Make bot commands run in separate threads by default

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/message/BotInfoCommand.java

@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ public class BotInfoCommand implements MessageCommand
     @Override
     public void runCommand(MessageReceivedEvent event, String label, String[] args) {
 
-        // run in a thread because we might use thread-locking things
-        new Thread(() -> {
         // get a list of message commands
         LinkedList<MessageCommand> messageCommands = Cache.getMessageCommandListener().getRegisteredCommands();
         LinkedList<String> commandNames = new LinkedList<>();
@@ -46,6 +44,5 @@ public class BotInfoCommand implements MessageCommand
         // send the list
         MessageEmbed embed = BotInfo.generateEmbed(commandNames);
         event.getMessage().replyEmbeds(embed).queue();
-        }).start();
     }
 }

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/message/ClearCommand.java

@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ public class ClearCommand implements MessageCommand
 
     @Override
     public void runCommand(MessageReceivedEvent event, String label, String[] args)
-    {
-        // start a new thread, because we are doing synchronous, thread-blocking operations!
-        new Thread(() ->
     {
         String senderId = event.getMessage().getAuthor().getId();
 
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ public class ClearCommand implements MessageCommand
         // add the message to database.
         Cache.getDatabaseSource().queueDisabling(botMessage);
         Cache.getDatabaseSource().trackRanCommandReply(botMessage, event.getAuthor());
-        }).start();
 
     }
 

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/BotInfoCommand.java

@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ public class BotInfoCommand extends SlashCommandImpl
     @Override
     public void runSlashCommand(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event)
     {
-        // run in a thread because we might use thread-locking things
-        new Thread(() -> {
         // defer reply because this might take a moment
         event.deferReply().queue();
 
@@ -40,6 +38,5 @@ public class BotInfoCommand extends SlashCommandImpl
         // send the list
         MessageEmbed embed = BotInfo.generateEmbed(registeredCommandNames);
         event.getHook().editOriginalEmbeds(embed).queue();
-        }).start();
     }
 }

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/ClearCommand.java

@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ public class ClearCommand extends SlashCommandImpl
 
     public void runSlashCommand(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event)
     {
-        // start a new thread, because we are doing synchronous, thread-blocking operations!
-        new Thread(() ->
-        {
-            event.deferReply().complete();
+        event.deferReply().queue();
 
         // check if user is trying to run command in dms.
         String error = ClearChat.checkDMs(event.getChannel());
@@ -74,7 +71,5 @@ public class ClearCommand extends SlashCommandImpl
         Cache.getDatabaseSource().queueDisabling(botMessage);
         Cache.getDatabaseSource().trackRanCommandReply(botMessage, event.getUser());
 
-        }).start();
-
     }
 }

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/listeners/MessageCommandListener.java

@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public class MessageCommandListener extends ListenerAdapter
             // copy all split arguments to the array, except from the command label
             commandArgs = Arrays.copyOfRange(argsRaw, 1, argsRaw.length);
         }
-        commandObject.runCommand(event, commandLabel, commandArgs);
+
+        // finally run the command, in a new thread to avoid locking.
+        new Thread(() -> commandObject.runCommand(event, commandLabel, commandArgs)).start();
     }
 }

src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/listeners/SlashCommandListener.java

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public class SlashCommandListener extends ListenerAdapter
         SlashCommand command = registeredCommands.get(commandName);
         if(command == null) return;
 
-        command.runSlashCommand(event);
+
+        // finally run the command, in a new thread to avoid locking.
+        new Thread(() -> command.runSlashCommand(event)).start();
     }
 }