Implement fully functional clearchat command

The command now supports potentially-infinite message deletion and exception catching (eg messages older than 2 weeks). No longer limited to 100 messages per run.

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

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.MessageHistory;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.command.SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.hooks.ListenerAdapter;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.InteractionHook;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.restaction.interactions.ReplyCallbackAction;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import wtf.beatrice.hidekobot.utils.RandomUtil;
 
@@ -49,22 +51,132 @@ public class SlashCommandListener extends ListenerAdapter
                 return;
             }
 
-            int deleteCount = event.getOption("amount").getAsInt();
+            int toDeleteAmount = event.getOption("amount").getAsInt(); // not null because the int arg is required
-            if(deleteCount < 2 || deleteCount > 98)
+
+            if(toDeleteAmount <= 0)
             {
-                event.reply("Sorry! I can't delete that amount of messages!").queue();
+                event.reply("Sorry, I can't delete that amount of messages!").queue();
-                return;
+            }
+            else {
+                // answer by saying that the operation has begun.
+                InteractionHook replyInteraction = event.reply("Clearing...").complete();
+
+                // int to keep track of how many messages we deleted.
+                int deleted = 0;
+
+                int limit = 95; //discord limits this method to range 2-100. we set it to 95 to be safe..
+
+                // increase the count by 1, because we technically aren't clearing the first ID ever
+                // which is actually the slash command's ID and not a message.
+                toDeleteAmount++;
+
+                // count how many times we have to iterate this to delete the full <toDeleteAmount> messages.
+                int iterations = toDeleteAmount / limit;
+
+                //if there are some messages left, but less than <limit>, we need one more iterations.
+                int remainder = toDeleteAmount % limit;
+                if(remainder != 0) iterations++;
+
+                // set the starting point.
+                long messageId = event.getInteraction().getIdLong();
+
+                // boolean to see if we're trying to delete more messages than possible.
+                boolean outOfBounds = false;
+
+                // do iterate.
+                for(int iteration = 0; iteration < iterations; iteration++)
+                {
+                    if(outOfBounds) break;
+
+                    // set how many messages to delete for this iteration (usually <limit> unless there's a remainder)
+                    int iterationSize = limit;
+
+                    // if we are at the last iteration...
+                    if(iteration+1 == iterations)
+                    {
+                        // check if we have <limit> or fewer messages to delete
+                        if(remainder != 0) iterationSize = remainder;
                     }
 
-            event.reply("Clearing...").queue();
+                    if(iterationSize == 1)
+                    {
+                        // grab the message
+                        Message toDelete = ((TextChannel)channel).retrieveMessageById(messageId).complete();
+                        //only delete one message
+                        if(toDelete != null) toDelete.delete().queue();
+                        else outOfBounds = true;
+                        // increase deleted counter by 1
+                        deleted++;
+                    } else {
+                        // get the last <iterationSize - 1> messages.
+                        MessageHistory.MessageRetrieveAction action = channel.getHistoryBefore(messageId, iterationSize - 1);
+                        // note: first one is the most recent, last one is the oldest message.
+                        List<Message> messages = new ArrayList<>();
+                        // (we are skipping first iteration since it would return an error, given that the id is the slash command and not a message)
+                        if(iteration!=0) messages.add(((TextChannel)channel).retrieveMessageById(messageId).complete());
+                        messages.addAll(action.complete().getRetrievedHistory());
 
-            MessageHistory.MessageRetrieveAction action = channel.getHistoryBefore(event.getInteraction().getIdLong(), deleteCount);
+                        // check if we only have one or zero messages left (trying to delete more than possible)
-            List<Message> messagesUnmodifiable = action.complete().getRetrievedHistory();
+                        if(messages.size() <= 1)
-            List<Message> messages = new ArrayList<>(messagesUnmodifiable);
+                        {
+                            outOfBounds = true;
+                        } else {
+                            // before deleting, we need to grab the <previous to the oldest> message's id for next iteration.
+                            action = channel.getHistoryBefore(messages.get(messages.size() - 1).getIdLong(), 1);
+
+                            List<Message> previousMessage = action.complete().getRetrievedHistory();
+
+                            // if that message exists (we are not out of bounds)... store it
+                            if(!previousMessage.isEmpty()) messageId = previousMessage.get(0).getIdLong();
+                            else outOfBounds = true;
+                        }
+
+                        // queue messages for deletion
+                        if(messages.size() == 1)
+                        {
+                            messages.get(0).delete().queue();
+                        }
+                        else if(!messages.isEmpty())
+                        {
+                            try {
+                                ((TextChannel) channel).deleteMessages(messages).complete();
+                            /* alternatively, we could use purgeMessages, which is smarter...
+                            however, it also tries to delete messages older than 2 weeks
+                            which are restricted by discord, and thus has to use
+                            a less efficient way that triggers rate-limiting very quickly. */
+                            } catch (Exception e)
+                            {
+                                replyInteraction.editOriginal("Sorry, it seems like there was an issue! " + e.getMessage()).queue();
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        // increase deleted counter by <list size>
+                        deleted += messages.size();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // log having deleted the messages.
+                if(deleted < 1)
+                {
+                    replyInteraction.editOriginal("Couldn't clear any message!").queue();
+                } else if(deleted == 1)
+                {
+                    replyInteraction.editOriginal("Cleared 1 message!").queue();
+                } else {
+                    replyInteraction.editOriginal("Cleared " + deleted + " messages!").queue();
+                }
+            }
+
+            /*MessageHistory.MessageRetrieveAction action = channel.getHistoryBefore(event.getInteraction().getIdLong(), toDeleteAmount);
+            List<Message> messages = action.complete().getRetrievedHistory();
 
             //more than 2 messages, less than 100 for this method
             ((TextChannel) channel).deleteMessages(messages).queue();
 
+            // announce having cleared the messages.
+            replyInteraction.editOriginal("Cleared " + toDeleteAmount + " messages!").queue();*/
+
         }
 
     }