data.Options.First(o => o.Name == "dest-unit").Value;
-                        var conversionResult = Conversion.Converter.Convert(amt, src, dest);
-                        
-                        await command.RespondAsync($"> {amt} {src} -> {dest}\n{conversionResult}");
-                    }
-                    catch(Exception e)
-                    {
-                        await command.RespondAsync($"error: {e.Message}. aaadam!");
-                    }
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    await command.RespondAsync($"\\*smiles and nods*\n");
-                    await command.Channel.SendFileAsync($"assets/loud sweating.gif");
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine($"can't understand command name: {command.CommandName}");
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-        private class CommandSetup
-        {
-            public string Id { get; set; }
-            //the date/time you updated yours IN UTC.
-            public DateTimeOffset UpdatedAt { get; set; } 
-            public Registration register { get; set; }
-            public ulong? guild { get; set; }
-            public bool alreadyRegistered {get;set; } = false;
-
-            public delegate Task Registration(bool isNew, DiscordSocketClient client, SocketGuild guild);
-        }
-    }
-}