delete messages after n time passes

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array-in-a-matrix 2023-01-09 15:58:19 -05:00
parent 82eaae1d02
commit 4e8c2a6574

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@ -5,19 +5,15 @@ const storage = new SimpleFsStorageProvider("storage.json");
const client = new MatrixClient(config.homeserver, config.token, storage);
AutojoinRoomsMixin.setupOnClient(client);
client.start().then(() => console.log(`Client has started!`));
client.start().then(() => console.log(`Vanishing messages...`));
let timeInMS = config.time * 3_600_000 //? converts hours to milliseconds
// ? event listener
client.on("room.message", (roomId, event) => {
// ? check if the message's text is not empty and isn't sent by the bot itself
if (! event["content"] || event["sender"] === config.user) return;
// ? if message starts with the bot's <prefix + command> then execute the command
if (event["content"]["body"].toLowerCase().startsWith(config.prefix + "COMMAND")){
//
// TODO: START CODE HERE
//
if (event["sender"] === config.user) {
if (event["content"]["body"].startsWith(config.key)) return; //? if message starts with the key do NOT delete that message
console.table([roomId, event["content"]["body"]])
function redactMessage(){client.redactEvent(roomId, event["event_id"], "Vanish")} //? define callback function
setTimeout(redactMessage, timeInMS)
}
})
})