i think we're back to where discord left off?

Behavior/Behaver.cs

@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
-//TODO: better name
+public class Behaver
-public class thingmanagementdoer
 {
-    internal thingmanagementdoer() { }        
+    internal Behaver() { }        
-    static thingmanagementdoer() { }
+    static Behaver() { }
 
-    private static readonly thingmanagementdoer _instance = new thingmanagementdoer();
+    private static readonly Behaver _instance = new Behaver();
 
-    public static thingmanagementdoer Instance
+    public static Behaver Instance
     {
         get { return _instance; }
     }
@@ -24,49 +23,41 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
     public async Task<bool> ActOn(Message message)
     {
         var didThing = false;
+        //TODO: get combined permissions for author and channel
         var contentWithoutMention = message.Content;
-        // if (message.Author.Id == 159985870458322944) //MEE6
+
+        ///behavior exists
+        // var wordLikes = message.Content.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+        // var links = wordLikes?.Where(wl => Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(wl, UriKind.Absolute)).Select(wl => new Uri(wl));
+        // if (links != null && links.Count() > 0)
         // {
-        //     if (message.Content?.Contains("you just advanced") == true)
+        //     foreach (var link in links)
         //     {
-        //         var newText = Regex.Replace(message.Content, "<[^>]*>", message.Author.Username);
+        //         if (link.Host.EndsWith(".tiktok.com"))
-        //         newText = Regex.Replace(newText, "level [\\d]+", "level -1");
+        //         {
-        //         Features.mock(newText, message);
+        //             Features.detiktokify(link, message);
-        //         didThing = true;
+        //             didThing = true;
+        //         }
+        //     }
+        // }
+        // if (message.Attachments?.Count() > 0)
+        // {
+        //     Console.WriteLine($"{message.Attachments.Count()} attachments");
+        //     var appleReactions = false;
+        //     foreach (var att in message.Attachments)
+        //     {
+        //         if (att.Filename?.EndsWith(".heic") == true)
+        //         {
+        //             Features.deheic(message, att);
+        //             appleReactions = true;
+        //             didThing = true;
+        //         }
+        //     }
+        //     if (appleReactions)
+        //     {
+        //         message.React("\U0001F34F");
         //     }
         // }
-        var wordLikes = message.Content.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
-        var links = wordLikes?.Where(wl => Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(wl, UriKind.Absolute)).Select(wl => new Uri(wl));
-        if (links != null && links.Count() > 0)
-        {
-            foreach (var link in links)
-            {
-                if (link.Host.EndsWith(".tiktok.com"))
-                {
-                    Features.detiktokify(link, message);
-                    didThing = true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (message.Attachments?.Count() > 0)
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine($"{message.Attachments.Count()} attachments");
-            var appleReactions = false;
-            foreach (var att in message.Attachments)
-            {
-                if (att.Filename?.EndsWith(".heic") == true)
-                {
-                    Features.deheic(message, att);
-                    appleReactions = true;
-                    didThing = true;
-                }
-            }
-            if (appleReactions)
-            {
-                message.React("\U0001F34F");
-            }
-        }
 
         var msgText = message.Content?.ToLower();
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(msgText))
@@ -125,11 +116,11 @@ public class thingmanagementdoer
                 message.Channel.SendMessage("that's not what gaslight means. Did you mean \"say something that (you believe) is wrong\"?");
                 didThing = true;
             }
-            if (msgText.Contains("!qrplz "))
+            // if (msgText.Contains("!qrplz "))
-            {
+            // {
-                Features.qrify(message.Content.Substring("!qrplz ".Length + msgText.IndexOf("!qrplz ")), message);
+            //     Features.qrify(message.Content.Substring("!qrplz ".Length + msgText.IndexOf("!qrplz ")), message);
-                didThing = true;
+            //     didThing = true;
-            }
+            // }
             if (msgText.Contains("!freedomunits "))
             {
                 Features.Convert(message, contentWithoutMention);

Behavior/Behavior.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+namespace vassago.Behavior;
+
+using vassago.Models;
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+//expect a behavior to be created per mesage
+public abstract class Behavior
+{
+    public abstract Task<bool> ActOn(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message);
+
+    public virtual bool ShouldAct(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message)
+    {
+        return Regex.IsMatch(message.Content, $"{Trigger}\\b");
+    }
+
+    public abstract string Name { get; }
+    public abstract string Trigger { get; }
+    public abstract string Description { get; }
+}

