Streamlined Preferences Setup and Default Model (#148)

* Update: Streamlinded setup and Default Model

* Update: version increment

.env.sample

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Discord token for the bot
 CLIENT_TOKEN = BOT_TOKEN
 
+# Default model for new users
+MODEL = DEFAULT_MODEL
+
 # ip/port address of docker container, I use 172.18.0.3 for docker, 127.0.0.1 for local
 OLLAMA_IP = IP_ADDRESS
 OLLAMA_PORT = PORT

CODEOWNERS

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# The further along the ownership is, the more precedence it has.
+# This to make sure the right people look at certain changes.
+# Last Edited: 11/23/2024
+# Author: Kevin Dang
+
+# These owners will be the default owners 
+# for everything in the repo. However it's
+# only for the rest of the files not declared by the
+# following ownerships below.
+* @kevinthedang @JT2M0L3Y
+
+# Technical/Business Code Ownership
+/src/ @kevinthedang @JT2M0L3Y
+/tests/ @kevinthedang @JT2M0L3Y
+/.github/ @kevinthedang
+
+# Docker Ownership
+Dockerfile @kevinthedang
+docker-compose.yml @kevinthedang
+
+# Documentation Ownership
+/docs/ @kevinthedang
+/imgs/ @kevinthedang
+

docker-compose.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ services:
     build: ./                     # find docker file in designated path
     container_name: discord
     restart: always               # rebuild container always
-    image: kevinthedang/discord-ollama:0.7.1
+    image: kevinthedang/discord-ollama:0.7.4
     environment:
       CLIENT_TOKEN: ${CLIENT_TOKEN}
       OLLAMA_IP: ${OLLAMA_IP}

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "discord-ollama",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "discord-ollama",
-      "version": "0.7.1",
+      "version": "0.7.4",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "discord.js": "^14.16.3",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "discord-ollama",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.4",
   "description": "Ollama Integration into discord",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "exports": "./build/index.js",

src/client.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const ollama = new Ollama({
 const messageHistory: Queue<UserMessage> = new Queue<UserMessage>
 
 // register all events
-registerEvents(client, Events, messageHistory, ollama)
+registerEvents(client, Events, messageHistory, ollama, Keys.defaultModel)
 
 // Try to log in the client
 await client.login(Keys.clientToken)

src/commands/capacity.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
-import { openConfig, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
+import { openConfig, SlashCommand, UserCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const Capacity: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'modify-capacity',
-    description: 'number of messages bot will hold for context.',
+    description: 'maximum amount messages bot will hold for context.',
 
     // set available user options to pass to the command
     options: [
         {
             name: 'context-capacity',
-            description: 'a number to set capacity',
+            description: 'number of allowed messages to remember',
             type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.Number,
             required: true
         }
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ export const Capacity: SlashCommand = {
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== (ChannelType.PrivateThread && ChannelType.PublicThread && ChannelType.GuildText)) return
+        if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // set state of bot chat features
         openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName, interaction.options.get('context-capacity')?.value)
 
         interaction.reply({
-            content: `Message History Capacity has been set to \`${interaction.options.get('context-capacity')?.value}\``,
+            content: `Max message history is now set to \`${interaction.options.get('context-capacity')?.value}\``,
             ephemeral: true
         })
     }

src/commands/cleanUserChannelHistory.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, TextChannel } from 'discord.js'
-import { clearChannelInfo, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { Channel, Client, CommandInteraction, TextChannel } from 'discord.js'
+import { clearChannelInfo, SlashCommand, UserCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const ClearUserChannelHistory: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'clear-user-channel-history',
-    description: 'clears history for user running this command in current channel',
+    description: 'clears history for user in the current channel',
 
     // Clear channel history for intended user
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch current channel
-        const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
+        const channel: Channel | null = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
 
