Attempt to resolve usernames

src/commands/link.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ApplicationIntegrationType, BitFieldResolvable, ChatInputCommandInteraction, Client, GuildBasedChannel, InteractionContextType, MessageFlags, MessageMentions, PermissionFlagsBits, SlashCommandBuilder, User } from 'discord.js';
-import { channelIsInStaffCategory, handleWhoIsInteraction, logCustomEvent } from '../utils';
+import { channelIsInStaffCategory, handleWhoIsInteraction, logCustomEvent, resolveUser } from '../utils';
 import { Database } from '../shared/Database';
 import { config } from '../config';
 
@@ -59,13 +59,7 @@ export default {
 
     const idToUse = matches ? matches.groups!.id : discordUserInput;
 
-    let user: User | null = null;
+    const user = await resolveUser(client, idToUse);
-
-    try {
-      user = await client.users.fetch(idToUse);
-    } catch (e) {
-      return interaction.editReply('An error has occurred. Are you using the right format? You can provide a user ID (ex `324007235137044482`) or a user mention (you must have text previews enabled, Settings -> Chat -> Text Box).');
-    }
 
     if (!user) return interaction.editReply("Couldn't find user.");
 

src/commands/notes.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ApplicationCommandOptionType, ApplicationIntegrationType, AutocompleteInteraction, ChatInputCommandInteraction, Client, GuildBasedChannel, InteractionContextType, MessageFlags, MessageMentions, PermissionFlagsBits, SlashCommandBuilder, User } from 'discord.js';
 import { Database } from '../shared/Database';
-import { channelIsInStaffCategory, deferInteraction, logCustomEvent } from '../utils';
+import { channelIsInStaffCategory, deferInteraction, logCustomEvent, resolveUser } from '../utils';
 import { getNoteMessage } from '../utils/note-utils';
 
 const mentionRegex = new RegExp(MessageMentions.UsersPattern);
@@ -95,13 +95,7 @@ export default {
 
     await deferInteraction(interaction);
 
-    let user: User | null = null;
+    const user = await resolveUser(client, idToUse);
-
-    try {
-      user = await client.users.fetch(idToUse);
-    } catch (e) {
-      return interaction.editReply('An error has occurred. Are you using the right format? You can provide a user ID (ex `324007235137044482`) or a user mention (you must have text previews enabled, Settings -> Chat -> Text Box).');
-    }
 
     if (!user) return interaction.editReply('User not found');
 

src/utils/discord-user-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Client, User } from 'discord.js';
+
+export async function resolveUser(client: Client, value: string): Promise<User | null | undefined> {
+  let user: User | null | undefined = null;
+
+  try {
+    user = await client.users.fetch(value);
+  } catch (e) {
+    user = client.users.cache.find(u => u.username == value);
+  }
+
+  return user;
+}

src/utils/index.ts

@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ export * from './ban-events';
 export * from './ban-utils';
 export * from './channel-utils';
 export * from './commands';
+export * from './debug-utils';
+export * from './discord-user-utils';
 export * from './e621-utils';
 export * from './event-log-utils';
 export * from './file-utils';
+export * from './github-user-utils';
 export * from './interaction-utils';
 export * from './message-utils';
 export * from './ms-to-human';