Behavior/Deheic.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+namespace vassago.Behavior;
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using vassago.Models;
+
+public class Deheic : Behavior
+{
+    public override string Name => "deheic";
+
+    public override string Trigger => "post an heic image";
+
+    public override string Description => "convert heic images to jpg";
+
+    private List<Attachment> heics = new List<Attachment>();
+    public override bool ShouldAct(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message)
+    {
+        if (message.Attachments?.Count() > 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var att in message.Attachments)
+            {
+                if (att.Filename?.EndsWith(".heic") == true)
+                {
+                    heics.Add(att);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return heics.Any();
+    }
+
+    public override async Task<bool> ActOn(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message)
+    {
+        if (!Directory.Exists("tmp"))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory("tmp");
+        }
+        var conversions = new List<Task<bool>>();
+        foreach (var att in heics)
+        {
+            conversions.Add(actualDeheic(att, message));
+        }
+        Task.WaitAll(conversions.ToArray());
+        await message.React("\U0001F34F");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> actualDeheic(Attachment att, Message message)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            CancellationToken token = cancellationTokenSource.Token;
+            using (Stream output = File.OpenWrite("tmp/" + att.Filename))
+            {
+                (await Shared.HttpClient.GetAsync(att.Source))
+                    .Content.CopyTo(output, null, token);
+            }
+            if (ExternalProcess.GoPlz("convert", $"tmp/{att.Filename} tmp/{att.Filename}.jpg"))
+            {
+                await message.Channel.SendFile($"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.SendMessage("convert failed :(");
+                Console.Error.WriteLine("convert failed :(");
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            await message.Channel.SendMessage($"something failed. aaaadam! {JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e, Formatting.Indented)}");
+            Console.Error.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e, Formatting.Indented));
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}

Behavior/Detiktokify.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+namespace vassago.Behavior;
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using vassago.Models;
+public class Detiktokify : Behavior
+{
+    public override string Name { get => "Detiktokify"; }
+    public override string Trigger { get => "post a link below vm.tiktok.com"; }
+    public override string Description { get => "re-host tiktok content"; }
+
+    private List<Uri> tiktokLinks = new List<Uri>();
+    private YoutubeDLSharp.YoutubeDL ytdl;
+    public Detiktokify()
+    {
+        ytdl = new YoutubeDLSharp.YoutubeDL();
+        ytdl.YoutubeDLPath = "yt-dlp";
+        ytdl.FFmpegPath = "ffmpeg";
+        ytdl.OutputFolder = "";
+        ytdl.OutputFileTemplate = "tiktokbad.%(ext)s";
+    }
+    public override bool ShouldAct(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message)
+    {
+        if(permissions.MaxAttachmentBytes == 0)
+            return false;
+
+        var wordLikes = message.Content.Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+        var possibleLinks = wordLikes?.Where(wl => Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(wl, UriKind.Absolute)).Select(wl => new Uri(wl));
+        if (possibleLinks != null && possibleLinks.Count() > 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var link in possibleLinks)
+            {
+                if (link.Host.EndsWith(".tiktok.com"))
+                {
+                    tiktokLinks.Add(link);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return tiktokLinks.Any();
+    }
+    public override async Task<bool> ActOn(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message)
+    {
+        foreach(var link in tiktokLinks)
+        {
+            #pragma warning disable 4014
+            message.React("tiktokbad");
+            #pragma warning restore 4014
+
+            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.React("problemon");
+                    await message.Channel.SendMessage("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 < permissions.MaxAttachmentBytes - 256)
+                        {
+                            try
+                            {
+                                await message.Channel.SendFile(path, null);
+                            }
+                            catch (Exception e)
+                            {
+                                System.Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
+                                await message.Channel.SendMessage($"aaaadam!\n{e}");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine($"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.React("problemon");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
+                await message.React("problemon");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}

Behavior/Features.cs

@@ -14,100 +14,6 @@ using vassago.Models;
 