         // if not an existing channel or a GuildText, fail command
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) return
+        if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // clear channel info for user
         const successfulWipe = await clearChannelInfo(interaction.channelId, 
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ export const ClearUserChannelHistory: SlashCommand = {
         // check result of clearing history
         if (successfulWipe)
             interaction.reply({ 
-                content: `Channel history in **${channel.name}** cleared for **${interaction.user.username}**.`, 
+                content: `History cleared in **this channel** cleared for **${interaction.user.username}**.`, 
                 ephemeral: true
             })
         else
             interaction.reply({ 
-                content: `Channel history could not be found for **${interaction.user.username}** in **${channel.name}**.\n\nPlease chat with **${client.user?.username}** to start a chat history.`, 
+                content: `History was not be found for **${interaction.user.username}** in **this channel**.\n\nPlease chat with **${client.user?.username}** to start a chat history.`, 
                 ephemeral: true
             })
     }

src/commands/disable.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
-import { openConfig, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
+import { AdminCommand, openConfig, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const Disable: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'toggle-chat',
-    description: 'toggle all chat features, Adminstrator Only.',
+    description: 'toggle all chat features. Adminstrator Only.',
 
     // set available user options to pass to the command
     options: [
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ export const Disable: SlashCommand = {
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) return
+        if (!channel || !AdminCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // check if runner is an admin
         if (!interaction.memberPermissions?.has('Administrator')) {
             interaction.reply({
-                content: `${interaction.commandName} is an Administrator Command.\n\nYou, ${interaction.member?.user.username}, are not an Administrator in this server.\nPlease contact an admin to use this command.`,
+                content: `${interaction.commandName} is an admin command.\n\nPlease contact an admin to use this command for you.`,
                 ephemeral: true
             })
             return
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const Disable: SlashCommand = {
         openConfig(`${interaction.guildId}-config.json`, interaction.commandName, interaction.options.get('enabled')?.value)
 
         interaction.reply({
-            content: `Chat features has been \`${interaction.options.get('enabled')?.value ?  "enabled" : "disabled" }\``,
+            content: `${client.user?.username} is now **${interaction.options.get('enabled')?.value ?  "enabled" : "disabled" }**.`,
             ephemeral: true
         })
     }

src/commands/messageStream.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction } from 'discord.js'
-import { openConfig, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction } from 'discord.js'
+import { openConfig, SlashCommand, UserCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const MessageStream: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'message-stream',
-    description: 'change preference on message streaming from ollama. WARNING: can be very slow.',
+    description: 'change preference on message streaming from ollama. WARNING: can be very slow due to Discord limits.',
 
     // user option(s) for setting stream
     options: [
         {
             name: 'stream',
-            description: 'enable or disable stream preference',
+            description: 'enable or disable message streaming',
             type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.Boolean,
             required: true
         }
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ export const MessageStream: SlashCommand = {
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // verify channel
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== (ChannelType.PrivateThread && ChannelType.PublicThread && ChannelType.GuildText)) return
+        if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // save value to json and write to it
         openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName, interaction.options.get('stream')?.value)
 
         interaction.reply({
-            content: `Message streaming preferences set to: \`${interaction.options.get('stream')?.value}\``,
+            content: `Message streaming is now set to: \`${interaction.options.get('stream')?.value}\``,
             ephemeral: true
         })
     }

src/commands/messageStyle.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
-import { openConfig, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
+import { openConfig, SlashCommand, UserCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const MessageStyle: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'message-style',
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const MessageStyle: SlashCommand = {
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== (ChannelType.PrivateThread && ChannelType.PublicThread && ChannelType.GuildText)) return
+        if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // set the message style
         openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName, interaction.options.get('embed')?.value)

src/commands/pullModel.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction } from "discord.js";
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction } from "discord.js";
 import { SlashCommand } from "../utils/commands.js";
 import { ollama } from "../client.js";
+import { ModelResponse } from "ollama";
+import { UserCommand } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 export const PullModel: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'pull-model',
-    description: 'pulls a model from the ollama model library',
+    description: 'pulls a model from the ollama model library. Administrator Only',
 
     // set available user options to pass to the command
     options: [
@@ -24,24 +26,45 @@ export const PullModel: SlashCommand = {
 
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== (ChannelType.PrivateThread && ChannelType.PublicThread && ChannelType.GuildText)) return
+        if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
-        try {
-            // call ollama to pull desired model
-            await ollama.pull({
-                model: modelInput
-            })
-        } catch (error) {
-            // could not resolve pull or model unfound
-            interaction.editReply({
-                content: `Could not pull/locate the **${modelInput}** model within the [Ollama Model Library](https://ollama.com/library).\n\nPlease check the model library and try again.`
+        // Admin Command
+        if (!interaction.memberPermissions?.has('Administrator')) {
+            interaction.reply({
+                content: `${interaction.commandName} is an admin command.\n\nPlease contact a server admin to pull the model you want.`,
+                ephemeral: true
             })
             return
         }
 
