pnpm

example.config.json

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "homeserver": "https://<DOMAIN.TLD>",
     "token": "<TOKEN>",
     "user": "@<USER>:<DOMAIN.TLD>",
-    "prefix": "!",
+    "time": "<HOUR>",
+    "key": "<PREFIX>"
 }
 

index.js

@@ -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)
     }
-})
-
+})

package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"dependencies": {
+		"matrix-bot-sdk": "^0.6.3"
+	},
+    "type": "module"
+}