 public static class Features
 {
-    public static Random r = new Random();
-    public static async void detiktokify(Uri link, Message message)
-    {
-        //yes, even if there is a problem later.
-#pragma warning disable 4014
-        message.React("tiktokbad");
-#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.React("problemon");
-                await message.Channel.SendMessage("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.SendFile(path, null);
-                        }
-                        catch (Exception e)
-                        {
-                            System.Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
-                            await message.Channel.SendMessage($"aaaadam!\n{e}");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Console.WriteLine($"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.React("problemon");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception e)
-        {
-            Console.Error.WriteLine(e);
-            await message.React("problemon");
-        }
-    }
-    public static async void deheic(Message message, Attachment att)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            if (!Directory.Exists("tmp"))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory("tmp");
-            }
-            var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
-            CancellationToken token = cancellationTokenSource.Token;
-            using (Stream output = File.OpenWrite("tmp/" + att.Filename))
-            {
-                (await Shared.HttpClient.GetAsync(att.Source))
-                    .Content.CopyTo(output, null, token);
-            }
-            if (ExternalProcess.GoPlz("convert", $"tmp/{att.Filename} tmp/{att.Filename}.jpg"))
-            {
-                await message.Channel.SendFile($"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.SendMessage("convert failed :(");
-                Console.Error.WriteLine("convert failed :(");
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception e)
-        {
-            await message.Channel.SendMessage($"something failed. aaaadam! {JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e, Formatting.Indented)}");
-            Console.Error.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e, Formatting.Indented));
-        }
-    }
-
     internal static async void mock(string contentWithoutMention, Message message)
     {
         var toPost = new StringBuilder();
@@ -125,31 +31,6 @@ public static class Features
         await message.Reply(toPost.ToString());
     }
 
-    public static async void qrify(string qrContent, Message 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", $"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png"))
-        {
-            await message.Channel.SendFile($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png", null);
-            File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg");
-            File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            await message.Channel.SendMessage("convert failed :( aaaaaaadam!");
-            Console.Error.WriteLine($"convert failed :( qr{todaysnumber}");
-        }
-    }
     public static async void Convert(Message message, string contentWithoutMention)
     {
         await message.Channel.SendMessage(Conversion.Converter.convert(contentWithoutMention));
@@ -163,17 +44,17 @@ public static class Features
         {
             await message.Channel.SendMessage("I don't know any. Adam!");
         }
-        var thisJoke = jokes[r.Next(jokes.Length)];
+        var thisJoke = jokes[Shared.r.Next(jokes.Length)];
         if (thisJoke.Contains("?") && !thisJoke.EndsWith('?'))
         {
-#pragma warning disable 4014
+            #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.SendMessage(straightline));
-                Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(r.Next(5, 30)));
+                Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Shared.r.Next(5, 30)));
                 await message.Channel.SendMessage(punchline);
                 // var myOwnMsg = await message.Channel.SendMessage(punchline);
                 // if (r.Next(8) == 0)
@@ -181,7 +62,7 @@ public static class Features
                 //     await myOwnMsg.React("\U0001F60E"); //smiling face with sunglasses
                 // }
             });
-#pragma warning restore 4014
+            #pragma warning restore 4014
         }
         else
         {
@@ -193,7 +74,7 @@ public static class Features
     {
         var sb = new StringBuilder();
         var snarkSeg1 = new string[] { "ew", "gross", "that seems a bit hard for you" };
-        sb.AppendLine(snarkSeg1[r.Next(snarkSeg1.Length)]);
+        sb.AppendLine(snarkSeg1[Shared.r.Next(snarkSeg1.Length)]);
         var snarkSeg2 = new string[]{@"here's an easier recipe for you:
 Ingredients:
 - Corn flakes cereal
@@ -223,12 +104,12 @@ Instructions:
 I hope you have fun making and eating your PB&J 🥪!",
 "just order pizza instead"
 };
-        sb.AppendLine(snarkSeg2[r.Next(snarkSeg2.Length)]);
+        sb.AppendLine(snarkSeg2[Shared.r.Next(snarkSeg2.Length)]);
         await message.Channel.SendMessage(sb.ToString());
     }
     public static async void Skynet(Message message)
     {
-        switch (r.Next(5))
+        switch (Shared.r.Next(5))
         {
             default:
                 await message.Channel.SendFile("assets/coding and algorithms.png", "i am actually niether a neural-net processor nor a learning computer. but I do use **coding** and **algorithms**.");
@@ -317,6 +198,6 @@ I hope you have fun making and eating your PB&J 🥪!",
                 "so get used to it."
             };
 
-        await message.Channel.SendMessage(piece1[r.Next(piece1.Count)] + piece2[r.Next(piece2.Count)] + piece3[r.Next(piece3.Count)] + piece4[r.Next(piece4.Count)]);
+        await message.Channel.SendMessage(piece1[Shared.r.Next(piece1.Count)] + piece2[Shared.r.Next(piece2.Count)] + piece3[Shared.r.Next(piece3.Count)] + piece4[Shared.r.Next(piece4.Count)]);
     }
 }