-        // successful pull
-        interaction.editReply({
-            content: `Successfully added **${modelInput}** into your local model library.`
-        })
+        // check if model was already pulled
+        const modelExists: boolean = await ollama.list()
+            .then(response => response.models.some((model: ModelResponse) => model.name.startsWith(modelInput)))
+
+        try {
+            // call ollama to pull desired model
+            if (!modelExists) {
+                interaction.editReply({
+                    content: `**${modelInput}** could not be found. Please wait patiently as I try to retrieve it...`
+                })
+                await ollama.pull({ model: modelInput })
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            // could not resolve pull or model unfound
+            interaction.editReply({
+                content: `Could not retrieve the **${modelInput}** model. You can find models at [Ollama Model Library](https://ollama.com/library).\n\nPlease check the model library and try again.`
+            })
+            return
+        }
+
+        // successful interaction
+        if (modelExists)
+            interaction.editReply({
+                content: `**${modelInput}** is already available.`
+            })
+        else
+            interaction.editReply({
+                content: `Successfully added **${modelInput}**.`
+            })
     }
 }

src/commands/shutoff.ts

@@ -1,28 +1,19 @@
-import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
+import { Client, CommandInteraction, ApplicationCommandOptionType } from 'discord.js'
 import { SlashCommand } from '../utils/commands.js'
+import { AdminCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const Shutoff: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'shutoff',
     description: 'shutdown the bot. You will need to manually bring it online again. Administrator Only.',
 
-    // set available user options to pass to the command
-    options: [
-        {
-            name: 'are-you-sure',
-            description: 'true = yes, false = I\'m scared',
-            type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.Boolean,
-            required: true
-        }
-    ],
-
     // Query for message information and set the style
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) return
+        if (!channel || !AdminCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         // log this, this will probably be improtant for logging who did this
-        console.log(`User -> ${interaction.user.tag} attempting to shutdown ${client.user!!.tag}`)
+        console.log(`[Command: shutoff] User ${interaction.user.tag} attempting to shutdown ${client.user!!.tag}`)
 
         // check if admin or false on shutdown
         if (!interaction.memberPermissions?.has('Administrator')) {
@@ -31,19 +22,14 @@ export const Shutoff: SlashCommand = {
                 ephemeral: true
             })
             return // stop from shutting down
-        } else if (!interaction.options.get('are-you-sure')?.value) {
-            interaction.reply({
-                content: `**Shutdown Aborted:**\n\n${interaction.user.tag}, You didn't want to shutoff **${client.user?.tag}**.`,
-                ephemeral: true
-            })
-            return // chickened out
         }
 
         // Shutoff cleared, do it
         interaction.reply({
-            content: `${client.user?.tag} is ${interaction.options.get('are-you-sure')?.value ?  "shutting down now." : "not shutting down." }`,
+            content: `${client.user?.tag} is shutting down.`,
             ephemeral: true
         })
+        console.log(`[Command: shutoff] ${client.user?.tag} is shutting down.`)
 
         // clean up client instance and stop
         client.destroy()

src/commands/switchModel.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction } from "discord.js";
+import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, Client, CommandInteraction } from "discord.js";
 import { SlashCommand } from "../utils/commands.js";
 import { ollama } from "../client.js";
 import { ModelResponse } from "ollama";
-import { openConfig } from "../utils/index.js";
+import { openConfig, UserCommand } from "../utils/index.js";
 
 export const SwitchModel: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'switch-model',
-    description: 'switches current model to preferred model to use.',
+    description: 'switches current model to use.',
 
     // set available user options to pass to the command
     options: [
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ export const SwitchModel: SlashCommand = {
 
         // fetch channel and message
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== (ChannelType.PrivateThread && ChannelType.PublicThread && ChannelType.GuildText)) return
+        if (!channel || !UserCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         try {
-            // Phase 1: Set the model
+            // Phase 1: Switch to the model
             let switchSuccess = false
             await ollama.list()
             .then(response => {
@@ -46,28 +46,21 @@ export const SwitchModel: SlashCommand = {
                     }
                 }
             })
-            if (switchSuccess) return
+            // todo: problem can be here if async messes up
+            if (switchSuccess) {
+                // set model now that it exists
+                openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName, modelInput)
+                return
+            }
 