Behavior/QRify.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+namespace vassago.Behavior;
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using vassago.Models;
+using QRCoder;
+
+public class QRify : Behavior
+{
+    public override string Name => "qr-ify";
+
+    public override string Trigger => "!qrplz";
+
+    public override string Description => "generate text QR codes";
+
+    public override async Task<bool> ActOn(PermissionSettings permissions, Message message)
+    {
+        var qrContent = message.Content.Substring($"{Trigger} ".Length + message.Content.IndexOf(Trigger));
+        Console.WriteLine($"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", $"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png"))
+        {
+            await message.Channel.SendFile($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png", null);
+            File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.svg");
+            File.Delete($"tmp/qr{todaysnumber}.png");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await message.Channel.SendMessage("convert failed :( aaaaaaadam!");
+            Console.Error.WriteLine($"convert failed :( qr{todaysnumber}");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}

Configuration.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace vassago
     {
         public string ExchangePairsLocation {get;set;}
         public IEnumerable<string> DiscordTokens { get; set; }
+        public IEnumerable<Tuple<string, string>> TwitchTokens{get;set;}
         public string DBConnectionString{get;set;}
 
         private Configuration(){}

DiscordInterface/DiscordInterface.cs

@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ public class DiscordInterface
 
     public async Task Init(string token)
     {
-        //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 = new DiscordSocketClient(new DiscordSocketConfig() { GatewayIntents = GatewayIntents.All });
 
         client.Log += (msg) =>
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ public class DiscordInterface
 
         if ((suMessage.Author.Id != client.CurrentUser.Id))
         {
-            if (await thingmanagementdoer.Instance.ActOn(m))
+            if (await Behaver.Instance.ActOn(m))
             {
                 m.ActedOn = true;
             }
@@ -110,27 +105,7 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         var defaultChannel = UpsertChannel(arg.Guild.DefaultChannel);
         defaultChannel.ParentChannel = guild;
         var u = UpsertUser(arg);
-        //TODO: seen in channels
+        return Behaver.Instance.OnJoin(u, defaultChannel);
-        // if (u.SeenInChannels == null) u.SeenInChannels = new List<Channel>();
-        // var sighting = u.SeenInChannels?.FirstOrDefault(c => c.ExternalId == arg.Guild.Id);
-        // if (sighting == null)
-        // {
-        //     var seenIn = u.SeenInChannels as List<Channel>;
-        //     seenIn.Add(guild);
-        //     seenIn.Add(defaultChannel);
-        //     u.SeenInChannels = seenIn;
-        //     _db.SaveChanges();
-        // }
-        return thingmanagementdoer.Instance.OnJoin(u, defaultChannel);
-
-        // Console.WriteLine($"user joined: {arg.Nickname}. Guid: {arg.Guild.Id}. Channel: {arg.Guild.DefaultChannel}");
-        // var abbreviatedNickname = arg.Nickname;
-        // if (arg.Nickname.Length > 3)
-        // {
-        //     abbreviatedNickname = arg.Nickname.Substring(0, arg.Nickname.Length / 3);
-        // }
-        // Console.WriteLine($"imma call him {abbreviatedNickname}");
-        // return arg.Guild.DefaultChannel.SendMessageAsync($"oh hey {abbreviatedNickname}- IPLAYTHESEALOFORICHALCOS <:ORICHALCOS:852749196633309194>");
     }
     private async Task ButtonHandler(SocketMessageComponent component)
     {
@@ -240,9 +215,6 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         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)
         {
@@ -282,9 +254,6 @@ public class DiscordInterface
         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>();
@@ -317,4 +286,25 @@ public class DiscordInterface
 
         return u;
     }
+    internal async void BackfillChannelInfo(Channel channel)
+    {
+        //TODO: some sort of "when you get around to it" task queue
+
+        //c.Messages = await channel.GetMessagesAsync(); //TODO: this
+        //c.OtherUsers = c.OtherUsers ?? new List<User>();
+        //c.OtherUsers = await channel.GetUsersAsync(); 
+        var dChannel = client.GetChannel(channel.ExternalId.Value);
+        if(dChannel is IGuild)
+        {
+            var guild = channel as IGuild;
+        }
+        else if(dChannel is IGuildChannel)
+        {
+            var gc = dChannel as IGuildChannel;
+        }
+        else if (dChannel is IPrivateChannel)
+        {
+            var dm = dChannel as IPrivateChannel;
+        }
+    }
 }

Models/Channel.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class Channel
     public List<Channel> SubChannels { get; set; }
     public Channel ParentChannel { get; set; }
     public string Protocol { get; set; }
-    public IEnumerable<Message> Messages { get; set; }
+    public List<Message> Messages { get; set; }
 
     [NonSerialized]
     public Func<string, string, Task> SendFile;

Models/User.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ 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?)
+public class User //TODO: distinguish the user and their account
 {
     [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
     public Guid Id { get; set; }