-            // Phase 2: Try to get it regardless
+            // Phase 2: Notify user of failure to find model.
             interaction.editReply({
-                content: `Could not find **${modelInput}** in local model library, trying to pull it now...\n\nThis could take a few moments... Please be patient!`
-            })
-
-            await ollama.pull({
-                model: modelInput
-            })
-
-            // set model now that it exists
-            openConfig(`${interaction.user.username}-config.json`, interaction.commandName, modelInput)
-
-            // We got the model!
-            interaction.editReply({
-                content: `Successfully added and set **${modelInput}** as your preferred model.`
-            })
+                content: `Could not find **${modelInput}** in local model library.\n\nPlease contact an server admin for access to this model.`
+            })  
         } catch (error) {
             // could not resolve user model switch
             interaction.editReply({
-                content: `Unable to switch user preferred model to **${modelInput}**.\n\n${error}\n\nPossible solution is to run \`/pull-model ${modelInput}\` and try again.`
+                content: `Unable to switch user preferred model to **${modelInput}**.\n\n${error}\n\nPossible solution is to request an server admin run \`/pull-model ${modelInput}\` and try again.`
             })
             return
         }

src/commands/threadCreate.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, TextChannel, ThreadChannel } from 'discord.js'
-import { openChannelInfo, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { AdminCommand, openChannelInfo, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const ThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'thread',
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const ThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch the channel
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) return
+        if (!channel || !AdminCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         const thread = await (channel as TextChannel).threads.create({
             name: `${client.user?.username}-support-${Date.now()}`,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const ThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
         })
 
         // Send a message in the thread
-        thread.send(`Hello ${interaction.user} and others! \n\nIt's nice to meet you. Please talk to me by typing **@${client.user?.username}** with your prompt.`)
+        thread.send(`Hello ${interaction.user} and others! \n\nIt's nice to meet you. Please talk to me by typing **@${client.user?.username}** with your message.`)
 
         // handle storing this chat channel
         openChannelInfo(thread.id, 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const ThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
 
         // user only reply
         return interaction.reply({
-            content: `I can help you in thread **${thread.id}** below.`,
+            content: `I can help you in <#${thread.id}> below.`,
             ephemeral: true
         })
     }

src/commands/threadPrivateCreate.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ChannelType, Client, CommandInteraction, TextChannel, ThreadChannel } from 'discord.js'
-import { openChannelInfo, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
+import { AdminCommand, openChannelInfo, SlashCommand } from '../utils/index.js'
 
 export const PrivateThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
     name: 'private-thread',
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const PrivateThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
     run: async (client: Client, interaction: CommandInteraction) => {
         // fetch the channel
         const channel = await client.channels.fetch(interaction.channelId)
-        if (!channel || channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) return
+        if (!channel || !AdminCommand.includes(channel.type)) return
 
         const thread = await (channel as TextChannel).threads.create({
             name: `${client.user?.username}-private-support-${Date.now()}`,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const PrivateThreadCreate: SlashCommand = {
 
         // user only reply
         return interaction.reply({
-            content: `I can help you in thread **${thread.id}**. Please refer to the private channel below this one.`,
+            content: `I can help you in <#${thread.id}>.`,
             ephemeral: true
         })
     }

src/events/messageCreate.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { getChannelInfo, getServerConfig, getUserConfig, openChannelInfo, openCo
  * 
  * @param message the message received from the channel
  */
-export default event(Events.MessageCreate, async ({ log, msgHist, ollama, client }, message) => {
+export default event(Events.MessageCreate, async ({ log, msgHist, ollama, client, defaultModel }, message) => {
     const clientId = client.user!!.id
     const cleanedMessage = clean(message.content, clientId)
     log(`Message \"${cleanedMessage}\" from ${message.author.tag} in channel/thread ${message.channelId}.`)
@@ -21,57 +21,88 @@ export default event(Events.MessageCreate, async ({ log, msgHist, ollama, client
 
     // default stream to false
     let shouldStream = false
+
+    // Params for Preferences Fetching
+    const maxRetries = 3
+    const delay = 1000 // in millisecons
  
     try {
         // Retrieve Server/Guild Preferences
-        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            getServerConfig(`${message.guildId}-config.json`, (config) => {
-                // check if config.json exists
-                if (config === undefined) {
-                    // Allowing chat options to be available
-                    openConfig(`${message.guildId}-config.json`, 'toggle-chat', true)
-                    reject(new Error('No Server Preferences is set up.\n\nCreating default server preferences file...\nPlease try chatting again.'))
-                    return
-                }
+        let attempt = 0
+        while (attempt < maxRetries) {
+            try {
+                await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                    getServerConfig(`${message.guildId}-config.json`, (config) => {
+                        // check if config.json exists
+                        if (config === undefined) {
+                            // Allowing chat options to be available
+                            openConfig(`${message.guildId}-config.json`, 'toggle-chat', true)
+                            reject(new Error('Failed to locate or create Server Preferences\n\nPlease try chatting again...'))
+                        }
+        
+                        // check if chat is disabled
+                        else if (!config.options['toggle-chat'])
+                            reject(new Error('Admin(s) have disabled chat features.\n\n Please contact your server\'s admin(s).'))
+                        else
+                            resolve(config)
+                    })
+                })
+                break // successful
+            } catch (error) {   
+                ++attempt
+                if (attempt < maxRetries) {
+                    log(`Attempt ${attempt} failed for Server Preferences. Retrying in ${delay}ms...`)
+                    await new Promise(ret => setTimeout(ret, delay))
+                } else 
+                    throw new Error(`Could not retrieve Server Preferences, please try chatting again...`)
+            }
+        }
 
-                // check if chat is disabled
-                if (!config.options['toggle-chat']) {
-                    reject(new Error('Admin(s) have disabled chat features.\n\n Please contact your server\'s admin(s).'))
-                    return
-                }
+        // Reset attempts for User preferences
+        attempt = 0
+        let userConfig: UserConfig | undefined
 
-                resolve(config)
-            })
-        })
+        while (attempt < maxRetries) {
+            try {
+                // Retrieve User Preferences
+                userConfig = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                    getUserConfig(`${message.author.username}-config.json`, (config) => {
+                        if (config === undefined) {
+                            openConfig(`${message.author.username}-config.json`, 'message-style', false)
+                            openConfig(`${message.author.username}-config.json`, 'switch-model', defaultModel)
+                            reject(new Error('No User Preferences is set up.\n\nCreating preferences file with \`message-style\` set as \`false\` for regular message style.\nPlease try chatting again.'))
+                            return
+                        }
+            
+                        // check if there is a set capacity in config
+                        else if (typeof config.options['modify-capacity'] !== 'number')
+                            log(`Capacity is undefined, using default capacity of ${msgHist.capacity}.`)
+                        else if (config.options['modify-capacity'] === msgHist.capacity)
+                            log(`Capacity matches config as ${msgHist.capacity}, no changes made.`)
+                        else {
+                            log(`New Capacity found. Setting Context Capacity to ${config.options['modify-capacity']}.`)
+                            msgHist.capacity = config.options['modify-capacity']
+                        }
 
-        // Retrieve User Preferences
-        const userConfig: UserConfig = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            getUserConfig(`${message.author.username}-config.json`, (config) => {
-                if (config === undefined) {
-                    openConfig(`${message.author.username}-config.json`, 'message-style', false)
-                    reject(new Error('No User Preferences is set up.\n\nCreating preferences file with \`message-style\` set as \`false\` for regular message style.\nPlease try chatting again.'))
-                    return
-                }
-    
-                // check if there is a set capacity in config
-                if (typeof config.options['modify-capacity'] !== 'number')
-                    log(`Capacity is undefined, using default capacity of ${msgHist.capacity}.`)
-                else if (config.options['modify-capacity'] === msgHist.capacity)
-                    log(`Capacity matches config as ${msgHist.capacity}, no changes made.`)
-                else {
-                    log(`New Capacity found. Setting Context Capacity to ${config.options['modify-capacity']}.`)
-                    msgHist.capacity = config.options['modify-capacity']
-                }
-    
-                // set stream state
-                shouldStream = config.options['message-stream'] as boolean || false
+                        // set stream state
+                        shouldStream = config.options['message-stream'] as boolean || false
 
-                if (typeof config.options['switch-model'] !== 'string')
-                    reject(new Error(`No Model was set. Please set a model by running \`/switch-model <model of choice>\`.\n\nIf you do not have any models. Run \`/pull-model <model name>\`.`))
-    
-                resolve(config)
-            })
-        })
+                        if (typeof config.options['switch-model'] !== 'string')
+                            reject(new Error(`No Model was set. Please set a model by running \`/switch-model <model of choice>\`.\n\nIf you do not have any models. Run \`/pull-model <model name>\`.`))
+                        
+                        resolve(config)
+                    })
+                })
+                break // successful
+        } catch (error) {
+            ++attempt
+            if (attempt < maxRetries) {
+                log(`Attempt ${attempt} failed for User Preferences. Retrying in ${delay}ms...`)
+                await new Promise(ret => setTimeout(ret, delay))
+            } else
+                throw new Error(`Could not retrieve User Preferences, please try chatting again...`)
+            }
+        }
 
         // need new check for "open/active" threads/channels here!
         let chatMessages: UserMessage[] = await new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -106,6 +137,9 @@ export default event(Events.MessageCreate, async ({ log, msgHist, ollama, client
         // response string for ollama to put its response
         let response: string
 
+        if (!userConfig)
+            throw new Error(`Failed to initialize User Preference for **${message.author.username}**.\n\nIt's likely you do not have a model set. Please use the \`switch-model\` command to do that.`)
+
         // get message attachment if exists
         const messageAttachment: string[] = await getAttachmentData(message.attachments.first())
         const model: string = userConfig.options['switch-model']

src/keys.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const Keys = {
     clientToken: getEnvVar('CLIENT_TOKEN'),
     ipAddress: getEnvVar('OLLAMA_IP', '127.0.0.1'), // default ollama ip if none
     portAddress: getEnvVar('OLLAMA_PORT', '11434'), // default ollama port if none
+    defaultModel: getEnvVar('MODEL', 'llama3.2')
 } as const // readonly keys
 
 export default Keys

src/utils/configInterfaces.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ChannelType } from 'discord.js'
 import { UserMessage } from './index.js'
 
 export interface UserConfiguration {
@@ -42,6 +43,21 @@ export interface Channel {
     messages: UserMessage[]
 }
 
+/**
+ * The following 2 types is allow for better readability in commands
+ * Admin Command -> Don't run in Threads
+ * User Command -> Used anywhere
+ */
+export const AdminCommand = [
+    ChannelType.GuildText
+]
+
+export const UserCommand = [
+    ChannelType.GuildText,
+    ChannelType.PublicThread,
+    ChannelType.PrivateThread
+]
+
 /**
  * Check if the configuration we are editing/taking from is a Server Config
  * @param key name of command we ran

src/utils/events.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ export interface EventProps {
     client: Client
     log: LogMethod
     msgHist: Queue<UserMessage>
-    ollama: Ollama
+    ollama: Ollama,
+    defaultModel: String
 }
 export type EventCallback<T extends EventKeys> = (
     props: EventProps,
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ export function registerEvents(
     client: Client, 
     events: Event[], 
     msgHist: Queue<UserMessage>,
-    ollama: Ollama
+    ollama: Ollama,
+    defaultModel: String
 ): void {
     for (const { key, callback } of events) {
         client.on(key, (...args) => {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ export function registerEvents(
 
             // Handle Errors, call callback, log errors as needed
             try {
-                callback({ client, log, msgHist, ollama }, ...args)
+                callback({ client, log, msgHist, ollama, defaultModel }, ...args)
             } catch (error) {
                 log('[Uncaught Error]', error)
             }

src/utils/handlers/chatHistoryHandler.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export async function clearChannelInfo(filename: string, channel: TextChannel, u
             }
         })
     })
-    console.log(cleanedHistory)
     return cleanedHistory
 }
 

src/utils/messageNormal.ts

@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ export async function normalMessage(
             }            
         } catch(error: any) {
             console.log(`[Util: messageNormal] Error creating message: ${error.message}`)
-            sentMessage.edit(`**Response generation failed.**\n\nReason: ${error.message}`)
+            if (error.message.includes('try pulling it first'))
+                sentMessage.edit(`**Response generation failed.**\n\nReason: You do not have the ${model} downloaded. Ask an admin to pull it using the \`pull-model\` command.`)
+            else
+                sentMessage.edit(`**Response generation failed.**\n\nReason: ${error.message}`)
         }
     })